EDUCATION
Ph. D., School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, University of Birmingham, England, 1980.
M. S., Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Tehran, 1973.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Professional Engineer (P.E.)
Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.

10/2002- Present , Associate Dean of Engineering for Academic Affairs. Establishing a new college of engineering, planning for establishing a mechanical and energy engineering department, supervise undergraduate advising office, responsible for new and updating curriculum, chair of personnel affairs committee, interview with new faculty, interaction with community colleges, undergraduate research, programs for underrepresented students. 

8/2003 – 2/2004 , Interim Chair, Materials Science and Engineering Department.
Planning for renovation of new space for the department, active member of the search committee for hiring a new department chair, conducted review and recommended promotion and tenure.

9/2000 – Present , Professor
Department of Engineering Technology, Texas.
Courses Taught:  Deformation Mechanisms in Solid Materials, Materials and Mechanics in MEMS Devices, Materials Selection for Engineering Applications, Engineering Mechanics.

Fall 1995-Summer 2000
Mechanical Engineering Department, Louisiana State University.
Adjunct Professor
Course Taught: Deformation and Fracture in Engineering Materials.

Major advisor for three PhD dissertation and eleven MS thesis

8/1987 – 8/2000
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana.
8/1987 - 5/1993 Assistant Professor
8/1993-7/1998 Associate Professor:
8/1998 – 8/2000 Full Professor: 
Research Professorship Award, 1996
Chancellor’s Renaissance Award, 1995.
Administrative Experience:  Project Director for ten (10) research and educational grants and contracts.  Chair of several committees in the Department, College, and the University levels.
Courses Taught:  Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Materials Science and Engineering, Manufacturing Processes, Advanced Manufacturing Processes, Materials Selection for Mechanical Systems, Composite Materials, Mechanics of Materials, and Engineering Mechanics (Statics and Dynamics).

01/1985 – 07/1987
Technical Consulting and Teaching in New York and Los Angeles areas

9/1982 - 11/1984
Project Director: IRITEC Company, Engineering and Research Consulting Co., Tehran.

6/1980-8/1982
Technical Director, Rolling Mill and Steel Production Company, Tehran.

OTHER INDUSTRIAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1. Key Reader (Member of the Board of Review): Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, ASM and TMS Publications.
2. IMEX/S.E.A. Diamond Tools USA, Inc., Georgia: On the evaluation of manufacturing processes for diamond tools production, mechanical behavior and wear, and processing machinery.
3. Consulting and Expert Witness: Several cases since 1995.
4. Summer 1988 and 1989 Faculty Fellowship, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc.).

PUBLICATIONS
Available upon request

RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL, AND EQUIPMENT AWARDS AND GRANTS
Available upon request

WORKSHOPS PARTICIPATION

Available upon request

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
“Finite Element Analysis Application in Nanoindentation of Ni,” 
“A Study of Deformation Mechanisms in Materilas using Nanoindnetation Techniques,”
“Electrodeposition of nanocrystalline Nickel,”
“R-Curve Characterization of the Fracture Toughening of Nanocrystalline Nickel Thin Sheets,”
"Tensile Strengthening in the Nickel base Superalloy IN738LC,"
“Tensile Behavior and Fracture in Nickel and Nickel Carbon Doped Nanocrystalline,”
“Microstructure and Texture Consideration for Finite Element Modeling of Deformation of a Precipitate-Strengthened Alloy,”
“Integration of Microstructure in a Thermomechanical Processing Model,”
“Metal Forging of Inconel 718,” 
Seminar presentation in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, September 1996.
“Involvement of Undergraduate Students in determination of Coefficient of Thermal Expansion,” 
“Multidisciplinary Engineering Research Projects in Collaboration with Industry”
“Wear Characterization and Diamond Retention in WC-C0 Matrix Superabrasive Diamond Tools,” 
"On the Effects of Strain Path on Work Hardening Behavior of Ultra Low Carbon Sheet Steels,"
"The Effect of Microstructure on Biaxial Deformation of Nickel Aluminides,"
"A Technique for Residual Stress Measurement in Tubes, A nontraditional milling process,"
"Formability of the Ordered Intermetallic Nickel Aluminides,"
"Deformation of the Ordered Intermetallic Nickel Aluminides under Biaxial Loading,"
"Mechanical Properties of Advanced Materials,"
"Tensile Properties of Superconductive Nb-Ti Composite Wires,"

GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POST DOCTORAL ASSOCIATES (1990-2001)
Available upon request

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND THESIS ADVISEMENT (1990-2000)
Avaiable upon request

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ADVISEMENT (1990-2000)
Advised and mentored four (6) junior and senior high school students recruited nationally and sponsored by NASA-Sharp plus program during the summer 1994, 1995, and 1995. 
(2 students joined our program at SUBR later.)

AWARDS AND HONORS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
“Best Paper Award,” ASME-Petroleum Division Conference, 1995.
Listed in Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 1996.

UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Chair, PAC/P&T, Department of Engineering Technology
Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Engineering Technology Technology
Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Materials Science
Member of Tenure and Promotion Appeal Committee, College of Arts and Sciences.
Member of the Department Tenure and Promotion Committee, ETEC Dept.
Member of Personnel Affairs committee, ETEC Dept..
Member, the University Tenure and Promotion Committee
Member, Selection Committee, Vice-Chancellor for Research
Chair, Tenure and Promotion Committee, the Department of Mechanical Engineering
Member, Research Evaluation, SACS Committee
Proposal Development for the "Ph.D. Degree in Materials Science and Engineering,”.
Chair, Mechanical Engineering Departmental Council
Member, Southern University-Baton Rouge Committee on “Integrity in Research,”
Member, University Tenure and Promotion Committee
Member, Mech. Engr. Department Executive Committee
Member, ABET Review Committee, Mechanical Engineering Dept
Member, University Research Council,
Member of the Selection Committee, Dean of the Graduate School,
Member, Strategic Planning Group for the College of Engineering,
Chairman Committee for the Development of Engineering Graduate Program,
Member, Selection Committee, Dean of the College of Engineering,

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES MEMBERSHIPS
ASEE: American Society for Engineering Education.
TMS: The Minerals, Metals, & Materials Society.
MRS: Materials Research Society.

FEE SCHEDULE
Expert Designation Fee- $1,000
Retainer Policy- $3,000
Non-Testimonial- $300.00 per hour
Testimonial- $360.00 per hour
Travel Policy- at cost
Misellaneous- at cost