Gunnar Tibert

Gunnar Tibert is an Associate Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology's School of Aerospace, Moveability, and Naval Architecture. He specializes in deployable structures for aerospace applications, with a focus on bistable composites, tensegrity systems, and space deployment mechanisms. His roles include examiner and course responsible for courses like Spacecraft Dynamics and Project in Aerospace Engineering.

Education: Ph.D. in Deployable Tensegrity Structures for Space Applications (KTH, 2002), Licentiate in Numerical Analyses of Cable Roof Structures (KTH, 1999).

Research Interests: Structural dynamics, composite materials, space system design, and vibration suppression in deployable systems. His work spans both peer-reviewed articles and experimental studies, including sounding rocket experiments for space web deployment.

Recent publications focus on planetary sunshade systems for climate engineering, metamaterials for vibration control, and additive manufacturing in satellite components. He collaborates on projects like the Suaineadh space web experiment and B2D2 composite boom deployment.

Notable contributions include form-finding methods for tensegrity structures and material characterization for bistable tape springs. His research combines experimental testing, numerical simulations, and aerospace engineering principles to advance deployable space technologies.