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Dr Abolfazl Zahedi awarded his PhD (2013) in Mechanical Engineering from Loughborough University. Following the completion of his PhD, Abolfazl received a Marie Curie research fellow, which provided funding for a year to extend his collaboration with Mechanics of Advanced Material research group in Loughborough University. After finishing his fellowship, he joint to Advance Forming Research Centre (AFRC) in University of Strathclyde as a research associate. He ran industrial projects for Aerospace in metal forming and advanced manufacturing disciplines. Abolfazl started his position (2015) as a research fellow in the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MACE) in the University of Manchester. Since 2016 Abolfazl has appointed a Senior Lecturer at Âéw¶¹´«Ã½. His main research interests are computational material modelling, additive manufacturing, biomechanics, and tissue engineering. Furthermore, He is interested to use applied mathematics to solve engineering problems. In particular, analytical methods to facilitate design and the associated issues for vibrations. 

Institute of Engineering Science 

I explore basic research into the science and engineering underlying medical device development which affects the nature and flow of new technology. I carry out both numerical and experimental investigations in order to enhance the quality of medical equipment and reduce patient recovery time. 

My research interests are tissue engineering, computational biomechanics, additive manufacturing technology and applied mechanics to solve engineering design problems

 I am currently a MSc final-year project coordinator in the school of engineering, deputy program leader of MSc mechatronic, and module leaders of mechanical vibration and advanced dynamic and control.  

ENGT 5201 Dynamical and Control Systems

ENGD 2108 Mechanical Vibrations

ENGT 5301 MSc Final-year project  

Most impactful publication award in Âéw¶¹´«Ã½ Engineering School (2019)

Review board member of Symmetry journal 

 EPSRC peer review associate college (2018)

 A Zahedi, C Kodsi, F Berto (2019) "Numerical predictions of U-notched sample failure based on a discrete energy argument", Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics 100, 298-306

• BI Oladapo, A Zahedi, AOM Adeoye (2019) "3D printing of bone scaffolds with hybrid biomaterials", Composites Part B: Engineering 158, 428-436
• BI Oladapo, A Zahedi, SC Chaluvadi, SS Bollapalli, M Ismail (2018) "Model design of a superconducting quantum interference device of magnetic field sensors for magnetocardiography", Biomedical Signal Processing and Control 46, 116-120
• S Li, A Zahedi, V Silberschmidt (2017) "Numerical Simulation of Bone Cutting: Hybrid SPH-FE Approach", Book chapter
• A Zahedi, V. Babitsky (2016) "Modelling of autoresonant control of a parametrically excited screen machine" Journal of sound and vibration, Vol. 380, pp 78–89
• A Zahedi, A. Jivkov (2016) "Two-parameter fracture characterization of a welded pipe in the presence of residual stresses" Structural integrity journal, Vol. 2, pp 777-784
• A Zahedi, A. Roy, V.V. Silberschmidt (2015) "Modelling of vibration assisted machining fcc Single Crystal" Procedia CIRP, Vol. 31, pp 393–398
• A. Zahedi, Murat Demiral, Anish Roy, Vadim V. Silberschmidt, (2013) "FE/SPH modelling of orthogonal micro-machining of f.c.c. single crystal" Computational Materials Science, Vol. 78, pp 104–109
• A. Zahedi, A. Roy, V.V. Silberschmidt (2013) "Modelling of micro-machining single crystal fcc metals" Procedia CIRP, Vol. 8, pp 346–350

Mr Meysam Nasr Azadani, PhD student (1^st supervisor)

Mr Oluwole Kingsley Bowoto , PhD student (1^st supervisor)

Mr Bankole Ibrahim Oladapo, PhD student (1^st supervisor)

Mr Hafiz Ali, PhD student (2^nd supervisor)

Newton travel fund to attend UK-INDIA interdisciplinary workshop on advanced biomaterials and biosensors in November 2018

Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) research projects (Nos. 0042.07 and 0043.06) to manufacturing of splint and apply hybrid material  for bone implants through the integration of two biomaterials into 3D printing machine.