Dr. Su Su Wang

Professor Emeritus

Phone 713-743-5057

Fax 713-743-4503

Email sswang [at] uh.edu

Website Composites Engineering & Applications Center (CEAC)

Education

Sc.D. (1974), Solid Mechanics and Materials Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139

M.S. (1970), Engineering Mechanics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, China

B.S. (1968), Engineering Mechanics, National Cheng-Kung University, Taipei, Taiwan, China

Professional Experience

1990-2010: Distinguished University Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering Program, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204

2000: Distinguished Visiting Professor, Laboratoire de Mécanique et Technologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan/CNRS/Université Paris 6, Cachan, France

1984-1990: Professor, Department of Theoretical & Applied Mechanics, and Department of Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering; Director (1985-1990), National Center for Composite Materials Research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801

1980-1984: Associate Professor, Department of Theoretical & Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801

1977-1980: Assistant Professor, Department of Theoretical & Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801

1974-1977: Lecturer and Research Associate, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139

1971-1974: Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139

Professional and Scientific Affiliations

American Society for Composite Materials: Founding Member & Member of Scientific Committee

American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics

American Society of Mechanical Engineers: Aerospace Division, Executive Committee & National Structures and Materials Committee; Applied Mechanics Division, National Committee on Mechanics of Composite Materials

American Academy of Mechanics

American Society for Testing and Materials: E-9 Committee on Fatigue, D-30 Committee on High-Modulus Fibers & Composites, E-24 Committee on Fracture

Research Interests

Solid mechanics and material science and engineering, especially on mechanical behavior and mechanics of composite materials & structures, including polymer-, metal-, and ceramic-matrix composites.
High-temperature mechanics and thermomechanical behavior of advanced composite materials.
Ballistic material resistance and penetration mechanics of lightweight armor systems.
Composite structures and materials for deepwater petroleum exploration, production, processing, transportation, and storage.
Advanced materials and structures for renewable energy systems — large offshore and onshore wind turbines, electric energy transmission and storage systems.
Tribology of advanced composites and polymeric materials for rotating and reciprocal machinery.

Engineering Applications

Composite materials with applications to off-shore structures

Awards & Honors

Faculty Advisor for Salvoy Award of Best Student Paper (E. Pednau), The 32nd Annual Technical Conference, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, The American Society for Composites, October 23, 2017

Member, International Scientific Committee, The 21st International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-21), Xi’an, China, August 2016-17

Best Paper Award, American Society for Composites (ASC), Awarded in the 30th ASC Annual Technical Conference, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, September 29, 2015

Member, International Scientific Committee, The 20th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-20), Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19-24, 2015

International Panelist, Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), Dublin, Ireland, for review of Marine Renewable Energy Ireland (MaREI) Research Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, November 12-14, 2015

Keynote Lecturer, ANTEC 2014 National Conference, Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE), Las Vegas, NV, April 29, 2014

Distinguished Lecturer, Material Technology Seminar Series, Center for Technology Innovation, Baker Hughes, Houston, TX, April 8, 2014

Distinguished Lecturer, NIST ACMD Seminar Series, Applied & Computational Mathematics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, July 12, 2013

Finalist, PI of 2010 NSF ERC Competition, National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., (Proposal: “NSF ERC on Offshore Wind Energy”; Partner Universities: U. Massachusetts-Amherst, Texas A&M Univ., University of Texas-Austin, University of Puerto Rico, Delft University of Technology, Technical University of Denmark-Risoe, University of Oldenburg, Germany), November 3, 2010

Keynote Lecturer, 1st Texas Offshore Wind Energy Roundtable (TOWER) Conference, Houston, TX, October 19, 2010

Keynote Speaker, ASCE Earth & Space 2010 Conference, American Society of Civil Engineers – Aerospace Division, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 14-17, 2010

Distinguished Lecturer, National Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) & National University of Singapore, Singapore, November 10, 2008

Plenary Lecturer, International Materials Technology Conference and Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 24, 2008

Keynote Lecturer, Symposium on Gulf of Mexico Deep- and Ultra-deep Water Hydrocarbon Exploration & Production Perspectives, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico, February 18, 2008

Plenary Lecturer, 2006 Composites Asia Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 15-16, 2006

Plenary Lecturer, National Science Council Forum on Offshore Wind Energy, Taipei, Taiwan, October 23, 2006

eynote Lecturer, The 10th U.S.-Japan Conference on Composite Materials, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, September 18, 2002

Keynote Lecturer, NACE 9th Middle East Corrosion Conference, NACE International, Bahrain, February 12, 2001

Distinguished Lecturer, Ecole Thématique: Damage Mechanics of Materials and Structures, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan/CNRS/Université Pierre & Marie Curie (Paris 6), Cachan, France, September 25-26, 2000

