Education
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
MS, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
MS, Brunel University
Research Interests
Advanced Manufacturing Systems
Reliability and Maintainability Engineering
Applied Statistics and Operations Research
System Modeling and Simulation
Scholarly Works
Mortazavi, M., Niknam, S.A., Heidari, M., & Clemente, R. C., “Experimental Characterization of Additively Manufactured Metallic Heat Exchangers”. IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, 11(12), 2089-2101, 2021.
Niknam S.A., Mortazavi M., Li, D., “Additively manufactured heat exchangers: a review on opportunities and challenges, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 112, 601–618, 2021.
Alsulami M.*, Mortazavi M., Niknam S.A., Li, D., “Design Complexity and Performance Analysis for Manifold Microchannel Heat Exchangers”, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 110(3), 865-873, 2020.
Li D., Maloney T., Mannan N., Niknam, S.A., “Design of Additively Manufactured Methanol Conversion Reactor for High Throughput Production”, Material Design and Processing Communication, e143. 2020.
Niknam S.A., Mortazavi M., Santamaria A., “Signature analysis of two-phase flow pressure drop in proton exchange membrane fuel cell flow channels”, Results in Engineering, 5, 100071, 2020.
Mortazavi M., Heidari M., Niknam S.A., “A discussion about two-phase flow pressure drop in proton exchange membrane fuel cells”, Heat Transfer Engineering Journal; 41:21, 2019.
Niknam S.A., Li D., Das. G., “An acoustic emission study of anisotropy in additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V”. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 100(5-8), 1731-1740, 2019.
Niknam S.A., Kobza, J., Hines J.W., “Techniques of trend analysis for uncertainty considerations in degradation-based prognostic”, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 88:9, 2429–2441, 2017.
Wu F., Niknam S.A., and Kobza J., “A cost-effective degradation-based maintenance strategy under imperfect repair”. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 144, 234–243, 2015.
Courses Taught
ENGR 103 Introduction to Engineering
IE 212 Introduction to Probability & Statistics
IE 326 Production Planning & Control
IE 334 Computer Simulation & Design
IE 490 Introduction to Maintainability Engineering
EMGT/IE 650 Systems Integration
EMGT/IE 635 Optimization Methods I
EMGT/IE 631 Production & Inventory Modeling
EMGT/IE 629 Advanced Manufacturing Systems
IE 601 Advanced Engineering Statistics
EMGT 701 Seminar/Research Methods in Engineering
EMGT/IE 619 Engineering Supply Chain
EMGT/IE 591 Fundamental Methods for Engineering
