PARISA POUR SHAHID SAEED ABADI, PH.D.

employment

• Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Tech, Houghton, MI, July 2017 – Present
• Affiliated Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Tech, Houghton, MI, May 2018 – Present
• NIH Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, July 2016 – June 2017
• AAUW Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, MA, July 2015 – June 2016
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, August 2013 – August 2014
• Graduate Research Assistant, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, July 2009 – January 2013
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, January 2009 – May 2009

education

• Postdoctoral Training Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, Boston, MA, July 2015 – June 2017 Research Topics: Conductive Nano-biomaterials, Materials for Cardiac Tissue Engineering and Differentiation of Stem Cells Advisors: Professors Ali Khademhosseini and Omid Farokhzad
• Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, July 2009 – May 2013 Thesis: Effects of Morphology on the Mechanical Behavior of Carbon Nanotube Forests Advisors: Professors Samuel Graham and Baratunde A. Cola Thesis Committee: Professors Satish Kumar, Hamid Garmestani, and Ting Zhu GPA: 4.0/4.0
• M.S. Mechanical Engineering State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, January 2008 – April 2009 Thesis: Numerical Modeling of the Performance of Thermal Interface Materials Advisor: Professor Deborah D. L. Chung GPA: 3.8/4.0
• B.S. Aerospace Engineering Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, September 2002 – August 2006

Research Interests

• Additive Manufacturing
• Mechanics of Materials
• Advanced Materials for Medical Devices and Tissue Engineering
• Nanomaterials for Actuators and Sensors
• Nanobiomaterials

TEACHING INTERESTS

• Basic courses related to Mechanics, Materials, and Thermodynamics
• Advanced courses in Nanomaterials, Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Composite Materials, FEA, and Small Scale Mechanics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Research Experience

• Assistant Professor, Michigan Technological University, July 2017 - Current
  • Synthesis of conductive nanomaterials (CVD, 3D printing, Wet-spinning, ...)
  • Engineering Applications of conductive nanomaterials
  • Biomaterials and tissue engineering scaffolds
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School, July 2015 - June 2017
  • Physicomechanical cues in stem cell engineering
  • Nanostructured conductive scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering
  • Actuators for navigation of endovascular catheters
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology, August 2013 - August 2014
  • Served as the leader of a group working on the morphology and mechanical characterization of carbon nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers
• Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology, July 2009 - January 2013
  • Investigated the effects of morphology on the mechanical response of uncoated and coated carbon nanotube forests
    • Synthesis: CVD, PECVD, E-beam evaporation, ALD, Photolithography
    • Mechanical testing: Nanoindentation, Tension-compression, Die shear
    • Characterization: SEM, EDX, XPS, Raman spectroscopy, Profilometry
  • Evaluated the effects of synthesis methods (drop-casting and spin-casting) and cross-linking on the quasi-static and visco-elastic properties of polymers.
  • Explored the factors affecting real contact area between rough surfaces and foil-supported carbon nanotube forests by developing FE models to capture the mechanical properties of carbon nanotube forests.
• Graduate Research Assistant, State University of New York at Buffalo, January 2008 – May 2009
  • Developed FE models in ANSYS and ABAQUS to predict and optimize the themo-mechanical performance of thermal interface materials including micro/nano-pastes, and paste-coated foils.

Teaching Experience

• Assistant Professor, Michigan Technological University, Fall 2017 - Current
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Biomechanics
  • Intermediate Mechanics of Materials
  • Special Topic: Sensors and Actuators in Medical Applications
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology, Fall 2013 and Spring 2014
  • Mechanical Engineering Thermodynamics: taught lectures, designed exams, held office hours
  • Mechanics of Solids: taught lectures, designed exams, held office hours
• Graduate Teaching Associate, Georgia Institute of Technology, Fall 2011
  • Thermodynamics: Taught two lectures for a class of 70 students, held weekly office hours, designed and graded exam questions
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, University at Buffalo, Spring 2009
  • Materials Lab: Taught weekly labs, supervised students during experiments, graded quizzes and lab reports, proctored and graded exams

