Dr Rainer Groh
PhD
Expertise
The goal of my research is to develop next-generation lightweight and sustainable engineering structures using high-performance materials, automated manufacturing processes and novel functionalities, such as shape morphing.
Current positions
Associate Professor in Digital Engineering for Lightweight Design
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Contact
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Research interests
Nonlinear Mechanics, Computational Mechanics, Instability and Bifurcation Analysis, Composite Materials
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Gradient Shells: Tailoring Geometric and Material Anisotropy for Structural Efficiency, Adaptivity and Sustainability
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design EngineeringDates
01/12/2025 to 30/11/2029
BladeUp: Secure Upscale of Wind Turbine Blade Production Capacity
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
The BladeUp Prosperity Partnership between the Bristol Composites Institute of the University of Bristol, LMAT, and Vestas aims to revolutionise wind turbine blade design for efficient, scalable production through machine…Managing organisational unit
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design EngineeringDates
15/09/2025 to 14/09/2030
Royal Society International Exchange
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design EngineeringDates
31/03/2024 to 30/03/2026
Bio-inspired manufacturing of non-euclidean morphologies
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Dates
31/01/2022 to 30/01/2023
Bio-inspired manufacturing of non-euclidean morphologies
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Dates
31/01/2022 to 30/01/2023
Thesis supervisions
Bioinspired Nonlinear Structures
Supervisors
Development of well-behaved nonlinear structures
Supervisors
Adaptive Compliant Structures for Fluid Flow Control
Supervisors
Design and Testing of a Passively-Actuated Spoiler for Gust Load Alleviation
Supervisors
Imperfection-insensitive rapid tow sheared rocket launch structures
Supervisors
Analysis and tailoring of stiffened panels with asymmetries via extended modal nudging
Supervisors
Variable-Angle, Variable-Thickness Laminated Structures for Improved Mass Efficiency
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
24/02/2026Design optimisation of an open-source reference rotor library for multi-rotor development and innovation
Wind Energy Science
Multi-rotor wind turbines
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Pre-buckling stress distribution and buckling load prediction in kirigami sheets
Thin-Walled Structures
Sequential buckling mechanics of the ermine moth’s aeroelastic tymbal
Journal of the Royal Society Interface
The role of geometry in the rapid snap-through of hummingbird beak-inspired morphing structures
Thin-Walled Structures
Related people
Professor Alberto Pirrera
Professor of Nonlinear Structural Mechanics
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Dr Mark Schenk
Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Mr Martin Garrad
Lecturer in Robotics
School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
Dr Jiajia Shen
Research Associate
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Dr Ed Wheatcroft
Senior Research Associate
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering