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Dr. Mostafa Hassanalian
Dr. Mostafa Hassanalian
Associate Professor (April 2022-Present, CV)
Associate Professor (April 2022-Present, CV)
Assistant Professor (August 2018-April 2022)
Assistant Professor (August 2018-April 2022)
“Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.”
Thomas Henry HuxleyCurrent Graduate Students
Current Graduate Students
Ph.D. Students (Current)
Yan Pozhanka (08/2023- present), Mechanical Engineering, (advisor)
Jared Upshaw (08/2024- present), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)
Gifty Quayson (01/2025- present), Mechanical Engineering, (advisor)
Kofi Mensah (01/2025- present), Mechanical Engineering, (advisor)
Fahad Mannan (01/2025- present), Mechanical Engineering, (advisor)
Berenisce G. Tacker, (08/2025- present), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)
James Ryan Himes (08/2024- present), Mechanical Engineering (Academic advisor)
Master of Science Students (Current)
Ronwai Leung (08/2024- present), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)
Farouk I. Abdullahi (08/2025-present), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-MSc
Keilah I. South (08/2025-present), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-MSc
Logan L. Moore (08/2025-present), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-MSc
Skyler M. Bunning (08/2025-present), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-MSc
Darion Vosbein (08/2024-present), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-MSc
Zohrab Musayev (01/2025- present), Mechanical Engineering, (advisor)-MSc
Joel Opoku (01/2025- present), Mechanical Engineering, (advisor)-MSc
Samuel Maimako (08/2024-present), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-MSc
An Nguyen (08/2024-present), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-MSc
Matteo Orlando (08/2024-present), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-MSc
Eric Nunez (08/2024- present), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-MSc
Sara Lanctot (01/2023-present), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-MSc
Charles Y. Whinham (08/2025-present), Mechanical Engineering (academic advisor)-MSc
Joseph S. Wamyil (08/2025-present), Mechanical Engineering (academic advisor)-MSc
Master of Engineering Students (Current)
Lucas Foote (08/2024-present), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-ME
Brody J. Hesseltine (01/2025-present), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-ME
John C. Vandenkieboom (08/2025-present), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-ME
Pedro Carmona (08/2025-present), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-ME
Trevor S. Dodson (08/2025-present), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-ME
Former Scholars and Postdocs
Former Scholars and Postdocs
Ms. Tabitha Hunter (August 2024-May 2025); Research Specialist, New Mexico Tech.
Dr. Vasileios Androulakis (September 2022-presenet); Postdoctoral Researcher, Mineral Engineering Department, New Mexico Tech, USA
Dr. Masoud Naghdi (September 2021- May 2022); Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Mississippi, USA.
Former Graduate Students
Former Graduate Students
Former PhD Students
Ayten Bakhtiyarova (01/2023- 12/2025), Mechanical Engineering, (advisor)
Ahmed Aboelezz (08/2021- 07/2024), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-PhD (Currently Tenure Track Assistant Professor at University of Maine)
Brenden Herkenhoff (08/2021- 05/2024), Mechanical Engineering, (advisor)-PhD (Rocket lab)
Amir Mirzaeinia (09/2018-11/2021), Computer Science and Engineering (research advisor)-PhD (Currently Assistant Professor at University of North Texas)
Former Master of Science Students
Jared Upshaw (08/2021- 05/2025), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-MSc
Mario Escarcega (08/2022- 04/2025), Mechanical Engineering, (advisor)-MSc
John Racette (06/2022- 12/2024), Mechanical Engineering, (advisor)-MSc
Fahad Mannan (08/2022-12/2024), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-MSc
Leonor Merino Osornio (01/2023-present), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-MSc
Jared Cannon (01/2023-04/2024), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-MSc
Lukman Alabede (08/2022- 04/2024), Mineral Engineering (research advisor)-MSc
Mary Yalnaty (08/2023-04/02024), Master of Science for Teacher-MST (advisor)-MSc
Mariah Gammill (08/2020-12/2022), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-MSc
Joseph Martinez-Ponce (08/2021-12/2022), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-MSc
Ayten Bakhtiyarova (08/2021-12/2022), Mechanical Engineering, (advisor)-MSc
Anastasia Western (08/2020-07/2022), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-MSc
