Contact Dr Alex Skordos
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- Email: a.a.skordos@cranfield.ac.uk
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Areas of expertise
- Composites
- Computing, Simulation & Modelling
- Manufacturing of Functional Materials
- Aerospace Materials
- Sensor Technologies
Background
Dr Alex Skordos graduated from NTUA (Athens) with a Dipl Ing in Metallurgical Engineering. He was awarded a Marie Curie Fellowship to pursue his doctoral studies on modelling and monitoring of composites processing at Cranfield University. He held postdoctoral positions at the University of Reading - Centre for Biomimetics, Cranfield University - Advanced Materials Department and University of Cambridge - Centre for Micromechanics.
Alex has worked extensively on the development and implementation of numerical models for composites manufacturing, the development of functional polymer composites, the development of process monitoring and sensing techniques and the application of inverse methods to optimisation and parameter identification in composites processing and design. He is author/co-author of over 60 reviewed journal and conference papers,a Chartered Engineer and a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece.
Current activities
Dr Alex Skordos is a Lecturer in Composites Modelling. He is involved in research on simulation and optimisation of composites manufacturing, processing and functionality of polymer nanocomposites and development of constitutive models for polymer composites. Alex lectures in the Manufacturing and Materials Department on the subjects of Finite Element Modelling, Composites Processing and Composites Performance. His general interests are on the development of efficient simulation tools and of cost effective monitoring methods for materials processing and their integration with inverse techniques. One specific area of interest concerns the experimental characterisation and computational simulation of variability in polymer composites and the investigation and exploitation of trade-offs between variability, cost and performance.Clients
- European Commission
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- BAE Systems
- MSC.Software
- ABB
- Vestas
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Anagwu FI, Thakur VK & Skordos AA (2023) High-performance vitrimeric benzoxazines for sustainable advanced materials: design, synthesis, and applications, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 308 (4) Article No. 2200534.
- Danezis A, Williams D & Skordos A (2023) One-dimensional approximation of heat transfer in flashlamp-assisted automated tape placement, Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, Available online 17 February 2023. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.19828324
- Struzziero G, Barbezat M & Skordos AA (2023) Assessment of the benefits of 3D printing of advanced thermosetting composites using process simulation and numerical optimisation, Additive Manufacturing, 63 (February) Article No. 103417.
- Tifkitsis KI, Winistoerfer A & Skordos AA (2023) Online optimisation and active control of the cure process of thick composite laminates, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 87 (February) 221-230. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.18393920
- Neale G & Skordos A (2022) Insertion of large diameter through-thickness metallic pins in composites, Materials and Design, 216 (April) Article No. 110559. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.17069717
- Danezis A, Williams D & Skordos A (2022) In-process nip point temperature estimation in automated tape placement based on analytical solution and remote thermal measurements, Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, Available online 22 August 2022. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.18093260
- Mesogitis T, Maistros GM, Asareh M, Lira C & Skordos AA (2021) Optimisation of an in-process lineal dielectric sensor for liquid moulding of carbon fibre composites, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 140 (January) Article No. 106190. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.12563276
- Voto G, Sequeira L & Skordos AA (2021) Formulation based predictive cure kinetics modelling of epoxy resins, Polymer, 236 (November) Article No. 124304. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.14500809
- Danezis A, Williams D, Edwards M & Skordos AA (2021) Heat transfer modelling of flashlamp heating for automated tape placement of thermoplastic composites, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 145 (June) Article No. 106381. Dataset/s: doi.org/10.17862/cranfield.rd.13072181
- Struzziero G, Barbezat M & Skordos AA (2021) Consolidation of continuous fibre reinforced composites in additive processes: A review, Additive Manufacturing, 48, Part B (December) Article No. 102458.
- Struzziero G, Maistros GM, Hartley J & Skordos AA (2021) Materials modelling and process simulation of the pultrusion of curved parts, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 144 (May) Article No. 106328. Dataset/s: https://doi.org/10.17862/cranfield.rd.13056638
- Chen S, Skordos A & Thakur VK (2020) Functional nanocomposites for energy storage: chemistry and new horizons, Materials Today Chemistry, 17 (September) Article No. 100304.
- Tifkitsis K & Skordos A. (2020) Real time uncertainty estimation in filling stage of resin transfer molding process, Polymer Composites, 41 (12, December) 5387-5402. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.7167896.v1
- Tifkitsis K & Skordos AA (2019) Real time inverse solution of the composites' cure heat transfer problem under uncertainty, Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering, 28 (7) 1011-1030. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.5706007
- Lombetti D & Skordos AA (2019) Lightning strike and delamination performance of metal tufted carbon composites, Composite Structures, 209 (February) 694-699. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.
