MOHAMMAD REZA PENDAR (2217-1266-0FD0)

Curriculum Vitae

MOHAMMAD REZA PENDAR

Mohammad-Reza Pendar is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Victoria, Canada, developing high-fidelity computational and experimental tools to enhance energy efficiency and reduce cavitation-induced underwater noise in marine vessels. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Beira Interior, Portugal (2021) with the highest distinction (Pass with Honour) and received the Best Doctoral Thesis Award from APMTAC. He also holds an M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering (Ferdowsi University of Mashhad) and a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (Babol Noshirvani University of Technology). Pendar provides scientific leadership as Topic Leader for large-scale initiatives including INDTECH 4.0, MOSIPO, and the Quiet Vessel Initiative, coordinating multidisciplinary industry–academia research programs. His expertise spans numerical and experimental fluid mechanics, including electrohydrodynamic sprays, cavitating and supercavitating multiphase flows, plasma flow control, pathogen-laden droplet transmission, shoreline wave energy converters, fluid–structure interaction, conjugate heat transfer, and hydrodynamic optimization of marine and high-speed hulls. He has received highly competitive national and international distinctions, including the Best Doctoral Thesis Award (APMTAC, 2021), Best Paper Award (ASME FEDSM, 2022), ECCOMAS Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award (European nominee), Outstanding Reviewer Award (ASME, 2023), and the Aspiration 2030 Award (CAD $55,000, 2023). Pendar’s scientific output includes 21 Scopus- and ISI-indexed publications (17 in Q1 journals; 18 as first author), two patents, a textbook, and 20+ international conference contributions. Several of his publications rank among the most highly cited in engineering, demonstrating significant international impact. He has completed 180 verified peer reviews, serves on two editorial boards, and has been Guest Editor for three special issues. He has led industrial R&D projects with strong technology-transfer impact. He has developed advanced OpenFOAM solvers for hydrodynamic–acoustic analysis, electrohydrodynamic spray modeling, and high-fidelity CHT–LES–FSI simulations, resulting in three patents (Portugal, Canada, and Iran National Patent). His work has received >1,210 citations, with an h-index of 16 and i10-index of 19. Pendar’s contributions combine scientific originality, technological innovation, and international impact, positioning him at the forefront of fluid mechanics, multiphysics modeling, and naval engineering, and.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: MOHAMMAD REZA PENDAR

Citation names

Pendar, Mohammad
Mohammad-Reza Pendar

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 2217-1266-0FD0
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9652-771X
Google Scholar ID: XAhO0gkAAAAJ&hl
Scopus Author Id: 56728567200

Email addresses

mohammadrezapendar68@gmail.com (Professional)
pendar@uvic.ca (Professional)
reza.pendar@dehavilland.ca (Professional)
m.reza.pendar@ubi.pt (Professional)

Addresses

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Victoria, V8W 2Y2, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology

Education

	Degree	Classification
2018/09/24 - 2021/10/06 Concluded	Engenharia Mecânica (Doutoramento) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal "Numerical modelling of complex flows with sprays including electrostatic effects" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Pass with "Distinction and Honour"
2012/09/30 - 2015/09/30 Concluded	Aerospace Engineering (Master) Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iran "Simulation of cavitation around operating geometries using an appropriate turbulence model with the VOF method" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2008/09/30 - 2012/09/30 Concluded	Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor) Major in Thermofluids Engineering Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Iran "Design, simulation and optimization of Blade Runners" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2025/03/31 - Current	Science and Technology Management	De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited, Canada
	De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited, Canada
2023/06 - Current	Postdoc (Research)	University of Victoria, Canada
	Institute for Integrated Energy Systems (IESVic), Canada, Canada
2022/03 - 2023/07	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade da Beira Interior Centro da Ciências e Tecnologias Mecânicas e Aeroespaciais, Portugal
	Universidade da Beira Interior Centro da Ciências e Tecnologias Mecânicas e Aeroespaciais, Portugal
2018/09 - 2022/02	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Universidade da Beira Interior Centro da Ciências e Tecnologias Mecânicas e Aeroespaciais, Portugal
	Universidade da Beira Interior Centro da Ciências e Tecnologias Mecânicas e Aeroespaciais, Portugal
2015/09 - 2017/09	Science and Technology Management	Sun-Air Research Institute (SARI) Ferdowsi University Of Mashhad, Iran
	Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2024 - Current	Lecturer (University Teacher)	University of Victoria, Canada
	University of Victoria, Canada

