faculty

Banafsheh Seyedaghazadeh, PhD

Assistant Professor

Mechanical Engineering

Fluid-Structure Interactions Research Laboratory

Contact

508-999-8567

508-999-8881

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Science & Engineering 116C

Education

2015

University of Massachusetts Amherst

PhD

2011

University of Tabriz, Iran

2007

University of Tabriz, Iran

Teaching

Fluid Mechanics, MNE 332

Teaching

Programs

Teaching

Courses

EAS 601: Pre-Dissertation Research

Research investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature defining a topic area and preliminary results for the dissertation proposal undertaken before the student has qualified for EAS 701. With approval of the student's graduate committee, up to 15 credits of EAS 601 may be applied to the 30 credit requirement for dissertation research.

EAS 701: Doctoral Dissertation Research

Investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature representing an original contribution to the scholarly research literature of the field. PhD dissertations are often published in refereed journals or presented at major conferences. A written dissertation must be completed in accordance with the rules of the Graduate School and the College of Engineering. Admission to the course is based on successful completion of the PhD comprehensive examination and submission of a formal proposal endorsed by the student's graduate committee and submitted to the EAS Graduate Program Director.

EAS 701: Doctoral Dissertation Research

MNE 441: Mechanical Vibrations

Discussion of generalized coordinates and the Lagrangian method of determining a system's equations of motion. Normal modes and normal coordinates are introduced and the method of matrix iteration is used to find natural frequencies and modes. Free vibration of continuous systems is considered and techniques for finding natural frequencies are developed. Forced and transient responses of one degree of freedom systems are treated extensively, and forced response of multi-degree of freedom systems is discussed. Electrical analogies, use of the analog computer, and modeling of actual physical systems are discussed.

MNE 490: Special Topics

Visiting professors or members of the faculty present current topics of interest in their areas of expertise.

MNE 580: Masters Thesis

Thesis research on an experimental or theoretical project in mechanical engineering under a faculty advisor. A formal thesis must be submitted to fulfill the course requirements.

MNE 591: Special Topics

Topical courses not offered in regular course rotation--e.g., new courses not in the catalog, courses by visiting faculty, courses on timely topics, highly specialized courses responding to unique student demand. Conditions and hours to be arranged. Prerequisites: Submission of a proposal, including the course description, goals, deliverables, time allocation and grading procedure; approval by the instructor, department chairperson, department graduate director and college dean.

MNE 591: Special Topics

Research

Research awards

$ 508,936 awarded by The Office of Naval Research for Fluid-Structure Interactions in Highly Flexible Wings
$ 506,972 awarded by National Science Foundation for CAREER: Fluid-Structure-Surface Interactions of Flexible Bodies at the Air-Water
$ 19,976 awarded by National Renewable Energy Lab - U.S. Department Of Energy for 2021 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition: Fluid-Structure Interactions Study Of A Dual Turbine Platform Housing Vertical Axis Wind And Current Turbines
$ 475,715 awarded by Office of Naval Research for UMassD MUST I: Development of a Biomimetic Sensor with Augmented Sensitivity for Ocean Sensing Applications

Research

Research interests

Fluid-Structure Interactions
Flow-Induced Vibration
Experimental Fluid Dynamics
Vibrations
Renewable Energy

Select publications

B. Seyed-Aghazadeh, H. Samandari, and R. Abrisham Baf (2020).
On the Dynamic Response of Flow-Induced Vibration of Nonlinear Structures
Nonlinear Structures and Systems, 1, 91-94.
B. Seyed-Aghazadeh, Y. Modarres-Sadeghi (2019).
The Effect of Boundary Conditions on Vortex-Induced Vibration of a Fully Submerged Flexible Cylinder
Experiments in Fluids, 60, 38.
B. Benner, B. Seyed-Aghazadeh, D. Carlson, Y. Modarres-Sadeghi (2019).
Vortex-Induced Vibration of an Airfoil Used in Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines at Various Angles of Attack
Journal of Fluids and Structures

Dr. Banafsheh Seyed-Aghazadeh is an assistant professor at the Mechanical Engineering department and the director of “Laboratory for Fluid-Structure Interactions Studies (FSI Lab)” at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Before joining UMassD, was the James R. Myers Endowed assistant professor at Miami University. Dr. Banafsheh Seyed-Aghazadeh is a proud UMass Alumna. She received her PhD from University of Massachusetts Amherst; her master’s and bachelor’s degrees from University of Tabriz, Iran, in Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Banafsheh Seyed-Aghazadeh research focuses on Fluid-Structure Interactions (FSI), which combines fluid dynamics research with ideas on advanced nonlinear dynamics.

FSI has significant implications for a number of physical systems, from aeolian harps to power transmission lines, towing cables, undersea pipelines, drilling risers and mooring lines used to stabilize offshore floating platforms. At FSI lab, Dr. Banafsheh Seyed-Aghazadeh research group works on designing flow-induced vibration-based energy harvesters from external sources available in the environment, such as wind or marine currents. Her research group also works on investigating potentials of combining fundamentals of flow-induced vibration with machine learning algorithms, to lay the foundation for future research projects in the area of biomimetic fluidic sensor design with applications in ocean sensing. Such projects can directly advance the UMass Dartmouth’s role in building the blue economy through initiation of innovative and collaborative research projects at SouthCoast of Massachusetts.