Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb
Harris Saunders Jr. Chair and Professor
Advanced Research Institute
G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and
School of Materials Science and Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA, 30306 USA
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Editorial Activities
Associate Editor, Journal of Electroceramics, 2007-2015
Contributing Editor, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2010
Associate Editor IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, and Special Issue International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics, 2011-2020
Editor in Chief 2012-2013, Associate Editor 2007-2011, Newsletter of IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control (UFFC)
Guest editor, Journal of Applied Physics, Special Issue on Piezoresponse Force Microscopy, 2013-2015
Editorial Board, Condensed Matter Physics, Scientific Reports, 2014-Present
Editorial Board, Actuators, 2019-Present
Senior Editorial Board Member, Microstructure, 2022-Present
Editor, npj Advanced Manufacturing, 2024- Present
Leadership Activities
Educational Committee officer, IEEE UFFC, 2006-2010
UFFC Society representative, IEEE Nanotechnology Council Administrative Committee, 2008-2013
UFFC Society liaison, IEEE Women In Engineering, 2008-2013
Elected Administrative Committee member, IEEE UFFC 2010-2012
Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratories elected User Executive Committee member, 2012-2013Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratories, Chair-Elect 2014, Chair 2015
Ferroelectrics Technical Program Committee Member, IEEE UFFC: Leader Group IV Applications, 2013-2017, Member Group II Characterization, 2017-present
PFM Workshop Advisory Board member, 2013-present
International Symposium on Ferroic Domains (ISFD) Advisory Board member, 2016-present
IEEE UFFC-S Strategic Planning Committee Chair, 2017
President-Elect, IEEE UFFC-S, 2016-2017
IEEE Technical Advisory Board (TAB) AdHoc committee on Diversity and Inclusion, Working group on harassment Chair, 2017-present
IEEE Technical Advisory Board (TAB) AdHoc committee on Financial Transparency, 2017-2018
President, IEEE UFFC-S, 2018-2019
IEEE Technical Advisory Board (TAB) Conference Publication Committee, 2020
IEEE UFFC-S Governance committee Chair, 2020
Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science (ELATES) Fellow 2020-2021
Micro and Nano-Engineering Research Area Group Chair, 2020-present
IEEE CRFID President-Elect, 2021
IEEE Publication Services and Products Board (PSPB), Vice-Chair, 2022
IEEE CRFID President 2021-2023
IEEE Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Member, PSPB representative, 2023
IEEE Publication Services and Products Board (PSPB), elected at-large Board member, 2024-Present
Honors and Awards
Laurea summa cum laude, Universita’ degli Studi di Padova, 2001
IEEE UFFC (Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control) Joint 50th Anniversary Conference Best Student Paper in Ferroelectrics, 2004
Society of Women Engineers, General Motors Corporation Award, 2005
“Thank a Teacher” Award, Georgia Tech, 2008 (x1), 2011 (x3), 2014 (x1), 2017 (x2), 2018 (x1)
Senior Member IEEE, 2011
Bennett Aerospace, Researcher of the Year, 2011
Class of 1969 Teaching Fellow, Georgia Tech, 2012
NSF CAREER award, 2013
IEEE UFFC Ferroelectrics Young Investigator Award, 2013
Leading Edge Fellow, Georgia Tech, 2015
Woodruff Faculty Fellow, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech, 2017-2019
Harris Saunders, Jr. Chair, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech, 2019-present
Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science (ELATES at Drexel®) Fellow, 2019-2021
AIMBE (American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering) Fellow, 2021
IEEE UFFC Distinguished Service Award, 2025
Advanced Research Institute
G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and
School of Materials Science and Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA, 30306 USA
Editorial Activities
Associate Editor, Journal of Electroceramics, 2007-2015
Contributing Editor, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2010
Associate Editor IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, and Special Issue International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics, 2011-2020
Editor in Chief 2012-2013, Associate Editor 2007-2011, Newsletter of IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control (UFFC)