Projects

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023/07/01 - Current	Quiet Vessel Initiative: Development of CFD Tools for Prediction of Cavitation-Induced Underwater Radiated Noise PRJ11100379887 Post-doc Fellow University of Victoria, Canada	Concluded
2022/03/01 - 2023/07/31	MOSIPO : Otimização do processo de pintura automóvel pelo desenvolvimento de modelos de simulação numéricos CFD e ANN e de um modelo de gestão integrado POCI-01–0247-FEDER-072621 Post-doc Fellow Universidade da Beira Interior Centro da Ciências e Tecnologias Mecânicas e Aeroespaciais, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Concluded
2018/09/01 - 2022/02/28	INDTECH 4.0 - Novas Tecnologias para Fabricação Inteligente POCI-01-0247-FEDER-026653 PhD Student Fellow Universidade da Beira Interior Centro da Ciências e Tecnologias Mecânicas e Aeroespaciais, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Concluded
2015/09 - 2017/09	SLWEC- Shore Line Wave Energy Converter IR35842528 Researcher Sun-Air Research Institute (SARI) Ferdowsi University Of Mashhad, Iran	Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Department of Mechanical Engineering Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2023 - Current	GreenAuto: Green innovation for the Automotive Industry NOTICE N.º 02/C05-i01/2022 Scientific Initiation Fellow Universidade da Beira Interior Centro da Ciências e Tecnologias Mecânicas e Aeroespaciais, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA

