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The 17th International Conference on Flow Processes in Composite Materials
The University of Sheffield, 31 June - 02 July 2026.		 FPCM-17 logo

University of Sheffield

Flow Processes in Composite Materials (FPCM)

FPCM-17 Conference Chair

  • Professor Conchúr Ó Brádaigh

FPCM-17 Local Organising Committee

  • Edward Archer
  • Matthew Jacobs
  • James Kratz
  • Mikhail Matveev
  • James Maguire
  • Edward McCarthy
  • Prasad Potluri
  • Connie Qian
  • Hatice Şaş
  • Matt Smith
  • John Summerscales
  • Ana Young
  • Han Zhang

FPCM-17 Honorary Members

  • Paolo Ermanni, ETH Zurich ~ Switzerland
  • Al Loos, Michigan State University ~ USA
  • Peter Mitschang, Universität Kaiserslautern ~ Germany
  • Andrew Long, Northumbria University ~ United Kingdom

FPCM-17 International Scientific Committee

  • Suresh Advani, University of Delaware ~ USA
  • Remko Akkerman, University of Twente ~ The Netherlands
  • Simon Bickerton, University of Auckland ~ New Zealand
  • Christophe Binétruy, École Centrale de Nantes ~ France
  • Conchúr Ó Brádaigh, University of Sheffield ~ United Kingdom
  • Joël Bréard ~ University of Caen Normandy ~ France
  • Yu (Roger Dong), Curtin University ~ Australia
  • Andreas Endruweit, University of Nottingham ~ United Kingdom
  • Gaston Francucci, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata ~ Argentina
  • Juan García, Universitat Politècnica de València ~ Spain
  • Pascal Hubert, McGill University~ Canada
  • Pierre-Jacques Liotier, IMT Mines, Alès ~ France
  • Stepan Lomov, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven ~ Belgium
  • Staffan Lundström, Luleå University of Technology~ Sweden
  • Ryosuke Matsuzaki, Tokyo University of Science ~ Japan
  • David May, Faserinstitut, Bremen ~ Germany
  • Véronique Michaud, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne ~ Switzerland
  • Asami Nakai, Gifu University ~ Japan
  • Steven Nutt, University of Southern California ~ USA
  • Krishna Pillai, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ~ USA
  • R. Byron Pipes, Purdue University ~ USA
  • Prasad Potluri, University of Manchester ~ United Kingdom
  • John Summerscales, University of Plymouth ~ United Kingdom
  • Rehan Umer, Khalifa University ~ Abu Dhabi UAE
  • Ji Hui Wang, Wuhan University of Technology ~ China
  • Gerhard Ziegman, Clausthal University of Technology ~ Germany
FPCM-17 delegate group photograph

FPCM17 Award Winners

Best presentation (Overall)
Connie Qian (University of Sheffield)
Experimental characterisation and numerical simulation for compression moulding of
continuous and discontinuous fibre hybrid architecture composites

Best presentation (Emerging Talent)
Takeshi Fujita (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)
Innovative multi-point impregnation sensors based on
polymer optical waveguide technology

Best presentation (Student)
Lucie Laborderie (Technical University of Denmark)
Permeability averaging for linear unsaturated resin flow through materials
in series,and comparison to the harmonic average used for saturated flow

Best poster (Overall)
Buse Atac Teksin (University of Sheffield)
Enabling circular economy in wind and tidal energy: rheological assessment of
recycled Elium® based thermoplastic composites for Large-Format Additive Manufacturing (LFAM)

Extended abstracts linked from the title and (where permission given) slides on a link from the presenter line.

