Education
PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
MS, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
MS, Brunel University
Research Interests
- Advanced Manufacturing Systems
- Reliability and Maintainability Engineering
- Applied Statistics and Operations Research
- System Modeling and Simulation
Scholarly Works
Mortazavi, M., Niknam, S.A., Heidari, M., & Clemente, R. C., “Experimental Characterization of Additively Manufactured Metallic Heat Exchangers”. IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, 11(12), 2089-2101, 2021.
Niknam S.A., Mortazavi M., Li, D., “Additively manufactured heat exchangers: a review on opportunities and challenges, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 112, 601–618, 2021.
Alsulami M.*, Mortazavi M., Niknam S.A., Li, D., “Design Complexity and Performance Analysis for Manifold Microchannel Heat Exchangers”, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 110(3), 865-873, 2020.
Li D., Maloney T., Mannan N., Niknam, S.A., “Design of Additively Manufactured Methanol Conversion Reactor for High Throughput Production”, Material Design and Processing Communication, e143. 2020.
Niknam S.A., Mortazavi M., Santamaria A., “Signature analysis of two-phase flow pressure drop in proton exchange membrane fuel cell flow channels”, Results in Engineering, 5, 100071, 2020.
Mortazavi M., Heidari M., Niknam S.A., “A discussion about two-phase flow pressure drop in proton exchange membrane fuel cells”, Heat Transfer Engineering Journal; 41:21, 2019.
Niknam S.A., Li D., Das. G., “An acoustic emission study of anisotropy in additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V”. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 100(5-8), 1731-1740, 2019.
Niknam S.A., Kobza, J., Hines J.W., “Techniques of trend analysis for uncertainty considerations in degradation-based prognostic”, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 88:9, 2429–2441, 2017.
Wu F., Niknam S.A., and Kobza J., “A cost-effective degradation-based maintenance strategy under imperfect repair”. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 144, 234–243, 2015.
Courses Taught
- ENGR 103 Introduction to Engineering
- IE 212 Introduction to Probability & Statistics
- IE 326 Production Planning & Control
- IE 334 Computer Simulation & Design
- IE 490 Introduction to Maintainability Engineering
- EMGT/IE 650 Systems Integration
- EMGT/IE 635 Optimization Methods I
- EMGT/IE 631 Production & Inventory Modeling
- EMGT/IE 629 Advanced Manufacturing Systems
- IE 601 Advanced Engineering Statistics
- EMGT 701 Seminar/Research Methods in Engineering
- EMGT/IE 619 Engineering Supply Chain
- EMGT/IE 591 Fundamental Methods for Engineering
