Dr. Easir Papon
Assistant Professor, Lab Director
Short Bio |
Dr. Papon received his B.S. degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Military Institute of Science and Technology, Bangladesh in 2012; and Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics from the University of Alabama in 2019. He joined UA as an instructor of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics in 2019. He will join as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the same department from Fall-24. His research interests include additive manufacturing, composite materials, computational and experimental mechanics, and space structures and in-space manufacturing.
Dr. Papon received his B.S. degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Military Institute of Science and Technology, Bangladesh in 2012; and Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics from the University of Alabama in 2019. He joined UA as an instructor of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics in 2019. He will join as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the same department from Fall-24. His research interests include additive manufacturing, composite materials, computational and experimental mechanics, and space structures and in-space manufacturing.
Current Members
Aurpon Tahsin ShamsShort Bio |
Aurpon is a 2nd year PhD student in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics. Prior joining to AMSL team, he completed his Masters and BS in Industrial and Production Engineering from BUET, and KUET, Bangladesh respectively. His PhD research is focused on frontal polymerization of thermoset composites under the supervision of Dr. Anwarul Haque. Dr. Papon is a collaborator in this work and serving as his co-supervisor. |
Past Members
Sajani WijayagunawardanaShort Bio |
Sajani is a graduate student studying her Masters in Aerospace Engineering. She completed her BS in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics and a minor in Mechanical Engineering from UA in 2021. She joined AMSL research team in September 2020 and currently working on the fracture mechanics and mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforced high-temperature thermoplastic polymer composites. On completion of her Masters in January 2023, she will join as a Structural Engineering in Collins Aerospace. |
Paul DonahueShort Bio |
Paul is a senior Mechanical Engineering major at UA, graduating in the spring of 2023. Paul joined the AMSL research team in the Fall of 2022, and will continue working on the development, design, and testing of fiber reinforced high-temperature thermoplastic/thermoplastic, thermoplastic/thermoset, and thermoset/thermoset composite repairs for rapid repair applications. Paul additionally will conduct numerical modeling of stress analysis of the developed repair strategies. |