Outputs

Publications

Book	Mohammad-Reza Pendar. Aircraft Structural Analysis (In Persian- 2nd Edition). Mashhad, Iran: Zarihe Aftab Academic Publisher. 2019. Published Mohammad-Reza Pendar. Aircraft Structural Analysis (In Persian- 1st Edition). Mashhad, Iran: Zarihe Aftab Academic Publisher. 2018. Published
Conference abstract	Mohammad-Reza Pendar; Oshkai, Peter; McIntyre, Duncan. "Analysis of Wake Evolution and Noise Spectra of a Ship Propeller Using Large-Eddy Simulation: Effects of Optimized Boss Cap with Fin-Foil and Wavy Rudder". Paper presented in 7th Symposium on Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control (FSSIC), Oshawa/Toronto, 2025. Published McIntyre, Duncan; Mohammad-Reza Pendar; Oshkai, Peter. "Investigation of Vortex Dynamics and Radiated Noise Sources of the Voith-Schneider Propeller with LES". Paper presented in 7th Symposium on Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control (FSSIC), Oshawa/Toronto, 2025. Published Mohammad-Reza Pendar; Pascoa, Jose. "Numerical Analysis of Automotive Electrostatic Coating Process". Paper presented in International Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering (CMN 2022), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 2022. Published
Conference paper	Candido, Sílvio; Pendar, Mohammad-Reza; Páscoa, José Carlos. "Improving Efficiency of Automotive Coating and Curing Processes Through Deep Learning Algorithms and High-Fidelity CFD Modeling". Paper presented in ASME2023 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, New Orleans, 2023. Published • 10.1115/imece2023-112373 Mohammad-Reza Pendar; Pascoa, Jose. "Advances in Evaluation of Effective System Parameters in Electrostatic Spraying". Covilha, 2022. Published Pendar, Mohammad-Reza; Páscoa, José Carlos; Lima, Rui. "Numerical Investigation of Automotive Paint Oven for Improving the Thermal Efficiency". Toronto, 2022. Published • 10.1115/fedsm2022-88044 Pendar, Mohammad-Reza; Páscoa, José Carlos. Corresponding author: Pendar, Mohammad-Reza. "Electrostatic Painting Process: Impact of Using Connected High-Voltage Embodiments With Rotary Bell Atomizers on Droplets Transport and Deposition". Paper presented in Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting (FEDSM 2022), ASME, Toronto, 2022. Published • 10.1115/fedsm2022-88033 Mohammad-Reza Pendar; Pascoa, Jose; Roohi, Ehsan. "Cavitating Flow Structure and Noise Suppression Analysis of a Hydrofoil with Wavy Leading Edges". Paper presented in 11th International Symposium on Cavitation (CAV2021), Daejon, 2021. Mohammad-Reza Pendar; Pascoa, Jose; Roohi, Ehsan. Corresponding author: Mohammad-Reza Pendar. "A Numerical Study of Unsteady Hydrodynamic Characteristics on hydrofoils with leading edge protuberances: Cavitation Investigation with LES". Paper presented in 11th International Symposium on Cavitation (CAV2021), Daejon, 2021. Mohammad-Reza Pendar; Pascoa, Jose. "Study of droplet characteristics and spray deposition during coating produced by an electrostatic rotary bell sprayer on OpenFoam". Paper presented in Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering International Congress 2020 (CSME), Virtual, 2020. Published Pendar, Mohammad-Reza; Sarjan, Hamed. "Design, Fabrication, and Testing of a Shore-line Wave Energy Converter with Mechanical Gear Motion Rectifier". Paper presented in 27th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE), IEEE, 2019. Published • 10.1109/iraniancee.2019.8786426 Mohammad-Reza Pendar; Roohi, Ehsan. "Large-eddy simulation of flow around a sphere: Comparing cavitating and non-cavitating conditions". Paper presented in The 27th Annual International Conference of Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers-ISME2019, Tehran, 2019. Published Mohammad-Reza Pendar; Roohi, Ehsan. "LES investigation of cavitating characteristics around a 3D Sphere". Paper presented in The 18th Marine Industries Conference, 2016. Published Pendar, M.R.; Roohi, E.. "Detailed investigation of cavitation and supercavitation around different geometries using various turbulence and mass transfer models". Paper presented in 9th International Symposium on Cavitation (CAV2015), Lausanne, 2015. Published • 10.1088/1742-6596/656/1/012070 Mohammad-Reza Pendar; Roohi, Ehsan. "Investigation of cavitation around disk and conical cavitators using different sets of turbulence and cavitation models". Paper presented in International Conference on Advaces in Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul, 2015. Mohammad-Reza Pendar; Roohi, Ehsan. "Study of cavitation and supercavitation around a 3D cylinder using Different Turbulence and Mass Transfer Models". Paper presented in 23rd International Conference of Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2015. Published Rahimi, Amin; Mohammad-Reza Pendar; Roohi, Ehsan. "Simulation of 3-D Cavitation behind a Disk Cavitator using Different Turbulence/Mass Transfer Models". Paper presented in 13th Iranian Aerospace Society Conference, Tehran, 2014. Published
