Samaneh Farokhirad
Associate Professor, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
- samaneh.farokhirad@njit.edu
- 973-596-3350
- ME 329 Mechanical Engineering Center (ME)
About Me
Dr. Samaneh Farokhirad leads the Soft Matter and Interface Laboratory at NJIT, where her group combines computational modeling, soft matter physics, and engineering to understand how material properties influence behavior at biological and fluid interfaces.
Her group combines multiscale modeling, statistical mechanics, and machine learning to understand the connections between material properties and function. A central focus is how deformable nanomaterials move through biological environments, bind to cell membranes, and enter cells, with the goal of improving targeted drug delivery. Her research also addresses multiphase flows and complex droplets, examining how internal composition and interactions with surrounding fluids and surfaces influence droplet motion and stability.
Dr. Farokhirad joined NJIT in 2019 after postdoctoral appointments at the University of Pennsylvania and the City College of New York. She earned her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the City College of New York, her M.Sc. from Iran University of Science and Technology, and her B.Sc. from Sharif University of Technology. She is also an affiliated faculty member of NJIT’s Center for Applied Mathematics and Statistics.
Her research has received National Science Foundation funding and computing resource awards from Argonne National Laboratory and Oracle for Research. Through her research and teaching, she mentors students in computational engineering and interdisciplinary approaches to problems in mechanics, materials, and biology.
Her group combines multiscale modeling, statistical mechanics, and machine learning to understand the connections between material properties and function. A central focus is how deformable nanomaterials move through biological environments, bind to cell membranes, and enter cells, with the goal of improving targeted drug delivery. Her research also addresses multiphase flows and complex droplets, examining how internal composition and interactions with surrounding fluids and surfaces influence droplet motion and stability.
Dr. Farokhirad joined NJIT in 2019 after postdoctoral appointments at the University of Pennsylvania and the City College of New York. She earned her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the City College of New York, her M.Sc. from Iran University of Science and Technology, and her B.Sc. from Sharif University of Technology. She is also an affiliated faculty member of NJIT’s Center for Applied Mathematics and Statistics.
Her research has received National Science Foundation funding and computing resource awards from Argonne National Laboratory and Oracle for Research. Through her research and teaching, she mentors students in computational engineering and interdisciplinary approaches to problems in mechanics, materials, and biology.
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
Experience
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Associate Professor , 2026 -
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
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2026 Fall Courses
ME 490 - MECH ENGR PROJECT A
ME 622 - FINITE ELEM METHDS IN ME
ME 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
ME 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
ME 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
ME 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
ME 790A - DOC DISSERTATION & RES
ME 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
ME 491 - MECH ENGR PROJECT B
ME 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
Past Courses
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
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Conference Abstract
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