Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Aug. 2018 - Present

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 4.00/4.00

Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA

Project topic: Efficient Reversible Operation and Stability of Novel Solid Oxide Cells (ReSOCs)

Aug. 2018 - Jul. 2019

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 4.00/4.00

The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA

Sep. 2013 - Feb. 2016

M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (Energy Conversion), GPA: 16.37/20 (WES: 3.49/4.00)

University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

Thesis topic: Thermodynamic Analysis of SOFC (Solid Oxide Fuel Cell)-Stirling Hybrid Micro Power Plant, Thesis Grade: 19.25/20

Sep. 2009 - Sep. 2013

B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (Fluid Mechanics & Heat Transfer), GPA: 14.59/20

University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

Thesis topic: Internal body shape design of axial pump in practical conditions (1500 Lit/sec water flow rate and 6 meters height), Thesis Grade: 18.50/20

• Simulation and assessment of the multi-generation systems.
• Renewable and clean energy (including fuel cells, biomass, lithium-ion batteries, and geothermal energy).
• Refrigeration systems.
• Fluid dynamics (droplet impact) and heat transfer analysis of systems containing nanofluid.

Fall 2018 & Spring 2019

PhD program Tuition waived due to teaching assistantship and research assistantship

Fall 2018 & Spring 2019

Awarded with NRA scholarship as a PhD student

Fall 2018 & Spring 2019

Awarded with Lyder fellowship at the University of Kansas (3000$) as a PhD student

Jun. 2018

Certificate of outstanding contribution in reviewing of “Journal of Power Sources (IF: 6.945)”

Feb. 2018

Certificate of recognized contribution in reviewing of journal of “Energy Conversion and Management (IF: 6.377)”

Oct. 2013

Awarded by the Dean of the Faculty (Prof. M. T. Shervani-Tabar) and the Editor-in-Chief of the Gashtavar (Dr. H. Biglari) - “Gashtavar” is the magazine of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering since 2010 - for publishing an article in the magazine on swimming pool ventilation and plumbing system, Tabriz, Iran.

Apr. 2012

Appreciated and awarded as an active member of research group participated in the “Iranian First Fuel Cell Cars Competitions” at the “K.N. Toosi University of Technology”, Tehran, Iran.

Sep. 2009

Ranked in the top 0.5% of participants (among approximately 350,000 undergraduate applicants) in the Under-Graduate Iranian Nationwide University Entrance Exam in Mathematics and Physics field, (Konkoor-e Sarasari-e 88)

Sep. 2009

Received full scholarship for B.Sc. program from Iranian ministry of Science and Technology.

1. Hosseinpour, Javad, Ata Chitsaz, Lin Liu, and Yang Gao. "Simulation of eco-friendly and affordable energy production via solid oxide fuel cell integrated with biomass gasification plant using various gasification agents." Renewable Energy 145 (2020): 757-771.
2. Haghghi, Maghsoud Abdollahi, Seyed Mehdi Pesteei, Ata Chitsaz, and Javad Hosseinpour. "Thermodynamic investigation of a new combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) system driven by parabolic trough solar collectors (PTSCs): A case study." Applied Thermal Engineering 163 (2019): 114329.
3. Modi, Nishant, Bhargav Pandya, Javad Hosseinpour, and Majid Amidpour. "Thermodynamic and Economic Contrast of an Ionic Solution Operated Solar Absorption Cooling System with Li Br+ H2O Pair for a Business Building in India." International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration 27, no. 04 (2019): 1950035.
4. Chitsaz, Ata, Maghsoud Abdollahi Haghghi, and Javad Hosseinpour. "Thermodynamic and exergoeconomic analyses of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) system and the feasibility evaluation of integrating with a proton exchange membrane electrolyzer (PEME)." Energy Conversion and Management 186 (2019): 487-499.
5. Eisavi, Beneta, Ata Chitsaz, Javad Hosseinpour, Faramarz Ranjbar. “Thermo-environmental and economic performance comparison of three different arrangements of solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine (SOFC-GT) hybrid systems.”, Energy Conversion and Management, 168 (2018): 343-356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2018.04.088
6. Hosseinpour, Javad, Ata Chitsaz, Beneta Eisavi, Mortaza Yari. “Investigation on performance of an integrated SOFC-Goswami System using wood gasification.”, Energy, 148 (2018): 614-628, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.01.162
7. Hosseinpour, Javad, Mohsen Sadeghi, Ata Chitsaz, Faramarz Ranjbar, and Marc A. Rosen. "Exergy assessment and optimization of a cogeneration system based on a solid oxide fuel cell integrated with a Stirling engine." Energy Conversion and Management, 143 (2017): 448-458. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2017.04.021
8. Chitsaz, Ata, Javad Hosseinpour, and Mohsen Assadi. "Effect of recycling on the thermodynamic and thermoeconomic performances of SOFC based on trigeneration systems; A comparative study." Energy 124 (2017): 613-624., http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2017.02.019

Fall 2018 & Spring 2019

Graduate Teacher Assistant at the University of Kansas, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, for “Mechanical Engineering Measurements and Experimentation” laboratory, Lawrence, KS, USA.

Fall 2014

Graduate Teacher Assistant at University of Tabriz, Department of Mechanical Engineering, for “Heat Exchanger Design”, Tabriz, Iran. Supervisor: Dr. Faramarz Ranjbar

2013-Now

Mentoring undergraduate students.

Summer 2013

Intern to “The Combined-Cycle Power Plant of Khoy”, Khoy, Iran. Supervisor: Dr. M. Buyuk Ehqaqi (Grade: 19.5/20)

Fall 2013

One of the authors for the Gashtavar (the magazine of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Tabriz).

TOEFL iBT Score: 99 (Reading: 27, Listening: 25, Speaking: 23, Writing: 24)

GRE General: 309 (Quantitative: 161, Verbal: 148, Analytical Writing: 3.0)

French: Basic Spoken

Turkish/Azeri & Persian/Farsi: Native

Platforms: Microsoft Windows® (XP, 7, 8, 10), Linux® (Ubuntu).

Engineering Commercial Software: gPROMS Model Builder, OpenFOAM® (The Open Source Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Toolbox), MATLAB® (M-file programming), COMSOL® Multiphysics, ANSYS-FLUENT® (Simulating of fluid dynamics and heat transfer processes), EES® (Engineering Equation Solver).

Programming Language: FORTRAN.

CAD/CAM software: CATIA® (Mechanical Design, Shape), Auto CAD® (Mechanical Design)

Applications: Microsoft Office Package (Word, Excel and Power Point).

Learning new languages, Playing Badminton, Movies and film critics, Books, Off-roading.