Chester Smart Composite Group is an innovative hub to explore and develop the multifunctional materials for future industrial applications with aims of building smarter, sustainable, self-powered autonomous systems, achieving the extended life cycles of composite and contributing the zero carbon emissions
Multifunctional composite with sensing, energy harvesting, sustainability and bespoke functions for specific application using composites; Composite failure assessment and machining, joining, repair and recycling processes;
Collaboration with industries for external reseach funding. Approx. £3M external funding has been secured from Innovate UK, DASA and H2020 while £400k internal research and PhD funds;
International collaboration with China, Japan and EU by joint funds, publications and joint research labs with academics and students exchange.
