Laboratory
PI
Reza Mirzaeifar
John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Affiliate Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Department
Affiliate Associate 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
rmirzaei@vt.edu
Graduate Students & PostDocs
Arpit Agrawal
PhD Student
BSc.: Civil Engng. Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India.
Office: 210 Goodwin Hall
Email: arpitem@vt.edu
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: rjl25dm@vt.edu
Research: Micromechanics of Al-Ce Alloys
Jonathan Charleston
PhD Student
BSc.: Mechanical Engng. Kennesaw State University, GA.
Office: 210 Goodwin Hall
Email: jcharle5@vt.edu
Research: Mechanics of Metal-Graphene composites
Ravi Kiran Bollineni
PhD Student
BSc.: Mechanical Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, India.
Office: 210 Goodwin Hall
Email: ravikiranb@vt.edu
Research: Fracture in 3D printed alloys
Jiaxin Xi
PhD Student
BSc.: Mechanical Engng. Temple University,
Philadelphia, PA
Office: 210 Goodwin Hall
Email: jiaxin20@vt.edu
Research: Remotely actuated polymers
Kaustubh Deshmukh
PhD Student
MSc: Materials Science & Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.
BSc.: Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Visvesvaraya national institute of technology, Nagpur, India.
Office: 210 Goodwin Hall
Email: kd15@vt.edu
Research: 3D printing of alloys
Michael Hendrickson
MSc Student
BSc.: Mechanical Engineering. Virginia Tech, VA
Office: 210 Goodwin Hall
Email: mph99@vt.edu
Research: 3D printing of 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: Product Design Engineer, 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: behroozi@vt.edu
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 Mechanical Design Engineer, Tesla
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
Current Position:
PostDoc
NCSU
Kaiyuan Peng
PhD
PhD.: Mechanical Engng. Virginia Tech
MSc.: Mechanical Engng. Lehigh University
BSc.: Mechanical Engng. Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Current Position:
Assistant Professor,
Hefei University of Technology
Juanita Stephen
MSc
BSc.: Mathematics, Lincoln University of Missouri, MO.
Research: Fracture in 3D printed alloys
Current Position:
Mechanical Engineer I
Honeywell