Ali Amiri

Associate Professor of Practice

Faculty

Mechanical Engineering

Ali Amiri

Dr. Ali Amiri is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the North Dakota State University. Dr. Amiri teaches a variety of courses, including Introduction to the Mechanical Engineering Profession, Thermodynamics, and Heat Transfer, as well as coordinating Senior Design projects. Areas of research interest of Dr. Amiri include fiber-reinforced composites, sustainable materials science, bio-based polymeric materials, and additive manufacturing of advanced materials.

Areas of Study & Research

  • 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

Other Research Interests

  • Optimizing thermoplastics by utilizing agricultural waste
  • Utilizing hemp hurd. Improving hemp hurd performance as filler in plastic manufacturing
  • Composites for expedient protective systems and deployable force protection applications
  • Fogging behavior and UV degradation of natural fiber-filled thermoplastics
  • Multi-functional artificial joint polymers
  • High-speed and high-temperature diagnostics for supersonic/hypersonic flight research at NASA

Courses Taught

  • ME 733: Polymer NanoComposites
  • ME 472/672: Fatigue and Fracture of Metals
  • ME 474/474: Mechanics of Composite Materials
  • ME 212 : Fundamentals of Visual Communications for Engineers
  • ME 221 : Engineering Mechanics I
  • ME 350 : Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
  • ME 460/660 : Product Design and Development
  • ME 461 and 462 : Design Project I & II

Current Grants

  • Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites (CB2)
  • Army Corps of Engineers (ERDC)
  • NASA

Awards & Honors

Peltier Innovation in Teaching Award, Office of the Provost, NDSU

Odney Excellence in Teaching Award, Office of the Provost, NDSU

Early Career Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Engineering, NDSU (Teacher of the Year)

Apple Polisher Award, Bison Ambassadors

Monthly Innovation in Teaching Award, Office of Teaching and Learning

Faculty Fellow, Office of Teaching and Learning at NDSU

Features as “Inspiring Teacher” by NDSU University Relations based on student nominations

University Affiliations

Mechanical Engineering

Education

  • Ph. D., Mechanical Engineering, North Dakota State University
  • M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of North Dakota

Publications

Fehrenbach, J., E. Hall, L. Gibbon, T. Smith, A. Amiri, C. Ulven, “Impact Resistant Flax Fiber Fabrics Using Shear Thickening Fluid “, J. of Composite Science, 7 (1), PP 31, 2023.

Amiri, A., N. Shah, J. Marcolina, C. Ulven, “Hybridization of recycled carbon fibers with natural and mineral fibers in thermoplastic composites”, Recycled Carbon Fiber for Composite Materials, Elsevier, 2022 – In Press

Islam M.Z., A. Amiri, C.Ulven, “Fatigue Behavior Comparison of Inter-Ply and Intra-Ply Hybrid Flax-Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites”, J. of Composite Science, 5 (7), pp 184, 2021

Radkar, S. A. Amiri, C. Ulven, Tensile behavior and diffusion of moisture through flax fiber by desorption method, Sustainability, June 2019, 11 (13), pp 3558.

Azarmi, F., A. Amiri, Microstructural evolution during fabrication of alumina via laser sterolithography technique, Ceramics International, February 2019, 45 (1), pp. 271-278.

Ehresmann, M., A. Amiri, C. Ulven, “The effect of different variables on in-plane radial permeability of natural fiber mats”, J of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, September 2018, 37 (19), pp. 1191-1201