Seyyed Ali H. Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

Los Angeles, California, United States

Salt Lake City, Utah

• Sustainable Energy Research Laboratory, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UtahNumerical and experimental analysis of thermochemical energy storage systems based on magnesium chloride salt.
• Designed and prepared the experimental setup, and calibrated the instrumentation.
• Created LabVIEW data acquisition programs, and performed the experiments.
• Accomplished numerical simulation of heat and mass transfer in thremo-chemical energy storage systems and thermo-chemical batteries using OpenFOAM toolkit.
• Performed the data analysis through Matlab programs and analyzed the experimental and numerical results.
• Published the research findings on the performance of thremo-chemical energy storage systems in a peer-reviewed journal.

Salt Lake City

• Thermodynamics II, Heat transfer, Computer-Based Problem Solving For Engineering Systems courses.
• Assisted the lab supervisor in setting up, troubleshooting and maintain the experimental apparatus.
• Took initiative to create lab presentations to teach the theory and procedure of the experiments, which were also used by other assistants.
• Supervised 200+ students and instructed them to program and run the experiments and perform data analysis.

Chicago, Illinois

• Computational Multiphase Transport Laboratory (CMTL)
• Simulated turbulent combustion using computational fluid dynamics (Fluent and OpenFOAM)
• Compiled a database on thermophysical properties of single crystal Silicon, Germanium, Diamond, Beryllium, and Silicon Carbide. Results presented at the SPIE conference, San Diego 2012.

Tehran, Iran

• Designed and developed a rescue system for a remotely operated underwater robot for petroleum companies and ports.
• Designed the test model of an underwater robot and performed a towing test to measure its drag and stability.
• 3D modeled and designed six nose concepts to decrease drag and increase the stability of the test model.
• Designed and 3D modeled the scaled-up version of the selected nose modules and supervised the construction of the modules.
• Assisted and cooperated in the design and fabrication process of custom designed lithium polymer battery packs.

Tehran, Iran

• Performed analytical and experimental research on the fuel and air flow rates of a vortex engine burner, undergraduate senior project.
• Designed and fabricated a double-tube heat exchanger, final project for "Heat Exchanger Design" course.
• Participant at First National Electric Car Design Contest: Designed and fabricated a single-passenger electrical car. Designed the power train and body of the car. Awarded 3rd place in detailed design phase.
• Editor and Author at Mechanical Engineering Magazine of Sharif University of Technology (Nameh Mechanic Sharif). Published and edited more than 10 articles. As head editor for Vol. 31 I managed the publishing workflow.

Tehran, Iran

Designed a computer analysis program to estimate the optimum size for petroleum storage tanks based on API 650 standard.(Supervisor: Mohammad Noroozizadeh)

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering, Heat And Mass Transfer

Thermochemical batteries, Chemical Heat Pumps, Thermal Energy Storage, Sustainable Energies. PhD thesis: ANALYSIS AND PARAMETRIC STUDY OF.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering, 3.58

Activities and Societies: member of the international students club. Organized cultural events, and other activities.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering

High School Diploma