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Research Areas

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Education

University of California, Irvine

Ph.D. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Dec-2013

M.S. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Jun-2011

Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

B.S. Aerospace Engineering  | Sep-2009