Graduate Research Assistant
Tennessee Tech University
Mushfig Mahmudov is a Ph.D. student and Graduate Research Assistant in Mechanical Engineering at Tennessee Technological University, working under the supervision of Dr. Ismail Fidan. His research focuses on hybrid additive manufacturing, specifically the mechanical characterization of epoxy-infused Material Extrusion (MEX) structures with varying lattice infill designs for marine and underwater applications.
Before joining Tennessee Tech, he spent over ten years as a Lead Hull and Outfitting Engineer in the shipbuilding industry, managing large-scale projects across Azerbaijan and Singapore, including subsea construction vessels, oil rigs, and RoPax ferries.
His research has been presented at major conferences such as the ASTM International Conference on Additive Manufacturing (ICAM) and the Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF). He has received multiple awards, including the SME Scholarship and the Best Doctoral Paper Award. His current work bridges polymer composite design, additive manufacturing, and marine engineering to advance high-strength, water-resistant structures for next-generation marine systems.
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Hybrid Manufacturing of Epoxy-Infused Lattice Structures for Marine Use
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
11:05 AM - 11:35 AM East Coast USA Time