Contact Info

E-mail: amir.armani@sjsu.edu
Phone: (408) 924-8354
Office: 310-E, Engineering Building

Education

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 2017
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 2012
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 2009

Research Interests

Design and Optimization; Additive Manufacturing; Structural Ceramics; Functionally Graded Materials; Smart Structures; and Sheet Metal Forming

Recent Journal Papers

“Optimal 3D Design of Functionally Graded Parts for Additive Manufacturing Using Tamura-Tomota-Ozawa Model,” P Nayak, A Armani, Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, 2021.

“Additive Manufacturing of Functional Inconel 718 Parts from Recycled Materials,” H Tupac-Yupanqui, A Armani, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 2021.

“Extrusion-based Additive Manufacturing of Functionally Graded Ceramics,” W Li, A Armani, A Martin, B Kroehler, A Henderson, T Huang, J Watts, G Hilmas, M Leu, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2021.

“Biomedical Soft Robots: Current Status and Perspective,” T Ahuri, A Armani, R Hamidi, T Reasnor, S Ahmadi, K Iqbal, Biomedical Engineering Letters, 2020.

“Additive Manufacturing of Zirconia Parts with Organic Sacrificial Supports,” W Li, A Armani, D McMillen, M Leu, G Hilmas, J Watts, International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, 2020.

Courses Taugt at SJSU

ME295A/B - Mechanical Engineering Project I & II
ME273 - Finite Element Methods in Engineering
ME160 - Introduction to Finite Element Method
ME157 - Mechanical Systems Design
ME154 - Mechanical Engineering Design
ME020 - Design & Graphics (lab)

Links

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Metal's Special Issue on Functionally Graded Materials