Journal article	Pendar, Mohammad-Reza; McIntyre, Duncan; Oshkai, Peter. Corresponding author: Pendar, Mohammad-Reza. "High-Fidelity Analysis of Propeller-Rudder System Acoustic Signatures in a Full-Scale Marine Vessel: Underwater Radiated Noise Spectra from Wake Structures and Cavitation". Flow, Turbulence and Combustion 116 1 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10494-025-00720-0. Published • 10.1007/s10494-025-00720-0 Pendar, Mohammad-Reza; Cândido, Silvio; Páscoa, José Carlos; Lima, Rui. "Enhancing Automotive Paint Curing Process Efficiency: Integration of Computational Fluid Dynamics and Variational Auto-Encoder Techniques". Sustainability 17 7 (2025): 3091. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17073091. Published • 10.3390/su17073091 Pendar, Mohammad-Reza; Oshkai, Peter. Corresponding author: Pendar, Mohammad-Reza. "High-fidelity modeling of cavitating flow around a marine propeller with bio-inspired wavy rudder configurations: Radiated noise analysis using hydro-acoustic analogies". Physics of Fluids 37 3 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0257316. Published • 10.1063/5.0257316 Benmoussa, Amine; Pendar, Mohammad-Reza; Páscoa, José Carlos. "Enhancing electrostatic spray-painting efficiency with modified high-voltage conductors: A numerical study on pulsed electric fields". Journal of Aerosol Science 184 (2025): 106491. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2024.106491. 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2024.106491 Pendar, Mohammad-Reza; McIntyre, Duncan; Oshkai, Peter. "Hydroacoustic analysis of a full-scale marine vessel: Prediction of the cavitation-induced underwater radiated noise using large eddy simulations". Physics of Fluids 36 7 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0220691. Published • 10.1063/5.0220691 Duncan McIntyre; Mohammad-Reza Pendar; Shameem Islam; Peter Oshkai. "Numerical predictions of underwater radiated noise from a non-cavitating model-scale propeller". The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (2024): https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0026911. 10.1121/10.0026911 Mohammad Reza Pendar; Duncan McIntyre; Peter Oshkai. "Acoustic signature and wake structure investigation of a cavitating marine propeller operating in proximity to a rudder with an optimized leading-edge pattern". The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (2024): https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0026912. 10.1121/10.0026912 Pendar, Mohammad-Reza; Cândido, Sílvio; Páscoa, José Carlos. "Optimization of painting efficiency applying unique techniques of high-voltage conductors and nitrotherm spray: Developing deep learning models using computational fluid dynamics dataset". Physics of Fluids 35 7 (2023): https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0156571. Published • 10.1063/5.0156571 Pendar, Mohammad-Reza; Alavi, Ali; Roohi, Ehsan. "Identification of frequency modes and spectral content for noise suppression: Cavitation flow over 3-D hydrofoil with sinusoidal leading edge". International Journal of Modern Physics C 34 06 (2022): https://doi.org/10.1142/s0129183123500742. 10.1142/s0129183123500742 Pendar, Mohammad-Reza; Rodrigues, Frederico; Páscoa, José Carlos; Lima, Rui. Corresponding author: Pendar, Mohammad-Reza. "Review of coating and curing processes: Evaluation in automotive industry". Physics of Fluids 34 10 (2022): https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0109376. Published • 10.1063/5.0109376 Pendar, Mohammad-Reza; Páscoa, José Carlos. Corresponding author: Pendar, Mohammad-Reza. "Numerical Investigation of Plasma Actuator Effects on Flow Control Over a Three-Dimensional Airfoil With a Sinusoidal Leading Edge". Journal of Fluids Engineering 144 8 (2022): https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4053847. Published • 10.1115/1.4053847 Pendar, Mohammad Reza; Pascoa, Jose. Corresponding author: Pendar, Mohammad Reza. "Study of the Plasma Actuator Effect on the Flow Characteristics of an Airfoil: An LES Investigation". SAE International Journal of Advances and Current Practices in Mobility 03 3 (2021): 1206-1215. https://doi.org/10.4271/2021-01-0016. Published • 10.4271/2021-01-0016 Pendar, Mohammad Reza; Pascoa, Jose. Corresponding author: Pendar, Mohammad Reza. "Numerical Simulation of the Electrostatic Coating Process: the Effect of Applied Voltage, Droplet Charge and Size on the Coating Efficiency". SAE International Journal of Advances and Current Practices in Mobility 03 3 (2021): 1223-1230. https://doi.org/10.4271/2021-01-0022. Published • 10.4271/2021-01-0022 Pendar, Mohammad-Reza; Páscoa, José Carlos. Corresponding author: Pendar, Mohammad-Reza. "Numerical analysis of charged droplets size distribution in the electrostatic coating process: Effect of different operational conditions". Physics of Fluids 33 3 (2021): https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0041021. Published • 10.1063/5.0041021 Pendar, Mohammad-Reza; Páscoa, José Carlos. Corresponding author: Pendar, Mohammad-Reza. "Atomization and spray characteristics around an ERBS using various operational models and conditions: numerical investigation". International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 161 (2020): 120243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2020.120243. 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2020.120243 Pendar, Mohammad-Reza; Esmaeilifar, Esmaeil; Roohi, Ehsan. "LES study of unsteady cavitation characteristics of a 3-D hydrofoil with wavy leading edge". International Journal of Multiphase Flow 132 (2020): 103415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2020.103415. 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2020.103415 Pendar, Mohammad-Reza; Páscoa, José Carlos. Corresponding author: Pendar, Mohammad-Reza. "Numerical modeling of the distribution of virus carrying saliva droplets during sneeze and cough". Physics of Fluids 32 8 (2020): https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0018432. 10.1063/5.0018432 Pendar, Mohammad-Reza; Páscoa, José Carlos. Corresponding author: Pendar, Mohammad-Reza. "Numerical modeling of electrostatic spray painting transfer processes in rotary bell cup for automotive painting". International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow 80 (2019): 108499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2019.108499. 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2019.108499 Pendar, Mohammad Reza; Pascoa, Jose. Corresponding author: Pendar, Mohammad Reza. "Numerical Investigation of Electrostatic Spray Painting Transfer Processes for Vehicle Coating". SAE International Journal of Advances and Current Practices in Mobility 02 2 (2019): 747-754. https://doi.org/10.4271/2019-01-1856. 10.4271/2019-01-1856 Kolahan, Arman; Roohi, Ehsan; Pendar, Mohammad-Reza. "Wavelet analysis and frequency spectrum of cloud cavitation around a sphere". Ocean Engineering 182 (2019): 235-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2019.04.070. Published • 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2019.04.070 Pendar, Mohammad-Reza; Roohi, Ehsan. "Cavitation characteristics around a sphere: An LES investigation". International Journal of Multiphase Flow 98 (2018): 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2017.08.013. Published • 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2017.08.013 Roohi, Ehsan; Pendar, Mohammad-Reza; Rahimi, Amin. "Simulation of three-dimensional cavitation behind a disk using various turbulence and mass transfer models". Applied Mathematical Modelling 40 1 (2016): 542-564. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2015.06.002. 10.1016/j.apm.2015.06.002 Pendar, Mohammad-Reza; Roohi, Ehsan. "Investigation of cavitation around 3D hemispherical head-form body and conical cavitators using different turbulence and cavitation models". Ocean Engineering 112 (2016): 287-306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2015.12.010. Published • 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2015.12.010
Thesis / Dissertation	Pendar, Mohammad-Reza. "Numerical Modelling of Complex Flows With Sprays Including Electrostatic Effects". PhD, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/12063.

