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Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Widener University, One University Place, Chester, PA 19013, USA [email protected], tel: (415) 994-8107, fax: 610-499-4059
EDUCATION
Postdoctoral Scholar
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Dept. of Mechanical Eng., the University of Pennsylvania, USA 2013 – PresentPh.D., Nanotechnology, POSTECH University, South Korea 2009 – 2012
Thesis Title: “Thermoelectric and Mechanical Characterization of Synthesized One-Dimensional Nanostructures”
Supervisor: Prof. Meyya Meyyappan, Co-supervisor: Prof. Jeong-Soo Lee
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, the University of Tehran, Iran 2005 – 2008
Thesis Title: “Comparison of Mechanical Properties between Thixoforged Parts and Casted Parts”
Supervisor: Prof. M. K. Besharati Givi
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, the University of Najaf Abad, Iran 2001 – 2005
Thesis Title: “An Investigation on the Fabrication and Testing Methods of Hydraulic Pressure Relief Valves”
Supervisor: Prof. Mehdi Karevan
EXPERIENCE
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering 08. 2015 – Present
Widener University, PA, USA. Courses: Manufacturing Processes, Machine Design
Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering 01. 2013 – Present The University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA
Visiting Research Scholar,Cornell Nanoscale Science and Technology Facility 10. 2013 – 11.2013 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Visiting Research Scholar,Nanomaterials and Thermo-Fluids Laboratory 05. 2012 – 11. 2012
Under the supervision of Prof. Li Shi, the University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA
Visiting Research Scholar, Microelectronics Research Center 05. 2012 – 11. 2012
The University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA
Visiting Research Scholar,Laboratory of Nanoscale Energy Storage and Conversion 11. 2010 – 02. 2011 Under the supervision of Prof. Reza Shahbazian, Michigan Technological University, MI, USA
Lecturer,Department of Mechanical Engineering 09. 2007 – 08. 2008 Naein Univ., Iran. Courses: Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing, Integrated Design and Manufacturing
Design Engineer, Project Manager,Sanat Gostaran Co. 04. 2006 – 08. 2008 Isfahan, Iran
Manufacturing Engineer, Mahdi Factory 04. 2004 – 08. 2006
Isfahan, Iran
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SERVICE
Nanofabrication Committee Member,Singh Center for Nanotechnology 10. 2013 – Present The University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA
Journal Manuscript Reviewer 01.2013 – Present 1. Nanoscale (Royal Society of Chemistry)
2. Scientific Reports (from the publishers of Nature) 3. Carbon (Elsevier)
Distance Supervisor of Two BSc Students 12.2013 – Present Indian Institutes of Technology, India
Student Representative 09.2011 – 09. 2012 Department of ITCE at POSTECH University
President, Asia and Pacific Chapter, International Association of Journals and 07.2009 – 07.2011 Conferences (IAJC), http://www.iajc.org/
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Micro/Nano Fabrication
Manufacturing Processes (Traditional and Advanced)
Innovative Design Techniques
Design, Fabrication, and Application of Advanced Materials
PATENTS
1. I. Bargatinand K. Davami, Ultrathin Robust Plate Nanomaterials, U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 62/050,661, 2014.
PUBLICATIONS
1. K. Davami, L. Zhao, E. Lu, and I. Bargatin, “Ultralight Robust Shape-recovering Nanostructures”, (Recommended for publication with revisions, Nature Communications, Manuscript Number: NM14113332, 2014).
2. K. Davami, J. Cortes, N. Hong, and I. Bargatin, “Vertical Graphene Sheets as a Lightweight Light Absorbent Coating”, (Under Review, Materials Research Bulletin, 2015).
3. K. Davami, M. Shaygan, and I. Bargatin, “Fabrication of Vertical Graphene-Based Nanocomposite Thin Films”, Journal of Materials Research, 30, 617–625 (2015).
4. M. Shaygan, K. Davami, N. Kheirabi, M. Meyyappan, G. Cuniberti, and J. S. Lee, “Single-crystalline CdTe Nanowire Field Effect Transistor as a Nanowire-based Photodetector”, Physical Chemistry
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5. K. Davami, M. Shaygan, N. Kheirabi, B. Mortazavi, J. S. Lee, G. Cuniberti, and M. Meyyappan, “Annealing Effect on the Thermal Conductivity of Thermoelectric ZnTe Nanowires”, Materials Letters, 135, 87– 91 (2014).
6. K. Davami, M. Shaygan, N. Kheirabi, J. Zhao, D. Kovalenko, M. H. Rümmeli, J. Opitz, G. Cuniberti, J. S. Lee, and M. Meyyeppan, “Synthesis and Characterization of Vertical Graphene on Different Substrates by Radio Frequency Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition”, Carbon, 72, 372 – 380 (2014).
7. K. Davami, A. C. Weathers, N. Kheirabi, B. Mortazavi, M. T. Pettes, L. Shi, J. S. Lee, and M. Meyyappan, “Thermal Conductivity of ZnTe Nanowires”, Journal of Applied Physics, 114, 134314 – 134321 (2013).
8. K. Davami, J. Pohl, M. Shaygan, N. Kheirabi, H. Faryabi, J.S. Lee, and M. Meyyappan, “Growth and Characterization of CdxZn1-xTe Nanowires with Tuneable Band Gaps Grown by the Vapor-Liquid-Solid
Method”, Nanoscale, 5, 932 – 935 (2013).
9. H. Faryabi, K. Davami, N. Kheirabi, M. Shaygan, J. S. Lee, and M. Meyyappan, “Post-growth Modification of Electrical Properties of ZnTe Nanowires”, Chemical Physics Letters, 543, 117 - 120 (2012).
