Faculty Directory

R. Byron Pipes

John L. Bray Distinguished Professor of Engineering
Materials Engineering
Office: ARMS 2235
Campus Phone: 765-494-5767
Mailing Address
Purdue University
Davidson School of Chemical Engineering
Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering
480 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100
(765) 494-0805
Organizational Group
Faculty
Year Started in Chemical Engineering
Joined Purdue in 2004
Degrees Received
Ph.D. University of Texas at Arlington, 1972
M.S.E. Princeton University, 1969
B.S. Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, 1964
Short Description of Research Interests
Composites Design and Simulation
Composites Manufacturing Simulation
Experimental Characterization
Multiscale Modeling
Structural Mechanics
Rheology of suspensions
Multiphysics Modeling
Honors and Awards Received
National Academy of Engineering (1987)
Royal Society of Engineering Sciences of Sweden (1995)
Gustus L. Larson Award of Pi Tau Sigma (1986)
Chaire Francqui, Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award in Belgium (1985)
Fellow rank in ASC, ASME and SAMPE
Polymers and Materials
Polymers and Materials
Polymers and Advanced Materials
Carbon Nanotubes
Polymers and Polymer Composite Systems

Visiting and Adjunct Faculty

R. Byron Pipes

John L. Bray Distinguished Professor of Engineering
Materials Engineering
Office: ARMS 2235
Campus Phone: 765-494-5767
Mailing Address
Purdue University
Davidson School of Chemical Engineering
Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering
480 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100
(765) 494-0805
Organizational Group
Faculty
Year Started in Chemical Engineering
Joined Purdue in 2004
Degrees Received
Ph.D. University of Texas at Arlington, 1972
M.S.E. Princeton University, 1969
B.S. Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, 1964
Short Description of Research Interests
Composites Design and Simulation
Composites Manufacturing Simulation
Experimental Characterization
Multiscale Modeling
Structural Mechanics
Rheology of suspensions
Multiphysics Modeling
Honors and Awards Received
National Academy of Engineering (1987)
Royal Society of Engineering Sciences of Sweden (1995)
Gustus L. Larson Award of Pi Tau Sigma (1986)
Chaire Francqui, Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award in Belgium (1985)
Fellow rank in ASC, ASME and SAMPE
Polymers and Materials
Polymers and Materials
Polymers and Advanced Materials
Carbon Nanotubes
Polymers and Polymer Composite Systems

Emeritus Faculty

R. Byron Pipes

John L. Bray Distinguished Professor of Engineering
Materials Engineering
Office: ARMS 2235
Campus Phone: 765-494-5767
Mailing Address
Purdue University
Davidson School of Chemical Engineering
Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering
480 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100
(765) 494-0805
Organizational Group
Faculty
Year Started in Chemical Engineering
Joined Purdue in 2004
Degrees Received
Ph.D. University of Texas at Arlington, 1972
M.S.E. Princeton University, 1969
B.S. Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, 1964
Short Description of Research Interests
Composites Design and Simulation
Composites Manufacturing Simulation
Experimental Characterization
Multiscale Modeling
Structural Mechanics
Rheology of suspensions
Multiphysics Modeling
Honors and Awards Received
National Academy of Engineering (1987)
Royal Society of Engineering Sciences of Sweden (1995)
Gustus L. Larson Award of Pi Tau Sigma (1986)
Chaire Francqui, Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award in Belgium (1985)
Fellow rank in ASC, ASME and SAMPE
Polymers and Materials
Polymers and Materials
Polymers and Advanced Materials
Carbon Nanotubes
Polymers and Polymer Composite Systems