Davide De Focatiis
Associate Professor
Welcome to my home page! I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Nottingham, and my research is on polymer, elastomer and composites engineering within the Composites Research Group. Please use the links on the right to find out about my activities and research! You can also use the search box on the right to search within this website.
LATEST NEWS 12/5/2025 Exhibiting at Silverstone
Davide, Andreas and Monika exhibited their work on tack testing at the Engineering Integrity Society Instrumentation, Analysis and Testing Exhibition 2026 (IATE26) held at Silverstone on 12th May 2026.
RECENT NEWS 1/4/2025 Davide visiting Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Davide is temporarily at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy, where he is spending the next 4 months of his sabbatical leave, hosted by Prof. Claudia Marano at the Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica "Giulio Natta" (CMIC) .
RECENT NEWS 1/2/2025 Davide visiting EPFL
Davide has started a period of sabbatical leave, and is currently visiting professor at Prof. Veronique Michaud's Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites (LPAC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, at the EPFL.
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