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Dr. Ryan Ginder

Research Assistant Professor,​ Department of Aerospace, Mechanical, and Biomedical Engineering​ in the Tickle College of Engineering at UT Knoxville

Dr. Ginder received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2016. His research interests include mechanics of materials, composites and functional materials, materials for energy applications, and materials recycling and sustainability. ​ Dr. Ginder has journal articles in print in publications such as Advanced Materials, Scripta Materialia, the Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Journal of Materials Research, and more. Dr. Ginder also worked in the Carbon and Composites Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Available Technologies

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    Molten Salt Pyrolysis Recycling of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites​
    Dr. Ginder has developed a molten-salt assisted pyrolysis recycling method for GFRPs which yields a pristine glass fiber surface by removing carbonace ... (read more)

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