Vlastimil Kunc

Dr. Vlastimil Kunc is the section head for composites science and technology at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. At the laboratory, he leads four groups with the physical and human resources capable of all composite manufacturing steps starting from fiber pre-cursor synthesis to part manufacturing and recycling across multiple scales. These research groups focus on advanced fibers manufacturing, composites innovation, sustainable manufacturing technologies and extreme environment materials process. Kunc has been responsible for multiple high-profile demonstrations leading to commercial product introduction and articles that were tested in four space launches. He also serves as an adjunct professor at Purdue University.