Background
Education
1997 - Ph.D. The University of Tokyo, Japan
1986 - B. S. Sharif University of Technology , Tehran, Iran
Industrial Course Work
1991 - Welding Engineering & Welding Technology, IHI Corporation of Japan
1990 - Ultrasonic Inspection, Iranian Center for Non-Destructive Testing
Short Bio:
Dr. Afsaneh Rabiei received her Ph.D. in advanced materials at Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Japan, in 1997 within the area of mechanics and non-destructive evaluation of metal matrix composites. Prior to that she gained over 8 years of industrial experiences in materials science & processing including casting, welding and non-destructive testing. She received her B.S. from the Department of Metallurgy & Material Science at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran in 1986. She worked at Harvard University as a post doctoral researcher from 1997 until 2000. She is fluent in English, Japanese and Persian. Dr. Rabiei is the translator of the "Engineering Physical Metallurgy" book from English to Persian and she is the author of three other technical books, 17 international papers, and over 19 booklets. [More information on publications]

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Professional Experience
July 2007 - now Associate Professor at the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, North Carolina State University.
Aug. 2000 - July 2007 Assistant Professor at the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, North Carolina State University.
May. 2003 - now Associate Faculty at the BioMedical Engineering Department, North Carolina State University.
Oct. 2002- Jan. 2003 Consulting Senior Scientist, Spire Biomedical, Bedford, MA, on bio-materials processing and surface modification of materials for biomedical applications.
Jan. - Jul. 2002 Visiting Professor at the Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department, Northeastern University, Boston, MA.
1999-2000 Consulting Scientist, Nortel Networks, Wilmington, MA, on reliability and materials issues for electronic product packaging and MEMS.
Nov. 1997 - 2000 Post Doc fellow, Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
1994 - 1997 Research Assistant, Advanced Materials Lab, Research Center for Advanced Science & Technology (RCAST), the University of Tokyo
1986 - 1994 Companies affiliated to the Iranian Ministry of Heavy Industries, Tehran - Iran
  • 1992-1994: Industrial Consultant for designing and establishment of a research center for "Alloy Steel Project", National Steel Company
  • 1990-1994: Head of Materials & Metallurgy group in the Design & Engineering Department, AZARAB Industries. Materials selection, welding procedures and Non-Destructive testing for boilers and pressure vessels.
  • 1988-1990: Engineer, Melting and Casting Department Shahid Bahonar Copper Industries (S.B.C.I.)
  • 1987-1988: Research Engineer, R&D, Heavy Equipment Production Company (HEPCO)
  • 1986-l987: Research Engineer, Metallurgical group, Iranian Center for Industrial Research and Development

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Scholarly and Professional Honors
April 2003 Full membership of Sigma Xi, the scientific research society
Feb. 2003 NSF-CAREER Award on "Processing and Development of a New Ultra-Light High-Strength Material".
2002 Listed in "Who is Who in Engineering Education".
1995 Excellent Poster Award on "Fracture behavior in 6061 Al alloy matrix composites with different reinforcements", JIM international symposia on advanced materials and technology for 21st century, in cooperation with TMS, cosponsored by ASM, KIM, ISIJ and MMIJ, Hawaii.
1994-1997 Japanese Ministry of Higher Education Scholarship (MONBUSHO) funded for the whole period of Ph.D. program.
1991 Excellent Paper Award on "Welding of Plastics" in the first Welding Engineering Seminar, Arak, Iran.

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Research
Fields of Interest
  • Processing and characterization of advanced materials such as:
    • Metallic Foams,
    • Coatings and thin films,
    • Composites,
    • Materials for MEMS Structures, Shape Memory Alloys,
    • Bio-materials/ materials for bio-medical applications, & Surface modification

  • Reliability and Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) of materials and structures
Ongoing Research
  1. Title: Processing and Development of a New Ultra-Light High-Strength Material
    • principal investigator(s): Afsaneh Rabiei
    • granting agency: NSF
    • duration: April 2003 - March 2008
    • Brief description of the research project: In order to address the increasing needs of the aerospace, naval, automotive, medical and other industries for advanced materials to provide the lightweight and high strength components, a new high strength ultra-light material will be developed, processed, and tested. This material is based on improving pore structure of metallic foams and then fiber reinforcing them.
  2. Title: A new approach towards developing new nano-scale Hydroxyapatite coatings for biomedical implants
    • principal investigator(s): Afsaneh Rabiei
    • granting agency: NSF
    • duration: September 1, 2004-August 31, 2005(estimated)
    • Brief description of the research project: New processing technique will be developed for improving osseointegration of biomedical implants. The new coating is presenting a functionally graded crystallinity through the thickness of a hydroxyapatite coating for better osseointegration and longer lifetime of the implant.
  3. Title: Processing and Characterization of Functionally Graded Coatings for Bio-Medical Implants
    • principal investigator(s): Afsaneh Rabiei
    • granting agency: NSF
    • duration: May 1, 2006-April 30, 2008(estimated)
    • Brief description of the research project: The proposed study investigates a new coating material with tailored dissolution rate that can match with bone growth and can have a great impact on the development of the next generation of orthopedic and dental implants with improved durability, along with better biological responses.
  4. Title: Developing Multi-Layer Structure for Multi-thread Protections Systems
    • principal investigator(s): Afsaneh Rabiei
    • granting agency: NC Space Grant
    • duration: July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007
    • Brief description of the research project: The objective of this work is to design, fabricate and characterize the structural members for radiation shielding.
  5. Title: Processing and Characterization of a New Integral Armor
    • principal investigator(s): Afsaneh Rabiei
    • granting agency: Un sponsored
    • funding amount:
    • duration: ongoing
    • Brief description of the research project: This research includes design, processing and characterization of a novel material with superior blast mitigation capability to resist ballistic impact both through experimental and modeling approaches.
  6. Title: Development of nano-scale thin-film shape memory alloys for MEMS microactuators
    • principal investigator(s): Afsaneh Rabiei
    • granting agency: Un sponsored
    • funding amount:
    • duration: ongoing
    • Brief description of the research project: The objective of this project is to develop a new technique for processing MEMS micro-actuators using high transition temperature Shape Memory Alloy (SMA). High transition temperature thin film SMA will be deposited on Si substrate and then will go through work hardening, annealing and aging to achieve high strain recovery at higher transition temperatures.

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Courses Taught
NCSU MAE 206 Statics (Spring 2007): Course Information
NCSU MAE 314 Strength of Materials (Fall 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2003, Fall 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Summer Session I 2006, Fall 2006): Course Information, Details
NCSU MAE 589 (MAE/MSE 539) Special Topic on Advanced Materials (Fall 2003, Fall 2004, Fall 2005, Fall 2006): Course Information, Details Starting from Fall 2006, MAE 589G will be offered as MAE/MSE 539
NCSU MAE 586/496 Undergraduate Research (Fall 2003, Fall 2004, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2007): Course Information, Details
NEU MIM 1240 Introduction to Materials Science for Mechanical, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Department (Spring 2002): Course Information
NEU MIM 1245 Introduction to Materials Science for Electrical and Civil Engineering Department (Winter 2002): Course Information
NEU MIM 3915 Special Topic on Advanced Materials (Spring 2002): Course Information




PATENTS
US Patent Pending on: Functionally Graded Biocompatable Coating and Coated Implants, US20060210494A1, published Sept.2006.
International Patent PCT/US2005/043045 entitled: Composite Metal Foams and Methods of Preparation thereof, published in 2005. Video
Invention Disclosure: Coating of Polymeric Substrates.
Invention Disclosure: Doping of FGHA coatings with antimicrobial components.

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