
Mehdi Nikkhah
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Villanova University, 2004-2006
M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology
(Tehran Polytechnic), 2001-2003
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology
(Tehran Polytechnic), 1996-2001
Biography:
I earned my B.S degree in
Mechanical Engineering from AmirKabir University of Technology
(Tehran Polytechnic) in 2001.
In
September 2001, I started my graduate studies in biomedical
engineering with the focus on biomechanics at Tehran Polytechnic. From 2001 to 2004 I was
also working for an engineering consulting firm, Nargan, in Tehran
as a stress analysis engineer. In
2004, I joined Villanova University in PA to study for my second
master’s degree
in Mechanical engineering.
Currently I am working toward my PhD degree in Mechanical
engineering at Virginia Tech under supervision of Dr. Masoud Agah.
My research is focused on biomedical applications of MEMS and
specifically development of a MEMS-based biosensor for cancer
diagnosis. I am also interested in cell mechanics.
Office:
475, Whittemore Hall
Email :
mnikkhah[at]vt.edu
VT MEMS LAB :: 475 Whittemore Hall, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061