Research Areas | Intelligent Measurements and Evaluation Laboratory | SIU

The IMEL Research Group, led by Professor Dr. Tsuchin Philip Chu, conducts wide range of research in the field of non-destructive evaluation (NDE), Automated Defect Recognition, Polymer Matrix Composites (PMCs), Biomedical Applications, Finite Element Analysis, and Image Correlation.  Our work is cutting-edge, innovative, and features interdisciplinary collaboration and complex problem solving.

Meeting and exceeding today’s challenges is our research group’s trademark, where the focus is on research that helps change the way world works and addresses society’s challenges.  Explore our webpage to learn more about the research that we conduct in IMEL.

• Non-Destructive Evaluation
• Automated Defect Recognition
• Composite Materials
• Biomedical Applications 
• Finite Element Modeling and Analysis
• Image Correlation