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Waterloo Tsutsui

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2012Rising activity

Publications

37

Citations

376

Est. group size

~4

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

15

Publishing since 2012

Research summary
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Waterloo Tsutsui works on the mechanical behavior of lightweight structural materials, including composite honeycomb panels, sandwich structures, and battery enclosure systems designed to resist impact damage. This research combines materials testing (such as compression and stress-strain measurements) with structural design for applications like aerospace and battery safety. The group also publishes on engineering education, particularly aerospace structures teaching methods.

Composite and honeycomb sandwich structuresImpact and mechanical testing of materialsBattery enclosure and multifunctional battery designAdditive manufacturing and materials characterizationEngineering education and pedagogy

Publication output has grown over the past decade, rising from about 1-2 papers per year in 2017-2021 to a peak of 6 in 2024, with continued activity through 2025-2026.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.6/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 1 publication18192020: 2 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 6 publications6242025: 4 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×4
  • Materials & Design×2
  • Extreme Mechanics Letters×1
  • Textile Research Journal×1
  • Composite Structures×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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