Samaneh Farokhirad
Samaneh Farokhirad
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engr
ME 329 Mechanical Engineering Center (ME)
About Me
Dr. Samaneh Farokhirad is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Prior to joining NJIT, she was an NIH Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Penn Institute for computational science at University of Pennsylvania and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Computational Multiphase Flow Dynamics Group at City College of New York (CCNY). She received her Ph.D. and M.Phil. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from CCNY, and B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology.
Her research focus is in the areas of fluid mechanics and soft matter physics. Her research group will employ novel computational and theoretical models to explore the dynamics and transport of soft materials at surfaces and interfaces. Dr. Farokhirad has been funded by National Science Foundation and Oracle, and she serves on the editorial board of Computational Physiology and Medicine, Frontiers in Physiology & Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.
Her research focus is in the areas of fluid mechanics and soft matter physics. Her research group will employ novel computational and theoretical models to explore the dynamics and transport of soft materials at surfaces and interfaces. Dr. Farokhirad has been funded by National Science Foundation and Oracle, and she serves on the editorial board of Computational Physiology and Medicine, Frontiers in Physiology & Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.
Education
Ph.D.; City College of New York; Mechanical Engineering; 2015
M.Phil.; City College of New York; Mechanical Engineering; 2013
M.S.; Iran University of Science and Technology; Mechanical Engineering; 2009
B.S.; Sharif University of Technology; Mechanical Engineering; 2006
M.Phil.; City College of New York; Mechanical Engineering; 2013
M.S.; Iran University of Science and Technology; Mechanical Engineering; 2009
B.S.; Sharif University of Technology; Mechanical Engineering; 2006
Experience
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Center for Applied Mathematics and Statistics Affiliated Faculty, 2021 -
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Assistant Professor , 2019 -
University of Pennsylvania
Postdoctoral Research Associate, May 2016 - August 2019
City College of New York
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, January 2016 - May 2016
University of Wisconsin-Madison (Simulation-Based Engineering Laboratory)
Visiting Scholar, July 2010 - August 2010
Awards & Honors
2023 Oracle for Research Project Award, Oracle
2021 Early Career Reviewer at the NIH Center for Scientific Review,
2021 Early Career Reviewer at the NIH Center for Scientific Review,
Website
2024 Spring Courses
ME 490 - MECH ENGR PROJECT A
ME 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
ME 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
ME 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
ME 304 - FLUID MECHANICS
ME 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
ME 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
ME 790A - DOC DISSERTATION & RES
ME 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
ME 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
ME 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
ME 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
ME 304 - FLUID MECHANICS
ME 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
ME 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
ME 790A - DOC DISSERTATION & RES
ME 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
Past Courses
ME 304: FLUID MECHANICS
ME 618: SELECTED TOPICS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
ME 618: ST: NUMERICAL FLUID MECHANICS
ME 618: SELECTED TOPICS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
ME 618: ST: NUMERICAL FLUID MECHANICS
Research Interests
Theory and Simulation of Soft Biological Materials
Computational Physical Biology
Membrane and Polymer Biophysics
Colloid and Interface Science
Computational Physical Biology
Membrane and Polymer Biophysics
Colloid and Interface Science
Journal Article
Al Mamun, S M Abdullah , & Farokhirad, Samaneh (2024). Hydrodynamic collision and deformation of compound droplet pairs in confined shear flow. Physics of Fluids, 36, 022121.
Al Mamun, S M Abdullah , & Farokhirad , Samaneh (2022). Probing the influence of inertia, viscosity, and initial offset on the hydrodynamic interaction of droplet pairs in confined shear flow. Physical Review Fluids ,
Farokhirad, Samaneh, & Solanky, Priyanjali, & Mohammadi-Shad, Mahmood (2023). Spreading, breakup, and rebound behaviors of compound droplets impacting on microstructured substrates. Langmuir,
Farokhirad, Samaneh, & Kutti Kandy, Sreeja, & Tsourkas, Andrew, & Ayyaswamy, Portonovo, & Eckmann, David M, & Radhakrishnan, Ravi (2021). Biophysical considerations in the rational design and cellular targeting of flexible polymeric nanoparticles. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 8, 2101290.