Tuesday 30 June 2026 (Day 1)

  • 08:00-08:45  Registration  Registration desk
  • 08:45-09:00 Diamond LT6 | Welcome address
    Professor Conchúr Ó Brádaigh | FPCM17 Chair | University of Sheffield
    • 09:00-09:35 | Diamond LT6 | Keynote Speaker
      An Overview of TuFF: Tailored Universal Feedstock for Forming
      John Tierney | University of Delaware
  • 09:40-10:55 | Diamond LT6 | Session 1a: Computer-controlled processes:
    Additive Manufacture (AM), Automated Fibre Placement (AFP) and Automated Tape Laying (ATL)
    Session Chair: Véronique Michaud | EPFL
  • 09:40-10:55 Session 1b | Diamond LT7 | Permeability 1
    Session Chair: Suresh Advani | University of Delaware
  • 10:55-11:20 | Diamond Basement | Break & Poster Session
  • 11:20-12:35 | Diamond LT6 | Session 2a | Materials characterisation
    Session Chair: John Summerscales | University of Plymouth
  • 11:20-12:35 | Diamond LT7 | Session 2b: Permeability 2
    Session Chair: Pierre-Jacques Liotier | IMT Mines Alès
  • 12:35-13:35 | Diamond Basement | Lunch & Poster Session
    • 13:35-14:10 | Diamond LT6 | Keynote Speaker
      Semi-curing as an enabler for process efficiency
      James Kratz | University of Bristol
  • 14:15-15:30 | Diamond LT6 | Session 3a | Industrial Applications 1
    Session Chair: Rehan Umer | Khalifa University
  • 14:15-15:30 | Diamond LT7 | Session 3b | Liquid Composite Moulding 1: Resin Transfer Moulding
    Session Chair: Andreas Endruweit | University of Nottingham
  • 15:30-15:55 | Diamond Basement | Break & Poster Session
  • 15:55-17:10 | Diamond LT6 | Session 4a: Compression Moulding
    Session Chair: Mikhail Matveev | University of Nottingham
  • 15:55-17:10 | Session 4b | Diamond LT7 | Liquid Composite Moulding 2: Resin Transfer Moulding
    Session Chair: Eddie McCarthy | University of Edinburgh
  • 17:10 Close of Day 1
  • 19:00-21:30 Sheffield Winter Garden | Drinks Reception

Wednesday 01 July 2026 (Day 2)

  • 08:15-09:00 | Diamond Basement | Networking
    • 09:00-09:35 | Diamond LT6 | Keynote Speaker
      Common mechanisms of residual stress and deformation in Additive Manufacturing and stamp forming of fiber-reinforced thermoplastics
      Eduardo Barocio | Purdue University
  • 09:40-10:55 | Diamond LT6 | Session 5a: Residual stresses in composite manufacturing
    Session Chair: Han Zhang | University of Warwick
  • 09:40-10:55 | Diamond LT7 | Session 5b: Liquid Composite Moulding 3: Resin Transfer Moulding
    Session Chair: Hatice Şaş | University of Sheffield
  • 10:55-11:20 | Diamond Basement | Break & Poster Session
  • 11:20-12:35 | Diamond LT6 | Session 6a: Flow or no-go
    Session Chair: Baris Caglar | TU Delft
  • 11:20-12:35 | Diamond LT7 | Session 6b: Liquid Composites Moulding 4: Vacuum infusion processes
    Session Chair: James Maguire | University of Sheffield
  • 12:35-13:35 | Diamond Basement | Lunch
    • 13:35-14:10 | Diamond LT6 | Keynote Speaker
      Multiscale process driven behavior in polymer matrix composites
      Marianna Maiaru | Columbia University
  • 14:15-15:30 | Diamond LT6 | Session 7a: Interfacial interactions in thermoplastic composites
    Session Chair: Eddie Archer | Ulster University
  • 14:15-15:30 | Diamond LT7 | Session 7b: Industrial applications 2
    Session Chair: Prasad Potluri | University of Manchester
  • 15:30-15:55 | Diamond Basement | Break & Poster Session
  • 15:55-17:10 | Diamond LT6 | Session 8a: Science of flows
    Session Chair: Connie Qian | University of Sheffield
  • 15:55-17:10 | Diamond LT7 | Session 8b: Permeability 3
    Session Chair: David May | University of Bremen
    • Close of Day 2
  • 18:30-22:00 | Cutler’s Hall | Banquet Dinner

