MSE Colloquium: Mohammad Elahinia, On the Development of High Quality NiTi Shape Memory and Pseudoelastic Parts by Additive Manufacturing

Mohammad Elahinia is currently an Associate Professor of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME). He serves as Director of the Dynamic and Smart Systems Laboratory at UT. Dr. Elahinia’s research interests are in developing dynamic models and designing control systems for smart and active materials. His current research is focused on biomedical application of shape memory alloys. He is the PI from UT for a Third Frontier Project “Nitinol Commercialization Accelerator.” This accelerator is a $10 million investment by the State of Ohio, the Cleveland Clinic, NASA Glenn Research Center, Norman Noble Inc., the University of Toledo, and Case Western Reserve University. At UT he has served as investigator on 26 funded projects with a total budget of more than $6 million. These projects are funded by NSF, EPA, US Army, US DOT, Ohio Department of Development, Ohio Board of Regents, and the UT. Dr. Elahinia is the recipient of several awards, including the 2010 ASME Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Gary Anderson Early Achievement Award, 2010 University of Toledo College of Engineering Faculty Excellence Award, Outstanding Young Faculty Research Award from University of Toledo in 2006 and Torgersen Graduate Research Excellence Award from Virginia Tech in 2004. 

 

Dr. Elahinia is an Associate Editor for Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures and Journal of Shock and Vibration. He also serves as the chair of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Branch.