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About Amir Armani (Ghazanfari)

Dr. Amir Armani (Ghazanfari) is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at San Jose State University. His research interests include Design and Optimization, Additive Manufacturing, Structural Ceramics, Functionally Graded Materials, Smart Structures, and Sheet Metal Forming.

Positions

August 2018 - Present Assistant Professor, San Jose State University ‐ Mechanical Engineering
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August 2017 - July 2018 Assistant Professor, Arkansas Tech University ‐ Mechanical Engineering
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August 2012 - May 2017 Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant, Missouri University of Science and Technology
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2018 Bioinspired Design of a Soft Robot Hand using Fluidic Elastomer Materials
NIH INBRE
Role: Co-PI
Colleague(s): PI: T. Ashuri
$55,000
2018 Optimal Design of Functionally Graded Spacecraft Components for Additive Manufacturing
NASA ASGC
Role: PI
Colleague(s): Co-PIs: T. Ashuri and B. Chehroudi
$5,000
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Honors and Awards

  • Inaugural College of Engineering and Computing Dean’s Ph.D. Scholar Award, 2017
  • Best Student Paper Award, ASME Symposium on Integrated Systems Design and Implementation, 2016
  • 2nd Best Paper Award, Intelligent Systems Center Research Symposium, 2015
  • 2nd Best Poster Award, Tenth Annual Intelligent Systems Center Poster Presentation, 2014
  • Vice-Provost for Graduate Studies Scholars Fellowship, 2012

Courses

Education

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August 2012 - May 2017 Ph.D., Missouri University of Science and Technology
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September 2009 - January 2012 M.S., Sharif University of Technology ‐ Mechanical Engineering
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September 2005 - September 2009 B.S., Sharif University of Technology ‐ Mechanical Engineering
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Links

ORCID

Articles (4)

Books (1)

Journal Papers (16)

Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers (17)