- Struzziero G, Teuwen JJE & Skordos AA (2019) Numerical optimisation of thermoset composites manufacturing processes: A review, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 124 (September) Article No. 105499.
- Tifkitsis K & Skordos AA (2019) A novel dielectric sensor for process monitoring of carbon fibre composites manufacture, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 123 (August) 180-189. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.7160720
- Mesogitis T, Kratz J & Skordos A (2019) Heat transfer simulation of the cure of thermoplastic particle interleaf carbon fibre epoxy prepregs, Journal of Composite Materials, 53 (15) 2053-2064.
- Struzziero G, Remy B & Skordos AA (2018) Measurement of thermal conductivity of epoxy resins during cure, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 136 (5) Article No. 47015.
- Tifkitsis KI, Mesogitis TS, Struzziero G & Skordos AA (2018) Stochastic multi-objective optimisation of the cure process of thick laminates, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 112 (September) 383-394. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.5706001
- Struzziero G & Skordos AA (2017) Multi-objective optimisation of the cure of thick components, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 93 (Ferbruary) 126-136.
- Jakobsen J, Skordos A, James S, Correia RG & Jensen M (2015) In-situ curing strain monitoring of a flat plate residual stress specimen using a chopped stand mat glass/epoxy composite as test material, Applied Composite Materials, 22 (6) 805-822.
- Mesogitis TS, Skordos AA & Long AC (2015) Stochastic simulation of the influence of fibre path variability on the formation of residual stress and shape distortion, Polymer Composites, Early view (12).
- Mesogitis TS, Skordos AA & Long AC (2015) Stochastic simulation of the influence of cure kinetics uncertainty on composites cure, Composites Science and Technology, 110 (April) 145-151.
- Mesogitis TS, Skordos AA & Long AC (2015) Stochastic heat transfer simulation of the cure of advanced composites, Journal of Composite Materials, 50 (21).
- Mesogitis TS, Skordos AA & Long AC (2014) Uncertainty in the manufacturing of fibrous thermosetting composites: A review, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 57 67-75.
- Dimopoulos A, Skordos AA & Partridge IK (2012) Cure kinetics, glass transition temperature development, and dielectric spectroscopy of a low temperature cure epoxy/amine system, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 124 (3) 1899-1905.
- Reia da Costa EF, Skordos AA, Partridge IK & Rezai A (2012) RTM processing and electrical performance of carbon nanotube modified epoxy/fibre composites, 43 (4) 593-602.
- Monroy Aceves C, Sutcliffe MPF, Ashby MF, Skordos AA & Rodríguez Román C (2012) Design methodology for composite structures: A small low air-speed wind turbine blade case study, Materials and Design, 36 296-305.
- Reia da Costa EF & Skordos AA (2012) Modelling flow and filtration in liquid composite moulding of nanoparticle loaded thermosets, Composites Science and Technology, 72 (7) 799-805.
- Domingues D, Logakis E & Skordos AA (2012) The use of an electric field in the preparation of glass fibre/epoxy composites containing carbon nanotubes, Carbon, 50 (7) 2493-2503.
- Colin de Verdiere M, Skordos AA, Walton AC & May M (2012) Influence of loading rate on the delamination response of untufted and tufted carbon epoxy non-crimp fabric composites/Mode II, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 96 1-10.
- Colin de Verdiere M, Skordos AA, May M & Walton AC (2012) Influence of loading rate on the delamination response of untufted and tufted carbon epoxy non crimp fabric composites: Mode I, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 96 11-25.
- Zarrelli M, Skordos AA & Partridge IK (2010) Toward a constitutive model for cure-dependent modulus of a high temperature epoxy during the cure., European Polymer Journal, 46 (8) 1705-1712.
- Salinas-Ruiz MDM, Skordos AA & Partridge IK (2010) Rubber-toughened epoxy loaded with carbon nanotubes: structure-property relationships, Journal of Materials Science, 45 (10) 2633-2639.
- Battisti A, Skordos AA & Partridge IK (2010) Percolation threshold of carbon nanotubes filled unsaturated polyesters, Composites Science and Technology, 70 (4) 633-637.
- Colin De Verdiere M, Pickett AK, Skordos AA & Witzel V (2009) Evaluation of the mechanical and damage behaviour of tufted non crimped fabric composites using full field measurements, Composites Science and Technology, 69 (2) 131-138.
