We are excited to welcome Madhava Aditya Bharadwaj Pinapati to the Performance Materials Lab group! Aditya is an undergraduate mechanical engineering student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, passionate about applying engineering principles to innovative problem-solving. With a keen interest in biocomposite materials, Aditya aims to explore their […]
Yearly Archives: 2024
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Edit We are excited to welcome Mehul Jammannagari to the Performance Materials Lab group! Mehul is an undergraduate biology student at the University of North Carolina, pursuing a pre-med track. He is enthusiastic about sustainable bio-based materials as it seamlessly integrates his biology background with engineering and sustainability principles. In […]
We are excited to welcome Md Shah Nawaz Arafin to the Performance Materials Lab group! Arafin brings a strong background in mechanical engineering to the team. He obtained his B.Sc. from the prestigious Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), where his research focused on computational fluid mechanics (CFD), solid […]
This past week, I had the privilege of attending the Charlotte Aviation Innovation and Research Institute’s Airport Engineering Meeting, held on October 7th and 8th, 2024. The event brought together leading experts, engineers, and researchers from around the globe to discuss the latest advancements and challenges in airport engineering. Agenda […]
Join Dr. Roger Tipton’s Materials and Sustainability Research Team! Are you a passionate mechanical engineering graduate student eager to make a real impact on the environment? Dr. Roger Tipton at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic students to join his cutting-edge research team. […]
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Roger Tipton has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to conduct an initial survey of water contamination across the Arctic region. This groundbreaking research will span from Alaska to Norway, traversing the North Pole, and is set to commence in September […]
We are thrilled to announce a significant milestone achieved by the collaborative efforts of researchers from the University of South Florida, Oregon State University, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has officially granted U.S. Patent 12,050,343 for a […]
As the fall semester of 2024 approaches, Dr. Roger Tipton will be teaching Measurements and Instruments again this semester. About Professor Tipton With a career that spans over two decades in industry and academia, Dr. Tipton brings a wealth of knowledge and practical experience to the Mechanical Engineering department at UNCC. His […]
We’re proud to share that our research paper, “Consumer Food Waste Upcycled into Lignocellulosic Materials that are Utilized in Polyethylene Biocomposites,” (DOI: 10.1557/s43580-024-00897-y) has been published in MRS Advances Journal. This marks a significant milestone for the Performance Materials Lab and our commitment to sustainability. Our team, including Troy Powell, […]
We are excited to announce that the Tipton Research Group has been awarded a grant from the Oak Ridge National Lab and Newell Brands. This generous funding will support our ongoing research into biocomposite materials. About the Grant This grant represents a significant investment in the future of sustainable materials. […]