Christopher Frederick (01/2019-01/2022), Mechanical Engineering(co-advisor)-MSc
Grace Tenorio (08/2020-11/2021), Mechanical Engineering (advisor) -MSc
Steven Lukow (08/2020-11/2021), Mechanical Engineering (advisor) -MSc
Salomon Maestas (08/2019-06/2021), Master of Science Teaching (advisor) -MSc
Niyem Bawana (01/2019-05/2021), Mechanical Engineering (advisor) -MSc
Gabriel Acosta (08/2018-08/2020), Mechanical Engineering (advisor) – MSc
Javad Shahmoradi (08/2018-11/2020), Mineral Engineering (research advisor) –MSc
Former Master of Engineering Students
Summer Little (08/2020-05/2025), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-ME
Rodrigo Cervantes (08/2022- 05/2024), Mechanical Engineering, (advisor)-ME
Chris Dinelli (01/2021-11/2023), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-ME
Zachary Rubin (08/2020-08/2022), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-ME
Rebecca Sappington (08/2018-11/2023), Mechanical Engineering (advisor)-ME
Caleb Jaquish (08/2019-08/2021), Mechanical Engineering (co-advisor)- ME
Undergraduate Research Students
Undergraduate Research Students
Current Undergraduate Research Students
Lucas Montes (08/2025-present), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Osley Leos (06/2025-present), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Shawna Dodge (11/2023-present), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Thomas Richard (08/2024-present), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Riley Morris (11/2023-present), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Efrain Perez (08/2023-present), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Former Undergraduate Research Students
Isabella Mcclish (01/2025-05/2025), Biology, NMT
Audrey Wilkening (01/2025-05/2025), Biomedical Science, NMT
Arthur Wietharn (08/2023-05/2025), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Logan Moore (08/2023-08/2025), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Skyler Bunning (05/2023-08/2025), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Isabella Gatto (08/2023-12/2024), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Niall Devlin (05/2023-05/2025), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Sean Goodyear (05/2023-05/2025), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Chase Dunaway (08/2021-05/2025), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Ashley Bradshaw (08/2023-05/2024), Biomedical Science, NMT
Amin Weinman (08/2023-05/2024), Computer Science and Engineering, NMT
James Montoya (02/2021-05/2024), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Maxine Sidero (08/2023-11/2023), Electrical Engineering, NMT
Darion Vosbein (01/2024-05/2024), Electrical Engineering, NMT
Tabitha Hunter (08/2023-08/2024), Biology, NMT
Leslie Flores (05/2023-05/2024), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Brayden Stidham (08/2023-11/2023), Electrical Engineering, NMT
Natasha Davis, (10/2021-05/2024), Biomedical Science, NMT
Isabella Thomas (08/2023-12/2023), Technical comm., NMT
Abraham Pacheco (01/2024-05/2024), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Nicklaus Stanaland (01/2024-05/2024), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Aaron Aguilar (05/2023-11/2023), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
DawnMonique Cantu, (10/2022-05/2023), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Eric Fielenbach (08/2023-11/2023), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Celeste Flores (05/2021-05/2023), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Juliana Barstow (05/2021-05/2023), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Patrocinio Flores (08/2022-05/2023), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Susan Eisenberg (10/2021-05/2023), Astrophysics, NMT
Trevor Dodson 08/2022-05/2023), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Stephen Maes (08/2022-05/2023), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Matthew Neves (08/2021-05/2023), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Mireya Grijalva (01/2021-05/2023), Biomedical Science, NMT
Noah Spivey (08/2022-05/2023), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Kara Timrick (01/2021-05/2022), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
William Janney (05/2021-05/2022), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Forest Good (10/2021-05/2022), Astrophysics, NMT
Jackson Erb (08/2021-01/2022), Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University
Cameron Urban (08/2021-01/2022), Mechanical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
Shengyu Zhang, S., (10/2021-present), Information Technology, NMT
