Akira Kuraishi
Research Associate

Aeronautics and Astronautics

Stanford University
Phone: 650-723-9068, Fax: 650-725-3377
Email: akirak@stanford.edu

 

Personal profile
Birth : London, United Kingdom, Nov. 24, 1971  
Families : Wife (Junko) and Daughter (Yumi)

Degrees
B.S. : Aeronautics and Astronautics, Kyoto University, Japan (1994)
M.S. : Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University (1998)
Ph.D. : Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University (2001)

Professional Experience
1994-1997 : Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Gifu, Japan

Worked on the research and design of advanced composite materials such as carbon/carbon, carbon/polyimide, carbon fiber reinforced ceramics, etc for the following space programs.

- HOPE-X (Japanese un-manned space shuttle program)

- JEM (Japan Experiment Module for the International Space Station)

 

Research Interests
Accelerated Testing Methodology of Composite Materials

Failure Criteria of Composite Materials

Durability Analysis of Composite Laminates and Structures

Wind Turbine Blade Designs

Current Projects
Accelerated Insertion of Materials – Composites (DARPA, managed by Boeing)

Carbon/Glass Hybrids for Wind Turbine Blades (Department of Energy)

Processing and Testing of Composite Rotors (Think Composites)

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