Background
Having obtained my BSc and MSc in the area of thermo-fluids, I started my first engineering job in 2004 as an R&D expert in Charkheshghar (ZF subsidiary in Iran). My main role was to participate in a transmission design project as well as acting as an application engineer.
In 2009, I joined Urmia University of Technology, Iran, as an Assistant Lecturer. Then I joined Loughborough University in 2010 as a PhD student to work on the tribology and dynamics of automotive transmissions and differentials. Following positions in the School as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate and Lecturer in Dynamics, in 2018 I was appointed a Senior Lecturer in Dynamics.
Qualifications
- PhD in Tribodynamics, Loughborough University
- MSc in Energy Conversion, Urmia University, Iran,
- BSc in Mechanics in Heat and Fluid, Urmia University, Iran
Key awards
- IMechE best paper award 2014
- Highly commended for IOP paper 2016
Research interests
- Dynamics
- Tribology
- Energy efficiency
- Contact mechanics
- Powertrain and propulsion systems
- Drivetrain systems
- Gears, bearings and mechanical design
- Hybridization
- Automotive
Current PhD researchers
- Robert Turnbull
- Gajarajan Sivayogan
- Vishak Elisaus
- Angela Laderou
- Robin Hildyard
- Brett Friskney
Completed PhD researchers
- Dr Stephen Rickie Bewsher
- Dr Ehsan Fatourehchi
Current teaching responsibilities
Module leader and tutor of:
- Drivetrain Dynamics (4th year undergraduate module)
- Dynamics of Machinery (4th year undergraduate module)
Tutor of:
- Kinematics of Machinery (3rd year undergraduate module)
- CAE engineering (MSc module)
- Integrated studies (1st year module)
External collaborators
- https://www.mercedesamgf1.com/en/mercedes-amg-f1/
- https://www.bentleymotors.com/content/brandmaster/global/bentleymotors/en/
- https://www.avl.com/
- https://www.ford.co.uk/
- https://www.jcb.com/
- http://www.zju.edu.cn/english/
External roles and appointments
- Associate Editor of International Journal of Powertrains (IJPT)
- Member of editorial board of Shock and Vibration
- Guest Editor for Special Issue of Proc. IMechE, Part K: Journal of Multi-body Dynamics Co-chair of PMC2016 conference
- Co-Chair of PMC2016 conference
- Co-Chair of ICAVP2017 conference
- Member of Scientific committee and session chair of "7th IC-SCCE" in Athens, Greece
- Member of Scientific Committee of 7th IC-EpsMsO in Athens
- Session chair of IEEE-ICMET2010 conference in Singapore