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Email: mart136@usc.edu
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
3651 Watt Way, VHE-412
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Research Projects
+ Discontinuous resin distribution on out-of-autoclave prepreg
+ Single droplet spreading for semi-preg production
+ Experimental and simulated study of permeability and thickness evolution in contoured parts produced via vacuum infusion
+ Flax-vitrimer composites produced via resin transfer molding
+ Resistance welding of carbon-fiber reinforced polymer composites
Education
+ B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California (2017)
Positions
+ 2017– Present: Graduate Student Research Assistant, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California.
+ 2022 – Present: SAMPE-LA USC Student Chapter Chair, Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
+ 2014 – 2017: Undergraduate Student Research Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Southern California.
Publications
+ P. Martinez and S. Nutt, “Flax-Reinforced Vitrimer Epoxy Composites Produced via RTM”, Journal of Composites Science, vol. 8, no. 1, p. 275, Jul. 2024
+ P. Martinez, B. C. Jin, and S. Nutt, “Thickness Variation in Contoured Composite Parts by Vacuum Infusion”, Advanced Manufacturing: Polymer & Composites Science, vol. 9, no. 1, Oct. 2023
+ P. Martinez, B. C. Jin, and S. Nutt, “Droplet Spreading on Unidirectional Fiber Beds”, Journal of Composites Science, vol. 5, no. 1, p. 13, Jan. 2021
+ William T. Edwards, Patricio Martinez & Steven R. Nutt “Process robustness and defect formation mechanisms in unidirectional semipreg”, Advanced Manufacturing: Polymer & Composites Science, vol. 6, no. 4, p. 198-211, Oct. 2020
Awards and Decorations
+ Semi-Finalist – PhD Category, SAMPE University Research Symposium, 2024
+ Featured Article: “Effect of Fiber Bed Architecture on Single Resin Droplet Spread for Prepreg Manufacturing” SAMPE journal (July/August 2020), Vol. 56, No. 4, “Fiber and Architecture”
+ Outstanding Technical Paper – Best in Track: Manufacturing & Processing Technologies, CAMX 2018