Professor Stephen Hallett
B.Sc.(Cape Town), D.Phil.(Oxon.)
Current positions
Professor in Composite Structures
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Contact
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Biography
Prof. Hallett is Professor in Composite Structures at the University of Bristol where he is co-Director of the Bristol Composites Institute (BCI) and Director of the Rolls-Royce supported Composites University Technology Centre (UTC).
Research interests
Prof. Hallett is Co-Director of the Bristol Composites Institute and Director of the Rolls-Royce supported Composites University Technology Centre (UTC). His principal research interests are:
- Composite failure mechansims
- Computational models for composites mechanical performance
- 3D Reinforced Composites
- Impact damage and high rate effects
- Fatigue of Composites
- Composites manufacturing process simulation
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Composites: Made Faster
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Dates
01/12/2021 to 30/11/2024
Composites: Made Faster
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design EngineeringDates
01/12/2021 to 30/11/2024
Composites: Made Faster
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Dates
01/10/2021 to 30/09/2024
Core Project - Fibre-Steered Forming Technology
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
EPSRC Future Composites Manufacturing Hub (CIMCOMP) Core Project - Fibre-steered Forming TechnologyManaging organisational unit
Dates
01/12/2019 to 31/08/2022
8034 - Virtual un-manufacturing of fibre-steered preforms for complex geometry composites - EPSRC via Notts EP/P006701/1
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Dates
01/04/2019 to 30/09/2019
Thesis supervisions
Fatigue of composite truss structures
Supervisors
A numerical study of a nacre-inspired ballistic armour system
Supervisors
Extending the application range of Z-pins in composites
Supervisors
NDT-based Performance Prediction for Wrinkled Composites under Compressive Load
Supervisors
Fatigue behaviour of carbon fibre composites subjected to load reversals and variable mode ratios
Supervisors
Experimental and Numerical Characterisation of Fatigue Damage in Z-pinned Composite Structures
Supervisors
Investigating geometrical and manufacturing effects on the impact performance of UHMWPE composites
Supervisors
Solving large optimisation problems for improved robustness in dry fabrics forming applications
Supervisors
Autonomous and objective characterisation of composite precursors in manufacturing
Supervisors
A Process Simulation-Based Approach for the Control of Composite Laminate Deformation During Autoclave Moulding
Supervisors
Effect of voids on the interlaminar failure of carbon/epoxy composites
Supervisors
Development and validation of a high-velocity soft-body impact test method for through-thickness reinforced composite structures
Supervisors
Suppressing Delamination Through Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes (VACNT) Interleaves
Supervisors
Physical, mechanical and rheological behaviour of prepreg tapes for part quality and deposition rate improvement in composites automated manufacture
Supervisors
Effect of high velocity oblique impacts on carbon/epoxy laminates
Supervisors
Advanced numerical methods for modelling impact in composite materials
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The combined influence of through-thickness compression and shear on the longitudinal fibre dominated tensile strength of CFRP
Supervisors
Advanced High-Fidelity Modelling of Woven Composites
Supervisors
Structural Design of Variable Stiffness Composites Laminated on Doubly Curved Surfaces
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Formulation, characterisation, and development of cyanate ester high temperature nanocomposite polymer matrices for aerospace applications
Supervisors
Multi-scale mechanical modelling of highly heterogeneous woven composites
Supervisors
An adaptive shell model with variable-kinematics for the analysis of laminated structures
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An improved description of the bonding and consolidation for overmoulded thermoplastic composite ribbed plates
Supervisors
Multi-scale modelling of the effect of voids in composite components
Supervisors
Improving the delamination bridging behaviour of z-pins through material solutions
Supervisors
Multi-scale modelling of woven composites accounting for manufacturing deformations
Supervisors
Micro-scale Analysis of Progressive Damage in Ceramic Matrix Composites
Supervisors
Novel Tape Termination for Delamination Suppression
Supervisors
Novel interfaces in hybrid composite-metal struts
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
08/01/2026Failure of Adhesively Bonded Composite Stiffeners; a Blind Analysis Challenge
AIAA SCITECH 2026 Forum
Mesoscale modelling of compaction-induced wrinkles in laminated composites at the cost of a macroscale simulation
A hybrid offline-online model order reduction approach for damage propagation problems
Computers and Structures
A semi-analytical bridging model for assessing energy dissipation of monolithic and hybrid z-pins in composite laminates
International Journal of Solids and Structures
Iterative Un-Forming of Highly Aligned Discontinuous Preform/Material
Solid State Phenomena
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