Simin Nasseri

KSU Distinguished Professor Award Recipient; the highest award available to faculty for excellence in teaching, research and professional service. Picture with KSU president, Dr. Schwaig.

• Working at Mechanical Engineering Department as a Full Professor

• Faculty advisor of the Student Chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (and former Car/Bike Restoring Team) 

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering from School of AMME, The University of Sydney, Australia, 1997

• Recognized as Professional Engineer by Institute of Engineers Australia (IEAUST)

• Author of the book "Solving Mechanical Engineering Problems with MATLAB". Order your printed copy here. The E-book with additional quizzes is available HERE. The 3rd edition (2026) or Activebook is available HERE.
• About 25 years of Academic/Industrial experience:

• Prior was a Senior Research Associate at Sydney University, Australia

• Research experience: Mechanical Design, Manufacturing Engineering, Rheology and Viscoelasticity, Polymer Processing, Biomechanical Engineering (Biomedical devices and supports, artificial organs and soft tissue rheology), Computational Mechanics and CFD (Parallel Computing via PVM, Finite Element Method, Boundary Element Method, Completed Double Layer Boundary Element Method), Robotics, Micromachinery (MEMS) and Engineering Education. See my publications here. See my ResearchGate Profile and my Google Scholar Profile.
  

• Worked as manufacturing engineer/die designer and deputy managing director of die manufacturing division at Universal company and also as design engineer at Mahab/ Acres Company.

• Began at Southern Polytechnic State University in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department in Fall 2006.

• Professional affiliation with American Society for Engineering Education
• Advisor of the Persian Organization at KSU since 2019.

• See current and former activities here.

 

Awards/ Achievements/ Recognitions/On the News:

• My New Linkedin Post
• SCREECH News, on Full Patent and Journal papers
• KSU Distinguished Professor Award, 2019:
  • My linkedin Post
• Italian Technology Award, 2019:
  • SME Website Article
  • ITA Facebook page
  • My Linkedin Post

 

Designing a 10-foot Tall Aluminum Transformer for Novelis R&D Center. With Dr. Rossbacher (Former KSU president), Mr. Higginbotham (Marietta NDT) and Mr. Stefan Erdmann (Former Novelis' Vice president).

• NEW: The Local Engineer Podcast:
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
• Mentoring/ Conducting research with George Williams.
• Winner of the "The top 100 entries" in Create the Future Design Contest, Worldwide, 2019.
• KSU Oral History Series; SOAR Interview with Dr. Tom Scott (click on the pdf link on the left)
• Society of Manufacturing Engineer's Distinguished Faculty Advisor Award, 2019:
  • KSU News
  • The Sentinel
  • SME's Website
  • My Linkedin Post
  • MDJ
  • PR Newswire
• Mentoring and Supervising Students (such as Eric Nzuki)
• Designing the composite finger and foot supports:
  • KSU news: Engineered Recovery (Designing finger and foot supports to correct deformities)
  • The Sentinel (Jan 2019)
  • Medical Design Briefs
  • Cobb Chamber
  • Synectic
• Nomination for the People of Manufacturing Awards (Front Line Leadership), 2018
• Nomination of the student of the year, 2016 (Engineering Trifecta), 2014 and also 2012
• Designing a transformer statue for Novelis (with Christopher Cutter, Timothy Del Rocco, and James Smith)
  
  • More info and video clips
  • Some Pictures
  • Congressman Visit
  • SPSU Fall 2012 Magazine on this Project (Page 76-77)
  • Light Metal Age Magazine
• SME's Faculty Advisor Professional Development Award, 2012
• SME's Education Foundation Award
• A Halo Armor Design
• Solar Panel Project  (EPA Grant)
• SPSU student knows his vibrations (page 2)