An essential element of the first-year taught program of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Composites Science, Engineering, and Manufacturing (COSEM CDT) is the Design, Build and Test (DBT) group project. Each year, the cohort takes on an exciting new project that aligns with ongoing research at the Bristol Composites Institute. In this year's DBT project, students were challenged to develop a bio-inspired lattice structure within a rocket interstage fairing, with the goal of demonstrating the potential mass and performance benefits offered by nature-inspired design strategies supported by NextCOMP.
