Postdoctoral Fellows

Graduate Students

Graduate Students 

Alumni

Several former students received scholarships from FRQNT, NSERC, Mitacs, and other national funding agencies. 

All former students and postdocs from the group are well trained for any career in fundamental and applied research. Group alumni moved to prominent careers in academia, national research centers, small and large companies around the world. 

• 17 are University professors in the USA, Canada, China, and Europe. 

• Former graduate students were/are postdoctoral fellows at prime universities, such as Harvard, MIT, Princeton, and Cambridge University (UK), Northwestern, among others. 

• Former Undergraduate Research Assistants and M.Sc. students of our group enrolled as Ph.D. students at leading Universities, such as Stanford, Berkeley, and Harvard.

• Several others took up leading positions in top industries, including Tesla, Apple, Bombardier, Bell Helicopter, and Zimmer. 

Partial Alumni List (to be updated)

• Shakurur Rahman
  Mechanical Engineering, PhD (2019-2024)
  Currently: Engineering Analyst, Atkins Réalis 

• Lei Wu
  Mechanical Engineering, PhD (2020-2024)
  Currently: PDF at MIT

• Xiangxin Dang
  Mechanical Engineering, PDF (2022-2023)
  Currently: PDF at Princeton

• Amin Jamalimehr
  Mechanical Engineering, PhD (2017-2023)
  Currently: Engineer specialist at Next Structural Integrity, Ontario, Canada

• Filippo Agnelli
  Mechanical Engineering, PDF (2022-2023)
  Currently: PDF at University of San Diego

• Deepak Kumar Pokkalla
  Mechanical Engineering, PDF (2021-2022)
  Currently: Senior R&D Engineer at Dassault Systèmes

• Chuan Qiao
  Mechanical Engineering, PhD (2016-2021)
  Currently: Associate professor at Sichuan University

• Jiazhen Leng
  Mechanical Engineering, PDF (2016-2019)
  Currently: Lecturer at University of Ottawa

• Haichao An
  Mechanical Engineering, PDF (2012-2018)
  Currently: Associate professor at Beijing Institute of Technology

• Hang Xu
  Mechanical Engineering, PhD and PDF (2013-2018)
  Currently: Assistant Professor at Concordia University

• Moussa
  Mechanical Engineering, PhD student (2014-2020)
  Currently: Stress Analyst, Next Structural Integrity Inc.

• Lu Liu
  Mechanical Engineering, PhD student (2014-2019)
  Currently: R&D Engineer, Meituan

• Meisam Asgari
  Mechanical Engineering, Postdoc (2016-2018)
  Currently: Assistant Professor at University of Florida. Next step: NSERC Postdoc, Northwestern University (H.D. Espinosa)

• Amr Farag
  Mechanical Engineering, Master student (2016-2018)
  Currently: Structural Engineer, Fast + Epp

• Xiao Shang
  Mechanical Engineering, Master student (2015-2017)
  Currently: PhD student at University of Toronto. Next Step: Research Assistant in Physics, McGill University

• Amirmohammad Rahimizadeh
  Mechanical Engineering, Master student (2015-2017)
  Currently: PhD student, McGill University

• Veronique Brule'
  Biology and Mechanical Engineering, PhD student (2014-2018)
  Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dawson College (Montreal)

• Yves Le vot
  Mechanical Engineering, Research assistant (2015-2017)
  Currently: Graduate student, Berkeley University

• Scott Park
  Mechanical Engineering, Research assistant (2015-2017)
  Currently: Graduate student, Stanford University

• David Melancon
  Mechanical Engineering, Master's Thesis student (2015-2017)
  Currently: Assistant Professor, Polytechnic of Montreal. Next step: PhD, Harvard University with K. Bertoldi Group

• Gerard Reynolds
  Mechanical Engineering, Master Thesis student (2015-2017)
  Currently: Engineer, Tesla (California)

• Pardis Rofouie
  Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, PhD (2014-2017)
  Currently: FQRNT Postdoct, University of Toronto

• Yingjun Wang
  Mechanical Engineering, Postdoc (2015-2016)
  Currently: Associate Professor, South China University of Technology

• Alireza Sayyidmousavi
  Mechanical Engineering, Postdoc (2015-2016)
  Currently: Postdoc, Ryerson University

• Ahmad Rafsanjani
  Mechanical Engineering, Postdoc (2013-2016)
  Currently: Associate Professor at University of Southern Denmark. Next Step: Postdoc, Harvard University with K. Bertoldi Group

• Shaghayegh Bagheri
  Mechanical Engineering, Postdoc (2015-2016)
  Currently: Assistant Professor at University of Ontario Institute of Technology

• Burnett Johnston
  Mechanical Engineering, Master Thesis student (2013-2015)
  Currently: Medical doctor student, McGill University

• Sajad Arabnejad
  Mechanical Enginerring, PhD student and Postdoc (2009-2015)
  Currently: Postdoc, Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (USA)

