Dr Ahmad Sedaghat is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Isfahan University of Technology. He obtained his PhD degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Manchester in the UK, in 1997, followed by several Postdoctoral positions in MMARIE European project at Leuven University of Belgium, Nonlinear Aeroelasticity with BAE Systems at Manchester University, and Comubustion Instabilities with Cambridge University placement at the University of Leeds.
1. Reseach topics of activities and interests:
Renewable Energy focusing in Innovative Wind Turbines
Experimental and Computational Hydro-Aerodynamics
Experimental Heat Transfer and Nano-Fluids
Hydrodynamic Stability and Nonlinear Aeroelasticity
2. Editorial and Reviewing Involvements:
Co-Editor and Head of Publishing Office of JAFM (2004-2012)
Reviewer of Journal of Energy Conversion and Management
Reviewer of Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviewes
Reviewer of many more International Journals and Societities in Iran
3. Main taught courses for undergraduate students:
Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Fuel and Combustion, Energy Conversion, Fluid Mechanics, Turbomachines
4. Main taught courses for postgraduate students:
Hydrodynamic Stability, Wind Energy, Advanced Hydro-Aerodynamics, Perturbation Methods in Fluid Mechanics
5. Management tasks and responsibilities
Director of Fluid Mechanics Lab.
Executive member of ISME, Aerospace, Dynamics of Fluids, and Combustion congresses
Chairman & Invited Speaker to Aerospace, Mechanical, Dynamics of Fluids, Combustion Institute Congresses
Consultant to Aerosapce, Metal, Wind Energy, and Energy Saving Industrial Sectors
Referre to National Engineering Planning and Strategies and Global Projects
