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UConn: Composites Manufacturing Laboratory
Specializes in RTM and cure modeling. Web site is basic, with brief descriptions of personnel, facilities, research, and publications. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.

UMich: Composite and Fibrous Mechanics Laboratory
Focuses on microstructure of engineered and biological composites. Student list, descriptions of current projects, and descriptions of facilities.

UMiss: Composite Matls Research Group
CMRG focuses on pultrusion. Facilities and research descriptions, online newsletter, faculty bios, and academic info. Searchable databases of UMiss, SPI, and SAMPE papers.

University of Arizona
Composites lab run by the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Dept. Lists of people, projects, publications, and facilities. Nice set of images such as impact test specimens.

USC: Center for Composite Materials (CCM)
Involved in a wide variety of composites research. Faculty directory, facilities and equipment list, research abstracts, course offerings, and employment opportunities.

UTwente: Composites Group
Conducts research in the mechanisms and modeling of deformation and failure. Web page describes research projects. The Netherlands.

UWyo: Composite Materials Research Grp (CMRG)
Research focus is on test methods and materials characterization. Overview of facilities, research abstracts, list of publications, lab news.

VaTech: Center for Composite Matls & Structures
CCMS. Central lab for composite materials research at Virginia Tech. Research overview, list of recent reports (titles and authors), and staff list.

VaTech: High Perf Polymeric Adhesives and Composites
Interdisciplinary research into processability and durability. Fairly extensive site with research descriptions, publication lists, and newsletters.

Weizmann Composite Materials Group
Research group at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. Research descriptions include some full online dissertations. Site also lists group publications.

WSU: Composites and Advanced Materials Laboratory
National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR), Wichita State University. Well-equipped laboratory that specializes in the development of low cost manufacturing processes. Also provides training workshops.

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