People
Prof. Mohsen Asle Zaeem
Professor and Fryrear Endowed Chair for Innovation and Excellence
Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science Program
Email: zaeem@mines.edu Phone: (303) 384-2260 Office: CoorsTek 203, 1523 Illinois St., Golden, CO 80401
Bio
Dr. Mohsen Asle Zaeem is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and the Fryrear Endowed Chair for Innovation and Excellence at the Colorado School of Mines. He joined Mines in 2018 as a tenured associate professor. Prof. Asle Zaeem is currently serving in the Research Advisory Board of the Colorado School of Mines. Prior to joining Mines, he was the Roberta and G. Robert Couch Assistant Professor, and later promoted to tenured associate professor in Materials Science & Engineering at Missouri University of Science & Technology (Rolla). Dr. Asle Zaeem received his B.S. (2003) and M.S. (2006) in Mechanical Engineering from Shiraz University, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University (2010). In 2010, Dr. Asle Zaeem joined the Center for advanced Vehicular Systems in Mississippi State University as a postdoctoral research associate, and in 2011 he was prompted to a research assistant professor.
Dr. Asle Zaeem has published more than 105 peer-reviewed journal articles in prestigious journals, and he is currently serving as a member of the editorial board of Mathematical Problems in Engineering, International Journal of Materials Engineering and Technology, Reviews on Advanced Materials Science, and Metals-Open Access Metallurgy Journal. Dr. Asle Zaeem is a member of different technical committees of TMS, ASME and ASM, including Integrated Computational Materials Engineering, Solidification, Phase Transformation, Materials Properties Database, Diversity, Computing in Applied Mechanics, and Manufacturing Engineering Committees. Dr. Asle Zaeem is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the recipient of the 2021 Faculty Research Excellence Award of the Colorado School of Mines and the 2016 Faculty Research Excellence Award of Missouri S&T. He is also 2019 Rising Star Finalist in Computational Materials Science (Elsevier) and the recipient of the 2017 TMS-FEMS Young Leader International Scholar Award, 2016 Certificate of Highly Cited Research in Computational Materials Science (Elsevier), 2015 and 2017 Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing from Acta Materialia, 2017 IOP Outstanding Reviewer Award, 2015 TMS Young Leader Professional Development Award, 2015 Junior Faculty Award from Mines and Metallurgy Academy, and 2015 ACS New Investigator Award.
Education
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Shiraz University (2006)
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Shiraz University (2003)
Dr. Siby Thomas
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Ph.D. in Physics, National Institute of Technology Karnataka (2017)
Research Topic: Study nanoscale defect formation mechanisms and their effects on properties of functional materials.
Email: sibythomas@mines.edu
Phone: (303) 384-2167
Office: CoorsTek 205
Dr. Sepideh Kavousi
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University (2019)
Research Topic: Prediction of nano/ micro-structures and properties of rapidly solidified and additively manufactured materials.
Email: kavousi@mines.edu
Phone: (303) 273-3168
Office: Alderson Hall 364
Dr. Cheikh Cisse
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology (2017)
Research Topic: Phase-field finite element modeling of microstructure-controlled shape memory behaviour.
Email: cheikhcisse@mines.edu
Phone: (303) 273-3168
Office: Alderson Hall 364
Ph.D. Students
Alireza Toghraee
Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering
Research Topic: Multiphase field modeling of microstructural evolution.
Email: atoghraee@mymail.mines.edu
Phone: (303) 273-3168
Office: Alderson Hall 364
Ghavam Azizi
Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering
Research Topic: Multiscale modeling of solidification microstructures of steels.
Email: gazizi@mymail.mines.edu
Phone: (303) 273-3168
Office: Alderson Hall 364
Hamed Nobarani
Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering
Research Topic: Atomistic simulations of shape memory functional materials.
Email: hnobarani@mymail.mines.edu
Phone: (303) 273-3168
Office: Alderson Hall 364
William Huber
Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering
Research Topic: Phase-field modeling of crack propagation and failure in multiphase alloys.
Email: whuber@mymail.mines.edu
Phone: (303) 273-3168
Office: Alderson Hall 364
Amirreza Lotfolahpour
Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering
Research Topic: Phase-field modeling of fatigue in ductile materials.
Email: lotfolahpour@mymail.mines.edu
Phone: (303) 273-3168
Office: Alderson Hall 364
Undergraduate Researchers
Claire Casey
Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering
Research Topic: Molecular dynamics of solidification.
Email: clairelcasey@mymail.mines.edu
Phone: (303) 273-3168
Office: Alderson Hall 364
Kyle Sprecker
Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering
Research Topic: Density functional theory calculations of properties of 2D materials.
