Samaneh Farokhirad
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engr
ME 329 Mechanical Engineering Center
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 complex environments with particular emphasis on particle-laden multiphase flows and nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems.
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 complex environments with particular emphasis on particle-laden multiphase flows and nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems.
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
Website
2023 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 790A - DOC DISSERTATION & RES
ME 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
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 790A - DOC DISSERTATION & RES
ME 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
ME 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
Research Interests
Multiscale Modeling
Multiphase Flow
Soft Matter
Biophysics
Bioengineering
Multiphase Flow
Soft Matter
Biophysics
Bioengineering
Journal Article
Farokhirad, Samaneh, & Kutti Kandy, Sreeja, & Tsourkas, Andrew, & Ayyaswamy, Portonovo, & Eckmann, David, & Radhakrishnan, Ravi Biophysical considerations in the rational design and cellular targeting of flexible polymeric nanoparticles. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 8(2101290), 2101290.
Farokhirad, Samaneh, & Ramakrishnan, N, & Eckmann, David, & Ayyaswamy, Portonovo (2019). Nanofluid Dynamics of Flexible Polymeric Nanoparticles Under Wall Confinement. Journal of Heat Transfer, 141(5), 052401.
Farokhirad, Samaneh, & Ranganathan, Abhay, & Myerson, Jacob, & Muzykantov, Vladimir , & Ayyaswamy, Portonovo , & Eckmann, David , & 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.
Farokhirad, Samaneh, & Bradley, Ryan , & Radhakrishnan, Ravi (2019). Thermodynamic analysis of multivalent binding of functionalized nanoparticles to membrane surface reveals the importance of membrane entropy and nanoparticle entropy in adhesion of flexible nanoparticles. Soft matter, 15(45), 9271-9286.
Farokhirad, Samaneh, & Shad, Mahmood, & Lee, Taehun (2017). Coalescence-induced jumping of immersed and suspended droplets on microstructured substrates. European Journal of Computational Mechanics, 26, 205-223.
Farokhirad, Samaneh, & Ramakrishnan, N, & Eckmann, David, & Ayyaswamy, Portonovo (2019). Nanofluid Dynamics of Flexible Polymeric Nanoparticles Under Wall Confinement. Journal of Heat Transfer, 141(5), 052401.
Farokhirad, Samaneh, & Ranganathan, Abhay, & Myerson, Jacob, & Muzykantov, Vladimir , & Ayyaswamy, Portonovo , & Eckmann, David , & 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.
Farokhirad, Samaneh, & Bradley, Ryan , & Radhakrishnan, Ravi (2019). Thermodynamic analysis of multivalent binding of functionalized nanoparticles to membrane surface reveals the importance of membrane entropy and nanoparticle entropy in adhesion of flexible nanoparticles. Soft matter, 15(45), 9271-9286.
Farokhirad, Samaneh, & Shad, Mahmood, & Lee, Taehun (2017). Coalescence-induced jumping of immersed and suspended droplets on microstructured substrates. European Journal of Computational Mechanics, 26, 205-223.
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Conference Abstract
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,
Stiffness can mediate the balance between hydrodynamic forces and avidity to impact the targeting of flexible polymeric nanoparticles in flow
APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, 2020,
Thermodynamic Analysis of Multivalent Binding of Functionalized Nanoparticles to the Membrane Surface
American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2020,
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,
Stiffness can mediate the balance between hydrodynamic forces and avidity to impact the targeting of flexible polymeric nanoparticles in flow
APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, 2020,
Thermodynamic Analysis of Multivalent Binding of Functionalized Nanoparticles to the Membrane Surface
American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2020,
Chapter
Radhakrishnan, Ravi, & Farokhirad, Samaneh, & Eckmann, David , & Ayyaswamy, Portonovo (2019). Nanoparticle transport phenomena in confined flows, Elsevier. (pp. 55-129). Elsevier
Farokhirad, Samaneh, & Bradley, R, & Sarkar, A, & Shih, A, & Telesco, S, & Liu, Y, & Venkatramani, R, & Eckmann, D, & Ayyaswamy, P, & 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, & Sarkar, A, & Shih, A, & Telesco, S, & Liu, Y, & Venkatramani, R, & Eckmann, D, & Ayyaswamy, P, & 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