• Dr. Farhan Gandhi
  • The Pennsylvania State University
  • 4:15 p.m.
  • 118C Surge Building
  • Faculty Host:  Dr. Roger Simpson

In this seminar, Prof. Farhan Gandhi will speak on two recent areas of research activity.  The first is the area of helicopter rotor morphing, which can result in envelope expansion, performance improvement and increased operational flexibility of the helicopter. In particular research on rotor span morphing, chord extension and twist morphing will be presented, along with discussions on the rationale for the selections and approaches.  The second is the area of adaptive cellular structures.  Prof. Gandhi's research group has examined both conventional and novel topologies (including zero Poisson's ratio and multi-stable cellular structures) for a wide variety of applications including energy absorption, morphing, and high stiffness and simultaneously high damping.