S. Farzad Ahmadi, Ph.D.

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S. Farzad Ahmadi, Ph.D.

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

● Strong research professional with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and expertise in fluid mechanics (e.g., capillarity, low Reynolds number flows), phase-change heat transfer (e.g., water desalination, condensation, freezing phenomena), and solid mechanics (e.g., contact mechanics, soft matter physics).

● Passionate about research to solve challenging problems and conduct high-end quality research that is publishable and garners wide acclaim in both technical audiences, prestigious journals, and the mainstream public.

● Skilled multitasker who is an effective problem solver and utilizes strong research skills from conceiving new research ideas, setting up experiments, and distilling important information into actionable results.

● Strong writer and presenter who has successfully co-wrote grant proposals bringing in millions of dollars and produced over 24 peer-reviewed articles, and presented at over 25 major conferences.

● Strong collaborator and communicator with experience working with researchers from around the globe to meet project deadlines and produce innovative science.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA August 2014 - May 2019 M.S. in Structural Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran September 2009 - June 2012 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA October 2020 - Present Postdoctoral Research Associate

● Design and conduct experiments on first ever inexpensive passive solar-powered desalination systems for clean water.

● Conducting experiments to elucidate interaction between droplets and superheated porous surfaces. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA May 2019 - October 2020 Postdoctoral Research Fellow

● Discovered jumping frost phenomena that has great potential for deicing construct, from conceiving the novel idea to solving the existing icing problem. Collaborated on writing a successful grant and was awarded $533,000 from NSF.

● Conducted experiments, analyzed experimental data, and developed a model to study the arrested dynamics of droplets impacting icy surfaces by considering the competition between spreading and freezing dynamics.

● Published two book chapters and three journal articles in high prestigious journals such as ACS Nano and Langmuir.

● Strong public presentation skills honed through five total presentations at major conferences: three oral presentations at the 2019 APS DFD meetings and two poster presentations at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Adhesion Society. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA August 2014 - May 2019 Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant

● Conceived, designed, and performed several research projects on phase change heat transfer such as: passive anti-icing surfaces, freezing phenomena, jumping-droplet condensation, dynamic wettability of natural organisms, and phase transitions of vehicular traffic flows.

● Assisted advisor in writing and preparing multi-million dollar proposals which resulted in $2 million in grant awards.

● Created high impact research that has received wide acclaim and featured in both mainstream and scientific communities: The New York Times, The Guardian, Science, Science News, Nature, on the cover of J. Royal Soc. Interface, and many other local and international media networks (see website for further details).

● Recognized as the “Best PhD student for the entire College of Engineering at Virginia Tech” in 2019.

● Published 10 papers in high prestigious journals and two book chapters – over 470 citations and h index of 12 – including Nature Communications, ACS Nano, and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

● Strong communication skills collaborating with international and national researchers, scientists, and engineers from various backgrounds to brainstorm, set research goals, and adhere to deadlines on projects.

● Skilled presenter through speaking at 20 major conferences: 13 oral presentations and 7 poster presentations. S. Farzad Ahmadi, Ph.D.

02/20 Page 2/2 *Permanent resident of the United Sates, Green hard holder Sharif University of Technology, Tehran August 2009 - May 2012 Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant

● Ranked first among 20 master’s fellows in Structural Engineering.

● Performed research on analytical treatment of soil-structures interaction, fracture mechanics, and plates and shells.

● Published 12 peer reviewed journal articles, honing strong technical writing skills to communicate findings.

● Served as a Teaching Assistant for different undergraduate and graduate level courses, providing feedback. SKILLS

Technical Matlab, Mathematica, ANSYS, COMSOL, Abaqus, ImageJ, AutoCAD Experiments

Languages

PIV, High-speed videography, Heat Transfer, Temperature, and Flow Measurements English, Persian

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA August 2014 - May 2019 Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant

● Mentored nine different undergraduates and four junior graduates on their first research projects, guided them on how to navigate publishing articles, and how to set up research projects.