Honors and Awards

• Scientist Development Grant, American Heart Association (2017)
• Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, National Institute of Health T32 Program, Organ Design and Engineering Training Program (2016)
• Microgrant, Brigham Research Institute and Center for Faculty Development and Diversity’s Office for Research Careers (2016)
• Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, American Association of University Women (2015)
• Best Poster Award Nominee, Materials Research Society Spring Meeting (2013)
• Presentation Award Finalist, Society of Engineering Science 49th ATM (2012)
• Outstanding Poster Award, Georgia Tech Research and Innovation Conference (2011 and 2012)
• Elected to Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges (2011)
• National Science Foundation Summer Institute Fellowship (2010)
• Best Student Paper Award, IMAPS Workshop on Thermal Management (2008)
• Travel awards:
  • Junior Scientist Travel Award, Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter (2013)
  • National Science Foundation Travel Award, IMECE Nano-forum (2012)
  • National Science Foundation Travel Award, CAM Physics conference (2011)
  • Anne Robinson Clough Conference Grant, Georgia Institute of Technology (2010)

Publications

Abadi Lab Members Underlined

* Corresponding Author

Book Chapters

1. Nano-biomaterial advances in cardiovascular tissue engineering
   M. J. Hill, M. Mahmoudi, and P.P.S.S. Abadi*, In Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine: Tissue Engineering and Clinical Applications, V. Serpooshan, S.M. Wu (eds.), Springer, Cham, doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-20047-3_5 (2019)

