Brian L. Wardle

Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Director, necstlab and Nano-Engineered Composite aerospace STructures Consortium
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
33-314
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 252-1539
wardle@mit.edu

B.S., 1992, The Pennsylvania State University
S.M., 1995, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D., 1998, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

Specialization and Research Interests

Nano-engineered composites, composite and layered materials; hybrid nanocomposite systems; MEMS power devices and energy harvesting; structural health monitoring systems; active materials and devices; finite-element modeling; structural response and testing; buckling mechanics

Teaching Interests

Structural Mechanics (16.20), Mechanics of Heterogeneous Media (16.223), Materials and Processes for Microelectromechanical Devices and Systems (16.288J), (16.62X) Experimental Projects Capstone

Positions Held at MIT

Assistant Professor, 2003-2009
Associate Professor, 2009-present

Positions Held Outside MIT

Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company, 1999-2003

Society Memberships

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Materials Research Society, Americal Chemical Society, American Society of Composites, International Committee on Composite Materials

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