● Created and ran a teaching module, “Jumping Drops and Ice Bridges!” for two summer camp programs, targeting rising high-school junior/senior women and middle school students to help them engage with science in fun ways.

● Session chair for conference session “Drops: Interaction with Elastic Surfaces, Particles, and Fibers” at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) Conference in DATE.

● Served as a reviewer for over twenty prestigious journals; providing timely feedback, helping ensure sound science and research was being conducted.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (24 total, h-index = 12, over 470 citations – *denotes equal contributions)

● R. Mukherjee, S.F. Ahmadi, H. Zhang, R. Qiao & J. B. Boreyko (2021). “Electrostatic Jumping of Frost,” Accepted in ACS Nano.

● S.F. Ahmadi*, C. A. Spohn*, S. Nath & J. B. Boreyko (2020). “Suppressing Condensation Frosting Using an Out-of- Plane Dry Zone,” Langmuir, 36, 15603–15609.

● S. F. Ahmadi, & J. B. Boreyko (2020). “Chapter 6: Defrosting Properties of Structured Surfaces,” Ice Adhesion: Mechanism, Measurement, and Mitigation, pp. 161-186, Wiley-Scrivener.

● S. F. Ahmadi, & J. B. Boreyko (2020). “Chapter 4: Condensation Frosting,” Ice Adhesion: Mechanism, Measurement, and Mitigation, pp. 111-134, Wiley-Scrivener.

● S. Nath, S. F. Ahmadi, & J. B. Boreyko (2020). “How Ice Bridges the Gap,” Soft Matter, 16, 1156-1161.

● S. F. Ahmadi*, S. Nath*, H. A. Gruszewski, S. Budhiraja, C. E. Bisbano, S. Jung, D. G. Schmale III, & J. B. Boreyko

(2019). “‘Sneezing Plants’: Pathogen Transport via Jumping-Droplet Condensation,” Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 16, 20190243.

● S. F. Ahmadi, S. Nath, C. M. Kingett, P. Yue, & J. B. Boreyko (2019). “How Soap Bubbles Freeze,” Nature Communications, 10, 2531.

● K. Witt, S.F. Ahmadi, & J. B. Boreyko (2019). “Ice Wicking,” Physical Review Fluids, 4, 024002.

● S.F. Ahmadi, S. Nath, G. J. Iliff, B. R. Srijanto, C. P. Collier, P. Yue, & J. B. Boreyko (2018). “Passive Anti-frosting Surfaces using Microscopic Ice Patterns,” ACS Applied Materials Interfaces, 10, 32874–32884.

● S.F. Ahmadi, A. Berrier, W. Doty, P. Greer, M. Habibi, H. Morgan, J. Waterman, N. Abaid, & J.B. Boreyko (2017).

“Latent Heat of Traffic Moving from Rest,” New Journal of Physics, 19, 113034.

● M. Mulroe, B. Srijanto, S.F. Ahmadi, C. Patrick Collier, & J.B. Boreyko (2017). “Tuning Superhydrophobic Nanostructures to Enhance Jumping-Droplet Condensation,” ACS Nano, 11, 8499–8510.

● S.F. Ahmadi, P. Samea, & M. Eskandari (2016). “Axisymmetric Response of a Bi-material Full-Space Reinforced by an Internal Thin film,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, 90, 251–560.

● S.F. Ahmadi & M. Eskandari (2014). “Axisymmetric Circular Indentation of a Half-space Reinforced by a Buried Elastic Thin Film,” Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 19, 703-712.

● S.F. Ahmadi & M. Eskandari (2014). “Rocking Rotation of a Rigid Disk Embedded in a Transversely Isotropic Half- Space,” Civil Engineering Infrastructures Journal, 47, 125-138.

● S.F. Ahmadi & M. Eskandari (2013). “Vibration Analysis of a Rigid Circular Disk Embedded in a Transversely Isotropic Solid,” Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE), 140, 04014048.

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