The Structural Integrity and Damage Assessment Team (SIDAT) is supervised by Professor Alberto W. Mello in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The main objective of this group is to conduct research focused primarily on structures and materials aiming at the improvement, optimization, safety and airworthiness of aerospace structures. The topics of interest are open and may include: the physics of fatigue crack initiation, microscale plastic strain accumulation, fracture mechanics, experimental mechanics, mechanics of adhesion and interfacial fracture, structural analysis and aeronautical fatigue, damage tolerance analysis, and aircraft fatigue life extension.
Motivated and hard-working students are welcome to join our team. If you are interested, please contact Dr. Mello via email or stop by his office at any time.