Ahmad Raeisi Najafi
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Address:Beckman Institute, Room 3017
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M/C 251
405 N. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Telephone:
(217) 417-3634
E-mail:
Education
- Ph.D., Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016
- Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering (Biomechanics), Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), 2006
- M.Sc., Biomedical Engineering (Biomechanics), Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), 1999
- B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Shiraz University, 1997
Research Interests
Computational Biomechanics and Biology:
- Mechanics of Biological Composites and Biomaterials
- Bone Biomechanics and Bone Fracture
- Computational Biology and Biophysics
Mechanics:
- Computational Solid Mechanics
- Design Optimization
- Fracture Mechanics
- Design of Biomimetic Materials
Current Projects
- Identification and Energetic Characterization of Gas Permeation Pathways Through Membrane Channels
- Structural Dynamics and Molecular Mechanisms of ABC Transporters
Publications
View in Google Scholar- Raeisi Najafi A., Safdari M., Tortorelli D., Geubelle P.H.; Shape Optimization Using a NURBS-based Interface-enriched Generalized FEM. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Accepted, DOI: 10.1002/nme.5482, 2016.
- Safdari M., Raeisi Najafi A., Sottos N.R., Geubelle P.H.; A NURBS-based Generalized Finite Element Scheme for 3D Simulation of Heterogeneous Materials. Journal of Computational Physics, 318: 373-390, 2016.
- Tan M.H.Y., Raeisi Najafi A., Pety, S.J., White S. R., Geubelle P.H.; Gradient-based Design of Actively-cooled Microvascular Composite Panels. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 103: 594-606, 2016.
- Sabet, A.F., Raeisi Najafi A., Hamed, Elham, Jasiuk, I.; Modeling of Bone Fracture and Strength at Different Length Scales – A Review. Journal of the Royal Society Interface Focus, 6(1): 20150055, 2016.
- Zhang K., Raeisi Najafi A., Jin J.M., Geubelle P.H.; An Interface-Enriched Generalized Finite-Element Analysis for Electromagnetic Problems with Non-Conformal Discretization. International Journal of Numerical Modeling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields, 29(2): 265-279, 2016.
- Raeisi Najafi A., Safdari M., Tortorelli D., Geubelle P.H.; A Gradient-based Shape Optimization Scheme Using an Interface-enriched Generalized FEM. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 296: 1-17, 2015.
- Chittenden M., Raeisi Najafi A., Li J. Jasiuk, I.; Nano Indentation and Ash Content Study of Age Dependent Changes in Porcine Cortical Bone. Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 15: 1550074, 2015.
- Safdari M., Raeisi Najafi A., Sottos N.R., Geubelle P.H.; A NURBS-based Interface-enriched Generalized Finite Element Method for Problems with Complex Discontinuous Gradient Fields. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 101(12): 950–964, 2015.
- Tan M.H.Y., Safdari M., Raeisi Najafi A., Geubelle P.H.; A NURBS-based Interface Enriched Generalized Finite Element Scheme for the Thermal Analysis and Design of Microvascular Composites. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 283(1): 1382–1400, 2015.
- Soghrati S., Raeisi Najafi A., Lin J. H., Hughes K. M., White S. R., Sottos N. R. Geubelle P. H.; Computational Analysis of Actively-cooled 3D Woven Microvascular Composites Using a Stabilized Interface-enriched Generalized Finite Element Method. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 65: 153-164, 2013.
- Rasoulian R., Raeisi Najafi A., Jasiuk I.; Reference Point Indentation Study of Age-related Changes in Porcine Femoral Cortical Bone. Journal of Biomechanics, 46: 1689-1696, 2013.
- PourAkbar Saffar K., Raeisi Najafi A., Moeinzadeh M. H., Sudak L.; A Finite Element Study of Crack Behavior for Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Bone Cement. World Journal of Mechanics, 3: 13-21, 2013.
- Raeisi Najafi A., PourAkbar Saffar K., Arshi A. R., Mallakin E., Katouzian H.R., Eslami M. R., Moeinzadeh M. H.; Propagation of Microcracks in Bovine Osteonal Cortical Bone. Akademeia, 1: ea 103, 2011.
- PourAkbar Saffar K., Arshi A.R., JamilPour N., Raeisi Najafi A., Rouhi G., Sudak L.; A Cross-Linking Model for Estimating Young’s Modulus of Artificial Bone Tissue Grown on Carbon Nanotube Scaffold. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research A, 94A: 594–602, 2010.
- Raeisi Najafi A., Arshi A. R., Kaveh PorAkbar Saffar, Eslami M. R., Fariborz S., Moeinzadeh M. H.; A Fiber-Ceramic Matrix Composite Material Model for Osteonal Cortical Bone Micromechanics Fracture: General Solution of Microcracks Interaction. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 2: 217-223, 2009.
- PourAkbar Saffar K., JamilPour N., Raeisi Najafi A., Rouhi G., Arshi A.R., A. Fereidoon; A Finite Element Model for Estimating Young’s Modulus of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Composites Incorporating Elastic Cross-Links. International Journal of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, 2: 172-175, 2008.
- Raeisi Najafi A., Arshi A. R., Eslami M. R., Fariborz S., Moeinzadeh M. H.; Micromechanics Fracture in Osteonal Cortical Bone: A Study of the Interactions between Microcrack Propagation, Microstructure and the Material Properties. Journal of Biomechanics, 40: 2788-2795, 2007.
- Raeisi Najafi A., Arshi A. R., Eslami M. R., Fariborz S., Moeinzadeh M. H.; Haversian Cortical Bone Model with Many Radial Microcracks: An Elastic Analytic Solution. Medical Engineering and Physics, 29: 708–717, 2007.