PhD Student
EME 1212
amirnzm@mail.ubc.ca
Biography
I started my engineering career by getting a B.Sc. degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. During my undergraduate study, I was exposed to various sub-fields in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Such as Vibrations, Machine Learning, and computational mechanics. Moreover, I participated in two international competitions, the American Astronautical Society CanSat competition and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Engine Design Competition. In the latter one, our team was awarded 1st place after presenting the proposal in the AIAA propulsion and energy forum. Finally, I graduated after defending my B.Sc. Thesis about “a study on the effect of slippage on free vibration and aeroelastic instability of three-layered sandwich beams with a viscoelastic core layer.”
I joined CRN in 2021 as a MASc student working on “dynamic, particle-based simulation of industrial handling and draping process of textile semi-finished products” using Material Point Method. My research focused on numerical analysis of woven fabric reinforced composites and manufacturing processes. I created several models of material characterization and forming processes using the Finite Element Method (FEM) and novel Material Point Method (MPM), which are executed by Abaqus integrated with Fortran subroutine and Python script (to develop custom constitutive material model) and Becker 3D, respectively. Additionally, I performed experimental material characterization and forming processes in order to validate my numerical models. I also completed a Mitacs Accelerate Internship at Niedner Inc. to hone my experimental and numerical skills in the field of composites. I used FEM and MPM to study in-situ buckling-driven instabilities like bunching and snaking as well as to experimentally characterize novel 3D woven fabric composites.
Currently, I am working on advancing my research further in the field of textile reinforcement forming and draping processes, e.g., multi-stage, multi-layer forming optimization of fiber- reinforced composites.
Education
- Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, UBC, Canada (Ongoing)
- MASc, Mechanical Engineering, UBC, Canada
- BSc, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, SUT, Iran
Research Interests
- Finite Element Modeling and Analysis
- Machine Learning and Optimization
- Dynamic Simulation using Material Point Method
- Vibrations, FSI, and Aeroelasticity
- Design of Experiments and Multi-criteria Decision Making