Guest editor, Journal of Applied Physics, Special Issue on Piezoresponse Force Microscopy, 2013-2015
Editorial Board, Condensed Matter Physics, Scientific Reports, 2014-Present
Editorial Board, Actuators, 2019-Present
Senior Editorial Board Member, Microstructure, 2022-Present
Editor, npj Advanced Manufacturing, 2024- Present
Leadership Activities
Educational Committee officer, IEEE UFFC, 2006-2010
UFFC Society representative, IEEE Nanotechnology Council Administrative Committee, 2008-2013
UFFC Society liaison, IEEE Women In Engineering, 2008-2013
Elected Administrative Committee member, IEEE UFFC 2010-2012
Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratories elected User Executive Committee member, 2012-2013Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratories, Chair-Elect 2014, Chair 2015
Ferroelectrics Technical Program Committee Member, IEEE UFFC: Leader Group IV Applications, 2013-2017, Member Group II Characterization, 2017-present
PFM Workshop Advisory Board member, 2013-present
International Symposium on Ferroic Domains (ISFD) Advisory Board member, 2016-present
IEEE UFFC-S Strategic Planning Committee Chair, 2017
President-Elect, IEEE UFFC-S, 2016-2017
IEEE Technical Advisory Board (TAB) AdHoc committee on Diversity and Inclusion, Working group on harassment Chair, 2017-present
IEEE Technical Advisory Board (TAB) AdHoc committee on Financial Transparency, 2017-2018
President, IEEE UFFC-S, 2018-2019
IEEE Technical Advisory Board (TAB) Conference Publication Committee, 2020
IEEE UFFC-S Governance committee Chair, 2020
Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science (ELATES) Fellow 2020-2021
Micro and Nano-Engineering Research Area Group Chair, 2020-present
IEEE CRFID President-Elect, 2021
IEEE Publication Services and Products Board (PSPB), Vice-Chair, 2022
IEEE CRFID President 2021-2023
IEEE Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Member, PSPB representative, 2023
IEEE Publication Services and Products Board (PSPB), elected at-large Board member, 2024-Present
Honors and Awards
Laurea summa cum laude, Universita’ degli Studi di Padova, 2001
IEEE UFFC (Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control) Joint 50th Anniversary Conference Best Student Paper in Ferroelectrics, 2004
Society of Women Engineers, General Motors Corporation Award, 2005
“Thank a Teacher” Award, Georgia Tech, 2008 (x1), 2011 (x3), 2014 (x1), 2017 (x2), 2018 (x1)
Senior Member IEEE, 2011
Bennett Aerospace, Researcher of the Year, 2011
Class of 1969 Teaching Fellow, Georgia Tech, 2012
NSF CAREER award, 2013
IEEE UFFC Ferroelectrics Young Investigator Award, 2013
Leading Edge Fellow, Georgia Tech, 2015
Woodruff Faculty Fellow, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech, 2017-2019
Harris Saunders, Jr. Chair, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech, 2019-present
Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science (ELATES at Drexel®) Fellow, 2019-2021
AIMBE (American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering) Fellow, 2021
IEEE UFFC Distinguished Service Award, 2025
Graduate Minions
Zachary Beller
ME PhD candidate
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
ME PhD candidate
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
Aidan Billings
ME PhD student
B.S. Mechanical Engineering and B.M. Music Performance, University of South Carolina
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ME PhD student
B.S. Mechanical Engineering and B.M. Music Performance, University of South Carolina
Jaeyun Kim
MSE PhD student
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Manchester
M.S. Nanomaterials, University of Manchester
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MSE PhD student
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Manchester
M.S. Nanomaterials, University of Manchester
Kevin (Gardy) Ligonde
ME PhD candidate
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University
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ME PhD candidate
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University
Seonkyu Shin
ME PhD candidate (starting Fall 2023)
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
Undergraduate Minions
Alex Yang
Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
High School Rising Stars
Post-Doctoral Researchers and Affiliates
Dr. Iaroslav Gaponenko
Ph.D. University of Geneva, 2017
Ph.D. University of Geneva, 2017
Collaborators
- Prof. Pamir Alpay, University of Connecticut, U.S.A.
