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PhD candidate
Project:听Vitrimer Composites for Next Generation Aircraft Structures
听听joshua.ilse [at] mail.mcgill.ca (Mail)
Supervisor: Prof Pascal Hubert
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Have you ever thought of what happens to an airplane at its end-of-life? Composite materials are increasingly adopted in aerospace due to their high strength and low weight, however, there is an ugly truth behind their success: a majority of these composites are not recyclable, which leads to many aircraft components being destined for the landfill. Despite increasing legislation to drive sustainable change, composite sustainability remains unprioritized, focusing on developing performance first while sustainability remains an afterthought. In my research, I am looking to tackle composite sustainability from the start, designing next-generation composite materials using vitrimer polymers, which can enable complete recyclability at end-of-life.