Thursday 02 July 2026 (Day 3)

  • 08:15-08:30 Meet at The Diamond
  • 08:30-09:00 Travel to AMRC
  • 09:15-09:20 Welcome address
    Conchúr Ó Brádaigh | FPCM Chair | University of Sheffield
  • 09:20-09:30 Introduction to AMRC and COMPASS
    Rob Hewison | AMRC
    • 09:30-10:20 Liquid Resin Infusion 1 - Panel
      Session Chair: Simon Bickerton | University of Auckland
      Turlough McMahon | Airbus
      Will Broom | GKN Aerospace
      Pierre Gerard | Arkema
      Tim Searle | Composite Integration
  • 10:20-10:50 Break
    • 10:50-11:40 Liquid Resin Infusion 2 - Panel
      Session Chair: Turlough McMahon | Airbus
      Sebastian Diaz | MTorres
      Remy Steenbakker | Sigmatex
      Sarah Adams | Rolls Royce
      Ffion Rodes | NCC
    • 11:40-12:30 Process Simulation & Digitalisation
      Session Chair: David May | University of Bremen
      Akash Jacob | McLaren
      John Hackett | Syensqo
      Matt Smith | AMRC
      Arjen Koorevaar | Polyworx
  • 12:30-13:30 Lunch
  • 13:30-15:30 AMRC Tours
    • 13:30-14:30 Group 1: Factory of the Future
        Group 2: Factory 2050 and COMPASS Facility
      14:30-15:30 Group 1: Factory 2050 and COMPASS Facility
        Group 2: Factory of the Future
      15:30-16:00 Return to The Diamond
  • Close of Day 3 | End of FPCM17