Email: ksprecker@mines.edu
Phone: (303) 273-3168
Office: Alderson Hall 364
Zachary Adams
Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering
Research Topic: Phase-field modeling of solidification.
Email: zadams@mymail.mines.edu
Phone: (303) 273-3168
Office: Alderson Hall 364
Soledad Farber
Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering
Research Topic: Density functional theory calculations of properties of alloys.
Email: sfarber@mines.edu
Phone: (303) 273-3168
Office: Alderson Hall 364
Lauren Longworth
Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering
Research Topic: Molecular dynamics simulations of solid-liquid interfaces.
Email: llongworth@mymail.mines.edu
Phone: (303) 273-3168
Office: Alderson Hall 364
Alumni
Dr. Ning Zhang
Research Assistant Professor and Postdoctoral Researcher in CMML from September 2016 to August 2019
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida (2013)
Research Topic: Study nanoscale deformation and defect formation mechanisms in functional materials.
Current Position: Assistant Professor in Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics at University of Alabama.
Dr. Avik Mahata
Ph.D. Student in CMML from January 2016 to May 2019
Dissertaion Title: Nanoscale Solidification of Metals by Atomistic Simulations: From Nucleation to Nanostructural Evolution.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Brown University.
Dr. Arzoo Emdadi
Ph.D. Student in CMML from August 2015 to May 2018
Dissertation Title: Quantitative phase-field modeling of crack propagation in multi-phase materials.
Current Position: Assistant Professor in Materials Science and Engineering at Missouri S&T.
Dr. Yu Hong
Research Associate in CMML from September 2016 to August 2019
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida (2014)
Research Topic: Electronic structure calculations for determining phase stability and physical properties of advanced materials.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate at Mines.
Dr. Mohsen Beyramali Kivy
Ph.D. Student in CMML from August 2013 to July 2017
Dissertation Title: Experimental and computational investigation of multi-principal element alloys.
Current Position: Assistant Professor in Materials Engineering at California Polytechnic State University (CalPoly).
Dr. Jacob Bair
Ph.D. Student in CMML from January 2013 to July 2016
Dissertation Title: Multiphase field modeling of the formation path of delta hydrides in zirconium.
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University.
Dr. Mehrdad Sichani
Postdoctoral Research Associate in CMML from August 2017 to August 2018
Research Topic: Atomistic simulations of oxidation and stress corrosion cracking.
Current Position: Assistant Professor at Middle East Technical University (Turkey).
Dr. Fan Xie
Postdoctoral Research Associate in CMML from August 2016 to July 2017
Research Topic: Predicting mechanical and physical properties of oxides by multiscale modeling.
Dr. Ebrahim Asadi
Postdoctoral Research Associate in CMML from
Dec. 2012 to August 2015
Research Topic: Molecular dynamics and phase field crystal modeling of solid-liquid interfaces.
Current Position: Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Memphis.
Mr. Mahdi Mohammadi
M.S. Student in CMML
from August 2014 to July 2016
Thesis Topic: Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation of molten steel flow patterns and particle-wall adhesion in continuous casting of steels.
Current Position: Ph.D. student in University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Mr. Nihal Acharya
M.S. Student in CMML from Jan. 2014 to Jan. 2016
Thesis Topic: Phase field modeling of microstructure formation in lithium batteries.
Ms. Leiren Jarvis
M.S. Student in CMML from Aug. 2017 to May 2020
Research Topic: Prediction of crack propagation in ZrB2-carbon based composite ceramics using the extended finite element method.
Undergraduate Researchers
Ms. Layla Moriarty
Ms. Claire Thomas
Mr. Erik Allder
Mr. Garrett Broussard (MST)
Ms. Mikaela Weiseman (MST)
Mr. Michael Martin (MST)
Mr. Bradley Davis (MSU)
Mr. Robert Gambrell
Mr. Sean Moncur
Ms. Rachel McCormick
Mr. Nicolas Emery
Mr. Henry Waggoner (MST)
Mr. Christopher Bates (MST)
Mr. Arsalan Adil (MSU)
Ms. Rebecca Michalczyk
Mr. Austin Gates
Mr. Ryan Wagner
Mr. Garrett Broussard
Ms. Megan Lenox (MST)
Ms. Madison Reed (MST)
Mr. Ryan Fidel
Ms. McKenzie Davis
Ms. Lindsey Jin
Ms. Hannah Butler (MST)
Ms. MaryAnn Allen (MST)
Ms. Lindsay Golem (MST)
