Education

  • Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 09/2009
  • M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 11/2005
  • B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, 07/2003

Professional Experience

  • Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University., 9/2015 - 9/2017
  • Airframe Structures Engineer, Bombardier Aerospace., 9/2011 - 8/2015
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Polytechnique Montreal., 9/2009 - 8/2011

Awards & Honors

  • IEEE Best Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 2018, Budapest, Hungary., 6/2018
  • SyracuseCoE Faculty Fellow 2015-2017, Syracuse, New York, USA., 8/2017
  • Technical Advisor and Session Chair, American Society for Composites 31 Technical Conference and ASTM Committee D30 Meeting, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA., 11/2016
  • IEEE Best Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 2016, London, UK., 7/2016
  • Technical and Organising Committee, IEEE International Conference on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 2016, London, UK., 7/2016
  • Outstanding Faculty Award 2016, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University., 5/2016
  • Gold Prize, NAMIS International School 2010, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo., 10/2010
  • 21st Century COE Award, Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences., 8/2008
  • Outstanding Leadership Presentation Award, Tokyo Institute of Technology., 7/2007

Selected Publications

  • D. Farahani, H. Dalir, Brahim Aissa, My Ali El Khakani, Martin Lévesque and Daniel Therriault, "Micro- infiltration of three-dimensional porous networks with carbon nanotube-based nanocomposite for material design", Composites Part A 42 (2011), pp. 1910-1919., 11/2018
  • Dalir, R. D. Farahani, V. Nhim, B. Samson, M. Lévesque and D. Therriault, "Preparation of highly exfoliated polyester-clay nanocomposites: process-property correlations", Langmuir 28 (2012), pp. 791-803., 9/2018
  • Damadam, R. Moheimani and H. Dalir, "Bree’s diagram of a functionally graded thick-walled cylinder under thermo-mechanical loading considering nonlinear kinematic hardening", Case Studies in Thermal Engineering 12 (2018), pp. 644-654., 9/2017
  • Moheimani, R. Sarayloo and H. Dalir, " Finite element investigation of stacking sequenced fibers with epoxy resin on sandwich composite laminates with skin/core debond under compressive loading", Composites Part B (2018), revision submitted., 11/2016
  • Michaud, H. Dalir and S. Joncas, "Structural design and optimization of an aircraft morphing wing: Composite skin", Journal of Aircraft 55 (2018), pp. 195-211., 7/2016
  • Moheimani, R. Sarayloo and H. Dalir, " Finite element investigation of stacking sequenced fibers with epoxy resin on sandwich composite laminates with skin/core debond under compressive loading", Composites Part B (2018), revision submitted., 2/2016
  • Ehsani and *H. Dalir, "Tip angle effect on buckling and deformation of laminated composite anglegrid plates", 18th European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM 18), pp. 1-8, June 24-28, 2018, Athens, Greece., 8/2012
  • Damadam, R. Moheimani, A. Nayebi and *H. Dalir, "Thick-walled functionally graded material cylinder under thermo-mechanical loading", IEEE International Conference on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (IEEE ICMAE 2018), pp. 1-6, July 10-13, 2018, Budapest, Hungary., 8/2012
  • Ehsani and *H. Dalir, "Application of laminated composite grids as a reinforcing element for automotive components", ASC 33rd Annual Technical Conference, 18th US-Japan Conference on Composite Materials, ASTM Committee D30 Meeting, pp. 1-8, September 24-26, 2018, Seattle, USA., 8/2012
  • D. Farahani, H. Dalir, V.L. Borgne, L. A. Gautier, M. A. E. Khakani, M. Lévesque, and D. Therriault, "Direct- write fabrication of freestanding nanocomposite strain sensors", Nanotechnology 23 (2012), pp. 1-9. Featured on the cover page of the Journal published on the March 2, 2012., 3/2012
  • Dalir, R. D. Farahani, V. Nhim, B. Samson, M. Lévesque and D. Therriault, "Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Polyester/Nanoclay Nanocomposites: Microstructure-Mixing Strategy Correlation", Material Research Society 1312 (2011), ii02-05 (9 pages)., 11/2011
  • Moheimani, R. Sarayloo and H. Dalir, "Symmetrical and antisymmetrical sequenced fibers with epoxy resin on rectangular reinforced structures under axial loading", ASC 33rd Annual Technical Conference, 18th US-Japan Conference on Composite Materials, ASTM Committee D30 Meeting, pp. 1-8, September 24-26, 2018, Seattle, USA., 8/2011
  • Joe, V. Gandhi, *H. Dalir and J. Dannenhoffer, III, "Rapid generation of parametric aircraft structural models", AIAA SciTech2019 Meshing, Visualization, and Computational Environments, pp. 1-12, January 7-11, 2019, San Diego, USA., 8/2011
  • Gandhi, J. Joe and *H. Dalir, "Multifidelity structural design and analysis of aircraft structures using Engineering Sketch Pad (ESP)", AIAA SciTech2019 Meshing, Visualization, and Computational Environments, pp. 1-12, January 7-11, 2019, San Diego, USA., 8/2011
  • Dalir, S. Shayan Amin, and A. Farshidianfar, "Effects of Small length scale on vibrations of an embedded double-walled carbon nanotube", Mechanics of Composite Materials 45 (2010), pp. 557-566., 11/2010
  • Shayan Amin, H. Dalir, and A. Farshidianfar, "Carbon nanotube reinforced Composites: frequency analysis theories based on the matrix stiffness", Computational Mechanics 43 (2009), pp. 515-524., 11/2009
  • Shayan Amin, H. Dalir, and A. Farshidianfar, "Molecular dynamics simulation of double-walled carbon nanotube vibrations: comparison with continuum elastic therories", Journal of Mechanics 25 (2009), pp. 279-285., 11/2009
  • H. Mahdavi, A. Farshidianfar, and H. Dalir, "Flextural vibration of atomic force microscope cantilever with tip effects", Amirkabir Journal of Science and Technology 41 (2009), pp. 19-26., 11/2009
  • Dalir, T. Nisisako, Y. Yanagida, and T. Hatsuzawa, "DNA force-extension curve under uniaxial stretching", Molecular Simulation 36 (2009), pp. 221-228., 11/2009
  • Dalir, Y. Yanagida, and T. Hatsuzawa, "Probing DNA mechanical characteristic by dielectrophoresis", Sensors and Actuators B 136 (2009), pp. 472-478., 11/2009
  • Dalir, Y. Yanagida, and T. Hatsuzawa, "Multipolar electrical forces for microscale particle manipulation", Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience 6 (2009), pp. 505-513., 11/2009
  • 7.Moheimani, R. Sarayloo and *H. Dalir, "Finite element analysis of sandwich composite laminates having skin/core delamination defect", International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE-26), pp. 1-8, July 15-21, 2018, Paris, France., 8/2009
  • Dalir, R. D. Farahani, L. Hernandez, C. Aldebert, M. Lévesque and D. Therriault, "Three-dimensional dielectrophoretic microparticle separator fabricated by ultraviolet-assisted direct-write assembly", Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 16 (2016), pp. 765-771., 8/2009
  • D. Farahani, M. Pahlavanpour, H. Dalir, B. Aissa, M. A. E. Khakani, M. Lévesque, and D. Therriault, "Flow- induced orientation of functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes embedded in epoxy using three-dimensional microfluidic networks", Materials and Design 41 (2012), pp. 214-225., 8/2009
  • D. Farahani, H. Dalir, V.L. Borgne, L. A. Gautier, M. A. E. Khakani, M. Lévesque, and D. Therriault, "Reinforcing epoxy nanocomposites with functionalized carbon nanotubes via biotin-streptavidin interactions", Composites Science and Technology 72 (2012), pp. 1387-1395., 8/2009
  • H. Mahdavi, A. Farshidianfar, M. Tahani, S. Mahdavi and H. Dalir, "A more comprehensive modeling of atomic force microscope cantilever", Ulramicroscopy 109 (2008), pp. 54-60., 11/2008

