• Composites for energy infrastructure - Long-term aging and progressive damage simulations of pultruded composites for next–generation power lines
• Non-autoclave processing of composites - Control of porosity and defects in out–of-autoclave prepregs for aerospace composite laminates
• High-temperature response of composites - Behavior of composites under rapid transient heating, including failure mechanisms and computational modeling intended to translate to design tools for hypersonic airframe components
• Acoustic metamaterials - Measurement and computer simulation of noise transmission loss and acoustic/vibration damping in 2D membrane-type metamaterials. The objective is the design of a new generation of grid or sandwich panels with improved transmission and damping characteristics for noise reduction in air and land vehicles
• Polymer nanocomposites - Synthesis of nanoclay and nanotube reinforced polymers with improved mechanical properties. Applications include improved damping characteristics and shape memory characteristics through improved understanding of processing-structure relations
• Metallic cellular materials - Synthesis and properties of metallic foams metallic glass egg-crate structures for sandwich core applications and energy absorption

Selected Publications

2010 (12)

J-165 “Single-Layer Graphene Nanosheets with Controlled Grafting of Polymer Chains” M Fang, H Lu, Y Yang, and S Nutt, J Amer Chem Soc 20 (2010) 1982-1992. DOI

 J-164 “Vitreous carbon micro-lattice structures” A.J. Jacobsen, S. Mahoney, W.B. Carter, and S. Nutt, Carbon 49 (2010) 1025-1032. DOI

J-163 “Diffusivity and climatic simulation of hybrid foams” A. Desai, M.V. Alonso, and S.R. Nutt, J. Cellular Plast. 46 [5] (2010) 461-478. DOI

J-162 “Transmission loss and dynamic response of membrane-type locally resonant acoustic metamaterials” C Naify, C-M Chang, G McKnight, and S Nutt, J Appl Phys 108 (2010) 114905-912. DOI

J-161 “Transmission loss of honeycomb sandwich structures with attached gas layers" Christina Naify, Changzheng Huang, Matthew Sneddon, and Steven Nutt, J Applied Acoustics 72 [2-3] (2010) 71-77 DOI

J-160 “Void formation in composite prepregs – effect of dissolved moisture” L Grunenfelder and SR Nutt, Compos Sci & Tech 70 [16] (2010) 2304-09. DOI

J-159 “Effect of grain size on strain rate sensitivity of cryomilled Al-Mg alloy” B. Ahn, R Mitra, EJ Lavernia, SR Nutt, J Mater Sci 45 (2010) 4790-4795. DOI

J-158 “High strain rate deformation and resultant damage mechanisms in ultrafine-grained aluminum matrix composites” R. Vogt, Z. Zhang, E. Huskins, B. Ahn, S. Nutt, K.T. Ramesh, E.J. Lavernia, J.M. Schoenung Mater Sci & Engrg A 527 (2010) 5990-5996. DOI

J-157 “Glass transition temperature changes of polymer nanocomposites comprised of finely dispersed ZnO quantum dots” M. Wong, R. Tsuji, H.J. Sue, and S. Nutt, Soft Matter 6 (2010) 4482-4490. DOI

J-156 “Effects of organophilic modified attapulgite nano-rods on thermal and mechanical behavior of segmented polyurethane elastomers” C-H. Wang, Y-T Shieh, G. Guo, S. Nutt Polymer Composites 31[11]1890-1898 (2010). DOI

J-155 “Modeling of hybrid composite foam” A. Desai, V. Alonso, and S.R. Nutt, J. Cell. Plast. 46 (2010) 113-128. DOI

J-154 “Predicting the sound transmission loss of sandwich panels by statistical energy analysis approach” T. Wang, S. Li, S. Rajaram, S.R. Nutt, J Vibration & Acoustics, 132 [1] (2010). DOI

2009 (15)

J-153 “Covalent Polymer Functionalization of Graphene Nanosheets and Mechanical Properties of Composites” M. Fang, K. Wang, H. Lu, Y. Yang, and S. R. Nutt, J. Mater. Chem. 19 (2009) 7098-7105. DOI

J-152 “Measurements of loss factors of honeycomb sandwich structures” P. Peters, M. Sneddon, and S.R. Nutt, Noise Control Engrg J. 57 [1] (2009) 27-31. DOI

J-151 “Tensile Deformation and Fracture Mechanism of Bulk Bimodal Ultrafine Grained Al-Mg Alloy" Zonghoon Lee, Velimir Radmilovic, Byungmin Ahn, Enrique Lavernia, and Steve Nutt, Met. Trans. A (2009) 795-801. DOI

J-150 “The effects of soft-segment molecular weight and organic modifier on properties of organic-modified MMT-PU nanocomposites” C-H Wang, Y-T Shieh, and S. Nutt, J. App. Polymers 114 (2009) 1025-1032. DOI

J-149 “Carbon nanotube reinforced acoustically transparent epoxy nanocomposites for underwater sonar windows” W. Chen, S. Rajaram, S. Thomas, and S.R. Nutt, J. Adv. Mater. 41 [3] (2009) 5-17.

