Short Biography
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Reza Abedi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Tennessee Knoxville/Space Institute. He obtained a B.S. in Civil Engineering (1999) and an M.S. in Structural Engineering (2001) from the Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. Subsequently, he received an M.S. in Mathematics (2006) and a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (2010) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His doctoral dissertation was mainly focused on Spacetime Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element methodologies and novel interfacial damage and probabilistic fracture models. Prior to joining the University of Tennessee in 2012, he served as a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois.
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Reza Abedi
Associate Professor
Dept. of Mechanical Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering
University of Tennessee Space Institute
Phone: (931) 393-7334
Fax: (931) 393-7557
e-mail: rabedi@utsi.edu
Website: Research / University
Office: B209
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Education
| Ph.D | Theoretical and Applied Mechanics | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2010 |
| Thesis: Spacetime damage-based cohesive model for elastodynamic fracture with dynamic contact | |||
| M.S | Mathematics | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2006 |
| M.S. | Structural Engineering | Sharif University of Technology | 2001 |
| B.S. | Civil Engineering | Sharif University of Technology | 1999 |
Professional Experience
| Associate Professor | Deptartment of Mechanical Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering | University of Tennessee Knoxville/Space Institute | 2018-present |
| Assistant Professor | Deptartment of Mechanical Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering | University of Tennessee Knoxville/Space Institute | 2012-2018 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2010-2012 |
| Research Assistant | Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2002-2010 |
Honors and Awards
| Henry J. Langhaar graduate award in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2006 |
| Member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society | 2004-Present |
| Firdawsi Science Fellowship Award, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2004 |
| 8th place in the Fourth Nationwide Student Scientific Olympiad of Civil Engineering, Iran | 2000 |
| 5th Place, National Entrance Exam for Graduate Programs in Civil Engineering, Iran | 2000 |