- Wilson SA, Libor Z, Skordos AA & Zhang Q (2009) Enhanced dc conductivity of low volume-fraction nano-particulate suspensions in silicone and perfluorinated oils, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 42 (6).
- Dimopoulos A, Buggy SJ, Skordos AA, James SW, Tatam RP & Partridge IK (2009) Monitoring cure in epoxies containing carbon nanotubes with an optical-fiber fresnel refractometer, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 113 (2) 730-735.
- Battisti Andrea, Skordos Alexandros A & Partridge Ivana K (2009) Dielectric monitoring of carbon nanotube network formation in curing thermosetting nanocomposites, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 42 (15).
- Battisti A, Skordos AA & Partridge IK (2009) Monitoring dispersion of carbon nanotubes in a thermosetting polyester resin, Composites Science and Technology, 69 (10) 1516-1520.
- Zarrelli M, Skordos Alexandros A & Partridge Ivana K (2008) Thermomechanical analysis of a toughened thermosetting system., Mechanics of Composite Materials, 44 (2) 181-190.
- Monroy AC, Skordos AA & Sutcliffe MPF (2008) Design selection methodology for composite structures, Materials and Design, 29 (2) 418-426.
- Skordos AA & Sutcliffe MPF (2008) Stochastic simulation of woven composites forming, Composites Science and Technology, 68 (1) 283-296.
- Skordos AA & Partridge IK (2007) Effects of Tool-Embedded dielectric sensors on heat transfer phenomena during composite cure, Polymer Composites, 28 (2) 139-152.
- Skordos Alexandros A, Monroy Aceves C & Sutcliffe Michael P F (2007) A simplified rate dependent model of forming and wrinkling of pre-impregnated woven composites, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 38 (5).
- Kazilas M, Skordos AA & Partridge IK (2005) Parameter estimation in equivalent circuit analysis of dielectric cure monitoring signals using genetic algorithms, Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering, 13 (2) 157-176.
- Chehura Edmon, Skordos Alexandros A, Ye Chen-Chun, James Stephen W, Partridge Ivana K & Tatam Ralph P (2005) Strain development in curing epoxy resin and glass fibre/epoxy composites monitored by fibre Bragg grating sensors in birefringent optical fibre., Smart Materials and Structures, 14 (2) 354-362.
- Skordos AA & Partridge IK (2004) Determination of the degree of cure under dynamic and isothermal curing conditions with electrical impedance spectroscopy, Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 42 (1) 146-154.
- Skordos Alexandros A & Partridge Ivana K (2004) Inverse heat transfer for optimization and on-line thermal properties estimation in composites curing., Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering, 12 (2) 157-172.
- Skordos AA, Chan PH, Vincent JFV & Jeronimidis G (2002) A novel strain sensor based on the campaniform sensillum of insects., Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 360 (1791) 239-253.
- Zarrelli M, Skordos AA & Partridge IK (2002) Investigation of cure induced shrinkage in unreinforced epoxy resin, Plastics, Rubber and Composites, 31 (9) 377-384.
- Skordos AA & Partridge IK (2001) Cure kinetics modeling of epoxy resins using a non-parametric numerical procedure, Polymer Engineering and Science, 41 (5) 793-805.
- Skordos AA & Partridge IK (2000) Dielectric flow sensing in resin transfer moulding of carbon fibre reinforced composites, Plastics, Rubber and Composites, 29 (8) 391-394.
- Skordos AA, Karkanas PI & Partridge IK (2000) A dielectric sensor for measuring flow in resin transfer moulding, Measurement Science and Technology, 11 (1) 25-31.
- Kouloumbi N, Tsangaris G M, Skordos Alexandros A & Kyvelidis S (1996) Evaluation of the behaviour of particulate polymeric coatings in a corrosive environment. Influence of the concentration of metal particles, Progress in Organic Coatings, 28 (2).
- Kouloumbi N, Tsangaris GM, Skordos AA, Karkanas P & Kyriopoulou I (1995) Performance of polymeric particulate composites as corrosion protective coatings of steel surfaces, Materials Science Forum, 192-194 (2) 813-819.
Conference Papers
- Asareh M, Pouchias A, Zitoun A, Yasaee M, Kazilas M & Skordos AA (2021) Electrical and mechanical behaviour of copper tufted CFRP composite joints. In: SAMPE Europe Conference 2021, Baden/Zürich, 29-30 September 2021.
