Landon Grace

Associate Professor

  • Phone: (919) 515-5234
  • Office: Engineering Building III (EB3) 3290

Dr. Grace joined the faculty at NC State in 2016 after spending four years as an Assistant Professor at the University of Miami. While completing his PhD at the University of Oklahoma, he worked full-time at nearby Tinker Air Force Base for five years as an aerospace engineer and was a graduate of the USAF Palace Acquire Program. Dr. Grace’s research focuses on composite material response to detrimental environments, with an emphasis on temperature extremes, polymer-penetrant interactions, and combined hygrothermal and mechanical loading. This work is heavily multi-disciplinary; Dr. Grace collaborates extensively with researchers in the medical field, as well as mechanical, aerospace, biomedical, and materials engineering. Dr. Grace has pioneered the use of X-band dielectric analysis in polymer composites to characterize material state and track in situ damage initiation and evolution. Dr. Grace was the recipient of the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award for this work in 2018.

Publications

A coupled approach of spatial dielectric mapping and unsupervised machine learning for damage detection and severity segmentation in polymer matrix composites
Guha, R. D., Berkowitz, K., & Grace, L. R. (2024), NDT & E INTERNATIONAL, 145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ndteint.2024.103137
Verification and validation of dielectric mapping technique for non-destructive evaluation of polymer matrix composites
Berkowitz, K., Guha, R. D., Oluwajire, O., & Grace, L. R. (2024, August 13), POLYMER COMPOSITES. https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.28848
Consequences of Humidity Cycling on the Moisture Absorption Characteristics of Epoxy Resins with Different Network Architectures
Guha, R. D., Danilov, E. O., Berkowitz, K., Oluwajire, O., & Grace, L. R. (2023, January 3), ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS, Vol. 1. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.2c01570
Suppressing Hydrogen Evolution in Aqueous Lithium-Ion Batteries with Double-Site Hydrogen Bonding
Guha, R. D., Danilov, E. O., Berkowitz, K., Oluwajire, O., & Grace, L. R. (2023), ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS, 5(1), 400–411. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.2c01570400
Evaluating machine learning classifiers for glaucoma referral decision support in primary care settings
Kaskar, O. G., Wells-Gray, E., Fleischman, D., & Grace, L. (2022), SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12270-w
Nondestructive examination of polymer composites by analysis of polymer-water interactions and damage-dependent hysteresis
Idolor, O., Berkowitz, K., Guha, R. D., & Grace, L. (2022), COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, 287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.115377
Temporal evolution of the behavior of absorbed moisture in a damaged polymer-quartz composite: A molecular dynamics study
Guha, R. D., Rahmani, F., Berkowitz, K., Pasquinelli, M., & Grace, L. R. (2022), COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE, 214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2022.111690
A Human Factors Evaluation of a Screening System for Diabetic Retinopathy Centered in Psychological Theory
Casimir, A. T., Pavone, A. M., Faircloth, A., Khan, A., Khawaja, O., Grace, L., … McLaughlin, A. C. (2021), Ergonomics in Design: The Quarterly of Human Factors Applications, 32(1), 26–38. https://doi.org/10.1177/10648046211039911
An experimental study of the dynamic molecular state of transient moisture in damaged polymer composites
Idolor, O., Guha, R. D., Berkowitz, K., & Grace, L. (2021), POLYMER COMPOSITES, 42(7), 3391–3403. https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.26066
Exploring secondary interactions and the role of temperature in moisture-contaminated polymer networks through molecular simulations
Guha, R. D., Idolor, O., Berkowitz, K., Pasquinelli, M., & Grace, L. R. (2021), SOFT MATTER, 17(10), 2942–2956. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0sm02009e

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Grants

  • Optimizing Population Health Outcomes in Diabetic Retinopathy Through Personalized and Scalable Screening Strategies
  • Career: Exploiting the Dynamic Dielectric Behavior of Water to Understand and Predict Polymer Composite Damage Progression
  • Modeling for Affordable, Sustainable Composites (MASC III)
  • Robust In-Space Structure Assembly Material and Structural Concepts
  • Disposable, Medication-integrated Tactile and Motion Sensor for Glaucoma Therapy Compliance Improvement
  • A Breathable Polymer Film for Use in Virus Transmission Reduction Platforms in Non-hospital Settings
Landon Grace