Keilah South (02/2021-08/2021), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Xavier Romero (02/2021-08/2021), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Brandon Comisky-Lucero (02/2021-08/2021), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Nathan Carpenter (02/2021-08/2021), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Brenden Herkenhoff (01/2020-08/2021), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Jarod Fisher (08/2019-05/2021), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Chris Dinelli (08/2019-05/2021), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Savannah Bradley (01/2019-05/2021), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Micaela Olivas (01/2019-05/2021), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Austin Maxwell (08/2018-05/2021), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Cole Dunning (08/2019-05/2021), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Rodrigo Cervantes (08/2019-05/2022), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Megan Richardson (08/2020-05/2022), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Michael Taylor (08/2020-05/2021), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Sara Lanctot (08/2020-05/2022), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Nathaniel Serda (08/2020-05/2021), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Trent Bjorkman (08/2020-05/2021), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Sarah Trujillo (09/2020-05/2021), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Jessica Cooke (10/2020-05/2021), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Eric Nunez (10/2020-05/2021), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Lorena Velasquez (10/2020-05/2021), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Tyler Mobraten (10/2020-05/2021), Mechanical Engineering, NMT
Liliana Figueroa (08/2020-05/2021), Aerospace Engineering, Sacramento City College
Shaniya Singh(08/2020-05/2021), Aerospace Engineering, American River College
Julia Navarro (08/2020-05/2021), Mechanical Engineering, California State University Long Beach
Veronica Martinez (10/2020-05/2021), Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Caresse Davis (10/2020-05/2021), Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Teejay Johnson (10/2020-05/2021), Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
TiShai Yazzie (10/2020-05/2021), Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Joseph Martinez-Ponce (08/2019-08/2020), Mechanical Engineering
Ketul Tavare (08/2019-08/2020), Mechanical Engineering
Noah Edwards (08/2019-05/2020), Mechanical Engineering
Zachary Rubin (01/2019-08/2020), Mechanical Engineering
Quincy Bradfield (01/2019-01/2020), Electrical Engineering
Nathan Guido (08/2018-05/2020), Mechanical Engineering
Adam Christopher Hamm (08/2018-07/2019), Mechanical Engineering
Christopher Mooty (08/2018-01/2020), Mechanical Engineering
Ryan Morelli (08/2018-08/2019), Mechanical Engineering
Julian Bojorquez (08/2018-05/2019), Mechanical Engineering
Christopher Bond (01/2019-05/2019), Mechanical Engineering
Roman Baca (01/2019-05/2019), Electrical Engineering
Troy Sims (01/2019-05/2019), Electrical Engineering
Lukas Peterson (08/2018-05/2019), Mechanical Engineering
Kaylie Olson (08/2018-12/2018), Mechanical Engineering
Michael Ward (08/2018-05/2019), Mechanical Engineering
Visiting Students
Visiting Students
Kathryn McDonagh (06/2024-08/2024), BS in Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA. (REU student)
Arshiya Parsheh (06/2024-08/2024), BS in Biology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA (REU student)
Mohammd Moin Khan (06/2022-08/2022), BS in Mechanical Engineering, City College of New York, New York. (REU student)
Paige Jordan Gee (06/2022-08/2022), BS in Physics, Wellesley College, Massachusetts. (REU student)
Dominik Fill (06/2021-08/2021), BS in Aerospace Engineering, Penn State, Pennsylvania. (REU student)
Melba Aguilar (Summer 2021); NSF Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) student from Socorro High School, New Mexico.
Jackson Erb (09/2021-present). B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, SC, USA.
Cameron Urban (09/2021-present). B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Jackson Erb (09/2021-present). B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, Missouri, USA.
Nicole Zint (05/2020-present), M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK
Dominik Fill (06/2021-08/2021), BS in Aerospace Engineering, Penn State, Pennsylvania. (REU student)
Emily Strauss (06/2021-08/2021), BS in Mechanical Engineering, Quinnipiac University, Connecticut. (REU student)
Victoria Pellerito (06/2019-08/2019), BS in Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Mathematics, Lawrence Technological University (REU student)
Ian Templeton (06/2019-08/2019), BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, The College of New Jersey (REU student)
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