معرفی
Nataliia Luhyna serves as Senior Lecturer in Engineering (Advanced Materials and Testing) at Wrexham Glyndŵr University, where she leads the MSc Composite Materials Engineering program from the Composites Centre (Room C13f). An active WES Women's Engineering Society member, she champions STEM initiatives for women and girls across Wales.
Education:
- BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering, Chernihiv Polytechnic National University (Ukraine)
- MSc in Manufacturing, Wrexham Glyndŵr University (2012), fully sponsored International Studentship
- PhD in Composite Materials, Wrexham Glyndŵr University, thesis: 'Cure kinetics of epoxy nanocomposites during conventional and microwave cure for aerospace applications'
Research Focus: Nataliia pioneers advanced composite material systems, specializing in carbon nanotube-reinforced epoxy nanocomposites. Her work investigates cure kinetics through dual-path methodologies—conventional thermal curing versus innovative microwave techniques—to solve aerospace manufacturing bottlenecks. She targets sustainable high-rate deposition processes critical for next-generation aircraft components, bridging materials science with industrial scalability.
Research Leadership: She contributed to the EPSRC Future Composites Manufacturing Research Hub's feasibility study 'Microwave in line heating to address the challenges of high rate deposition' under Prof Richard Day. Previously as ASTUTE Project Officer, she deployed advanced manufacturing solutions across Welsh SMEs in the Convergence Area, directly transferring university research to industrial practice.
Technical Environment: Based at the university's Composites Centre, she integrates academic research with industrial collaboration through ASTUTE networks and WES outreach programs, maintaining strong industry-academia pipelines in sustainable manufacturing.
