Professional Background:

Dr. H. Felix Wu holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University (1987) and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University (1979). He has more than 16 years work experience in industry with a broad-based expertise in fibers, polymers, composite materials/structures, and engineering mechanics. He joined the Advanced Technology Program (ATP), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a Program Manager in the Office of Chemistry and Life Sciences in July 1997. As an ATP Program Manager, Dr. Wu has managed more than 43 ATP-funded R&D projects working with various industries including automotive, offshore exploration & production, civil infrastructure, metals/ceramics, and life sciences.

Prior to joining ATP, Dr. Wu was a Senior Project Leader at the Owens Corning Science and Technology Center, Granville, Ohio, where he conducted fundamental/applied research and led R&D efforts in long-term durability, materials interfaces, mechanical behaviors, micromechanics, surface science, fiber forming and polymer processing of reinforcements and their composites. As a Senior Project Leader at the Alcoa Technical Center, Aluminum Company of America, Alcoa Center, Pennsylvania, Dr. Wu was the key contributor in the development of a new family of fiber-metal laminates (structural hybrid laminates). He also conducted R&D programs and led R&D efforts in fiber/metal hybrid laminates, statistical/materials characterization, composite interfaces, quality assurance, and design allowable development for aerospace and automotive industries. Dr. Wu was a Mechanical/Design Engineer for Control Data Corporation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where he developed new electromechanical components for computer peripherals.

Dr. Wu has been honorably appointed as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University since 1999. He is also serving an Advisory Committee member for a Ph.D. student in the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at the Kansas State University since 1999.

His research interests include composites, construction materials and processes, structural health monitoring, materials interfaces, damage tolerance/fracture, creep-rupture, environmental durability, biomedical devices and tissue engineering. Dr. Wu has published a combination of more than 135 papers in scientific journals, technical conferences, and technical reports pertaining to his areas of interest. He is a Fellow of the Ohio Academy of Science and has recently been selected as a Fellow in the 2003-2004 U.S. Department of Commerce Science and Technology Fellowship (ComSci) Program.

Technology areas:

• Fibers/Polymers/Composites
• Automotive
• Offshore Exploration and Production
• Civil infrastructure/construction
• Composite Manufacturing
• Materials Interfaces and Processing
• Durability/Reliability
• Structural Health Monitoring & Sensors
• Biomaterials/Bioengineering
  

Date Created: July 1996
Last Update: June 13, 2005

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