Siamak Farhad
Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Education:
- PhD, University of Waterloo, Canada (2012)
- MSc, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran
Research Areas:
- Energy materials and systems
- Energy conversion and storage
- Sustainable manufacturing
- Recycling and remanufacturing of advanced materials
Graduate Researchers
Tamalika Chowdhury
Education: Bachelor of Science in Textile Engineering
Current Program: PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Fall 2025–Present)
Research Interest: Polymer compounding and property tailoring; polymer fillers and additives; composite and filled-polymer pellet manufacturing; 3D-printing filament manufacturing; materials recycling and remanufacturing; materials testing, characterization, and validation
Email: [email protected]
Lida Heydari Khoshkelat
Education: PhD in Analytical Chemistry
Current Program: PhD student in Mechanical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, (Fall 2025–Present)
Research Interests: Nanostructures and composite materials for renewable energy; materials synthesis; materials characterization; electrochemistry; lithium-ion battery recycling; structural energy systems
Email: [email protected]
Undergraduate Researchers
Logan Brookshire
Current Program: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Spring 2025–Present)
Research Interests: Designing a recycling line for lithium-ion batteries
Email: [email protected]
Jonas Milam
Current Program: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Spring 2025–Present)
Research Interests: Filament manufacturing line assembly and commissioning; 3D printing
Email: [email protected]
Alumni and Former Students
Tobechukwu Donatus Nwabueze
Education: Ph.D., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Fall 2025
Dissertation: Evaluation and Validation of Chatter Detection by Periodic Sampling of Time Domain Milling Signals and Spindle Speed Selection for Stable Cutting Conditions
Eman Hassan
Education: Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Akron, Summer 2025
Dissertation: Surface Engineering and Doping of Sulfide Solid-State Lithium-ion Electrolyte for Enhanced Stability
Kayla Dremann
Education: M. Sc. , Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Akron, Spring 2025
Thesis: Investigating 3D Scanning for On-orbit Spacecraft Inspection and Fault Detection
Newsha Javanmardi
Education: Research Assistant, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, August 1, 2025 – July 31, 2026.
Research: Sensing, data acquisition, & process monitoring; AI-enabled collaborative manufacturing