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Professional Experience:
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2006-present:
Southern
Polytechnic
State
University,
Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology
Position:
Assistant Professor
Courses taught:
Statics, Manufacturing
Processes, Manufacturing Processes lab I |
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1997-2004:
Sydney
University,
School of
Aerospace,
Mechanical and Mechatronic
Engineering (AMME)
Positions during this
period:
Casual Lecturer, Project Supervisor, Senior Research
Associate, Post-doctoral Fellow.
Responsibilities:
Non-linear constitutive modelling of
viscoelastic materials
(including the numerical and experimental analysis);
Polymer processing and characterization; collaboration
with scientific and Engineering companies; Designing
special apparatus and jigs for mechanical
characterisation of solid materials.
Related Fields:
Polymer Processing, Biomechanical Engineering,
Rheology, MEMS and Fluid
Mechanics.
Courses Taught:
Advanced
Eng.
Materials, Aeronautical Engineering Computing (Matlab),
Dynamics,
Statics.
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1995-1997:
Sydney
University,
School of Mechanical Engineering (AMME)
Position:
Part-time instructor
Courses Taught:
Dynamics, Statics,
Computer Programming (Matlab)
and Engineering Vibration.
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1992-
1993:
Mahab – Acres General
Partnership Cons. Eng. Co. (in cooperation with Canadian
Engineers),
Iran.
Position:
Design Engineer.
Responsibilities:
Designing the mechanical parts of the dam (compressor,
turbine, pump), writing engineering reports and computer
programs.
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1987- 1989: Universal
Company (manufacturer of home appliances),
Iran
Position:
Die Designer and Deputy Managing Director of Die
Manufacturing Division.
Responsibilities:
Die Designing, CAD-CAM Systems, Robotics, Pneumatic
systems, CNC machines, machine/ tools designing.
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1984-1987: Part-time
Instructor at
Iran
University
of Science and Technology.
Courses Taught:
Introduction to Engineering,
Statics/ Dynamics, Introduction to Engineering
design and graphics. |
Education:
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1995-1997:
PhD.
in Mechanical Engineering from:
School of
Aerospace,
Mechanical & Mechatronic
Engineering (AMME), The
University of
Sydney,
Australia.
Thesis title:
Dynamics of micromachinery
in viscous environments
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1989-1992:
ME.
(By both research and course) in Mechanical Engineering
from Iran University of Science and Technology.
Thesis title:
Analysis of blood flow in polymeric blood vessel
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1983- 1987:
BSc.
in Mechanical Engineering from
Iran
University
of Science and Technology.
Thesis title:
Designing a pneumatic robot with two degrees of freedom
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Research Experience:
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Rheology
& Viscoelasticity
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Polymer Processing (Experimental
Analysis and Constitutive Modelling),
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Biomechanical Engineering & Soft
Tissue Rheology,
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CFD / Computational Mechanics
(using FEM, BEM, CDLBEM),
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Micromachinery
Honours, Special
Achievements:
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Recognised as
Professional Engineer by IEAust (Institute
of
Engineers,
Australia).
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Obtaining the Scholarship
for studying in a PhD program at
Sydney
University
(Valued at AU$ 45,000 for a 3-year candidature).
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Record in finishing PhD
in 2.5 years, publishing 5 papers in peer-reviewed journals.
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Travel award from
Sydney
University to attend
the ASME Int. Mech. Eng. Cong. & Expo., 1996,
Atlanta,
Georgia.
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Obtained highest mark
amongst all participants for Master of Engineering entrance
exam.
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First-class honours (one
of the top three in year of graduation) in
B.Sc.
&
M.E.,
Iran
University of Science and Technology.
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Inclusion in the 15th-19th
editions of “who is who in the world”, 1998-2005.
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Inclusion in “2000
Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century” (International
Biographical Centre,
Cambridge,
England)
- 2001; the 1st Edition.
Computer and Language
Skills:
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COSMOS
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ABAQUS (including PATRAN and
Exceed).
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Parallel Processing: Parallel
Virtual Machine (PVM3),
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FASTFLO,
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ANSYS,
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LaTeX,
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Scientific Workplace,
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Tecplot,
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Designer,
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Autocad,
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FORTRAN 77 and 90,
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C/ C++,
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MATLAB,
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Quick Basic,
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Primavera (package on Project
Management),
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Dec Alpha 500, 3000 serials /
Digital Unix (OSF1),
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X-window, MS Windows (Windows9X/
NT),
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MS Office (including Front Page).
Grants, Funding,
Scholarships:
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Australian Research
Centre (ARC) Scholarship for studying in a PhD program,
Sydney
University,
School of
AMME, 1995
(Valued at AU$ 45,000 for a 3-year candidature).
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Teaching Improvement Fund
(TIF) for “Developing a multimedia software tool for the
enhancement of undergraduate Engineering courses,
Statics & Dynamics”, 2002.
Educational Software
and Websites:
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SOL (Statics
on Line), copyrighted, a multimedia software tool for the
enhancement of undergraduate Engineering courses,
Statics & Dynamics.
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Rheology Group site, which includes all the research
projects, publications, recourses of the group together with
links to journals and other useful sites.
Industry
Collaboration:
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Commonwealth Scientific
& Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO),
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The Cooperative
Research Centre (CRC) for polymer (which includes
many universities and research institutes),
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Moldflow,
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Optical Fibre
Technology Centre (OFTC) and
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Australian
Photonics CRC
Publications:
NEW:
Book Review, Chapter 2 of Prof Scott Bair’s book (High Pressure
Rheology for Quantitative
Elasto Hydrodynamics), published in
2007
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‘Recoil
from elongation using general network models,’ R.I.
