Materials/Mechanical Engineer
PhD Mechanical Engineering with ability of materials design, processing and characterization
Solid background in metallurgy and materials: mechanical/chemical testing, corrosion and welding inspection
• Operational skills in characterization: TEM, SEM, XRD, Texture Goniometer, AFM, DTA (DSC), TGA
• Operational skills in mechanical testing devices: Instron and MTS universal testing machines, Fatigue, Creep
• Operational Skills in corrosion engineering: SCC, HIC, Corrosion Monitoring of Pipelines, EIS, ENA
• Special softwares: Clemex image analyzer, MIP, Philips X'pert Texture, LabView, MultiSim, SigmaPlot, EduPack
• Programming softwares: C, Matlab, Java
• Miscellaneous skills: Excellent problem solving skills and leading team works
• Communication skills: Public speaking, instructing, academic article writing and presentation
Work experience
Research Assistant, Materials Testing Lab, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, USC 2012-current
• Developing Ultrafine-grained and nano structure light materials
• Optimization of physical and microstructural properties of light alloy to achieve maximum superplasticity
Teaching Assistant: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, USC 2012-current
• Strength of materials, Materials selection, Fatigue and Fracture of Materials
Lab director, Mechatronics Lab 2012
• Guide and assist scholars to define, develop and run projects
QC/QA inspector, Pars Metals, Iran 2011
• SCC of pipe lines, corrosion monitoring
• Welding inspections, ASME standards, DT and NDT
Research Assistant, Department of Metallurgy, University of Tehran 2007-2010
• Developing Ultrafine-grained and nano structure alloys and metal based composites
• Optimization of material properties of Industrial alloys in order to achieve best superplasticity.
• Creep of nano structured materials
Lab director: Formability, Electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction 2008-2011
R&D Intern, Azintaneh, Iran Summer 2007
• CVD, PVD
• Plasma electrolytic Oxidation/Saturation
Education
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, 2016 (Expected)
• Thesis title: Severe Plastic Deformation (SPD) of ZK60 magnesium alloy
• Supervisor: Professor T.G. Langdon
MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, GPA = 3.97 2013
MS, Metallurgical and Materials Science & Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran 2010
• Thesis title: “Effect of grain refiners and Sever plastic deformation on mechanical properties, texture and thermal stability of AZ31 magnesium alloy and AZ31 nano composites reinforced by alumina particulates.”
BS, Metallurgical and Materials Science & Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran. 2007
• Thesis title: “Effect of rare earth metals on impression creep and microstructural evolution of lead-free solder alloys, Sn-Ag, Sn-Cu, and Sn-Ag-Cu.”
List of Publications
• S.A Torbati-Sarraf1, Terence G. Langdon, “Microstructural properties, thermal stabil...
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