Intellectual property

Patent

Mohammad-Reza Pendar; Frederico Miguel Freire Rodrigues; Pascoa, Jose. 2023. "Electrostatic Sprayer Based on High-Voltage Retractable Blades or a High-Voltage Adjustable Control Ring". Portugal.
Granted/Issued
Mohammad-Reza Pendar; Sarjan, Hamed. 2019. "Shore-line Wave Energy Converter (WEC) for Electricity Generation with a Hydrodynamic–Mechanical System". Iran.
Granted/Issued

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2025/08/19	Numerical Analysis of Pulsed Electric Field Effects on Droplet Dynamics in Electrostatic Rotary Bell Spraying	11th World Congress on Mechanical, Chemical, and Material Engineering (MCM'2025) International Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (International ASET Inc.) (Paris, France)
2025/07/27	Analysis of Wake Evolution and Noise Spectra of a Ship Propeller Using Large-Eddy Simulation: Effects of Optimized Boss Cap with Fin-Foil and Wavy Rudder	7th Symposium on Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control (FSSIC) Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control Society (FSSICS) (Oshawa/Toronto, Canada)
2025/07/27	Investigation of Vortex Dynamics and Radiated Noise Sources of the Voith-Schneider Propeller with LES	7th Symposium on Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control (FSSIC) Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control (FSSIC) (Oshawa/Toronto, Canada)
2025/03/18	Development of CFD Tools for Predicting Cavitation-Induced Underwater Radiated Noise	Quiet Vessel Research Workshop Transports Canada (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)
2024/09/23	High-Fidelity Analysis of Propeller-Rudder System Acoustic Signatures in a Full-Scale Marine Vessel: Underwater Radiated Noise Spectra from Wake Structures and Cavitation	8th International Conference on Jets, Wakes and Separated Flows, ICJWSF-2024. Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Florence, Italy. (Firenze, Italy)
2024/06/03	Numerical Investigation of Electrostatic Coating Using Nitrotherm Spray Technique	9th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2024) ECCOMAS (Lisbon, Portugal)
2024/03/11	Acoustic signature and wake structure investigation of a cavitating marine propeller operating in proximity to a rudder with an optimized leading-edge pattern	Acoustical Society of America Meeting 2024 Acoustical Society of America (Ottawa, Canada)
2024/03/11	Numerical predictions of underwater radiated noise from a non-cavitating model-scale propeller	Acoustical Society of America Meeting 2024 Acoustical Society of America (Ottawa, Canada)
2023/10/29	Improving Efficiency of Automotive Coating and Curing Processes Through Deep Learning Algorithms and High-Fidelity CFD Modeling	International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2023) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) ( New Orleans, Louisiana, United States)
2022/11/28	Advances in Evaluation of Effective System Parameters in Electrostatic Spraying	International Congress on Engineering (ICEUBI2022 ) – Innovation and Sustainability Praxis University of Beira Interior (Covilha, Portugal)
2022/09/14	Numerical Analysis of Automotive Electrostatic Coating Process	International Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering (CMN 2022) APMTAC & SEMNI (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain)
2022/08/04	Electrostatic Painting Process: Impact of Using Connected High-Voltage Embodiments with Rotary Bell Atomizers on Droplets Transport and Deposition	Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting (FEDSM 2022) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) (Toronto, Canada)
2022/08/04	Numerical investigation of automotive paint oven for improving the thermal efficiency	Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting (FEDSM 2022) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) (Toronto, Canada)
2021/05/01	Cavitating Flow Structure and Noise Suppression Analysis of a Hydrofoil with Wavy Leading Edges	11th International Symposium on Cavitation (CAV2021) Society of Naval Architects of Korea (Daejon, South Korea)
2021/05/01	A Numerical Study of Unsteady Hydrodynamic Characteristics on hydrofoils with leading edge protuberances: Cavitation Investigation with LES	11th International Symposium on Cavitation (CAV2021) Society of Naval Architects of Korea (Daejon, South Korea)
2021/03/02	Numerical Simulation of the Electrostatic Coating Process: the Effect of Applied Voltage, Droplet Charge and Size on the Coating Efficiency	AeroTech International-SAE Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) (Virtual, United States)
2021/03/02	Study of the Plasma Actuator Effect on the Flow Characteristics of an Airfoil: An LES Investigation	AeroTech International-SAE Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) (Virtual, United States)
2020/06/21	Study of droplet characteristics and spray deposition during coating produced by an electrostatic rotary bell sprayer on OpenFoam	Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering International Congress 2020 (CSME) CSME Congress 2020 (Virtual, Canada)
2019/06/01	Numerical Investigation of Electrostatic Spray Painting Transfer Processes for Vehicle Coating	AeroTech International-SAE SAE- Society of Automotive Engineers (Bordeaux, France)
2019/04/30	Large-eddy simulation of flow around a sphere: Comparing cavitating and non-cavitating conditions	The 27th Annual International Conference of Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers-ISME2019 ISME (Tehran, Iran)
2019/04/05	Design, fabrication, and testing of a shore-line wave energy converter with mechanical gear motion rectifier	27th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE) IEEE (Tehran, Iran)
2016/10/01	LES investigation of cavitating characteristics around a 3D Sphere	The 18th Marine Industries Conference Marine Industries Conference (Kish Island, Iran)
2015/12/06	Detailed investigation of cavitation and supercavitation around different geometries using various turbulence and mass transfer models	9th International Symposium on Cavitation (CAV2015) EPFL (Lausanne, Switzerland)
2015/06/01	Investigation of cavitation around disk and conical cavitators using different sets of turbulence and cavitation models	International Conference on Advaces in Mechanical Engineering ICAME (Istanbul, Turkey)
2015/05/01	Study of cavitation and supercavitation around a 3D cylinder using Different Turbulence and Mass Transfer Models	23rd International Conference of Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers ISMAE (Tehran, Iran)
2014/03/01	Simulation of 3-D Cavitation behind a Disk Cavitator using Different Turbulence/Mass Transfer Models	13th Iranian Aerospace Society Conference Iranian Aerospace Society (Tehran, Iran)