Refereed Journal Publications

2. Polyaniline-decorated Hyaluronic Acid-Carbon Nanotube Hybrid Microfiber as a Flexible Supercapacitor Electrode Material
   T. Zheng, X. Wang*, Y. Liu, R. Bayaniahangar, H. Li, C. Lu, N. Xu, Z. Yao, Y. Qiao, D. Zhang*, P.P.S.S Abadi*, Carbon 159, 65 (2020)
3. Nanomaterials for Bone Tissue Regeneration: Updates and Future Perspectives
   M.J. Hill, B. Qi, R. Bayaniahangar, V. Araban, Z. Bakhtiary, A. Shaaji, M.R. Doschak, B. Goh, M. Shokouhimehre, H. Vali, J. Presley, A.A. Zadpoor, M.B. Harris*, P.P.S.S. Abadi*, M. Mahmoudi*, Nanomedicine 14, 22 (2019)
4. Biocompatible Carbon Nanotube-based Hybrid Microfiber for Implantable Electrochemical Actuator and Flexible Electronic Applications
   T. Zheng, P.P.S.S. Abadi*, J. Seo, B. H. Cha, B. Miccoli, Y.C. Li, K. Park, S. Park, S. J. Choi, R. Bayaniahangar, D. Zhang, S. H. Lee, C. K. Lee, A. Khademhosseini, and S. R. Shin, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2019)
5. Engineering of Mature Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes using Substrates with Multi-Scale Topography
   P.P.S.S. Abadi, J. C. Garbern, S. Behzadi, M. J. Hill, J. S. Tresbeck, T. Heydari, M. R. Ejtehadi, N. Ahmed, E. Copley, H. Aghaverdi, R. T. Lee, O. C. Farokhzad, and M. Mahmoudi, Advanced Functional Materials 28 19, (2018)
6. pH-Responsive DNA Nanolinker Conjugated Hybrid Materials for Electrochemical Microactuator and Biosensor Applications
   Y. A. Jodat, P. Lotfi, P.P.S.S. Abadi, J. Mun, J. Seo, E. Shin, S.M. Jung, C.K Lee, and S.R. Shin, ACS Applied Nano Materials 1, 6630-6640 (2018)
7. Chaotic printing: using chaos to fabricate densely packed micro- and nanostructures at high resolution and speed
   G. Trujillo-de Santiago, M. Moisés Alvarez, M. Samandari, G. Prakash, G. Chandrabhatla, P. Inés Rellstab-Sánchez, B. Byambaa, P.P.S.S. Abadi, S. Mandla, R. K. Avery, A. Vallejo-Arroyo,  A. Nasajpour, N. Annabi, Y. S. Zhang and A. Khademhosseini, Materials Horizons 5, 813-822 (2018)
8. Flat Cell Culturing Surface May Cause Misinterpretation of Cellular Uptake of Nanoparticles
   S. Behzadi, N. M. Vatan, K. Lema, D. Nwaobasi, I. Zenkov, P.P.S.S. Abadi, D. Ahmad Khan, C. Corbo, H. Aghaverdi, O. C. Farokhzad, and M. Mahmoudi, Advanced Biosystems 2, 1800046 (2018)
9. Mechanical Behavior of Carbon Nanotube Forests Grown with Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition: Pristine and Conformally-Coated
   P.P.S.S. Abadi, M.R. Maschmann, S.L. Hodson, T.S. Fisher, J.W. Baur, S. Graham, and B.A. Cola, ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology 139, 034502 (2017)
10. Reversible Tailoring of Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Forests by Immersing in Solvents
    P.P.S.S. Abadi, M.R. Maschmann, S.M. Mortuza, S. Banerjee, J.W. Baur, S. Graham, and B.A. Cola, CARBON 69, 178 (2014)
11. Deformation Response of Conformally-coated Carbon Nanotube Forests
    P.P.S.S. Abadi, M.R. Maschmann, J.W. Baur, S. Graham, and B.A. Cola, Nanotechnology 24, 475707 (2013)
12. Buckling-driven Delamination of Carbon Nanotube Forests
    P.P.S.S. Abadi, S.B. Hutchens, J.R. Greer, B.A. Cola, and S. Graham, Applied Physics Letters 102, 223103 (2013)
13. Post-growth microwave treatment to align carbon nanotubes
    J.J. Nguyen, T.L. Bougher, P.P.S.S. Abadi, A. Sharma, S. Graham, and B.A. Cola, Journal of Micro and Nano-Manufacturing 1, 014501-1 (2013)
14. Carbon nanotube thermal interfaces enhanced with sprayed on nanoscale polymer coatings
    J.H. Taphouse, T.L. Bougher, V. Singh, P.P.S.S. Abadi, S. Graham, and B.A. Cola, Nanotechnology 24, 105401 (2013)
15. Compressive Response of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Films Gleaned from in Situ Flat-punch Indentations
    S. Pathak, N. Mohan, P.P.S.S. Abadi, S. Graham, B.A. Cola, and J.R. Greer, Journal of Materials Research 28, 984 (2013)
16. Effects of Morphology on the Micro-compression Response of Carbon Nanotube Forests
    P.P.S.S. Abadi, S.B. Hutchens, J.R. Greer, B.A. Cola, and S. Graham, Nanoscale 4, 3373 (2012)
17. Higher Recovery and Better Energy Absorption at Faster Strain Rates in Carbon Nanotubes Bundles: an in-situ Study
    S. Pathak, E.J. Lim, P.P.S.S. Abadi, B.A. Cola, S. Graham, and J.R. Greer, ACS Nano 6, 2189 (2012)
18. Numerical Modeling of the Performance of Thermal Interface Materials in the Form of Paste-coated Sheets
    P.P.S.S. Abadi and D.D.L. Chung, Journal of Electronic Materials 40, 1490 (2011)
19. Factors that Govern the Performance of Thermal Interface Materials
    P.P.S.S. Abadi, C.K. Leong, and D.D.L. Chung, Journal of Electronic Materials 38, 175 (2009)

