Biography:

Nicholas Elderfield received a PhD in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada) in 2025. His research focused on the development of a new 3D printing process for manufacturing continuous carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic components with high fiber volume fractions (>50%) and low void contents (<2%). Further work included the development and modeling of the world's first 3D printed carbon fiber deployable booms for spacecraft systems.

About the Laboratory of Engineering Materials at the University of Calgary:

The Laboratory of Engineering Materials at the University of Calgary is led by Prof. Joanna C.H. Wong with research focused on the processing of high performance fiber-reinforced composite materials.