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Kun (Kelvin) Fu is an Assistant Professor and Terri Connor Kelly and John Kelly Career Development Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware (UD), with affiliations to the Center for Composite Materials. His research bridges Additive Manufacturing and Composite Material Innovation, focusing on creating multiscale solutions for energy, environmental, and health challenges. As Co-founder of CarbonForm Inc., he commercializes sustainable composite technologies.
- Education: PhD in Fiber and Polymer Science (2014) from North Carolina State University
Research interests include additive manufacturing of thermoset composites, solid-state battery development, and CO2-to-materials conversion. He pioneered 3D printing of pure carbon nanotube architectures and invented technologies like Additive Fiber Tethering (AFT) and Wood Universal Feedstock for Forming (WUFF).
Recent publications address: CO2 upcycling (Nature Communications, 2024), non-planar composite structures (Composites Part A, 2025), high-loaded battery filaments (Advanced Energy Materials, 2023), and dry-processable electrolytes (ACS Nano, 2023). Trends show cross-disciplinary innovation in composites and energy storage.
- Scientific Recognition:
- Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (2024, 2022)
- ACS PMSE Young Investigator (2021)
- Fiber Society Distinguished Achievement (2024)
- SAMPE Young Professionals Award (2020)
His lab mentors PhD students Kaiyue Deng, Soyeon Park, and Chunyan Zhang, who have received NSF travel awards and innovation prizes. The team secured over $6M in grants from DOE, NASA, and Army, including a 2024 NASA EPSCoR RID Seed Grant and 2023 DOE ARPA-E OPEN award.
