As some of the team is in UC Berkeley's Human Powered Vehicle Team, some of us work a lot with composites such as carbon fiber.

Wanted to study the effects of fiber orientation, composite matrix compositions and volumetric flow rates into a channel with a viscous liquid.

Create controlled carbon fiber layout regardless of size.

Improve structural integrity through better fiber alignment.

Determine reliability of short carbon fiber in terms of strength and orientation.

Determine feasibility of injection molding carbon fiber epoxy.

Determine feasibility of application into 3D printing/layered deposition of carbon fiber.

Market size: Carbon Fiber Market worth 3.51 & CFRP Market worth $35.75 Billion by 2020, but there is a lot of waste due the lack of reliability in strength of short carbon fiber strands.