Research Areas
- Solid Mechanics
- Additive Manufacturing
- Characterization of Composite Materials
- Computational and Experimental Mechanics
- Materials and Process Development
- Modeling and Simulation of Composite Processing
Dr. Papon’s research is focused on the process modeling and performance study of fiber-reinforced composites through experimental testing and numerical analysis.
The current research is directed towards expanding the capabilities of additive manufacturing with continuous fiber reinforcement and large-scale manufacturing.
Some of the current and future research areas are:
- Develop and validate computational strategies for high strength, high-temperature polymer composites
- Develop strategies for an AI-enabled and integrated process-structure-performance model of composites
His research interests include additive manufacturing, composite materials, computational and experimental mechanics, and modeling and simulation of manufacturing processes.
Current Research
- Frontal polymerization of multi-phase thermoset composites
- Process-structure-property relationship of high-temperature polymer composites
- DEM-CFD simulation of multi-phase flow
- Integrated process, material and structural model of advanced composites
