Multiscale Computational Mechanics and Biomechanics LAB @ Drexel University
Innovative Optimization in Materials Design
Dr. Ahmad Najafi received the two following awards in February 2023: 2023 College of Engineering Outstanding Early-Career Research Award. This award was given to him in order to acclaim the progress of the research in his lab (MCMBLAB), which focuses Continue reading Congratulations to Dr. Najafi on receiving two awards recently!
The MCMB Lab hosted a workshop to discuss their research direction and plans for the coming years. MCMB team members presented ideas related to experimental validation, fabrication strategies, and research expansions that produced fruitful discussion. The 2022 workshop is one Continue reading The MCMB Lab’s 2022 Workshop
Mini-symposium on “Emerging Topology and Shape Optimization Techniques in Computational Design of Materials and Structures” at the USNCCM17 Dr. Ahmad Najafi, in collaboration with Dr. James (Georgia Tech), is organizing a mini-symposium on “Emerging Topology and Shape Optimization Techniques in Continue reading Mini-symposium on “Emerging Topology and Shape Optimization Techniques in Computational Design of Materials and Structures” at the USNCCM17
The MCMB Lab attended the 2022 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition in Columbus, OH. The team presented two works at the symposium for Emerging Topology and Shape Optimization Techniques in Computational Design of Materials and Structures (organized by Dr. Continue reading MCMB Lab at IMECE 2022
MCMB Lab is proud to announce the following four publications in prominent international journals during the Winter, Spring, and Summer Quarters of 2022: Ebrahim Maghami, Ahmad R Najafi, “Influence of age-related changes on crack growth trajectories and toughening mechanisms in Continue reading Journal Publications in 2022
The MCMB Lab attended Gordon Research Conference on Multifunctional Materials and Structures in Ventura, CA to present our work related to the design of multifunctional battery composites. Dr. Ahmad Najafi presented the MCMB’s approach to the multifunctional, multiscale, multiobjective optimization Continue reading The MCMB Lab at The Gordon Research Conference on Multifunctional Materials and Structures 2022
Dr. Ahmad Najafi and colleagues in Drexel’s MEM and ECE department have been awarded funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for their project entitled Awards to Increase Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Diversity (AIME). Dr. Najafi (MEM), Dr. Jennifer Atchison Continue reading Congratulations to Dr. Najafi and Drexel College of Engineering Faculty on their recent NSF Award!
The Drexel University Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Department has appointed Dr. Ahmad Najafi as the PC Chou Assistant Professor! College of Engineering Dean Walker, MEM Department Head Spanier, and the MEM faculty have appointed Dr. Najafi to this prestigious professorship Continue reading Congratulations to Dr. Ahmad Najafi on his appointment as the PC Chou Assistant Professor!
The MCMB Lab presented at the 19th U.S. National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics in Austin, TX. Nolan Black, Jonathan Gorman, and Dr. Najafi all held successful talks!