Internship and graduation students

What we offer

Several internship and graduation assignments are available at the TPRC, ranging from process modeling (e.g. for fiber placement or press-forming process) to mechanical characterization of thermoplastic composites. Typically, the projects are carried out within a time frame of three to nine months. When starting an internship or graduation assignment at the TPRC, you will be ensured to:

• work in a well-equipped state-of-the-art composites laboratory;
• conduct research on high-tech thermoplastic composite materials and the newest processing and characterization technologies;
• work together with a highly motivated young team of experts.

Available assignments

Before starting an internship or graduation assignment at TPRC, we will define the exact research assignment topic together.

• Forming experiments on tool with cavity
• Repair of thermoplastic composites
  
• Transverse bulk viscosity characterization
  
• Understand the origin of the double melting peak behavior of LM PAEK and PA410
• A data analysis framework for manufacturing of composite panels by automated fiber placement (AFP)
• Thermoplastic material degradation under processing conditions
  
• Novel methods for temperature monitoring during manufacturing of composite panels by automated fiber placement (AFP)
  
• Development of an automated fiber detection and length distribution analysis program
  
• Recycling of thermoplastic composite waste
• Heat transfer in conduction welding

As an intern at TPRC, you will have a desk at our office and receive a monthly trainee remuneration of €250,-.