Task Groups (TG) have been established within IIFC to promote research and collaboration on emerging topics with widespread interest among both the research and industry members. TGs are initiated by a steering committee including three members under the supervision of ExCom:
- TGs coordination and management: Elyas Ghafoori, Leibniz University Hannover
- Internal communication cross TGs: Cristina Barris, University of Girona
- External communication and outreach, Chao Wu, Imperial College London
Six TGs have been formed, as follows:
- TG1. Sustainable Fibre Composite Materials (Leaders: Jovan Tatar, University of Delaware; Francesca Roscini, Università degli studi Niccolò Cusano)
- TG2. Sustainable End-of-Life FRP Scenarios (Chao Wu, Imperial College London; Amr El-Nemr, German University in Cairo; Ali Hadigheh, The University of Sydney)
- TG3: FRP in Extreme Settings (Aamir Dean, Leibniz Universität Hannover)
- TG4: Digital FRPs (Dimitra Achillopoulou, University of Glasgow; Amr El-Nemr, German University in Cairo)
- TG5: Advanced FRP Manufacturing Techniques (Baolin Wan, Marquette University)
- TG6: Editorial team of IIFC practice-oriented notes (Dawn Cheng, UC Davis; Qian-qian Yu, Tongji University; Ravi Kanitkar, KL Structures Group)
Each TG will:
- Identify new research directions and needs
- Organize IIFC webinars and special conference sessions
- Publish in top journals and the IIFC newsletter
- Facilitate international collaborations and research visits
- Contribute to funding proposals
- Meet online regularly and in-person at CICE conferences
- Report annually to the IIFC Executive Committee