People
Lab Director

Hassan Mahfuz, Ph.D.
Lab Director, Associate Dean for Research, and Professor
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
hmahfuz@fau.edu
561.297.3483
Research Interests
- Computational Solid Mechanics
- Experimental Stress Analysis
- Offshore and Ship Structures
- Composite Materials
- Nanostructured Materials
Post Doctoral Fellow

Seyed Morteza Sabet
Doctoral Degree Students

Chris Gapstur
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
Research Area: Enhancing Fracture Toughness of Marine Polymer Composites Using Dual Inclusion of Nanoparticles
cgapstur@fau.edu

Takuya Suzuki
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
Research Area: Fatigue Analysis of Composite Turbine Blades Using Fluid Structure Interaction
tsuzuki2015@fau.edu
Masters Student

Colin Rowbottom
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
crowbott@fau.edu
Undergraduate Students

Alexander Gonzalez
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
alexandergon2013@my.fau.edu

Weston Kirschbaum
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
wkirschb@fau.edu