About
Before joining The University of Tulsa, Ahmad Amiri, Ph.D., served as a research assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Texas A&M University. His research interests encompass various aspects of energy storage for electric vehicles (EV), including structural batteries and supercapacitors, as well as stretchable energy storage. His work spans the entire spectrum, from synthesizing structural energy materials to conducting mechano-electrochemical characterizations. Additionally, his lab explores research topics such as water treatment, and the development of multifunctional composites and vitrimers.
Amiri is the author of over 115 archival journal papers, several book chapters, and holds more than five patents. He has been honored with several national and international awards.
Awards and Honors
- Fellowship: Mechanical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, 2022
- Fall 2021 Continuing Student Fellowships: Texas A&M University, 2021
- Graduate Summer Research Grant Award: Texas A&M University, 2021
- Outstanding Charles Crawford Fellowship Award: Texas A&M University, 2020
- Graduate Summer Research Grant Award: Texas A&M University, 2020
- Bright Spark Award: The most competitive scholarship for Ph.D. students in Malaysia (Coverage includes three years of tuition fees, living costs, insurance, etc.), 2014-2017
- Top MSc Thesis National Award: Sharif University of Technology, 2012
- Top University-Researcher Award: Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, 2011
Education
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, 2022
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 2017
- M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, 2011
Research interests and areas of expertise
- Multifunctional energy storage
- Low Temperature Li-ion Batteries
- Structural energy materials
- Vitrimers Composites
- Corrosion
- 2D materials
- Micro-tribology
- CDI water treatment