Farokhirad, Samaneh, & Ranganathan, Abhay, & Myerson, Jacob, & Muzykantov, Vladimir R, & Ayyaswamy, Portonovo S, & Eckmann, David M, & Radhakrishnan, Ravi (2019). Stiffness can mediate balance between hydrodynamic forces and avidity to impact the targeting of flexible polymeric nanoparticles in flow. Nanoscale, 11, 6916-6928.
Al Mamun, S M Abdullah , & Farokhirad , Samaneh (2022). Probing the influence of inertia, viscosity, and initial offset on the hydrodynamic interaction of droplet pairs in confined shear flow. Physical Review Fluids ,
Farokhirad, Samaneh, & Solanky, Priyanjali, & Mohammadi-Shad, Mahmood (2023). Spreading, breakup, and rebound behaviors of compound droplets impacting on microstructured substrates. Langmuir,
Farokhirad, Samaneh, & Kutti Kandy, Sreeja, & Tsourkas, Andrew, & Ayyaswamy, Portonovo, & Eckmann, David M, & Radhakrishnan, Ravi (2021). Biophysical considerations in the rational design and cellular targeting of flexible polymeric nanoparticles. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 8, 2101290.
Farokhirad, Samaneh, & Ranganathan, Abhay, & Myerson, Jacob, & Muzykantov, Vladimir R, & Ayyaswamy, Portonovo S, & Eckmann, David M, & Radhakrishnan, Ravi (2019). Stiffness can mediate balance between hydrodynamic forces and avidity to impact the targeting of flexible polymeric nanoparticles in flow. Nanoscale, 11, 6916-6928.
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Conference Abstract
Hydrodynamic Behavior of Droplet Pair Collision in Confined Shear Flow, and the Role of Physical and Geometric Parameters
APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, September 2023
Impact of interfacial adsorption of nanoparticles on transport properties of two-phase flow in porous media
APS March Meeting, March 2023
Effect of critical geometric and physical parameters on the coalescence dynamics of droplet pairs in confined shear flows
American Institute of Chemical Engineers,, November 2022
Interplay between membrane and nanoparticle mechanical properties during cellular targeting and uptake of flexible nanoparticles
APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, 2021,
Interplay of density ratio, viscosity ratio, and initial offset on the coalescence of droplet pairs in confined shear flow
APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, 2021,
APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, September 2023
Impact of interfacial adsorption of nanoparticles on transport properties of two-phase flow in porous media
APS March Meeting, March 2023
Effect of critical geometric and physical parameters on the coalescence dynamics of droplet pairs in confined shear flows
American Institute of Chemical Engineers,, November 2022
Interplay between membrane and nanoparticle mechanical properties during cellular targeting and uptake of flexible nanoparticles
APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, 2021,
Interplay of density ratio, viscosity ratio, and initial offset on the coalescence of droplet pairs in confined shear flow
APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, 2021,
Chapter
Radhakrishnan, Ravi, & Farokhirad, Samaneh, & Eckmann, David M, & Ayyaswamy, Portonovo S (2019). Nanoparticle transport phenomena in confined flows, Elsevier. (pp. 55-129). Elsevier
Farokhirad, Samaneh, & Bradley, R P, & Sarkar, A, & Shih, A, & Telesco, S, & Liu, Y, & Venkatramani, R, & Eckmann, D M, & Ayyaswamy, P S, & Radhakrishnan, R (2017). Computational methods related to molecular structure and reaction chemistry of biomaterials, P. Ducheyne, K.E. Healy, D.W. Hutmacher, D.W. Grainger, C.J. Kirkpatrick (Eds.), Elsevier. (pp. 245-267). Elsevier
Farokhirad, Samaneh, & Bradley, R P, & Sarkar, A, & Shih, A, & Telesco, S, & Liu, Y, & Venkatramani, R, & Eckmann, D M, & Ayyaswamy, P S, & Radhakrishnan, R (2017). Computational methods related to molecular structure and reaction chemistry of biomaterials, P. Ducheyne, K.E. Healy, D.W. Hutmacher, D.W. Grainger, C.J. Kirkpatrick (Eds.), Elsevier. (pp. 245-267). Elsevier
Professional
NIH Grant Reviewer, Study Section - Bioengineering Sciences & Technology (ZRG1 BST-M80)
Reviewer, Grant Proposal, 2022
NSF-Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Program
Reviewer, Grant Proposal, 2020
Reviewer, Grant Proposal, 2022
NSF-Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Program
Reviewer, Grant Proposal, 2020