Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb is a
mechanical engineer
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Machine
* Machine (mechanical), a system of mechanisms that shape the actuator input to achieve a specific application of output forces and movement
* Mechanical calculator, a device used to perform the basic operations of ...
in the field of micro and nano engineering and
mechanics of materials
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.
She is the Harris Saunders, Jr. Chair and Professor in the
George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering is the oldest and second largest department in the College of Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The school offers degree programs in mechanical engineering and nuclear and ...
at the
Georgia Institute of Technology
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in
Atlanta, Georgia
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.
Bassiri-Gharb leads the Smart Materials, Advanced Research and Technology (SMART) Laboratory at Georgia Tech.
Her research seeks to characterize and optimize the optical and electric response of interferometric modulator (IMOD) displays. She also investigates novel materials to improve reliability and processing of IMOD.
Education
Bassiri-Gharb obtained her
Laurea
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Degree from the
University of Padua
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in
Italy
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in 2001.
She graduated with a
Doctorate of Philosophy
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in
Materials Science and Engineering from
Pennsylvania State University
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in 2005.
Her thesis was entitled ''Dielectric and Piezoelectric Nonlinearities in Oriented Pb(Yb1/2Nb1/2)03-PbTiO3 Thin Films''
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Career
Research interests
Bassiri-Gharb is interested in applying
ferroelectric
Ferroelectricity is a characteristic of certain materials that have a spontaneous electric polarization that can be reversed by the application of an external electric field. All ferroelectrics are also piezoelectric and pyroelectric, with the add ...
and
multiferroic Multiferroics are defined as materials that exhibit more than one of the primary ferroic properties in the same phase:
* ferromagnetism – a magnetisation that is switchable by an applied magnetic field
* ferroelectricity – an electric polarisa ...
materials to micro- and nano- electromechanical systems.
She is also interested in using these materials to develop novel
sensor
A sensor is a device that produces an output signal for the purpose of sensing a physical phenomenon.
In the broadest definition, a sensor is a device, module, machine, or subsystem that detects events or changes in its environment and sends ...
s and
actuator
An actuator is a component of a machine that is responsible for moving and controlling a mechanism or system, for example by opening a valve. In simple terms, it is a "mover".
An actuator requires a control device (controlled by control signal) a ...
s for the fields of environmental energy harvesting, tunable
photonic crystal
A photonic crystal is an optical nanostructure in which the refractive index changes periodically. This affects the propagation of light in the same way that the structure of Crystal structure, natural crystals gives rise to X-ray crystallograp ...
s, and
ultrasonic transducer
Ultrasonic transducers and ultrasonic sensors are devices that generate or sense ultrasound energy. They can be divided into three broad categories: transmitters, receivers and transceivers. Transmitters convert electrical signals into ultrasoun ...
s.
Additionally, Bassiri-Gharb researches
peizoelectric MEMS
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), also written as micro-electro-mechanical systems (or microelectronic and microelectromechanical systems) and the related micromechatronics and microsystems constitute the technology of microscopic devices, ...
devices to manipulate
nanoscale
The nanoscopic scale (or nanoscale) usually refers to structures with a length scale applicable to nanotechnology, usually cited as 1–100 nanometers (nm). A nanometer is a billionth of a meter. The nanoscopic scale is (roughly speaking) a lo ...
materials.
Professional societies
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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- Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society (IEEE UFFC-S)
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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(IEEE)- Women in Engineering
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Society of Women Engineers
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Professional committees
Bassiri-Gharb has sat and sits on several professional committees.
*
Scientific Reports
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, Editorial Board: 2014–present
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IEEE
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UFFC-S, President: 2018-2019
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IEEE
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UFFC-S, President-Elect: 2016-2017
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IEEE
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UFFC-S, Newsletter Editor-in-Chief: 2012-2013
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IEEE
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Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, Associate Editor: 2011–present
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IEEE
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Nanotechnology Council, AdCom Representative: 2008-2013
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IEEE
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Women in Engineering, Society Liaison: 2008-2013
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IEEE
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Educational Committee Officer: 2006–present
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Journal of Electroceramics, Editorial Board, 2007–present
Awards and patents
Awards
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IEEE
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-Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control (UFFC) Ferroelectrics Young Investigator Award, 2013
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NSF Career Award
The National Science Foundation CAREER awards, presented by the National Science Foundation (NSF), are in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through research and education, and the integration of these endeavors i ...
, 2013
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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, Class of 1969 Teaching Fellow, 2012
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Bennett Aerospace, Researcher of the year award, 2011
Patents
* Soft Template Manufacturing of Nanomaterials, U.S. Patent 20130149500A1 with A. Bernal, 2011
References
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
University of Padua alumni
Penn State College of Engineering alumni
Georgia Tech faculty
Mechanical engineers