Research Description Injection molding and innovative plastics manufacturing processes Bio-based polymers and tissue engineering scaffolds Microcellular injection molding (MuCell process) Nanocomposites and electro-active polymers (EAP’s) Computer-aided engineering (CAE) and numerical simulation Design and process optimization Intelligent injection molding control Material characterization for plastics and metals Net-shape die casting using semi-solid alloys Internet-based collaboration for design and manufacturing