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Dr Mihalis Kazilas serves as Reader and Director of the Brunel Composites Centre (BCC) within Brunel University London's College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences. With over 20 years of industry and academic experience, he leads a major innovation center established through collaboration between Brunel University and TWI.
His research focuses on polymer composites manufacturing, joining processes, and polymers characterisation. Key expertise includes thermoplastic composite processing, interfacial phenomena in composites, and rapid high-temperature manufacturing techniques. His work addresses critical challenges in thermal degradation prevention, interface optimization, and out-of-autoclave production methods for aerospace applications.
Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals a dominant focus on thermal damage prevention in composite-metal joining, CF/PEEK interface characterization, and laser processing techniques. His research consistently targets industrial applicability with strong emphasis on numerical modeling, multi-scale degradation analysis, and sensor-integrated manufacturing solutions.
Kazilas actively collaborates with industry partners through major research projects including CoPropel (marine propellers), smart wind turbine blades development, and graphene sensor implementation for defect detection. His leadership extends to the Non-Metallics Innovation Centre, a joint initiative between TWI, Saudi Aramco, and ADNOC.
As Director of BCC since 2016, he oversees research groups focused on composites innovation and material mechanics. His technical management roles at TWI include Business Group Manager for Polymer and Composite Technologies since 2019, demonstrating strong industry-academia integration.
