Internationally Recognized Interdisciplinary Center of Excellence for Composites Education and Research Excellence for 50+ Years
A Global Leader in Composite Materials Research
Driving discovery, engineering talent, and technology transition worldwide
Founded
1974
Mission
- Conduct basic and applied research
- Educate scientists and engineers
- Develop and transition technology
$17.7 M
Annual Research Expenditures
Trusted Partners Across Government, Industry, and Academia
Host to 6 NSF/DoD Centers of Excellence since 1986
- Government Agencies: 30+ Federal and State Partners
- Industry Research Partners: 165+ Global Corporations
- Non-Profits: 8 Research & Innovation Organizations
- Small Businesses: 175 Specialized Innovation Partners
- Universities: 30+ Academic Collaborators
Multidisciplinary expertise driving breakthrough performance
CCM has academic partners across the University of Delaware including the colleges of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics, Arts & Sciences, Earth, Ocean & Environment, Engineering, Health Sciences.
College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
College of Arts & Sciences
Lerner College of Business & Economics
College of Earth, Ocean & Environment
College of Engineering
College of Health Sciences
CCM
CCM has working relationship with research centers and institutes across the University of Delaware including Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI), Center for Advanced Microscopy and Microanalysis, Center for Autonomous and Robotic Systems, Center for Hybrid, Active, & Responsive Materials (CHARM), Center for Neutron Science (CNS), Center for Research in Soft matter & Polymers (CRiSP), Center for Research in Wind (CReW), Nano-Fabrication Laboratory. CCM also works closely with the Office of Economic Innovation & Partnership as well as the UD Research Office and the Unidel Foundation.
Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation
Center for Advanced Microscopy and Microanalysis
Center for Autonomous and Robotic Systems
Center for Hybrid, Active & Responsive Materials
Center for Neutron Science
Center for Research in Soft Matter & Polymers
Center for Research in Wind
Nano-Fabrication Laboratory
Office of Economic Innovation & Partnership
UD Research Office
UNIDEL Foundation
CCM’s personnel complement is made up of:
- 41 research professionals and postdoctoral researchers
- 42 graduate students representing 8 academic departments
- Biomedical
- Chemical & Biomolecular
- Civil & Environmental
- Computer Science
- Electrical & Computer
- Materials Science
- Mechanical
- Quantum Science
- 29 undergraduate research assistants representing 6 academic departments
- Biomedical
- Chemical & Biomolecular
- Computer Science
- Electrical & Computer
- Materials Science
- Mechanical
- 7 laboratory technicians
- 6 member administrative team
41 Research Professionals
42 Graduate Students
29 Undergraduate Students
7 Lab Technicians
6 Administrative Staff
Global Impact: CCM Alumni Worldwide
More than 2,000 alumni worldwide
CCM has more than 2,000 alumni worldwide representing the countries listed:
- Australia
- Belgium
- Brazil
- China
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Korea
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- People’s Republic of China
- Singapore
- Sweden
- Taiwan
- Turkey
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United States
53,688 square feet of advanced laboratory space
- Manufacturing Sciences Lab – 34,000 sq ft
- Applications Technology Transfer Lab – 18,000 sq ft
- Polymer Chemistry Lab – 1,688 sq ft