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Drew E. Sommer

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2016
Mechanical Behavior of CompositesComposite Material MechanicsRheology and Fluid Dynamics StudiesStructural Response to Dynamic LoadsMaterial Properties and Processing

Publications

37

Citations

681

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

11

Publishing since 2016

Research summary
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Drew E. Sommer works on understanding how fiber-reinforced composite materials (like carbon fiber and glass fiber composites) behave and fail under stress, impact, and heat. Much of this research involves computer simulations paired with physical experiments to predict damage such as cracking, impact damage, crushing, and degradation from fire or aging, in materials used for things like aircraft structures, wind turbine blades, and crash-resistant parts. The work also looks at manufacturing processes for molded composite materials and how variability in their internal structure affects strength.

Composite material failure and damage modelingImpact and crashworthiness of carbon/glass fiber compositesFire and thermal degradation of compositesManufacturing process simulation for molded compositesUncertainty quantification in mechanical testing

Publication output has been fairly steady at a modest pace (roughly 2-5 papers per year) over the last decade, aside from a notable peak of 10 in 2018.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.2/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 10 publications10182019: 2 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 5 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing×9
  • Composite Structures×4
  • Journal of Rheology×3
  • Journal of Composite Materials×2
  • EPJ Web of Conferences×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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