Ryan Ginder

Ryan Ginder is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, serving since 2019. Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate (2017–2019) jointly affiliated with UT Knoxville and Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Carbon and Composites Group.

He holds a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2016) and a BSc in the same field from Northwestern University (2011).

His research spans:

• Mechanics of materials and composite degradation
• Sustainable recycling of glass/carbon fiber composites
• Energy material behavior (e.g., solid-acid fuel cells)
• Advanced characterization via nanoindentation and pyrolysis

His publications emphasize scalable recycling solutions, automotive composites, and creep modeling.

Awards include:

• DoD National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship (2013–2016)
• UTK & ORNL Distinguished Graduate Fellowship (2011–2013)

He leads research at the Fibers and Composites Manufacturing Facility, collaborating with Oak Ridge National Laboratory on automotive and energy material projects.