Rob Pierce

Rob Pierce is a Senior Researcher at the Department of Wind and Energy Systems Composites Manufacturing and Testing Division at DTU. His work focuses on advanced composite materials and manufacturing processes for wind energy systems. He leads research in composite laminate behavior, resin infusion optimization, and structural-functional material integration.

Key research areas include vibration isolation in metamaterials, fiber orientation analysis during compression molding, and computational modeling of resin flow in wind turbine components. His projects emphasize practical applications in offshore wind energy and sustainable composite manufacturing.

• Supervised PhD students: A Larionova (hemp fiber composites) and L M Laborderie (manufacturing process modeling)
• Leading the Manufacturing focus group within DTU Wind and Energy Systems

Active in international conferences, presenting on topics like CFD modeling of resin infusion and composite sandwich panel fabrication. His work bridges fundamental materials science with industrial-scale wind turbine blade manufacturing challenges.