Current Members

Principal Investigator

Tarek I. Zohdi

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering
6117 Etcheverry Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
Email: zohdi@berkeley.edu
Office:(510) 642-9172

 

 

Research Themes

Modeling and Simulation of:

  1. Advanced manufacturing
  2. 3D printing systems
  3. Multiphase/composite material behavior
  4. Fire propagation and control with the Fire Research Group
  5. UAVs and swarms
  6. Biological systems
  7. Ballistic fabric shielding
  8. Advanced manufacturing of food with the Food Manufacturing Group

 

 

Methods of Analysis

  1. Discrete Element Methods
  2. Finite Element Methods
  3. Finite Difference Methods
  4. Computational Optics
  5. Machine-Learning Algorithms
  6. Agent-Based Methods

PhD Students

Omar Betancourt

Omar is a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering. Read More

His research interests include the use of agent-based modeling/simulation, voxel-based methods and optimization.
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Maya Horii

Maya is a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering with a BS in Mechanical Engineering from CSULA. Read More

Maya’s research interests are in modeling and optimization for a variety of applications, including past work on batteries and current work in disease-spread modeling. Outside of the lab, Maya enjoys doing ballet and reading.
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Shao-Yi Yu

Shao-Yi received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from National Taiwan University in 2021. Her research interest has been focusing on applying numerical modeling and machine learning to design and manufacturing problems. Read More

In her free time, Shao-Yi likes playing pickle ball and hiking.
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Abdullah Alrashdan

Abdullah is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Mechanical Engineering department majoring in Manufacturing. His research interest is computational mechanics where he models and simulates the multiphysics of advanced manufacturing systems followed by their optimization via Machine Learning. Currently, he is developing a digital twin for modern microchip patterning.Read More

Prior to joining UC Berkeley, he had 5 years of industry experience working for several companies as an R&D engineer to develop novel Metal Additive Manufacturing technologies. In his free time, he enjoys surfing in the Pacific and snowboarding in the Sierra.
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Carla Becker

Carla is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering with an M.Eng. in Materials Science and Engineering from UC Berkeley, and a B.S. in Physics and a B.S. in Chemistry from Harvey Mudd College. Read More

Before coming to UC Berkeley, she worked as a product engineer at Sakuu Corp., a startup developing a platform to 3D print solid-state batteries. While there, she developed new materials processing techniques, handled materials characterization, brought new equipment online, and led a program to develop a manufacturing execution software with machine learning capability. Outside of work, Carla enjoys running, yoga, dancing, and book clubs.
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Aidan Gould

Aidan is a MS/PhD student advised by Prof. Zohdi. He is interested in multiphysics simulation for aerospace applications. Read More

Before entering the PhD program at UC Berkeley, Aidan earned a BS in mechanical engineering from Northeast University. He has had internships at Pratt and Whitney (induction heating modeling for manufacturing), Mesodyne (thermophotovoltaic start-up), and ATA Engineering (thermal modeling of spacecraft battery systems). On breaks, he enjoys all things outdoors especially rock climbing and snowboarding.
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Mostafa Sedky

Mostafa is a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering. His research interests involve combining computer graphics algorithms with physical models to build fast multiphysics simulators. Read More

He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in design and a minor in Physics in 2021 from the American University in Cairo (AUC). Before joining UC Berkeley, he worked as a Research Assistant where he worked on the design, fabrication, and control of 3D printed micropumps, a mechanical ventilator, and a crawling quadruped. He has also had internships at Meta Reality Labs and Oxford Instruments Plasma Technologies. In his free time, Mostafa enjoys scuba diving, building lego sets, and tinkering with 3D printers.
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Tommy Hosmer

Tommy Hosmer is a PhD student in mechanical engineering advised by Prof. Tarek Zohdi (ME). Read More

Tommy received his B.S. in Environmental Engineering Science from UC Berkeley in 2023. His research interests are in modeling renewable energy systems. Outside of the lab, Tommy enjoys surfing, freediving, and working out.
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Reece Huff

Reece Huff is a Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley. He graduated from Boston University in 2021 with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering. Reece's research emphasizes robust optimization and high-performance computing, particularly in medical and industrial applications. Read More

His recent work involves designing generative models that achieve near optimal performance while balancing efficiency and robustness for combinatorial problems such as the capacitated vehicle routing problem. In his free time, Reece enjoys running, tennis, and chess.
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Armen Hanissian

Armen Hanissian is a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering advised by Professor Tarek Zohdi. Read More

Armen received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley in 2023. He previously worked on electric motor and actuator development during internships at Tesla. His research interests are in electromagnetic modeling and optimization for fusion energy production. Outside of the lab, Armen enjoys reading, writing, and working on his cars.