35: Composite Materials in Boeing Airplanes (ft. Nina Gerber)

The materials used in the aerospace field have been evolving, composites are playing a larger role in the next generation of aircrafts, and the materials engineering behind it all is fascinating. Boeing is one of the companies looking to increase the efficiency of their aircrafts by developing their materials science technology, and we engineers will play a big role in the growth of this industry. 

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Today’s guest, Nina Gerber, a Materials and Process Engineer manager at Boeing. In this episode she describes the roles of a materials engineer in the aerospace industry and much more.

In this conversation, we discuss the following topics:

• What makes composites suitable in aerospace applications
• The production process of an aircraft
• Role of materials scientists in Boeing
• The challenges of new technology implementation
• The bureaucracy and complexity of a large company
• Non-destructive technologies
• Robotics and modeling in the aerospace field

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