10. K. Davami, B. Mortazavi, H. M. Ghassemi, R. S. Yassar, J. S. Lee, Y. Rémond, and M. Meyyappan, “A Computational and Experimental Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Single ZnTe Nanowires”, Nanoscale, 4, 897 - 903 (2012).
11. K. Davami, H. M. Ghassemi, R. S. Yassar, J. S. Lee, and M. Meyyappan, “Thermal Breakdown of ZnTe Nanowires”, ChemPhysChem, 13, 347 - 352 (2012).
12. K. Davami, J. S. Lee, and M. Meyyappan, “Nanowires in Thermoelectric Devices”, Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials, 12, 6, 227 - 233 (2011).
13. K. Davami, H. M. Shah Ghassemi, R. S. Yassar, J. S. Lee, and M. Meyyappan, “In situ Observation of Morphological Change in CdTe Nano and Submicron Wires”, Nanotechnology, 22, 435204 - 435210 (2011).
14. K. Davami, D. Kang, J. S. Lee, and M. Meyyappan, “Synthesis of ZnTe Nanostructures by Vapor– Liquid–Solid Technique”, Chemical Physics Letters, 504, 62 - 66 (2011).
15. B. Mortazavi, A. Afaghi, and K. Davami, “Loading Rate Effects on Tensile Behaviour of Ag, Ni, Al, and Cu at Nano-Scale”, Strain, 47, 183 - 187 (2011).
16. M. K. Besharaty, K. Davami, and M. Shaygan, “An Investigation of Temperature’s Effect on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Aluminium (A360) Processed by Thixoforging”, International Journal of Mathematics and Computer in Simulation, 2, 152 - 157 (2008).
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
1. H. Faryabi, K. Davami, N. Kheirabi, M. Shaygan, J. S. Lee, and M. Meyyappan, “Enhancement of Electrical Properties of ZnTe Nanowires”, the 10th Nano Korea Symposium, Coex, August 16-18, 2012, South Korea.
2. M. Shaygan, K. Davami, N. Kheirabi, H. Faryabi, J. S. Lee, G. Cuniberti, and M. Meyyappan, “Effective Parameters on Growth Conditions of CdTe Nanowires Synthesized by Vapor-Liquid-Solid Method”, the 10th Nano Korea symposium, Coex, August 16-18, 2012, South Korea.
3. K. Davami, H. M. Ghassemi, R. Shabazian Yassar, J. S. Lee, and M. Meyyappan, “In-Situ TEM Monitoring of Thermal Decomposition in CdTe and ZnTe Nanowires”, Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2011, August 7-11, 2011, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
4. K. Davami, D. Kang, J.S. Lee, and M. Meyyappan, “ZnTe Nanowire Fabrication and Characterization of Their Thermoelectric Properties”, the 9th Nano Korea Symposium, KINTEX, August 24-26, 2011, South Korea.
5. K. Davami, “A Review of the Biomedical Applications of Nanotechnology in Bone Tissue Engineering”, Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society Meeting, 2010 Asia Pacific meeting , 15-17 September, 2010, Sheraton on the Park, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
6. K. Davami, M. K. Besharaty, and A. Mellat, “Investigation on Heat Transfer and Its Effect on the Titanium Hot Forging Process”, ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, August 10-14, 2008, Jacksonville, Florida USA.
7. K. Davami, and R.A. Mahdavi Nejad, “Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Machinized Inconel by Traditional and Nontraditional Methods”, the 16th Annual International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. April 2008, Kerman, Iran.
8. K. Davami, and M. Besharaty, “Influence of Friction and Strain Rate on Thixoforging of A360 Aluminium by Software Simulation”, the 16th Annual International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. April 2008, Kerman, Iran.
9. K. Davami, M. Besharaty, and A. Mellat, “An Investigation on the Effects of Friction, Temperature, and Strain Rate on the Thixoforging Process of Al360 Using Software Simulation”, the 16th Annual International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. April 2008, Kerman, Iran.
10. K. Davami, and R.A.Mahdavi Nejad, “Comparison of Different Non-Traditional Machining Methods for Machining Forged Al-SiC”, First International Conference on Manufacturing, Azad University of Najaf Abad, Feb 2008, Isfahan, Iran.
11. K. Davami, and M. Besharaty, “Simulation of Thixoforging Process of Aluminum A360”, First International Conference on Manufacturing, Azad University of Najaf Abad, Feb 2008, Isfahan, Iran. 12. K. Davami, and A. Afaghi, “Test Methods for CNG Composite Vessels”, First CNG Composite Symposium, May 2007, Tehran, Iran.
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CONFERENCE POSTER
1. K. Davami, L. Zhao, and I. Bargatin, “ALD Honeycomb Plates Enabling Robust Ultrathin Mems”, IEEE MEMS Conference, January 26-30, 2014, San Francisco, USA.
2. K. Davami, D. Kang, K. Kim, G. Cuniberti, H. E. Roman, J. S. Lee, and M. Meyyappan, “Positioning Nanostructures via DNA Origami Templates on a MEMS Device for Thermoelectric Characterization”,
IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices
, October 18-21, Jeju Island, 2011, South Korea,received Best Poster Award.
HONOURS and Awards
1. Winner of an NRC Research Associateship award from the National Academies of Sciences 2015
2. Best Artistic Image Nomination, NanoDay, the University of Pennsylvania 2014
3. The University of Pennsylvania Postdoctoral Fellowship 2013
4. Best Poster Award, IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference, South Korea 2011
5. Full scholarship, PhD, POSTECH University, South Korea 2009
6. Full scholarship, MS, Mechanical Engineering, the University of Tehran, Iran 2009
7. Distinct Student Award, MS, Mechanical Engineering, the University of Tehran, Iran 2008