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Dr. Emilie “Mia” Siochi is a senior research materials engineer in the Advanced Materials & Processing Branch (AMPB) at NASA Langley Research Center. She leads multidisciplinary efforts to develop superstrong lightweight structural materials based on carbon nanomaterials in collaboration with academia and industry. This effort culminated in the fabrication of carbon nanotube (CNT) composite wound composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPV) that were flight tested on a sounding rocket test (2016), as well as under the vibration/acoustic environment for the Orion Launch Abort System (2017). Dr. Siochi also led an incubator (2013-2016) to advance additive manufacturing of net shape fabricated multifunctional components built with the high strength continuous carbon nanotube yarns developed under the CNT COPV project. She led the team that designed engineered surfaces to prevent insects from sticking to aircraft wings in order to enhance fuel efficiency (2010-2015), a research problem she first encountered in graduate school. Her most recent involvement in the “bug project” concluded with a flight test on a Boeing 757 ecoDemonstrator. Self-healing material systems, bioinspired manufacturing and energy harvesters are also part of her research interests. Dr. Siochi has research management experience, having been the Assistant Branch Head (2002-2007) and acting Branch Head (2007-2010) for AMPB. She holds a BS in Chemistry from the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines, an MS in Chemistry and a PhD in Materials Engineering Science both from Virginia Tech.
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