Expertise

Advanced Multifunctional Composite Materials; Nanocomposites; Additive Manufacturing; Multi-Scale Modeling and Material Characterization; Micro and Nanotechnologies; Computational Mechanics; Multi-disciplinary Design Optimization.

Interests

Dr. Dalir is the Director of Advanced Composite Structures Engineering Laboratory (ACSEL) at Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI. He is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering with dual appointment in Motorsports Engineering Program. He was the Technical Director of the Syracuse Center of Excellence for Analysis and Design as well as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Syracuse University from 2015-2017. Dr. Dalir served as a Senior Airframe Structures Engineer at Bombardier Aerospace from 2011-2015. Bombardier Aerospace is the third largest aircraft manufacturer after Airbus and Boeing and it is the world only manufacturer of planes and trains. He was a Post-doctoral Research Associate at Polytechnique Montreal from 2009-2011. Dr. Dalir obtained his Ph.D. from the Department of Mechano-Micro Engineering at Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2009. Dr. Dalir’s research interests have revolved around different topics in the area of mechanical, automotive and aerospace engineering. His primary research interests are within the general area of Solid Mechanics and specifically on stress, modal and thermal analysis of mechanical and aerospace structures; computational mechanics; multi-disciplinary design optimization; composite materials and damage mechanics; and multi-scale modeling and material characterization.