FPCM17 Posters will be displayed during coffee breaks on Day 1 and day 2

Author Index

Abdulhamid, Saif#56Tu 4b 16:20
Abetkoon, Chamil#53Tu 3b 14:40
Abeykoon, Chamil#52Poster 52
Advani, Suresh G.#31We 8a 15:55
Advani, Suresh G.#53Tu 3b 14:40
Afgan, I.#44Tu 2b 11:45
Ahmed, Md Raju#58Tu 2b 11:20
Aitomaki, Yvonne#62Poster 62
Akkerman, Remko#01Tu 4a 16:45
Akkerman, Remko#14Poster 14
Akkerman, Remko#27Tu 2a 11:20
Alawar, R.#15We 7a 14:15
Albayraktar, Ali Bora#44Tu 2b 11:45
Allen, Tom#43We 6b 12:10
Allen, Tom#54Tu 1a 09:40
Alyahya, Othman#52Poster 52
Amod, Fayyaad#11Poster 11
Auinger, Michael#61Tu 4a 15:55
Balaganesan, G.#42Poster 42
Balighieh, Nilufar#24We 8b 16:45
Barocio, EduardoKeyWe key 09:00
Baretto da Cunha, M.#08We 6a 11:45
Battley, Mark#54Tu 1a 09:40
Belnoue, Jonathan#34Tu 4b 16:45
Belnoue, Jonathan#62Poster 62
Beris, Antony N.#31We 8a 15:55
Berthet, Florentin#03We 6a 12:10
Bickerton, Simon#54Tu 1a 09:40
Bickerton, Simon#43We 6b 12:10
Bieleman, Gerben#62Poster 62
Binetruy, Christophe#62Poster 62
Binetruy, Christophe#44Tu 2b 11:45
Bodaghi, Masoud#56Tu 4b 16:20
Bodaghi, Masoud#44Tu 2b 11:45
Bréard, Joël#50Wed 5b 10:05
Briard, Anne-Lise#03We 6a 12:10
Broggi, Guillaume#37We 5b 09:40
Caglar, Baris#37We 5b 09:40
Campos, Bernard Miranda#50Wed 5b 10:05
Cassola, Stefano#44Tu 2b 11:45
Causon, Michael#21Tu 3b 14:15
Ceralde, Paul Ivan#27Tu 2a 11:20
Chaplin, Adam#17Tu 2a 11:45
Chen, Yu#30We 7a 15:05
Cheruet, Anthony#03We 6a 12:10
Chukwuemeka, Emmanuel Oguchi#14Poster 14
Constantin, Krauß#26Tu 4a 16:20
Davies, Richard#30We 7a 15:05
D'Elia, Raffaele#03We 6a 12:10
Dighton, Chris#34Tu 4b 16:45
Dohmen, Christina#25We 7a 14:40
Drechsler, Klaus#16We 6b 11:20
Droste, David#33Tu 1b 09:40
Droste, David#44Tu 2b 11:45
Duhovic, Miro#62Poster 62
Duhovic, Miro#44Tu 2b 11:45
Eisenbart, B.#54Tu 1a 09:40
Endruweit, Andreas#04Tu 4b 15:55
Endruweit, Andreas#07Tu 1b 10:30
Endruweit, Andreas#21Tu 3b 14:15
Endruweit, Andreas#44Tu 2b 11:45
Faber, Jan#35We 6b 11:45
Faizan, M.#44Tu 2b 11:45
Faron, David#16We 6b 11:20
Flanagan, Michael#47Poster 47
Flanagan, Michael#48We 5a 10:05
Fraisse, Anthony#20Tu 3a 14:40
Fujita, Takeshi#64Tu 3a 15:05
Furtado, Samuel#59We 5a 10:30
Gebhard, Andreas#62Poster 62
Gérard, Pierre#65Tu 3a 14:15
Ghita, Oana#17Tu 2a 11:45
Ghita, Oana#30We 7a 15:05
Gitman, Inna#14Poster 14
Göbel, A.#35We 6b 11:45
González, Carlos#21Tu 3b 14:15
Gordon, O.#54Tu 1a 09:40
Gortner, Florian#62Poster 62
Grouve, Wouter#01Tu 4a 16:45
Grouve, Wouter#62Poster 62
Guessesma, Sofiane#44Tu 2b 11:45
Guo, Pengyue#63Tu 1a 10:05
Guoite, Kieran#34Tu 4b 16:45
Harrison, Noel#47Poster 47
Harrison, Noel#48We 5a 10:05
Haselbach, Philipp#18Tu 3b 15:05
