People
Prof. Mohsen Asle Zaeem
Department Head & Cook Eversole Endowed Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: zaeem@utk.edu Phone: (865) 974-4858 Office: 414 Ferris Hall,1508 Middle Drive, Knoxville, TN
Bio
Prof. Mohsen Asle Zaeem is the Department Head and Cook Eversole Endowed Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK). He began his academic career as the Roberta and G. Robert Couch Assistant Professor, and later Associate Professor, of Materials Science and Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T). In 2018, he joined the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) as a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, where he also held the Fryrear Endowed Chair for Innovation and Excellence. While at CSM, he served as Director of Postdoctoral Affairs and the Professional Development Program, and was a member of the university’s Research Advisory Board. From 2022 to 2024, Prof. Asle Zaeem served at the National Science Foundation as a Program Director for the Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) program. He earned his BS (2003) and MS (2006) in Mechanical Engineering from Shiraz University, and his PhD (2010) in Mechanical Engineering from the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University.
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)