Biography

Dr. Arief Yudhanto is an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T), Rolla, Missouri, USA. He is also the Director of Composites Aerostructures Laboratory at Missouri S&T. His laboratory focuses on developing experimental and computational methods to reveal fundamental mechanics and damage mechanisms of composite structures and other engineering materials used in modern vehicles. He has over 20 years of experience in advanced composite materials, a field he has been fascinated by since his undergraduate years. He has led interdisciplinary projects, trained undergraduate and graduate students from various academic backgrounds and nationalities, received the SABIC Recognition Award for university-industry collaboration. He actively published scientific articles in renowned journal articles and conference proceedings. He earned his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering (Experimental and Computational Mechanics) from Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan, after conducting research at Advanced Composites Technology Center of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency). He also holds a Master of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering (Computational Mechanics) from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Aeronautics & Astronautics (Computational Mechanics) from Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Indonesia.

Research Interests

• Damage and Fracture Mechanics/Mechanisms
• FE Modeling of Intralaminar and Interlaminar Damage
• Homogenization Methods (Asymptotic Expansion)
• Fatigue of Composite Materials and Structures
• Impact Mechanics and Crashworthiness
• Manufacturing of Thermoset and Thermoplastic Composites
• Large-Area Additive Manufacturing
• 3D Stitching and Woven Composites
• Adhesively Bonded Composite Joints and Interface Mechanics
• Digital Image Correlation and NDE (X-ray Micro-Computed Tomography)

Education

• 2013 – Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University
• 2006 – M.E. in Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore
• 2002 – B.E. in Aeronautics & Astronautics, Bandung Institute of Technology

Employment

• Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, USA (2025-now) – Assistant Professor
• Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Bandung, Indonesia (2025-2026) – Adjunct Professor
• Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA (2023-2025) – Research Associate
• King Abdullah University Science & Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia (2014-2023) – Research Scientist
• Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan (2013-2014) – Assistant Research Professor
• Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan (2010-2012) – PhD Researcher
• Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (formerly IBM Hard Disk Drive), Singapore (2007-2009) – Engineer
• A*STAR Data Storage Institute, Singapore (2006-2007) – Research Engineer