Structures and Materials
NASA Langley’s Structures and Materials Division develops advanced lightweight materials, structures, and manufacturing technologies that power today’s missions and shape tomorrow’s breakthroughs. By integrating innovative material synthesis, manufacturing processes, modeling, testing, and non-destructive evaluation, the division delivers durable, multifunctional structural systems that enable safe, reliable, and sustainable solutions for future aviation and space exploration.
Structures and Materials News
Structures and Materials Branches
| Branch | Leadership |
| Advanced Materials and Processing | Chris Wohl, Branch Head |
| Durability, Damage Tolerance, and Reliability | Frank Leone, Branch Head Ryan Norman, Assistant Branch Head |
| Structural Mechanics and Concepts | Adam Przekop, Branch Head Marc Schultz, Acting Assistant Branch Head |
| Nondestructive Evaluation Sciences | Jason Moore, Branch Head |
| Structural Dynamics | Matthew Chamberlain, Branch Head |
| Materials and Structures Experiments | Eli Etheridge, Acting Branch Head |
Structures and Materials Division Leadership
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