- Dr. Nick Barrett, CEA, Universite Paris-Saclay, France
- Dr. Cory Cress, Naval Research Laboratory, U.S.A.
- Dr. Evan Glaser, Naval Research Laboratory, U.S.A.
- Dr. Pierre-Eymeric Janolin, CentraleSupelec, France
- Prof. Jacob Jones, North Carolina State University, U.S.A.
- Prof. Lewys Jones, University College Dublin, Ireland
- Dr. Pooran Joshi, Oak Ridge National Laboraty, U.S.A.
- Prof. Josh Kacher, Georgia Institute of Technology, U.S.A.
- Prof. Asif Khan, Georgia Institute of Technology, U.S.A.
- Prof. Amit Kumar, Queen University of Belfast, U.K.
- Prof. Sergey Lisenkov, University of South Florida, U.S.A.
- Dr. Aaron Naden, University of St. Andrews, U.K.
- Prof. Patrycja Paruch, University of Geneva, Switzerland
- Dr. Ronald Polcawich, Army Research Laboratory, U.S.A.
- Prof. Inna Ponomareva, University of South Florida,
- Prof. Brian Rodriguez, University College Dublin, Ireland
- Prof. Shujun Zhang, University of Wollongong, Australia
Graduate and Post-Doctoral Alumni
Kerisha Williams
MSE PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2025
MSE PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2025
Yulian Yao
MSE PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Currently, Applied Materials
MSE PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Currently, Applied Materials
Evelyn Chin
MSE PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Caltech
Currently, Intel
MSE PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Caltech
Currently, Intel
Lee Griffin
ECE PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020
B.S. and ME Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida State University
Currently, GTRI
ECE PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020
B.S. and ME Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida State University
Currently, GTRI
Dr. Iaroslav Gaponenko
Research Affiliate
Ph.D. Quantum Matter Physics, University of Geneva, Switzerland, 2017
Currently, University of Geneva
Research Affiliate
Ph.D. Quantum Matter Physics, University of Geneva, Switzerland, 2017
Currently, University of Geneva
Gregoire Magagnin
MS student, 2019
B.S. Ecole Centrale de Lyon
M.S. Ecole Centrale de Lyon (thesis work performed at Georgia Tech)
Currently, PhD student in Materials Physics, CEA Saclay, France
MS student, 2019
B.S. Ecole Centrale de Lyon
M.S. Ecole Centrale de Lyon (thesis work performed at Georgia Tech)
Currently, PhD student in Materials Physics, CEA Saclay, France
Dr. Carl Morandi
Postdoctoral researcher, 2019
Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 2018
Currently, Frore Systems
Postdoctoral researcher, 2019
Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 2018
Currently, Frore Systems
Caroline Park
MSME, Georgia Institute of Technology and University of Stuttgart, 2017
GT-Stuttgart Program
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara
Currently, SpaceX
MSME, Georgia Institute of Technology and University of Stuttgart, 2017
GT-Stuttgart Program
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara
Currently, SpaceX
Jilai Ding
MSE PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017
GO! Fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering Zhejiang University
Currently, LAM Research
MSE PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017
GO! Fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering Zhejiang University
Currently, LAM Research
Steven Brewer
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017
MS Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017
President's Fellow
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University
Currently, Apple
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017
MS Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017
President's Fellow
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University
Currently, Apple
Carmen Deng
MSE MS, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Currently, Imerys
MSE MS, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Currently, Imerys
Aida Yoguely Cortes-Pena
MSME, Georgia Institute of Technology. 2018
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
NASA Ambassador
Currently, NASA
MSME, Georgia Institute of Technology. 2018
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
NASA Ambassador
Currently, NASA
Talia Field
MSME, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014
NSF Graduate Fellow, 2013-2014
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida
Currently H-E-B
MSME, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014
NSF Graduate Fellow, 2013-2014
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida
Currently H-E-B
Yaser Bastani
ME PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering (non thesis), Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran
Currently, Apple
ME PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering (non thesis), Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran
Currently, Apple
Sina Hashemi-Zadeh
MS, EPFL 2013 (co-advised)
B.S. Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, University of Tehran
PhD, EPFL, Switzerland
Currently, Schmid & Partner Engineering AG, Switzerland
MS, EPFL 2013 (co-advised)
B.S. Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, University of Tehran
PhD, EPFL, Switzerland
Currently, Schmid & Partner Engineering AG, Switzerland
Safoura seifikar
MSE PhD, NCSU (co-advised), 2013
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Sharif University
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Sharif university
Currently, Intel
MSE PhD, NCSU (co-advised), 2013
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Sharif University
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Sharif university
Currently, Intel
Song Won Ko
Visiting Research Faculty at GA tech and Senior Research Engineer at Bennett Aerospace Inc.
