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Department of Mechanical Engineering

Julie Chen
Julie Chen, Ph.D.
Professor, Co-Director of the Advanced Composite Materials and Textiles Laboratory

Expertise: Composite Materials, Nanomanufacturing


Phone: 978-934-2992
Fax: 978-934-3048
Office: Engineering Building 223A

Educational Background

B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Scholarly Interests

Deformation of fibrous and textile structures, affordable composites manufacturing, novel textile architectures, impact and crashworthiness, and nano-composites

Bio Sketch

Dr. Chen has taught in the mechanical engineering departments at both UML and Boston University and is considered one of the region's leading experts on nanotechnology. 

Her interests are in mechanical behavior and deformation of fiber structures, fiber assemblies and composite materials. Additionally, her work focuses on experimental investigation and analytical modeling of processing such as forming, stamping, energy absorption,fatigue, and failure behavior of composites as they relate to the fiber architecture and manufacturing defects.

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