MET Department

Contact Information:

Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Southern Polytechnic State University, 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA, 30060-2896

Email: snasseri@spsu.edu

Phone: 678-915-7420

Room: K143 

Web address:

http://met.spsu.edu/snasseri/

Simin NASSERI

Assistant Professor

· Faculty advisor of the Student Chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers

· Professional affiliation with American Society for Engineering Education

· PhD in Mechanical Engineering from School of AMME, The University of Sydney, Australia, 1998

· Recognized as Professional Engineer by Institute of Engineers Australia (IEAust)

· Prior was a Senior Research Associate (Senior Scientist)/ Lecturer at Sydney University, Australia

· Worked as die designer and deputy managing director of die manufacturing division in Universal company and also as design engineer in Mahab/ Acres Company

· Began at Southern Polytechnic in Fall 2006

· More Information on Academic Background (Resume)

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Spring 2009 Schedule

· Dynamics (ENGR 3122)

· Engineering Computation (MET 4903)

· Manufacturing Processes (Online)- (MET 1311)

· MET Introduction (MET 1000)

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Other Courses Taught at SPSU:

· Statics (ENGR 2214)

· Tool Design (MET 3331) (Tool Design Weblog)

· Manufacturing Processes (MET 1311), Students’ Seminars

· Special Topic; Independent Study in Rheology (MET 4903)

· Manufacturing Processes Lab I (MET 1321)

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Activities:

· MET Web Manager

· Chair of the Manufacturing Committee

· MET Representative for UITAC Committee

· Lead Professor for Statics, Tool Design and Manufacturing Processes lab I

· Member of Mentoring/Professiona Growth Committee

· Member of MET Scholarship Selection Committee

· Member of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee of NanoResearch Inc

· Engineer Mentor for Future City Competition (futurecity.org)

· Judging for Georgia BEST Robotic Competition

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Research Experience:

Rheology & Viscoelasticity, Polymer Processing (Experimental Analysis and Constitutive Modeling), Biomechanical Engineering & Soft Tissue Rheology, CFD / Computational Mechanics (using Finite Element Method, Boundary Element Method, and Completed Double Layer Boundary Element Method), and Micromachinery. Link to the Previous Research Projects Conducted

Slide Shows:

Micromachinery

Optical Fiber

Constitutive Modeling

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Sydney University Courses:

Constitutive Modeling and Viscoelasticity (PhD level), Advanced Engineering Materials, Aeronautical Engineering Computing (using Matlab), Dynamics, Statics, Computer Programming (Matlab), Engineering Vibrations, and Dynamics lab.

SOL (Statics On Line) (A multimedia software tool)

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Links:

· SME Chapter Yahoo Group

· Study/Exam Tips

· How everyday things are made (from Stanford University)

· Incredible Robots (click on each figure)

· Cool Photography (check the high-speed Photographs)