Currently, Quest Integrated
Visiting Research Faculty at GA tech and Senior Research Engineer at Bennett Aerospace Inc.
Currently, Quest Integrated
Ashley Bernal
PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Currently, Associate Professor, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Currently, Associate Professor, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Elisabeth Deeb
M.S. Music Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013
Currently, ASME Congressional Fellow
M.S. Music Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013
Currently, ASME Congressional Fellow
Ali Tabei
PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011
Christine Taylor
PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019
Currently, IBM
Undergraduate alumni
Mohammad Aamir
BSME, Georgia Institute of Technology
Yann Alleman
BSME, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ayesha Asif
BSME, Georgia Institute of Technology
Jason Barfield
BSME, Georgia Institute of Technology
Eli Brand
BSME, Georgia Institute of Technology
Valeria Bosch
BS Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Stephen DelSordo
BS Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Melissa Gallego
BS Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Aarhan Garg
BS Computer Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Sang Yun Han
BSME, Georgia Institute of Technology
Spencer Hopkins
BSME, Georgia Institute of Technology
Kayla Hendrickson
BS Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Blair Kim
BSME, Georgia Institute of Technology
Elin LaBreck
BS Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Max lifson
BSME, Dartmouth College
George Lolov
BSME, Georgia Institute of Technology
Sean Lynch
BSEM, Georgia Institute of Technology
Lachlan Page
BSME, Georgia Institute of Technology
Myela Paige
BSME, Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Jovanna Patterson
BSME, Georgia Institute of Technology
Rishul Ravi
BSME, Georgia Institute of Technology
Christopher Quintero
BSME, Georgia Institute of Technology
Jonathan Shum
BSME, Georgia Institute of Technology
Micah Terrell
BS Computer Science and Engineering
Joe Thorowgood
BSME, Georgia Institute of Technology
Joel Weber
BSME, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ph.D. University of Colorado at Boulder / NIST
Ph.D. University of Colorado at Boulder / NIST
Cassey Chiheim Wei
BSME, Georgia Institute of Technology
Kyle Williams
Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Samuel Williams
Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Asia Wilson
SURE Fellow
Biomedical Engineering (undergraduate), Georgia Institute of Technology
Biomedical Engineering (undergraduate), Georgia Institute of Technology
Tianyi Zeng
BSME, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Currently: Ph.D. candidate at MIT
Steven Zhang
BS Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology
High school alumni
McKinley Paul: Northwestern University, Murphy Scholar; currently, PhD candidate ChBE, Georgia Tech
Kenzie Fisher: currently, Clemson University
Sara Fridovich-Keil: Princeton University, Goldwater Fellow; currently, PhD candidate ECE, UC Berkeley,
Melissa Gallego: currently, Georgia Institute of Technology
Jared Frazier
Grace Wei: Princeton University, Outstanding Materials Science Student, SABIC Senior Thesis Award; currently DOE CSGF, PhD candidate, UC Berkeley
