Esben Lindgaard

Esben Lindgaard is a Professor at the Department of Materials and Production, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Aalborg University. His research focuses on composite materials, fracture mechanics, and fatigue-driven damage in wind turbine structures.

• Projects: CIRCWIND (Circular material solutions for wind turbines), MulFat (Multiscale fatigue modeling), MADE4WIND (Innovative floating wind components).
• Research: Specializes in delamination behavior, crack propagation, and computational modeling of composite structures under static and fatigue loading.

His recent work explores deep learning for delamination traction fields, cohesive element fatigue modeling, and binder-stabilized fabric forming simulations. Collaborates extensively with industry partners and contributes to open-access datasets and software tools.

• Awards: AAU Talent Project (2018), honored for wind turbine blade defect research (2020).
• Expertise: Composite material failure, multiscale modeling, industrial validation, and wind energy structural integrity.