• Abdolhamid Akbarzadeh Shafaroudi
  Mechanical Engineering, Postdoc (2013-2015)
  Currently: Associate Professor, Bioresource Engineering, McGill University

• Kelsey Mcgivern, B. Eng. student (2013-2014)
  Currently: Master student, Bioengineering, University of British Columbia

• Mahdi Arian Nik
  Mechanical Engineering, PhD student (2010-2014)
  Currently: Research and Development Engineer, Maya Heat Transfer Technologies (Canada)

• Md Tanvir Faisal
  Mechanical Engineering, PhD student (2009-2013)
  Currently: Assistant Professor, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

• Kazem Fayazbakhsh
  Mechanical Engineering, PhD student (2009-2013)
  Currently: Assistant Professor, Ryerson University

• Michele Faragalli
  Mechanical Engineering, PhD student (2009-2013)
  Currently: Research and Development Engineer, Neptec Design Group Ltd.

• Murugesan Yogesh Kumar
  Chemical Engineering, PhD student (2008-2013)
  Currently: Assistant Professor, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, India

• Farhad Javid
  Mechanical Engineering, PhD student (2008-2013)
  Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT

• Andrew Vigiliotti
  Mechanical Engineering, PhD student (2010-2012)
  Currently: Group leader at the Italian Aerospace Research Centre. Next Step: Newton International Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Cambridge (UK)

• Ehsan Masoumi Khalil Abad
  Mechanical Engineering, PhD student (2009-2012)
  Currently: R&D Engineer, Masimo Corporation

• Eric Barnett
  Mechanical Engineering, PhD student (2008-2012)
  Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Laval, Canada

• Mostafa El-Sayed
  Mechanical Engineering, PhD student (2007-2010)
  Currently: Associate Professor, Carleton University, Canada

• Philippe Cardou
  Mechanical Engineering, PhD student (2006-2009)
  Currently: Professor, University of Laval, Canada

• Jasveer Singh
  Mechanical Engineering, Master Thesis student (2008-2010)
  Currently: Head of Design Optimization Group, Bombardier Aerospace

• Kaven Kroft
  Mechanical Engineering, Master Thesis student (2008-2010)
  Currently: Engineer Specialist, Bombardier Aerospace

• Swaroop Visweswaraiah
  Mechanical Engineering, Master Thesis student (2008-2010)
  Currently: PhD student, McGill

• Robin Briend
  Mechanical Engineering, Master Thesis student (2008-2010)
  Currently: Engineer, France

• Mostafa Yourdkhani
  Mechanical Engineering, Master Thesis student (2007-2009)
  Currently: PhD student, McGill

• Hossein Ghiasi
  Mechanical Engineering, PhD student (2005-2009)
  Currently: Specialist Engineer, Bombardier Aerospace

• Waseem Khan
  Mechanical Engineering, PhD student (2004-2007)
  Currently: R&D Engineer, Jabez Technologies Inc.

• Vahid Mirjalili
  Mechanical Engineering, Master Thesis student (2005-2007)
  Currently: R&D Engineer, National Research Council, Canada

• Simon Desrochers
  Mechanical Engineering, Master Thesis student (2004-2006)
  Currently: Engineer, MDA

• Aya Amany
  Mechanical Engineering, Master Thesis student (2004-2006)
  Currently: Engineer, Bombardier Transport

Past Research Assistants, Summer and Exchange Students

Winston Tran (2021 - 2022)
Timothy Maclean (2013 - 2014)
Pierre Nabhane (5/2014 - 8/2014)
Mufaddal Aamir (5/2014 - 8/2014)
Jamil Madanat (5/2013 - 8/2013)
Qixiang Wang (5/2013 - 8/2013)
Daniel Tarantino (5/2013  8/2013)
Jonathan Slawitsky (5/2013 - 8/2013)
Enrico Turrini (9/2012 - 8/2013)
Marc Palardy-Sim (1/2013 - 5/2013)
Mehdi Kazeminia (9/2012 - 12/2012)
Anselm Neurohr (5/2011 - 10/2011)
Robert Burnett Johnston (5/2012 - 8/2012)
Dmitri Hennion (1/2011 - 5/2011)
Jad Hachem (5/2010 - 8/2010)
Perez Santa Maria Simon R. (5/2009 - 8/2009)
E. Dominguez-Imbert Garip (5/2009 - 8/2009)
Nilamdeen M. S. (5/2008 - 12/2008)
Vikram Chopra (5/2007 - 8/2008)
He Zinan (5/2008 - 8/2008)
C. Francois de Lannoy (2/2008 - 8/2008)
Hebert Clement (5/2008 - 8/2008)
Oduncuoglu Arman (5/2007 - 8/2007)
Nilamdeen Shezad M. (5/2007 - 8/2007)
Laughton Andrew (5/2006 - 5/2007)
Vial Sebastien (5/2006 - 8/2006)
Adenariwo Adepoju (5/2006 - 8/2006)
Rinaldi Stephanie (5/2006 - 8/2006)