A/Pr Jayantha Epaarachchi

Name | A/Pr Jayantha Epaarachchi |
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Email Address | jayantha.epaarachchi@unisq.edu.au |
Job Title | Associate Professor (Mechanical Engineering) |
Qualifications | BScEng Peradeniya, MEngSc UNSW, PhD Newcastle |
Department | School of Engineering |
Affiliations | Centre for Future Materials |
ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6472-9405 |
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Biography
Dr. Jayantha Epaarachchi is an Associate Professor in School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, University of Southern Queensland. He has obtained his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Newcastle, Australia in 2003. To date, he has edited one book and published book chapters, journal and conference papers more than 169. He has completed 13 PhD projects as a principal supervisor and currently supervising 5 PhD project. His major research areas are Structural Health Monitoring and Development of Smart Composite Materials and Structures, Fatigue and Fracture of Composite Structures. A/Professor Epaarachchi shares a patent with Boeing Aircraft Co for SHM using Fibre Optic Sensors. He is an Editorial Member of Structural Health Monitoring An International Journal (SAGE Publication).Member Inst
Employment
Position | Organisation | From | To |
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Associate Professor | University of Southern Queensland | 2026 | 2025 |
Expertise
Development of Smart Composite Materials
Health Monitoring of Structures
Strutural Analysis, Damage Analysis and Lifetime Analysis
Teaching
FEA, Advanced Vibration, Adavanced Numerical Modelling
Fields of Research
- 400102. Aerospace structures
- 400909. Photonic and electro-optical devices, sensors and systems (excl. communications)
- 401602. Composite and hybrid materials
- 401609. Polymers and plastics
- 401702. Dynamics, vibration and vibration control
- 401707. Solid mechanics
Professional Membership
Professional Membership | Year |
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Member, IEAustralia | |
CMatP, Member Materials Australia | |
C Eng, Member of Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka |
Current Supervisions
Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Commenced |
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Manufacturing and Properties of Ground Macadamia Nutshell Filled Particulate Composites | Associate Supervisor | Masters | 2025 |
Recycling soft plastics towards a circular economy | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2025 |
Civil Aero-Engine Aircraft Noise and Air Pollution Control Options Evaluation for Sustainable Infrastructures | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2025 |
Development of Bio-Based Sandwich Panels | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2024 |
Innovative design of ultralight lattices with superior mechanical properties | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2024 |
Australia ¿ UK Renewable Hydrogen Innovation Partnerships ¿Shock Vibration and Sloshing behaviour of Type V hydrogen Cryogenic Tanks | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2024 |
Conceptual Design of a Rotational Moulding System for Polyethylene Water Tank | Principal Supervisor | Masters | 2024 |
Development of high-performance shape memory polymer prepregs for structural applications | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2023 |
Electrically controlled electrical conductivity of semiconductors/materials with nano-interfaces | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2022 |
High performance Mixed Matrix Thin Film Composite Membrane for phytochemicals separation from waste citrus peels via solvent resistive nano-filtration | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2022 |
Completed Supervisions
Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Completed |
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Shape memory polymer composite based thin shell structures for modular construction of deployable luna habitats | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2025 |
Thermally Stable Structural Supercapacitor Composites for Advanced Energy Storage | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2025 |
Shape Memory Polymer Composite (SMPC) for adaptive components for orthosis and lower limb fracture fixators. | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2023 |
Re-configurable shape memory polymer composites for future civil constructions | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2023 |
Optical Fibre Sensors and Deep Learning Algorithms Based Structural Health Monitoring Framework for Reinforced Concrete Beams | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2023 |
Active control of flow separation using compressed air egress and ingress for small wind turbine blades operates in low-speed wind regimes | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2021 |
Light activated shape memory polymer composite based smart structures: A framework for material development and activation methodologies | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2020 |
Impact behaviour of an innovative trapezoidal composite corrugated core sandwich structure under low-velocity impact: An experimental and numerical study | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2020 |
Prediction of delamination in glass fibre reinforced composite materials using elasto-plastic modelling | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2018 |
Development of fibre reinforced Shape Memory Polymer Composites (SMPCs) for morphing structures and the finite element modeling of their shape memory behaviour | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2018 |
Characterisation of syntactic foams for marine applications | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2017 |
Development of hemp fabric reinforced composites | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2016 |