- Tifkitsis K & Skordos AA (2018) A novel dielectric sensor for process monitoring of carbon fibre composites manufacturing. In: 11th International Conference on Manufacturing of Advanced Composites, Nottingham, 10-12 July 2018.
- Tifkitsis K & Skordos AA (2018) Integration of stochastic process simulation and real time process monitoring of LCM. In: SAMPE Conference 18, Southampton, 11-13 September 2018.
- Voto G, Sequeira L & Skordos AA. (2018) Heating rate limits in fast cure processing of thick carbon fibre laminates.. In: 18th European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM18), 2018, Athens, 24-28 June 2018.
- Tifkitsis KI & Skordos AA (2017) On line uncertainty estimation in composites manufacturing. In: The 9th International Conference on Inverse Problems in Engineering (ICIPE), Waterloo, 23-26 May 2017.
- Kratz J, Mesogitis T, Hamerton I, Partridge IK & Skordos AA (2016) Developing cure kinetics models for interleaf particle toughened epoxies. In: SAMPE 2016, Long Beach, 23-26 May 2016.
- Skordos AA, Messogitis TA & Long AC (2015) Stochastic simulation of the cure of advanced composites. In: 20th International Conference on Composite Materials, 2015 (ICCM20), Copenhagen, 19-24 July 2015.
- Mesogitis T, Skordos AA & Long A (2014) Non-crimp fabrics geometrical variability and its influence on composites cure. In: 16th European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM16), 2014, Seville, 22-26 June 2014.
- Chehura E, Jarzebinska R, Da Costa EFR, Skordos AA, James SW, Partridge IK & Tatam RP (2013) Multiplexed fibre optic sensors for monitoring resin infusion, flow and cure in composite material processing. In: Smart Sensor Phenomena, Technology, Networks, and Systems Integration, 2013, San Diego, California, 10-14 March 2013.
- Weiland F, Weimer C, Katsiropoulos C, Pantelakis S, Asareh M, Cartié DDR, Mills AR, Skordos AA, Dufort L, De Luca P & Pickett AK (2009) Manufacture of a rotor blade pitch horn using binder yarn fabrics. In: 17th International Conference on Composite Materials, Edinburgh, 27-31 July 2009.
- Weiland F, Weimer C, Katsiropoulos CV, Pantelakis SG, Arareh M, Cartie DDR, Mills AR, Skordos AA, Dufort L, De Luca P & Pickett AK (2009) Manufacture of rotor blade pitch horn using novel binder yarn fabrics. In: ICCM 17, Edinburgh, 27 July 2009.
- Scobbie K, Tsotra P, Hoge J, Christou P, Knipprath C, Skordos AA, Nilsson S, Asp LE & Pickett AK (2009) Development of high toughness expoxy resins for liquid composite moulding. In: ICCM 17, Edinburgh, 27 July 2009.
- Monroy Aceves C, Sutcliffe MPF, Ashby MF, Skordos AA & Rodriguez Roman C (2009) Design selection of a wind turbine blade using prepreg materials. In: ICCM 17, Edinburgh, 27 July 2009.
- Partridge IK, Salinas-Ruiz M & Skordos AA (2009) Mechanical and electrical performance of a ternary expoxy/rubber/nanotube system. In: Thermosets 2009, Berlin, Germany, 30 September 2009.
- Reia Da Costa EF, Skordos AA, Partridge IK & Rezai A (2009) Flow of carbon nanoparticle loaded epoxy resin in liquid moulding. In: ICCM 17**, Edinburgh, 27-31 July 2009.
- Dimopoulos A, Skordos AA & Partridge IK (2008) Cure of a carbon nanotube modified multiphase epoxy-thermoplastic resin system. In: 49th AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Schaumburg, IL, 7 April 2008.
- Knipprath Christian, Skordos Alexandros A & Pickett Anthony K (2008) A Simplified Discrete Finite Element Model for Non-crimp Fabric Composites. In: 13th European Conference on Composite Materials, Stockholm, 2 June 2008.
- Buggy SJ, Chehura E, Skordos AA, Dimopoulos A, James SW, Partridge IK & Tatam RP (2007) Fibre grating refractometer sensors for composite process monitoring. In: SPIE Europe Optical Metrology, Munich, Germany, 18 June 2007.
- Colin de Verdiere Mathieu, Pickett Anthony K, Skordos Alexandros A & Witzel Volker (2007) Effect of tufting on the response of non crimp fabric composites.. In: ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Mechanical Response of Composites, Porto, 12 September 2007.
