Contact Dr Festus Ifeanyi Anagwu

Areas of expertise

  • Composites
  • Computing, Simulation & Modelling
  • Manufacturing of Functional Materials

Background

Dr Festus Ifeanyi Anagwu has worked extensively on aerospace vitrimers and vitrimeric composites. His research interest spans the broad spectrum of aerospace vitrimer development, computing, simulation, modelling and optimisation of composites manufacturing. He developed the first process models for optimal manufacturing of vitrimers. Through his work on high-temperature polybenzoxazine vitrimers, Dr Anagwu discovered the first and currently only known aerospace-grade vitrimer reprocessable within the practically realistic composite consolidation pressure, preprinted in ChemRxiv (https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-c4dgb). Also, through uncovering the factor controlling toughness recovery in a damaged and subsequently healed vitrimer composite, Dr Anagwu's work has opened a new perspective to structural damage repair, setting the scene for the design of healable composite structures. Before joining Cranfield, he had many years of experience teaching chemical engineering, having previously received BEng and MEng in chemical engineering. His research is focussed on addressing the sustainability of thermoset composites through the design, synthesis, and manufacturing of high-performance vitrimers and vitrimeric composites, tailored for aerospace and space sectors.

Research opportunities

Dr Angawu's research interest spans the spectrum of aerospace materials, vitrimers, sustainability of composites, computing, numerical modelling, simulation, and optimisation of composites manufacturing.

Current activities

Dr Anagwu is currently focussed on addressing the sustainability of thermoset composites within the aerospace industry.

Publications

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