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  • EDUCATION

    PhD., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA (2008-now)
    Major: Fluid Mechanics
    Adviser: Prof. P. S. Marcus
    GPA: 4.0/4.0

    MASc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada (2005-2007)
    Adviser: Prof. G. D. Raithby
    Thesis Title: An Efficient Computational Method for Thermal Radiation in Participating Media (PDF)
    GPA: 94/100

    BS., Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran (2001-2005)
    Supervisor: Prof. V. Esfahanian
    Thesis title: Numerical Simulation of Electroosmotic Flows in Microchannels
    GPA: 16.97/20

    Diploma in Mathematics and Physics, Danesh High School, Iran (1997-2001)
    GPA: 19.50/20


  • HONORS AND AWARDS

    NSERC PGS-D, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Postgraduate Scholarship, 2009-2010
    Outstanding Preliminary Examination Award, UC Berkeley ME Department, Spring 2009
    Laitone Scholarship, UC Berkeley ME Department, Spring 2009
    Eiffel Scholarship, French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, 2005 (Declined)
    International Graduate Student Award, University of Waterloo, 2005-2006


  • GRADUATE COURSES

    in UC Berkeley:
    Advanced Fluid Mechanics ME 260A (A+)
    Advanced Fluid Mechanics Courses ME 260B (A+)
    Introduction to Continuum Mechanics ME 185 (A)
    Thermodynamics ME 254 (A)
    Advanced Dynamics PHYS 205 (Audit)


    in University of Waterloo:
    Convective Heat Transfer (90-Top student)
    Computational Fluid Dynamics (95-Top student)
    CFD for Engineering Design (95-Top student)
    Thermal Radiation (96-Top student)
    Compressible Flow (Audit)

    in University of Tehran (during my Undergrad.):
    Computational Fluid Dynamics I (18.5-Top student)
    Computational Fluid Dynamics II (Audit)
    Turbulence (17.5-2nd grade)


  • TEACHING ASSISTANSHIP

    in UC Berkeley:
    Fluid Mechanics

    in University of Waterloo:
    CFD for Engineering Design
    Heat Transfer I
    Advanced Engineering Mathematics
    Ordinary Differential Equations


    in University of Tehran:
    Mechanics of Materials II



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    Last Update: 09/08