Conference Abstracts and Presentations

1. Mechanical Behavior of Carbon Nanotube Forests Grown with Plasma-enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition
   P.P.S.S. Abadi, M.R. Maschmann, S.L. Hodson, T.S. Fisher, J.W. Baur, B.A. Cola, and S. Graham, Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, 2016, Phoenix, AR (oral presentation)
2. Compressive Response of Carbon Nanotube Forests: Pristine, Coated, and Soaked
   P.P.S.S. Abadi, M.R. Maschmann, S.B. Hutchens, J.W. Baur, J.R. Greer, B.A. Cola, and S. Graham, ASME IMECE, 2013, San Diego, CA (poster presentation)
3. Compressive Response of Carbon Nanotube Forests: Pristine, Coated, and Soaked
   P.P.S.S. Abadi, M.R. Maschmann, S.B. Hutchens, J.W. Baur, J.R. Greer, B.A. Cola, and S. Graham, Gordon Research Conference on Nano-Mechanical Interfaces, 2013, Hong Kong, China (poster presentation)
4. Compressive response of uncoated and coated carbon nanotube forests
   P.P.S.S. Abadi, S.B. Hutchens, J.R. Greer, M.R. Maschmann, J.W. Baur, B.A. Cola, and S. Graham, Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, 2013, San Francisco, CA (poster presentation)
5. Effects of solvent-infiltration on the mechanical properties of carbon nanotube forests
   P.P.S.S. Abadi, M.R. Maschmann, J.W. Baur, B.A. Cola, and S. Graham, ASME IMECE, 2012, Houston, TX (oral presentation)
6. Mechanical Behavior of Conformally Coated Carbon Nanotube Forests
   P.P.S.S. Abadi, M.R. Maschmann, J.W. Baur, B.A. Cola, and S. Graham, Society of Engineering Science 49th ATM, 2012, Atlanta, GA (oral presentation)
7. Mechanical Behavior of Conformally Coated Carbon Nanotube Forests
   P.P.S.S. Abadi, B.A. Cola, and S. Graham, Georgia Tech Research and Innovation Conference, 2012, Atlanta, GA (poster presentation)
8. Mechanical Behavior of Conformally Coated Carbon Nanotube Forests
   P.P.S.S. Abadi, B.A. Cola, and S. Graham, Materials Research Society fall meeting, 2011, Boston, MA (poster presentation)
9. Factors affecting the performance of foil-supported carbon nanotube forests as thermal interface materials
   P.P.S.S. Abadi, B.A. Cola, and S. Graham, Canadian-American-Mexican Graduate Student Physics Conference, 2011, Washington, DC (oral presentation)
10. Visualization of Indentation of Carbon Nanotube Forests
    P.P.S.S. Abadi, J.H. Taphouse, S.B. Hutchens, J.R. Greer, B.A. Cola, and S. Graham, ASME Applied Mechanics and Materials Conference, 2011, Chicago, IL (oral presentation)
11. Visualization of Indentation of Carbon Nanotube Forests
    P.P.S.S. Abadi, J.H. Taphouse, S.B. Hutchens, J.R. Greer, B.A. Cola, and S. Graham, Georgia Tech Research and Innovation Conference, 2011, Atlanta, GA (poster presentation)
12. Thermo-mechanical modeling of foil-supported carbon nanotube array interface materials
    P.P.S.S. Abadi, B.A. Cola, and S. Graham, American Physical Society March Meeting, 2010, Portland, OR (oral presentation)
13. Experimental and numerical study of thermal interface material performance
    P.P.S.S. Abadi, C.L. and D.D.L. Chung, Advanced Technology Workshop on Thermal Management, 2008, Palo Alto, CA (oral presentation)

UNIVERSITY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

• Panel Reviewer, NSF, 2020
• Faculty Development Committee Member, Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological University, 2019-current
• Curriculum Committee Member, Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological University, 2019-current
• Review Editor, Editorial Board of Nanobiotechnology, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Frontiers in Materials and Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2019-current
• Guest Editor, Special Issue “Syntheses and Biomedical Applications of Functional Polymers”, International Journal of Polymer Science, 2019-current
• Technical Committee Member, The 9th International Conference on Key Engineering Materials (ICKEM 2019), Oxford, UK, 2019
• Safety Committee Member, Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological University, 2019
• Graduate Seminar committee member, Michigan Tech, 2017-2019
• Co-organizer, Applied Mechanics in MEMS and NEMS, ASME IMECE, 2014
• Review committee member of:
  • Stevens Institute Senior Design Course Projects
  • Georgia Tech President’s Undergraduate Research Award (PURA)
  • Georgia Tech 6th Undergraduate Research Spring Symposium
• Reviewer for:
  • Biomedical Microdevices
  • Journal of Applied Physics
  • Applied Physics Letters
  • Journal of Physical Chemistry
  • International Journal of Thermal Sciences
  • Nanoscale
  • ITherm International Conference 2012
• Symposium Assistant, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, 2011

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
• Materials Research Society (MRS)
• American Physical Society (APS)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)