Nick Gagliardi

Nick Gagliardi leads the Advanced Materials Development team in the Multifunctional Structures and Materials group, Structural Materials Division. He has over 15 years of experience in the polymer and composite field working directly with industry and government sponsors. He manages a wide range of labs including polymer synthesis, polymer and composite processing, large heat-treatment (3000°C) furnaces and testing labs.

• Polymers (thermosets, thermoplastics, elastomers)
• Traditional advanced composites
• Materials for additive manufacturing
• Coating/film development
• Multifunctional composites
• Nanomaterials
• High temperature materials (C/C, C/Si)
• Custom formulations with new and advanced materials

• M.S. Materials Engineering, University of Dayton, 2006
• B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Dayton, 2003
• Supervisory Leadership Program, University of Dayton, 2014

• Presentation “Processing and Properties of Bulk Molding Compounds (BMC) Containing Vapor Grown Carbon Nanofibers” at the Vapor Grown Carbon Nanofiber Materials and Applications Workshop, September 14-15, 2004, National Composites Center Kettering, Ohio
• N. Gagliardi, B. Rice, K. Lindsay, E. Silverman, Formulation and Evaluation of Carbon Nanofiber Based Conductive Adhesives-II, SAMPE ILTC 2007, Cincinnati, OH
• G.P. Tandon, R. Kim, B. Rice, N. Gagliardi, D. Muench, A. Liberson, B. Walsh, and M. Roemer, Enabling Technologies For The Health Management of Composites Structures, SAMPE ILTC 2007, Cincinnati, OH
• Cone Calorimeter testing of S2 glass reinforced polymer composites, Alexander Morgan, Nicholas Gagliardi, William Price and Mary Galaska, Fire and Materials, 2009 33:323-344
• Optimizing rheology for the development of filled and unfilled chemstaged epoxy resin films, Brittany N. Olson, Kevin R. Hinkle, Nick A. Gagliardi, SAMPE International Conference 2009
• Measuring Environmental Transformation of Carbon Nano-Fiber Composite Using Integrated Thermal Analysis and Related Hyphenated Techniques, E. Sahle-Demessie, Amy Q. Zhao, Andrew W. Salamon, Bruce Cassel and Nicholas A. Gagliardi 2012
• Improved HyperDSC Method to Determine Specific Heat Capacity of Nanocomposites and Probe for High-Temperature Devitrification, Bruce Cassel, Andrew W. Salamon, E. Sahle-Demessie, Amy Zhao, Nicholas Gagliardi 2012
• Paul E. Kladitis, Brian P. Rice, Nicholas A. Gagliardi, Lingchuan Li, Matt Boehle, Brad Stacy, and Chenggang Chen, “60-inch Nano Adaptive Hybrid Fabric (NAHF-X) System: Commercial-Scale Pilot Trial Results and Technical Opportunities and Challenges,” 2014 NanoTechnology for Defense Conference, Chantilly, VA, 17-20 Nov 2104.