Haselbach, Philipp#20Tu 3a 14:40
Hasrin, Hanisa#11Poster 11
Hasrin, Hanisa#38Tu 2a 12:10
Hegde, Ashish#37We 5b 09:40
Hof, Lukas#02We 8a 16:20
Hof, Lukas#28Tu 1a 10:30
Hohberg, Martin#62Poster 62
Housiadas, Kostas D.#31We 8a 15:55
Hrishikesh, H. L.#42Poster 42
Hubert, Pascal#54Tu 1a 09:40
Iglesias, Marco#07Tu 1b 10:30
Iglesias, Marco#21Tu 3b 14:15
Imbsweiler, Anna Julia#62Poster 62
Ishioka, Masahito#64Tu 3a 15:05
Ivanov, Dmitry S,#62Poster 62
Ivens, Jan#62Poster 62
Jakimow, Jakub#62Poster 62
Jean, Jimmy#37We 5b 09:40
Jouenne, Jean-Baptiste#50Wed 5b 10:05
Kaneta, Motoya#64Tu 3a 15:05
Kapshammer, Andreas#62Poster 62
Kärger, Luise#02We 8a 16:20
Kärger, Luise#25We 7a 14:40
Kärger, Luise#26Tu 4a 16:20
Kärger, Luise#28Tu 1a 10:30
Kärger, Luise#62Poster 62
Kelly, Piaras#43We 6b 12:10
Kemper, N.#35We 6b 11:45
Kerrigan, Kevin#59We 5a 10:30
Khan, Muhammad#61Tu 4a 15:55
Kizilok, Hakki#67 We 5b 10:30
Koorevaar, Arjen#46We 7b 14:40
Koorevaar, Arjen#56Tu 4b 16:20
Koptelov, Anatoly#62Poster 62
Kperegueni, Sarabilou#10Tu 2b 12:10
Kratz, JamesKeyTu key 12:35
Kratz, James#36Poster 36
Krebs, F.#35We 6b 11:45
Laborderie, Lucie M.#18Tu 3b 15:05
Laborderie, Lucie M.#20Tu 3a 14:40
Lambrechtse-Reid, Martin#43We 6b 12:10
Larionov, Maksim#20Tu 3a 14:40
Leitão, Afonso#44Tu 2b 11:45
León, Sofía Fernández#21Tu 3b 14:15
Liotier, Pierre-Jacques#06We 8b 15:55
Liotier, Pierre-Jacques#15We 7a 14:15
Liotier, Pierre-Jacques#29Tu 1b 10:05
Lira, Cristian#34Tu 4b 16:45
Lira, Cristian#56Tu 4b 16:20
Lira, Cristian#44Tu 2b 11:45
Liu, Yaan#30We 7a 15:05
Lomov, Stepan V.#62Poster 62
Machado, Joao#44Tu 2b 11:45
Maes, Vincent K.#36Poster 36
Maguire, James#41Poster 41
Maguire, James#59We 5a 10:30
Mahé, Francois#62Poster 62
Maiaru, MariannaKeyWe key 13:35
Major, Zoltan#62Poster 62
Matveev, Mikhail#04Tu 4b 15:55
Matveev, Mikhail#07Tu 1b 10:30
Matveev, Mikhail#21Tu 3b 14:15
Matveev, Mikhail#44Tu 2b 11:45
May, David#08We 6a 11:45
May, David#33Tu 1b 09:40
May, David#44Tu 2b 11:45
McBean, Melany#17Tu 2a 11:45
McCarthy, Edward#59We 5a 10:30
McMahon, Turlough#36Poster 36
Michaud, Véronique#24We 8b 16:45
Mokli, Sandra-Meriem#44Tu 2b 11:45
Morishima, Ryoko#51We 7b 14:15
Moulin, N.#06We 8b 15:55
Moutik, Badr#55We 6a 11:20
Mulyi, Paris#44Tu 2b 11:45
Neumeyer, Thomas#62Poster 62
Nikzad, Mostafa#44Tu 2b 11:45
Nouman, Hina#48We 5a 10:05
Nouman, Hina#47Poster 47
Nowakowski, Patrick#08We 6a 11:45
Ó Brádaigh, Conchúr#11Poster 11
Ó Brádaigh, Conchúr#59We 5a 10:30
Okechukwu, Ifeanyi#04Tu 4b 15:55
O'Leary, Michael#36Poster 36
Olma, Marcel#26Tu 4a 16:20
Olma, Marcel#62Poster 62
Park, Chung-Hae#10Tu 2b 12:10
Park, Chung-Hae#44Tu 2b 11:45
Pereira, Pedro#11Poster 11
Pierce, Jason#32We 8a 16:45
