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Reza Mirzaeifar

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Affiliate Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Department
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics,
Virginia Tech

Education

PostDoc, Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics, MIT, 2014

Ph.D.,       Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013
M.Sc.,       Mechanical Engineering, Tehran Polytechnic, 2006
B.Sc.,        Mechanical Engineering, University of Kerman, 2004

(540) 231-8697
213B Goodwin Hall (0238)
635 Prices Fork Rd.
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Graduate Students & PostDocs

Arpit Agrawal

PhD Student

BSc.: Civil Engng. Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Office: 210 Goodwin Hall
Email:
Research: Graphene-Metal Composites

Ryan Lane

PhD Student

MSc.: Engineering Science and Mechanics Virginia Tech
BSc.: Engineering Science and Mechanics Virginia Tech

Office: 210 Goodwin Hall
Email:
Research: Micromechanics of Al-Ce Alloys

Jonathan Charleston

PhD Student

BSc.: Mechanical Engng. Kennesaw State University, GA.

Office: 210 Goodwin Hall
Email:
Research: Mechanics of Metal-Graphene composites

Ravi Kiran Bollineni

MSc Student

BSc.: Mechanical Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri.

Office: 210 Goodwin Hall
Email: ravikiranb@vt.edu
Research: Fracture in 3D printed alloys

Jiaxin Xi

MSc Student

BSc.: Mechanical Engng. Temple University,

Philadelphia, PA

Office: 210 Goodwin Hall
Email:
Research: Remotely actuated polymers

Juanita Stephen

MSc Student

BSc.: Mathematics, Lincoln University of Missouri, MO.

Office: 210 Goodwin Hall
Email:
Research: Fracture in 3D printed alloys

Group Alumni

Ayoub Yari Boroujeni

Postdoctoral Associate

PhD.: Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Tech
MSc.: Mechanical Engng. Sharif University of

Technology
BSc.: Mechanical Engng. Sharif University of Technology
BSc.: Petroleum Engng. Sharif University of Technology

Research: Graphene-Metal Composites

Current Position: Apple Inc.

Pooya Behroozinia

PhD

PhD: Mechanical Engng, Virginia Tech, (Co-Advised with Dr. S. Taheri)
MSc.: Mechanical Engng. Sharif University of Technology
BSc.: Mechanical Engng. Shiraz University
Email:

Research: Fatigue failure in tire mechanics

Current Position: Senior FEA Engineer at Maxxis International

Fatemeh Yazdandoost

PhD

PhD.: Mechanical Engng., Virginia Tech
MSc.: Aerospace Engng. Sharif University of

Technology
BSc.: Mechanical Engng. Sharif University of Technology

Research: Multiscale mechanics of phase transformation and dislocation motion in NiTi SMAs

Current Position: Senior FEA Engineer, Bloom Energy

Mohamad Ghodrati

PhD

PhD.: Mechanical Engng, Virginia Tech
MSc.: Mechanical Engng. Sharif University of

Technology
BSc.: Mechanical Engng. Shiraz University

Research: Contact Fatigue

Current Position: Senior Engineer, ENSCO

Matthew Moneghan

MSc

MSc. Materials Science and Engng. Virginia Tech
BSc.: Mechanical Engng. Virginia Tech

Research: Microstructure of 3D printed alloys

Current Position: SpaceX

Sachin Kurian

MSc

MSc. Mechanical Engng. Virginia Tech
BSc.: Mechanical Engng. College of Engineering Trivandrum

Research: Deformation mechanisms in 3D printed alloys at the atomistic level

Current Position: Design Engineer, Stress Engineering Services

Yao Zhao

Postdoctoral Associate

PhD.: Mechanical Engng. Temple University
MSc.: Materials Science, KU Leuven, Belgium
BSc.: Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China

Office: 210 Goodwin Hall
Email:
Research: Metal-Graphene Composites, 3D Printed Alloys

Kaiyuan Peng

PhD

PhD.: Mechanical Engng. Virginia Tech

MSc.: Mechanical Engng. Lehigh University
BSc.: Mechanical Engng. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Office: 210 Goodwin Hall
Email:
Research: Mechanics of shape memory polymers