Selected Publications

- Santos, S.M., Qu, S., Wang, S.S. (2022). High-Temperature Thermal Transport Properties of Multifunctional PTFE/PEEK-Matrix Composite With Short Carbon Fibers and Graphite Flakes. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, 144(4), 041003.
Lo, K.H., Qu, S., Wang, S.S. (2022). A Mechanism-Based General Theory for Friction of PTFE/PEEK Composite: Effects of PTFE Morphology and Composite Microstructure. Journal of Tribology, 144(8), 081702.
Pedneau, E.R., Wang, S.S. (2022). Three-Dimensional Permeability of Thick-Section Glass Fabric Reinforced Polymer Composite by Vacuum-Assisted Resin Infusion Molding. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 144(7), 071013.
Qu, S., Lo, K.H., Wang, S.S. (2021). Effect of transfer films on friction of PTFE/PEEK composite. Journal of Tribology, 143(4), 041401.
Miyase, A., Qu, S., Lo, K.H., Wang, S.S. (2020). Elevated-Temperature Thermal Expansion of PTFE/PEEK Matrix Composite with Random-Oriented Short Carbon Fibers and Graphite Flakes. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Transactions of the ASME, 142(2), 021002 EN.
Santos, S.M., Qu, S., Wang, S.S. (2020). Elevated-temperature thermal conductivity for PEEK-matrix composite with carbon fibers, graphite flakes and PTFE. Proceedings of the American Society for Composites - 35th Technical Conference, ASC 2020, 520–538.
Lo, K.H., Miyase, A., Wang, S.S. (2018). Failure strength predictions for closed-cell polyvinyl chloride foams. Journal of Composite Materials, 52(30), 4185–4201.
Miyase, A., Wang, S.S. (2018). Test method development and determination of three-dimensional stiffness properties of polyvinyl chloride structural foams. Journal of Composite Materials, 52(5), 679–688.

Books / Book Chapters

J. S. Schon and S. S. Wang, “Partial Melt Processing of Bulk MgO Whisker Reinforced (Bi,Pb)2Sr2Cu3O10 Superconductor,” Proceedings of the 10th Anniversary HTS Workshop on Physics, Materials and Applications, B. Batlogg, W. K. Chu, C. W. Chu, D. Gubser, and A. K. Muller, Eds., Houston, TX (March 1996) pp. 205-208.
G. Z. Zhang, M. S. Wong, and S. S. Wang, “Strain Tolerance of Superconducting Properties and Cryogenic Mechanical Behavior of Bulk MgO Whisker Reinforced HTS BPSCCO Composite,” Proceedings of the 10th Anniversary HTS Workshop on Physics, Materials and Applications, B. Batlogg, W. K. Chu, C. W. Chu, D. Gubser, and A. K. Muller, Eds., Houston, TX (March 1996) pp. 635-637.
B. W. Cole, K. H. Lo, J. G. Williams, and S. S. Wang, “Advanced Composites Offshore: Current Status and a Proposed R & D Program,” in Composite Materials for Offshore Operations, S. S. Wang and D. W. Fitting, Eds., U.S. Department of Commerce NIST Special Publication No. 877, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C. (1995) pp. 4-15.
S. S. Wang and D. W. Fitting (Editors), Composite Materials for Offshore Operations, U.S. Department of Commerce NIST Special Publication No. 887, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. (1995) (388 pages).
S. S. Wang and Y. D. S. Rajapakse (Editors), Advances in Composite Materials and Structures, ASME AMD Vol. 82, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY (May 1989).
S. S. Wang and N. M. Zahlan, “Compressive Stability of Delaminated Short-Fiber Composite Materials,” in Materials and Engineering Design: The Next Decade, Chapter 7, B. F. Dyson and D. H. Hayhurst, Eds., The Institute of Metals, London, U.K. (1989) pp. 221-237.
S. S. Wang, “Three-Dimensional Hybrid-Stress Finite Elements Analysis of Composite Laminates with Cracks and Cutouts,” in Pressure Vessel Components Design and Analysis, R. C. Gwaltney, Ed., ASME PVP-Vol. 98-2, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY (June 1985) pp. 235-246.
S. S. Wang, “Fracture Mechanics for Delamination Problems in Composite Materials,” in Mechanics of Material Behavior (The D. C. Drucker Anniversary Volume), G. J. Dvorak and R. T. Shield, Eds., Elsevier Scientific Publishing Co., Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1984) pp. 369-383.
D. L. Hunston, A. J. Kinloch, and S. S. Wang, “Characterization of the Fracture Behavior in Adhesive Joints,” in Advances in Adhesive Joints: Formation, Characterization and Testing, K. L. Mittal, Ed., Plenum Press, New York, NY (1984) pp. 789-807.
S. S. Wang and E. S.-M. Chim, “Degradation of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials at Cryogenic Temperature, Part I - Uniaxial Tensile and Pure Torsional Fatigue,” in Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, Vol. 28, R. P. Reed and A. F. Clark, Eds., Plenum Press, New York (1982) pp. 191-200.
S. S. Wang and E. S.-M. Chim, “Degradation of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials at Cryogenic Temperature, Part II - Multiaxial Fatigue,” in Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, Vol. 28, R. P. Reed and A. F. Clark, Eds., Plenum Press, New York, NY (1982) pp. 201-210.
R. J. Stango and S. S. Wang, “Process-Induced Residual Thermal Stresses in Advanced Fiber-Reinforced Composite Laminates,” in Polymer Processing: Analysis and Innovation, N. P. Suh and C. L. Tucker III, Eds., ASME PED-5, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY (1982) pp. 67-81.
S. S. Wang, “Elasticity Solutions for a Class of Composite Laminate Problems with Stress Singularities,” in Mechanics of Composite Materials (Proc. of IUTAM Symposium on Mechanics of Composite Materials, Blacksburg, VA, August 1982), Z. Hashin and C. T. Herakovich, Eds., Pergamon Press, New York, NY (1983) pp. 259-281.
S. S. Wang and W. J. Renton (Editors), Advances in Aerospace Structures and Materials, ASME AD-01, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY (November 1981).
S. S. Wang and D. K. Roylance, “Penetration Mechanics of Textile Structures,” Chapter 12, in Ballistic Materials and Penetration Mechanics, R. C. Laible, Ed., Elsevier Scientific Publishing Co., Amsterdam, Holland (1980) pp. 273-292.