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