Short Biography
I am currently a postdoctoral scientist based in ETH Zurich. A long journey through different fields and disciplines in the East and the West has taken me to this place.
I received all of my primary education in Iran, graduated from Alborz High School, received my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (heat and fluids) at USB, and my M.S. in Aerospace Engineering (structures) at the Sharif University of Technology. I received my Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering Sciences (in systems, under the supervision of Prof. Mahmoud Hussein in the Phononics Laboratory) as well as a M.S. degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Colorado Boulder. In my Ph.D. thesis, I developed on exact and approximate solutions to nonlinear dispersive elastic waves in metamaterials and phononic crystals. During those years, I got recognized with the Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award and the research excellence Vise Award of the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences.
Currently, I work with Prof. Dennis Kochmann in the Mechanics and Materials Laboratory of Institute for Mechanical Systems, one of the eight institutes in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at ETH Zurich. My current research is about a new class of soft dissipative multistable metamaterials, from understanding their dynamics and coming up with efficient tools for modeling them to recognizing their applications. Recently, I have been awarded a highly selective Spark grant by the Swiss National Science Foundation, which aims to fund the development of new scientific approaches, methods, and ideas for applications.
Current Position
ETH Zurich
Postdoctoral Scientist, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering
I work with Prof. Dennis Kochmann in the Mechanics and Materials Lab of the Institute of Mechanical Systems.
Education
University of Colorado Boulder
Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering Sciences, 2017
M.S. Applied Mathematics, 2017
I received my Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering Sciences from the University of Colorado Boulder, with a focus on aerospace systems, under the supervision of Prof. Mahmoud Hussein in the Phononics Lab.
Thesis Title: Nonlinear dispersive elastic waves in solids: Exact, approximate, and numerical solutions.
Thesis Committee: Prof. Mahmoud Hussein (chair), Prof. Mark Ablowitz, Prof. Alireza Doostan, Prof. John Evans, Prof. Carlos Felippa, and Prof. Mark Hoefer.
Sharif University of Technology
M.S. Aerospace Engineering, 2011
I ranked 15 (over 30000 participants) in the national entrance exam and studied Aerospace Engineering in the area of aerospace structures. I did my master’s thesis on contact mechanics of functionally graded coating with Prof. Saeed Adib.
University of Sistan and Baluchestan
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2007
I graduated with a Mechanical Engineering degree in the area of heat and fluid. Under supervision of Prof. Hossein Ajam, I designed an urban incinerator with energy recovery system.
Work Experience
2012-2017
Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder
Graduate Research Assistant: A generalized theoretical treatment of nonlinear and dissipative wave motion in elastic solids including phononic crystals and metamaterials.
2008-2011
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Sharif University of Technology
Graduate Research Assistant: Investigation of contact mechanics of Functionally Graded Coating materials, structural health monitoring of aging aircraft components by piezoelectric wafer active sensors
2008-2010
Farazgaman Group
Project Manager: Managed a cross-functional team of engineers/staff designing and building automated industrial machineries.