Pierce, Robert#18Tu 3b 15:05
Pierce, Robert#20Tu 3a 14:40
Pierik, E.R.#01Tu 4a 16:45
Pilkauskas, Kęstutis#44Tu 2b 11:45
Pillai, Shankar Krishna#42Poster 42
Pitto, M.#54Tu 1a 09:40
Potluri, Prasad#53Tu 3b 14:40
Potluri, Prasad#52Poster 52
Potluri, Prasad#58Tu 2b 11:20
Prosser, Robert#53Tu 3b 14:40
Pucci, Monica Francesca#06We 8b 15:55
Pucci, Monica Francesca#15We 7a 14:15
Pucci, Monica Francesca#29Tu 1b 10:05
Putchakayala, P.#16We 6b 11:20
Qian, Connie#61Tu 4a 15:55
Qian, Connie#62Poster 62
Radhakrishnan, Arjun#36Poster 36
Radjef, R.#54Tu 1a 09:40
Rajinth, Shanthar#53Tu 3b 14:40
Ramantani, Dimitra#62Poster 62
Ramirez, Leah Senn#62Poster 62
Rather, A.#08We 6a 11:45
Ravel, Romain#06We 8b 15:55
Ravel, Romain#15We 7a 14:15
Ravel, Romain#29Tu 1b 10:05
Ren, Larry#51We 7b 14:15
Rezazadeh, Vahid#27Tu 2a 11:20
Rezazadeh, Vahid#14Poster 14
Robert, Colin#11Poster 11
Robert, Colin#59We 5a 10:30
Rougier, Valentin#24We 8b 16:45
Rouhi, Mohammad#13We 5a 09:40
Rouhi, Mohammad#44Tu 2b 11:45
Saleh, Mohamed#11Poster 11
Sari, M.#16We 6b 11:20
Şaş, Hatice#11Poster 11
Şaş, Hatice#41Poster 41
Schmidt, Fabrice#03We 6a 12:10
Schmidt, Tim#44Tu 2b 11:45
Schommer, Dominic#62Poster 62
Schreyer, Louis#26Tu 4a 16:20
Schreyer, Louis#62Poster 62
Searle, Tim#66 We 7b 15:05
Shakoor, Modesar#10Tu 2b 12:10
Shakoor, Modesar#44Tu 2b 11:45
Shen, Jiajia#30We 7a 15:05
Shindo, Kentaro#64Tu 3a 15:05
Simaafrookhteh, Sepehr#62Poster 62
Simacek, Pavel#53Tu 3b 14:40
Smith, Douglas E.#32We 8a 16:45
Sowrov, Kazi#58Tu 2b 11:20
Sozer, Murat#44Tu 2b 11:45
Steinhardt, M.#16We 6b 11:20
Summerscales, John#55We 6a 11:20
Teksin, Buse Atac#41Poster 41
Thomsen, Ole#34Tu 4b 16:45
Tierney, JohnKeyTu key 09:00
Tokutomi, Hiroshi#64Tu 3a 15:05
Toma, Taniuchi#64Tu 3a 15:05
Tretyakov, Michael#07Tu 1b 10:30
Tretyakov, Michael#21Tu 3b 14:15
Tsavea, Anastasia P.#59We 5a 10:30
Umer, Rehan#58Tu 2b 11:20
Umer, Rehan#44Tu 2b 11:45
Van der Veen, J.S.#01Tu 4a 16:45
Verbeek, C.J.R.#54Tu 1a 09:40
Vinod, Amritha#42Poster 42
Vistein, M.#35We 6b 11:45
Waqas, M.#44Tu 2b 11:45
Warnet, Laurent#27Tu 2a 11:20
Weitze, Dennis#22We 8b 16:20
Wiarso, F,#16We 6b 11:20
Wielhorski, Y.#06We 8b 15:55
Wittemann, Florian#02We 8a 16:20
Wittemann, Florian#25We 7a 14:40
Wittemann,Florian#26Tu 4a 16:20
Wittemann, Florian#28Tu 1a 10:30
Wu, Jiang#63Tu 1a 10:05
Yang, Dongmin#63Tu 1a 10:05
Yazdani Nezhad, Hamed#56Tu 4b 16:20
Yazdani Nezhad, Hamed#44Tu 2b 11:45
Yi, Nan#17Tu 2a 11:45
Yi, Nan#30We 7a 15:05
Yuan, Hao#61Tu 4a 15:55
Yuan, Hao#62Poster 62
Zhang, Hao#63Tu 1a 10:05
Zivkovic, Petar#04Tu 4b 15:55
Zivkovic, Petar#36Poster 36
Created by John Summerscales on 23-Jun-2026 and updated on 10-Jul-2026 16:08.