Overview
The research objective of the CISM center is to advance the UIC’s design and advanced manufacturing research capability in space technology. Three core areas will be explored to align with NASA’s mission: (1) multifunctional aerospace part design automation, (2) in-space additive manufacturing, and (3) in-space sensing and quality control. With the complementary expertise in design, manufacturing, and characterization at UIC, NW, Argonne National Laboratory, and NASA, we will use an integrated data-driven and physics-informed approach to accomplish these missions by exploiting geometric artificial intelligence, design optimization, and multi-field assisted additive manufacturing technologies.
Research Areas
R Composite Materials
Recycled materials or Regolith on the Moon and Mars, referred to as ‘R composites’
PIs: Yayue Pan, Didem Ozevin
Architected R Composite Design
Establish an Architected R Composite Design Science for Deep Space Exploration
PIs: Jida Huang, Wei Chen
Manufacturing Processes
Architected R Composites Manufacturing Processes and Fabrication Techniques Advancement
PIs: Yayue Pan, Niechen Chen
Nondestructive Characterization
Characterizations and Nondestructive Evaluations for in-space manufactured R composites
PIs: Didem Ozevin
Material-Architecture-Process Co-design
Multi-Modal Data Analysis for Overarching Material-Architecture-Process Co-design
PIs: Wei Chen, Jida Huang
Life Cycle Assessment
Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability Evaluations of ISM Technologies
PIs: Lin Li