Tanner, A.M. Zdilar and S. Nasseri, Reologica Acta, 44(5):
513 – 520, 2005.
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‘Modelling
the biaxial elongational deformation of soft solids,’
S. Nasseri, L. Bilston, and R. Tanner, Rheologica Acta,
43(1): 68 – 79, 2004.
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‘Bridge
condition deterioration modelling based on data from level
two inspection,’ X. Wang, G. Foliente, S. Nasseri, L. Ye and
M. Lowe, 2nd International Conference on Bridge Maintenance,
Safety and Management, Oct 2004, Kyoto.
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‘Simple
constitutive models for linear and branched polymers,’ R.I.
Tanner and S. Nasseri, Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid
Mechanics, 116: 1-17, 2003.
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‘Lubricated
squeezing flow: a useful method for measuring the
viscoelastic properties of soft tissues’, S. Nasseri,
L.E. Bilston, and R.I. Tanner, Biorheology 40(5), 545-551,
2003.
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‘Viscoelastic properties of pig kidney in shear:
Experimental results and modelling,’ S. Nasseri, L. Bilston
and Nhan Phan-, Rheologica Acta, 41: 180-192, 2002.
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‘Oscillatory
squeezing flow of a biological material,’ N. Phan-Thien, S.
Nasseri, and L. Bilston, Rheologica Acta, 39: 409-417, 2000.
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‘Lubrication
approximation in completed double layer boundary element
method,’ S. Nasseri, N. Phan-Thien, and X.J. Fan, Comp.
Mech, 26: 388-397, 2000.
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‘Application
of CDLBEM on motion of particles in shear flows of viscous
fluid,’ S. Nasseri, N. Phan-Thien, and X.J. Fan, 8th
National conference on Rheology, 19-22 July, Adelaide,
173-176, 1998.
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‘Hydrodynamic interaction between two nearby micromachines,’
S. Nasseri and N. Phan-Thien, Comp. Mech. 20(3): 551-559,
1997.
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‘Geometric
optimisation of a micromachine with spiral tail,’ S. Nasseri
and N. Phan-Thien, Comp. Mech. 20(3): 267-271, 1997.
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‘Modelling
micromachines with elastic parts in a viscous environment,’
S. Nasseri and N. Phan-Thien, Comp. Mech. 20(3): 242-246,
1997.
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‘Application
of BEM to predict the efficiency of two micromachines with
rigid tails,’ S. Nasseri and N. Phan-Thien, ASME Int. Mech.
Eng. Cong. & Expo., 1996, Atlanta, Georgia, Nov. 17-22, DSC
-Vol. 59 (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS), 295-300,
1996.
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‘On
the path and efficiency of two micromachines with rigid
tails,’ S. Nasseri and N. Phan-Thien, Comp. Mech.
18(3): 192-199, 1996.
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‘Computational simulation of soft tissue mechanics: An
implicit finite element material model,’ S. Nasseri, L.E.
Bilston, R.I. Tanner, in progress.
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‘F.E.M.
analysis of blood flow through the polymeric blood vessels,’
S. Nasseri, M. Haghpanahi, M. Ektesabi, 5th Biomedical Eng.
Conf., Jan. 1992, Iran University of Science and Technology,
Tehran, Iran.
Scientific/
Engineering Reports:
- ‘Constitutive modelling for polymer processing’,
Materials processing, Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for
polymers technical reports, 1999 to 2004.
- ‘On the performance of multimode XPP and PTT-XPP
constitutive models in shear, elongational and biaxial flows
of polymer melts,’ CRC for polymers, 2003.
- ‘Finite element analysis of the heating properties of
polymer preforms for drawing optical fibres,’ 6 reports for
Optical Fibre Technology Centre (OFTC) and Australian
Photonics CRC. A paper was written based on my initial work:
‘Heat transfer within a microstructured polymer optical
fibre perform’ 2002.
- ‘Modelling the uniaxial elongational deformation of soft
solids,’ The Cooperative Research Centre for value added
wheat technical report, 2002.
Workshops /Conferences:
- COSMOS Workshop (Finite Element Analysis using
Solidworks), MLC CAD Systems, Inc., July 2007.
- Lean-Sigma Blitz: How to implement continuous
improvement in half the time through a collaborative
manufacturing strategy, Georgia Institute of technology, Oct
2006.
- COMSOL Multiphysics Workshop, Georgia Institute of
Technology, 2006.
- Polymer processing and properties, organised by CRC for
polymers, May 30th, 2003.
- Postgraduate supervision development program (Managing
conflict in the supervisory relationship), Institute of
teaching and learning, Carslaw Building, Sydney Uni, 2002.
- Parallel programming course for SMP computers (Symmetric
Multi Processing or Shared Memory Parallel Programming),
Parallel Visualization Laboratory, Australian Technology
Park (ATP), September 1999.
- 8th National conference on Rheology, 19-22 July,
Adelaide, 1998.
- 1996 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress
& Exposition (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS),
Atlanta, Georgia, 1996.
- Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM3) workshop, Mech. Eng.
Dept., Sydney Uni., 1996.
- Tutoring and Demonstrating workshop, Mech. Eng. Dept.,
Sydney Uni., 1996.
Hobbies
/Interests:
Poetry,
drawing/ painting and sculpture.
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