Dr Giuseppe Dell’Anno
Academic Fellow
Location: Building 56, Cranfield Campus
E: giuseppe.dellanno@cranfield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1234 750111 x2542
Manufacturing and Materials
Current activities
Dr Giuseppe Dell’Anno is an Academic Fellow in damage resistant composite structures. He is involved in mechanical and structural characterisation of composite materials and adhesives, with particular emphasis on 3D reinforcement by tufting and Z pinning.
Dr Dell'Anno's field of expertise covers various composite manufacturing methods including RTM, vacuum infusion processing, prepregging and thermoplastic composites preparation by melt blending.
He is currently involved in the ADVITAC project which is part of the EU 7th Framework Programme.
Clients
- BAe Systems
- Cytec Engineered Materials
- Dowty Propellers
- Aircelle
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- EU FP7
Background
Dr Dell'Anno is a Chemical Engineer and graduated at the University of Pisa (Italy) and started his career in the Composite Centre of Cranfield University in 2002 as a Visiting Researcher.
He conducted one of the first systematic studies on composite structures reinforced through the thickness by ‘tufting’ and contributed to several international research initiatives such as the FLAVIIR, the EUROPA CAFV, and the MACRO programmes. His interests focus on the preparation, production and mechanical testing of carbon fibre based composite components.
In 2007, he joined the R&D Department of Scott Bader Ltd as a Senior Applications Engineer, with the primary objectives of developing and characterising mechanically new and existing products in the fields of composites and adhesives. In 2009, he was elected to the position of Director of the Scott Bader Commonwealth Ltd Board.
Dr Dell'Anno returned to Cranfield University in 2010 to conduct further research in the field of damage tolerant composite structures.