- Long AC, Skordos AA, Harrison P, Clifford MJ & Sutcliffe MPF (2006) Optimisation of sheet forming for textile composites using variable peripheral pressure. In: 27th International Conference SAMPE EUROPE, Paris, France, 27 March 2006.
- Skordos AA, Sutcliffe MPF, Klintworth J & Adolfsson P (2006) Multi-objective optimization of woven composite draping using genetic algorithms. In: 27th International Conference SAMPE EUROPE, Paris, France, 27 March 2006.
- Skordos AA & Sutcliffe MPF (2006) Stochastic geometric properties of woven textiles. In: 47th AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Newport, USA, 1 May 2006.
- Skordos AA & Sutcliffe MPF (2006) Geometric variability of woven textiles. In: 8th International Conference on Textile Composites, Nottingham, UK, 14 October 2006.
- Skordos AA, Monroy Aceves C & Sutcliffe MPF (2005) Drape optimization in woven composites manufacture. In: 5th International Conference on Inverse Problems in Engineering, Cambridge,UK, 11 July 2005.
- Skordos AA, Monroy Aceves C & Sutcliffe MPF (2005) Development of a simplified finite element model for draping and wrinkling of woven material. In: 8th ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 27 April 2005.
- Chehura E, Skordos AA, Ye CC, James SW, Partridge IK & Tatam RP (2004) Multi-dimensional strain and temperature measurements using a novel high birefringent fibre Bragg grating interrogation system. In: Optical Metrology in Production Engineering, Strasbourg, 27-30 April 2004.
- Samaras ZI, Kazilas MC, Skordos AA, Partridge IK & Hurtley JR (2004) Monitoring cure in glass fibre/vynil ester pultrusions. In: 11th European Conference on Composite Materials, Rhodes, Greece, 1 June 2004.
- Chehura E, Skordos A, Ye CC, James SW, Partridge IK & Tatam RP (2003) Multi-axial strain monitoring in curing glass fibre/epoxy composites measured using fibre Bragg grating sensors fabricated in high birefringent fibres. In: 16th international conference on optical fibre sensors (OFS-16), Nara, 14 October 2003.
- Kazilas MC, Skordos AA & Partridge IK (2002) Methods of analysis of dielectric cure monitoring data for process optimisation. In: 11th International Symposium on Nondestructive Characterization of Materials, Berlin, Germany, 24 June 2002.
- Skordos AA & Partridge IK (2002) Inverse heat transfer for optimization and on-line thermal properties estimation in composites curing. In: 4th International Conference on Inverse Problems in Engineering: Theory and Practice, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 27-31 May 2002.
- Zarrelli M, Skordos A A & Partridge IK (2002) Towards the understanding of cure shrinkage: methodology for study of unreinforced resins. In: 9th International conference on fibre reinforced composites, Newcaastle, 26 March 2002.
- Skordos AA & Partridge IK (2001) Impedance cure and flow monitoring in the processing of advanced composites. In: International Conference for Manufacturing of Advanced Composites, Belfast, UK, 27 September 2001.
- Partridge IK & Skordos AA (2001) Dielectric monitoring of resin cure and resin flow in composites. In: ACUN 3: Technology Convergence in Composite Materials, Sydney, Australia, 6 February 2001.
- Skordos AA, Karkanas PI & Partridge IK (1999) Novel dielectric sensor setup for flow and cure monitoring in resin transfer moulding. In: 12th International Conference on Composite Materials, Paris, France, 5 July 1999.
- Skordos Alexandros A & Partridge Ivana K (1999) Monitoring and Heat Transfer Modelling of the Cure of Thermoset Composites Processed by Resin Transfer Moulding.. In: Polymer Composites '99, Quebec, 6 October 1999.
- Skordos Alexandros A, Maistros George M, Turmel Denis J-P & Partridge IK (1997) Modelling Heat Generation and Transfer during Cure of Thermoset Composites Processed by Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM). In: 5th International Conference on Automated Composites, Glasgow, 4 September 1997.
- Voto G, Sequeira L & Skordos AA. Heating rate limits and multi-objective optimisation in the autoclave processing of thick carbon fibre laminates.. In: 11th International Conference on Manufacturing of Advanced Composites (ICMAC), Nottingham, 11-12 July 2018.
- Knipprath C & Skordos AA Material model parameter identification via Markov chain Monte Carlo. In: 5th International Conference on Composites Testing and Model Identification, 2011, Lausanne, 14-16 February 2011.