J-148 "Small-scale transmission loss facility for flat lightweight panels", Shankar Rajaram, Tongan Wang and Steven Nutt, Noise Control Enrg J 57 [5] (2009) 536-542. DOI

J-147 “Thermal aging of fiberglass/carbon fiber hybrid composites” E. Barjasteh, E. Bosze, Y-I Tsai, and S.R. Nutt, Composites A 40 [12] (2009) 2038-2045. DOI

J-146 “Wave speeds of honeycomb sandwich structures: an experimental approach” P. Peters and S.R. Nutt, App. Acoustics 71 [2] (2009) 115-119. DOI

J-145 “Temperature Dependence of Resin Flow in an Out-Of-Autoclave Process,” S. Thomas and S.R. Nutt, Applied Compos. Material 16 [3] (2009) 183-96. DOI

J-144 “Basalt Fiber - Epoxy Laminates with Functionalized Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes" Wei Chen, Hongbin Shen, Maria L Auad, Steven R. Nutt, Compos. A 40 [8] 1082-1089 (2009). DOI

J-143 “Parametric Analysis of Tensile Properties of Bimodal Aluminum Alloys by Finite Element Method” W.L. Zhang, S. Li, and S.R. Nutt, J. Mater. Sci. Tech. 25 [2] (2009) 281-288.

J-142 “Enhancing the specific strength and specific stiffness of phenolic microsphere syntactic foams reinforced with carbon fibers” Yi-Jen Huang, Chia-Hao Wang, Yu-Lin Huang, Gangjian Guo, and S.R. Nutt, Polymer Compos. 31 [2] (2009) 256-262 DOI

J-141 “Strain mapping of Al-Mg alloy with multi-scale grain structure using digital image correlation method” B. Ahn and S.R. Nutt,” Experimental Mechanics 50 [1] (2009) 117-123 DOI

J-140 “Influence of hygrothermal environment on thermal and mechanical properties of carbon fiber/fiberglass reinforced matrix composite materials” Y-I Tsai, E.J. Bosze, E. Barjasteh, and S.R. Nutt, Compos. Sci. & Technol.69 [3-4] (2009) 432-437 DOI

J-139 “Sound transmission prediction by 3-D elasticity” C. Huang and S.R. Nutt, App. Acoustics 70 [5] (2009) 730-736 DOI

2008 (15)

J-138 “Hybrid Network Structure and Mechanical Properties of Rod-Like Silicate/Cyanate Ester Nanocomposites” Y. Pan, Y. Xu, L. An, H. Lu, Y. Yang, W. Chen, and S. Nutt, Macromolecules 41 [23] (2008) 9245-9258 DOI

J-137 “Modeling of Fiber-Reinforced Phenolic Foam” A. Desai, M. V. Alonso, and S.R. Nutt, J. Cellular Plastics 44 [5] (2008) 391-413 DOI

J-136 “Dynamic observations of deformation in an ultrafine-grained Al-Mg alloy with bimodal grain structure” B Ahn, E.J. Lavernia and S.R. Nutt, J. Mater. Sci.43 [23] (2008) 7403-7408. DOI

J-135 “The Influence of Functionalized MWCNT Reinforcement on the Thermomechanical Properties and Morphology of Epoxy Nanocomposites” W. Chen, H. Lu, and S. Nutt, Compos. Sci. & Tech. 68 [12] (2008) 2535-2542 DOI

J-134 “Optimal design of acoustical sandwich panels with a genetic algorithm” T. Wang, S. Li, and S.R. Nutt, Applied Acoustics 70 [3] (2008) 416-425 DOI

J-133 “Synthesis and characterization of organically modified attapulgite/polyurethane nanocomposites” C-H Wang, M.L. Auad, N.E. Marcovich, and S. Nutt, J App Polymer Sci 109 [4] (2008) 2562-2570. DOI

J-132 “In Situ Estimation of Through-Thickness Resin Flow Using Ultrasound” S. Thomas, C. Bongiovanni, and S.R. Nutt, Compos. Sci & Tech 68 [15-16] 3093-3098 (2008). DOI

J-131 "Expansion Mechanisms in Foaming Aluminum Melts" Z. Song and S.R. Nutt, Metall. Trans. 39 [9] (2008) 2215-2227. DOI

J-130 “Strain rate sensitivity studies of cryomilled Al alloy performed by nanoindentation” B. Ahn, R. Mitra, A.M. Hodge, E. Lavernia, and S. Nutt Matls Sci Forum 584-86 (2008) 221-226. DOI

J-129 "Consolidation and Forging Methods for a Cryomilled Al Alloy" by A. Newbery, B. Ahn, R. Hayes, P. Pao, S. Nutt, and E. Lavernia, Metall. Trans. A 39 [9] (2008) 2193-2205. DOI

J-128 “Large UFG Al alloy plates from cryomilling” A.P. Newbury, E. Lavernia, B. Ahn, S. Nutt, P. Pao, and T. Topping, J. Mater. Proc. Tech. 203 (2008) 37-45. DOI

J-127 “Micro-scale truss structures with three-fold and six-fold symmetry formed from self-propagating polymer waveguides” A. Jacobsen, W. Barvosa-Carter, and S. Nutt, Acta Mater. 56 [11] (2008) 2540-2548. DOI

J-126 “Shear Behavior of Polymer Micro-truss Structures Formed from Self-propagating Polymer Waveguides” A. Jacobsen W. Barvosa-Carter, and S. Nutt Acta Mater. 56 [6] (2008) 1209-1218. DOI

J-125 “Characterization of Nano-Cellulose Reinforced Shape Memory Polyurethanes,” M. L. Auad, V. S. Contos, S. Nutt, M.I. Aranguen, and N.E. Marcovich, Polymer International 57 [4] (2008) 651-659. DOI

J-124 “Mechanical Behavior of Hybrid Composite Phenolic Foam,” A. Desai, M.L. Auad, H. Shen, and S.R. Nutt, J. Cellular Plastics 44 [1] (2008) 15-36. DOI