R. Byron Pipes

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Design, Modeling & Simulation Technology Area Director
Purdue University, John L. Bray Distinguished Professor of Engineering,
Schools of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Chemical Engineering and Materials Engineering
Composites Manufacturing and Simulation Center (CMSC), Executive Director

How can IACMI members benefit from the center’s resources?

I am committed to IACMI advancing the digital revolution in composites manufacturing through the ‘digital twin’ and model-based systems engineering. 

Experience

55+ years experience:
University of Delaware, Center for Composite Materials, Director and Co-Founder
Purdue University:
Composites Manufacturing and Simulation Center, Founding Executive Director
Dassault Systemes Center of Excellence in Advanced Composites, Director
Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB (cdmHUB), Founding Director

University of Akron, Goodyear Professor of Polymer Engineering
College of William and Mary, Distinguished Visiting Professor
NASA Langley Research Center Visiting Scholar
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, President

Education

University of Texas at Arlington, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Princeton University, MSE, Structural Mechanics

Professional Awards:
DOCTOREM HONORIS CAUSA, University of Edinburgh National Academy of Engineering
Royal Society of Engineering Sciences of Sweden
International Conference on Composite Materials, Global Fellow
Fellow: American Society for Composites, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Society for Advanced Materials and Process Engineering

Contact Information

CMSC
1105 Endeavor Dr.
Suite 100
West LaFayette, IN 47906