Mehdi Goodarzi

About Mehdi Goodarzi

Mehdi Goodarzi is a senior lecturer in mechanical engineering. He obtained his PhD at Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany, working at the intersection of mechanical engineering, theoretical materials science, and applied mathematics.

Prior to joining Örebro University in 2021, he spent several years in various industries taking on consulting, technical management, and engineering roles. During this time, he contributed to a number of projects within:

• business intelligence back-end in financial services,
• software design and implementation in industrial automation, material testing, process monitoring, and embedded systems,
• quality management systems in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 9001,
• applied metrology focusing on NDT instruments,
• computational solid and fluid mechanics, and
• process engineering.

Keywords

Mechanical Engineering, Computational Engineering, Materials Science, Numerical Mathematics, Continuum Thermomechanics, Micromechanics, Multiscale Modeling, Data Analysis, Error Analysis, Pattern Recognition

Research

Mehdi’s current research interest resides mainly in mathematical modeling, data analysis, and computational prediction and optimization of thermomechanical response of materials with direct or indirect application in manufacturing processes.

Teaching

Mehdi currently teaches the following courses within the master’s program(s):

• MT502G, Mechanics for MSc in Engineering, 7.5 Credits
• MT504G, Strength of Materials for MSc in Engineering, 7.5 Credits

He also contributes to the following courses within the bachelor’s program(s):

• MT125G, Mechanics for BSc in Engineering, 7.5 Credits
• MT126G, Strength of Materials for BSc in Engineering, 7.5 Credits

Prior to coming to Örebro, he has taught undergraduate courses in Analytical Mechanics, Electrodynamics, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Optics, Engineering Statics, Engineering Dynamics, and Strength of Materials; and graduate courses in Continuum Mechanics, and Theory of Plasticity.

Education

• PhD (Dr.-Ing.), Mechanical Engineering, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany (2016)
• MSc, Computational Engineering, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany (2008)
• BSc, Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran (2004)