Directory profile for Dr. Easir Papon

Dr. Easir Papon’s research focuses on innovating advanced materials and structures to address challenges in aerospace applications. His research efforts are dedicated to integrating advanced manufacturing with solid mechanics and materials science to design and manufacture advanced multifunctional materials that are both energy- and cost-efficient while ensuring high structural integrity. He has expertise in composite manufacturing, experimental mechanics at different length scales, and damage and fracture characterization of heterogeneous materials using computational modeling and experimental testing. His current research is directed toward expanding energy-efficient composite fabrication capabilities to develop rapid part manufacturing technology in remote areas, including the space environment, and improve performance in terms of speed and agility.

Dr. Papon’s research program includes:

• Out-of-autoclave manufacturing of thermoset and thermoplastic composites
• Advanced materials for high-temperature aerospace applications
• Multi-scale, multi-physics modeling and integrated process-structure-property prediction of advanced materials and lightweight structures
• Fracture and fatigue testing
• Mechanics of space structures