About Me

I am an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). I received my Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Mississippi State University under the supervision of Profs. Tonya Stone and James C. Newman Jr. Before joining UTC, I was a postdoctoral research associate at the Dynamic and Smart Systems Lab (Elahinia's Lab) at the University of Toledo.  I have received my Master's in structural engineering from the Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) and my Undergraduate in Civil Engineering from The University of Tehran. My area of expertise includes additive manufacturing, fatigue and fracture mechanics, shape memory alloys, medical devices, and computational mechanics.

Education

• • Ph.D.: Mechanical Engineering (2017), Mississippi State University, MS, USA

  • M.Sc.: Structural Engineering (2008), Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

  • B.Sc.: Civil Engineering (2005), University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Experience

• Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga                                                                                since Aug. 2024

• Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga                                                                                Aug. 2018-Jul. 2024

• Postdoctoral Research Associate: The University of Toledo, OH, PI: Dr. Mohammad Elahinia                                                                         Sep. 2017-Aug. 2018

• Graduate Research Assistant: The Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS), Mississippi State University, MS                               Jan. 2014-Aug. 2017

• Graduate Research Assistant: University of Toledo, OH                                                                                                                                          Jan. 2013-Dec. 2013

• Structural Engineer: A & A Engineering Co., Toledo, Ohio                                                                                                                                      Jun. 2013-Sep. 2013

• Structural Engineer: Aria Hangard Eng. Co., Tehran, Iran                                                                                                                                        Nov. 2010-Jan. 2013

• Lecturer: Islamic Azad University, Eslamshahr branch, Tehran, Iran                                                                                                                      Dec. 2009-Jun. 2010

• Structural Engineer: Imen Sazeh Fadak Const. Eng. Tehran, Iran                                                                                                                            Mar. 2007-Jun. 2009

• Structural Engineer: MATN Const. Eng. Tehran, Iran                                                                                                                                                Apr. 2006-Feb. 2007

• Civil Engineer: Omran-e Asr-e Sepid Const. Eng. Tehran, Iran                                                                                                                                Apr. 2004-Apr. 2006 

Research Interests

• Additive Manufacturing

• Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics

• Shape Memory Alloys

• Computational Mechanics

• Phase-Field Modeling

• Mechanical Behavior of Materials

Professional Service

Editorial:

• Editorial board member, ASTM International’s Journal of Testing and Evaluation.

• Guest editor for Bioengineering Journal’s Special Issue "Engineering Bone-Implant Materials"

Conference Organization

• Technical Committee Member, SAMDE 2021, International Symposium on Automation, Mechanical and Design Engineering (SAMDE 2021), December 3-5, Beijing, China. http://www.samde.org/com

• Technical Committee Member, SAMDE 2020, International Symposium on Automation, Mechanical and Design Engineering (SAMDE 2020), October 16–18, Beijing, China. http://www.samde.org/com

• Member of the Organization Committee, “Advanced Manufacturing, Processing, Characterization, and Modeling of Functional Materials”, Materials Science & Technology 2019, September 29 – October 3, 2019, Portland, Oregon, USA.

• Session Chair: 30th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF) Symposium - An Additive Manufacturing Conference – Austin, TX - August 12-14, 2019

• Technical Committee Member, SAMDE 2019, International Symposium on Automation, Mechanical and Design Engineering (SAMDE 2019), October 15–17, Jeju Island, South Korea. http://www.samde.org/com

• Member of the Organization Committee, “Advanced Manufacturing, Processing, Characterization, and Modeling of Functional Materials”, Materials Science & Technology 2018, October 14 – 18, 2018, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

• Session Chair: “Advanced Manufacturing, Processing, Characterization, and Modeling of Functional Materials”, Materials Science & Technology 2018, October 14 – 18, 2018, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

Awards and Honors

• Outstanding Graduate Student-Hall of Fame of Scholars, Bagley College of Engineering - Mississippi State University, spring 2017.

• Graduate Student Research Award sponsored by Offices of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development (ORED) - Mississippi State University, spring 2017.

• ASTM International Graduate Scholarship, 2016.

• SAE International Fatigue Design Committee - Henry O. Fuchs Student Award, 2016.

• Mississippi State University Bagley College of Engineering Travel Award, 2016.

• ASTM International E08 Committee on Fatigue and Fracture - Dr. M.R. Mitchell - Best Student Presentation Award, 2015.

• Mississippi State University Graduate Student Association Travel Award, 2015.

• Mississippi State University Bagley College of Engineering PhD Accelerator Scholarship, 2014 - 2015.

• Outstanding teaching assistant, the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toledo, 2013.

• Masonry Institute of Michigan Scholarship, 2013.

• M.Sc. Full Scholarship, Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran, 2005 - 2007.

• B.Sc. Full Scholarship, University of Tehran, Iran, 2001 - 2005.