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Joined The Citadel Faculty: August 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Niksiar earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University, where he worked on the fabrication and characterization of porous biomaterials with applications in tissue engineering, specifically artificial bone. After graduation, he joined Clemson University as a lecturer where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the area of aerospace, design and thermal fluid sciences. He was also an advisor for Clemson Rocket club. He earned his master’s from K. N. Toosi University of Technology in Iran, where he did numerical solution of fluid problems (CFD) on Graphic Processing Units (GPUs) and compared performance of different solvers on parallel computing platforms. Dr. Niksiar has published several peer-reviewed journal papers in the area of his research and has received grants from NASA, Amazon, and the Citadel School of Engineering. He is also the founder and advisor of The Citadel Rocket club and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the area of thermal\/fluid sciences, aerodynamics, design, materials, measurements, and numerical methods.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Degrees<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, K. N. Toosi University, 2012<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, 2009<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Research Interests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Freeze Casting, Multifunctional Materials, Porous Material Design and Characterization, Additive Manufacturing, Engineering Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Selected Publications <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    • Niksiar, P.<\/strong>, Su, F.Y., Frank, M.B., Ogden, T.A., Naleway, S.E., Meyers, M.A., McKittrick, J. and Porter, M.M. \u201cExternal Field Assisted Freeze Casting\u201d,\u202fCeramics<\/em>,\u202f2<\/em>(1), pp.208-234. (invited), 2019 <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Porter, M.M. and Niksiar, P.<\/strong>, \u201cMultidimensional mechanics: Performance mapping of natural biological systems using permutated radar charts\u201d,\u202fPloS one<\/em>,\u202f13<\/em>(9), p.e0204309, 2018 <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Niksiar, P.<\/strong>, Meng, Z., Porter, M.M. \u201cMultidimensional Mechanics of Three-Dimensional Printed and Micro-Architectured Scaffolds\u201d,\u202fASME.\u202fJ. Appl. Mech<\/em>.; 88(10),\u202f2021 <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Yang Z., Niksiar, P<\/strong>., Meng, Z. \u201cIdentifying structure-property relationships of micro-architectured porous scaffolds through 3D printing and finite element analysis\u201d, Computational Materials Science<\/em>, 2022 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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