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Murray, Colleen

Murray, Colleen

Lecturer
Aerospace Engineering
3179 Martin Hall

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D., University of Maryland (2024)
  • M.S., University of Delaware (2020)
  • B.S., University of Delaware (2019)

HONORS AND AWARDS 

  • Summer Faculty Fellowship Program, U.S. Air Force (2025)
  • Randy Stevens Scholarship, Additive Manufacturing User Group (2025)
  • Finalist for Dean's Doctoral Research Award, Clark School of Engineering (2024)
  • Virasak Family Scholarship, University of Maryland (2023)
  • Summer Research Fellowship, University of Maryland (2023)
  • Clark Doctoral Fellows Mid-Career Fellowship, Clark School of Engineering (2023)
  • Finalist University Research Symposium- Ph.D., Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (2022)
  • Future Faculty Fellowship, Clark School of Engineering (2021)
  • Center for Composite Materials Achievement Award, UD-CCM (2020)
  • 1st University Research Symposium- M.S., Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (2019)
  • Harold Giles Memorial Scholarship for Graduate Students, Society for Plastics Engineering (2019)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  •  Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering

  • Cellular materials for crashworthiness systems such as helicopters and helmets
  • Electroplating structures for structural applications
  • Electrophoretic deposition for non-destructive structural analysis

  • ENAE 425/ 645: Mechanics of Composite Structures
  • ENMT 301: Structural Dynamics
  • ENMT467: Advanced Manufacturing and Automation

Journal Articles

  • G. Schumacher, C. Murray, J. Park, N.M. Wereley (2024). "Energy Absorption Behavior of Elastomeric Matrix Composites Reinforced with Hollow Glass Microspheres." Aerospace. 11:1012. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11121012
  • C. Murray, S. Wise, N.M. Wereley (2024). "Electroplating Additively Manufactured Honeycomb Structures to Increase Energy Absorption Under Quasi-Static Crush." Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering Journal. https://doi.org/10.33599/SJ.v60no4.05
  • C. Murray, M. Mao, J. Park, J. Howard, N.M. Wereley. (2023). "Visco-Elastic Honeycomb Structures with Increased Energy Absorption and Shape Recovery Performance Using Buckling Initiators." Polymers. 15:3350. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15163350
  • S.M. Doshi, C. Murray, A. Chaudhari, D.H. Sung, E.T. Thostenson (2022). "Ultrahigh Sensitivity Wearable Sensors Enabled by Electrophoretic Deposition of Carbon Nanostructured Composites onto Everyday Fabrics." Journal of Materials Chemistry C. https://doi.org/10.1039/DITC05132F
  • D.H. Sung, S.M. Doshi, C. Murray, A.N. Rider, E.T. Thostenson (2020). "Electrophoretic Deposition: Novel In Situ Film Growth Mechanism of Carbon Nanostructured Films within Non-Conductive Fabrics for Multi-Scale Hybrid Composites." Composites Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2020.108415
  • C. Murray, S.M. Doshi, D.H. Sung, E.T. Thostenson (2020). "Hierarchical Composites with Electrophoretically Deposited Carbon Nanotubes for In Situ Sensing of Deformation and Damage." Nanomaterials. 10:1262. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10071262
  • S.M. Doshi, C. Murray, A. Chaudhari, E.T. Thostenson (2019). "Carbon Nanotube Coated Textile Sensors with Ultrahigh Sensitivity for Human Motion Detection." 2019 IEEE Sensors. https://doi.org/10.1109/SENSORS43011.2019.8956624

From Composites to Competition: Grad Student Wins at Dance Championship

Colleen Murray wins in team category, takes third in solo, at the 2024 North American Irish Dance Championships.

Two UMD Students Win Spots in SAMPE University Research Symposium

Undergraduates Christopher Clark and Grace Johnson will present their work at SAMPE’s 2024 Composites and Advanced Materials Expo.

Three UMD Students Receive SAMPE Leadership Awards

Awards support networking and career opportunities in the materials and process engineering community.

Colleen Murray Wins Award at Regional SAMPE Symposium

Grad student’s collaborative work explored ways to improve the mechanical properties of additively manufactured lattices.

Two UMD Teams Take Top Spots in SAMPE Bridge Contest

International competition challenges students to design, build, and test a miniature structural bridge using composite materials.

Seven UMD Students Receive Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarships

UMD students represent a third of total 2023 VFF Scholarship recipients.