Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
Dissertation: Characterization, Long-term Evaluation and Thermo-mechanical Properties of Untreated and Treated Flax Fiber-Reinforced Composites
M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
Thesis: Experimental Investigation of Fatigue Behavior of Carbon Fiber Composites Using Fully-Reversed Four-Point Bending Test
B.SC, Mechanical Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Current Research Projects
Utilizing Hemp Hurd. Improving Hemp Hurd Performance as Filler in Plastic Manufacturin
Composites for expedient protective systems and deployable force protection applications
Investigating root-cause and reduce fogging behavior of natural fiber-filled thermoplastics
Multi-functional artificial joint polymers
Support for some of the projects are provided through Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites and worked through multi-disciplinary collaboration with the following sponsors/mentors:
- Hyundai USA
- Ford Motor Company
- RheTech
- BASF
- Native American Fiber Program
- Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI)
- Washington State Department of Ecology
High-Speed and High-Temperature Diagnostics for Supersonic/Hypersonic Flight Research at NASA
This project is funded and sponsored through following agencies:
Areas of Research Interests
- Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials
- Structural Materials - Sustainable Composite Materials
- Mechanical Design for biomedical applications
- Tissue Engineering
- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology - Polymer Nanocomposites for Structural Applications
- Innovative Additive Manufacturing of Advanced Materials
- Advanced Materials
The Team
- Deepika Shrestha, MS, 2022
- Nidhi Thanki, MS, 2021
- Abigail Henderson, BS, 2024
- Damian Mohawk, MS, 2021
- Joe Fehrenbach, MS, 2020
Jena Marcolina
MS Mechanical Engineering,2025
Are of focuse: Materials Science and Engineering
Nastaran Shahzadeh
PhD Mechanical Engineering,2023-2023
Are of focuse: Materials Science and Engineering
Savannah Drey
MSc Mechanical Engineering, 2023
Abigail Henderson
BS Mechanical Engineering, 2023
Nidhi Thanki
MSc Materials and Nanotechnology, 2021
Katie Gerold
BS Mechanical Engineering
Spring 2022 Undergraduate Reasearch Assistant
Matthew Doll
BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Summer 2021 Undergraduate Reasearch Assistant
Devin Elliot
BS Mechanical Engineering
Summer 2021 Undergraduate Reasearch Assistant
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