Ad Hoc journal article review

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2024 - Current	Journal of Electrostatics (1873-5738)	Elsevier
2023 - Current	Energy (1873-6785)	Elsevier
2023 - Current	Applied Energy (0306-2619)	Elsevier
2022/01/01 - Current	International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research	ETPub
2022/01/01 - Current	International Journal of Aerospace Engineering	Hindawi Ltd
2022 - Current	Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics	Taylor &Francis
2022 - Current	Aerospace Science and Technology (1270-9638)	Elsevier
2022 - Current	Energies (1996-1073)	MDPI
2022 - Current	Computational Particle Mechanics (2196-4386)	Springer
2022 - Current	Entropy (1099-4300)	MDPI
2021/01/01 - Current	Engineering Computations (0264-4401)	Emerald Group Publishing
2021/01/01 - Current	International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (1879-2189)	Elsevier
2021/01/01 - Current	Energies	MDPI
2021/01/01 - Current	Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering	Elsevier
2021/01/01 - Current	Sustainability	MDPI
2021/01/01 - Current	Agronomy	MDPI
2020/01/01 - Current	Journal of Fluids Engineering (1528-901X)	ASME
2020/01/01 - Current	Applied Sciences (2076-3417)	MDPI
2020/01/01 - Current	Fluids (2311-5521)	MDPI
2020 - Current	Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (2077-1312)	MDPI
2020 - Current	International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow (0142-727X)	Elsevier
2020 - Current	Sustainability (2071-1050)	MDPI
2019/01/01 - Current	PHYSICS OF FLUIDS (1089-7666)	AIP
2019 - Current	Ocean Engineering (0029-8018)	Elsevier
2019 - Current	International Journal of Multiphase Flow (1879-3533)	Elsevier

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2022/08/28 - Current	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)	Member, No: 000103748384
2022/05/20 - Current	Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)	Member, No: 6150537265

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2024/06 - Current	Turbomachinery Technical Conference & Exposition (Turbo Expo)	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
2021 - 2022	International Congress on Engineering (ICEUBI)	University of Beira Interior

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2024/09/09 - 2024/12/21	Fluid Mechanics II (MECH 450E)	Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor)	University of Victoria, Canada
2024/05/01 - 2024/08/31	Engineering Mechanics (ENGR 141- CRN: 30407) (Statics & Dynamics)	Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor)	University of Victoria, Canada
2024/05/01 - 2024/08/31	Engineering Fundamentals: Energy Conversion and Heat Transfer (MECH 295- CRN: 30608)	Electromechanical Engineering (Bachelor)	University of Victoria, Canada

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2024 - Current	International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research (2278-0149)	Engineering & Technology Publishing (ETPub)
2024 - Current	Sustainability (Guest Editor- special issue on Innovative Fluid Dynamics Applications for Sustainable Renewable Energy Development) (2071-1050)	MDPI
2023 - Current	Applied and Computational Sciences in Mechanics (2008-918X)	Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
2022 - 2024	Sustainability (Guest Editor- special issue on Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation Application in Industries) (2071-1050)	MDPI
2022 - 2023	Actuators (Guest Editor- special issue on Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuators for Thermo-Fluid Dynamics Applications) (2076-0825)	MDPI

Distinctions

Award

2023	Outstanding Reviewer Award, ASME (Journal of Fluids Engineering) The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, United States
2023	Aspiration 2030 Award (Price Money: 55,000 $) University of Victoria, Canada
2022	Best Paper Award (1st Place), ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting (FEDSM 2022), CFDTC (Computational Fluid Dynamics Technical Committee) Area The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, United States
2021	Best Doctoral Thesis Award, Mechanical Engineering, Portugal – APMTAC, 2021 (Prize: €1,000) Associação Portuguesa de Mecânica Teórica Aplicada e Computacional, Portugal
2015	Best M.Sc. thesis in Propulsion Division at the Aerospace Department Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iran

Other distinction

2021	Finalist for the ECCOMAS (European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences) PhD Award European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences, Spain