Dr. Arash Afshar

Education

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Tehran Polytechnic

Area(s) of Specialization

• Composite Materials

Research/Professional/Teaching Interests

Research Interests

• Additive manufacturing
• Director of Composite Materials Laboratory with interests in fabrication and characterization of composite materials
• Mechanical design
• Stress and finite element analysis
• Thin film deposition

Teaching Interests

Undergraduate and graduate courses in mechanical engineering such as:

• Applied elasticity
• Composite materials
• Dynamics
• Fatigue and fracture
• Finite element methods
• Mechanical engineering laboratories
• Machine design
• Solid mechanics
• Statics
• Visualization and solid modeling

Other Interests

• Hiking
• Playing Chess
• Swimming
• Traveling

Recent Publications

• Afshar, A., Mihut, D. M. (2020) Enhancing durability of 3D printed polymer structures by metallization. Journal of Materials Science & Technology, in press.
• Khadka, A., Fick, B., Afshar, A., Tavakoli, M., Baqersad, J. (2020) Non-contact vibration monitoring of rotating wind turbines using a semi-autonomous UAV, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Volume 138.
• Afshar, A., Mihut, D. M., Chen, P. (2020) Effects of environmental exposures on carbon fiber epoxy composites protected by metallic thin films. Journal of Composite Materials, 54, 167-177.
• Afshar, A., Mihut, D. M., Baqersad, J., Hill, S. D. (2019). Study of metallic thin films on epoxy matrix as protective barrier to ultraviolet radiation. Surface and Coatings Technology, 367, 41-48.
• Mihut, D. M., Afshar, A., Lackey, L. W., Lee, K. (2019). Antibacterial Effectiveness of Metalized Water Filter Paper by Magnetron Sputtering Deposition. Surface and Coatings Technology, 368, 59-66.
• Bharadwaj, K., Sheidaei, A., Afshar, A., Baqersad, J. (2019). Full-field strain prediction using mode shapes measured with digital image correlation. Measurement, 139, 326-333.
• Afshar, A., Mihut, D. M., Hill, S. D., Baqersad, J. (2018). Synergistic effects of environmental exposures on polymer matrix with or without metallic coating protection. Journal of Composite Materials, 52(27), 3773-3784.
• Afshar, A. (2017). Synergistic effects of marine environments and flexural fatigue on carbon fiber-vinyl ester composites protected by gelcoat. Journal of Composite Materials, 51(26), 3711-3717.

Contact

afshar_a@mercer.edu
478.301.2421
Office:Engineering Building 105F