Michigan Technological University

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Reza Shahbazian-Yassar

Reza Shahbazian-Yassar

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Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics

Adjunct Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

  • PhD, Washington State University

Links of Interest

Research Interests

  • Nanotechnology for Electrochemical Energy Storage (Batteries and Supercapacitors)
  • Nanogenerators and Piezotronic Sciences
  • Nanoscale Degradation of Fuel Cell Materials
  • Nanoscale Properties of Low Dimensional Materials for Thermoelectrics and Nanoelectronics
  • Mechanics of Bio and Nano Materials and Composites
  • In-Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy

Recent Publications

  • A. Pakzad, N. Parikh, P. Mainwaring, P.A. Heiden, R.S. Yassar, Revealing the 3D Internal Structure of Natural Polymer Microcomposites Using X-ray Ultra Microtomography, Journal of Microscopy, 243, Pt 1 (2011), 77-85
  • S. M. Morsi, A. Pakzad, A. Amin, R.S. Yassar, P. A. Heiden, Chemical and nanomechanical analysis of rice husk modified by ATRP-grafted oligomer, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 360 (2011) 377-385
  • A. Asthana, A. Prasad, Y.K. Yap, R.S. Yassar, In-situ Observation of Size Scale Effects on the Mechanical Properties of ZnO Nanowires, Nanotechnology, 22 (2011), 265712
  • H.M.S. Ghassemi, C.H. Lee, Y.K. Yap, R.S. Yassar, In-situ Observation of Reversible Rippling in Multi- Walled Boron Nitride Nanotubes, Nanotechnology, 22 (2011), 115702
  • K. Momeni, G. Odegard, R.S. Yassar, Nanocomposite Electrical Generator Based on Piezoelectric Zinc Oxide Nanowires, Journal of Applied Physics, 108 (2010), 114303-114303
  • F. Teng, S. Santhanagopalan, A. Asthana, X. Geng, S.I. Mho, R.S. Yassar, D. D. Meng, Self-Assembly of LiFePO4 Nanodendrites in a Novel System of Ethylene Glycol-Water, Journal of Crystal Growth, 312 (2010), 3493-3502
  • J. Crapps, E.B. Marin, M.F. Horstemeyer, R.S. Yassar, P.T. Wang, Internal State Variable Plasticity- Damage Modeling of the Copper Tee-Shaped Tube Hydroforming Process, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 210 (2010), 1726-1737.
  • H. Ghassemi, M. Au, R. S. Yassar, In-Situ Lithiation/Delithiation Observation of Individual Amorphous Si Nanorods, ACS Nano, 5 (2011), 7805–7811
  • K. Momeni, G. Odegard, R.S. Yassar, Nanocomposite Electrical Generator Based on Piezoelectric Zinc Oxide Nanowires, Journal of Applied Physics, 108 (2010), 114303-114303
  • N. Parikh, J. Allen, R.S. Yassar, Microstructural Investigations of Gas Diffusion Layer in PEM Fuel Cells, Fuel Cells (Accepted in Dec 2011)
  • A. Pakzad, J. Simonsen, P. A. Heiden, R. S. Yassar, Elastic Properties of Thin Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Cellulose Nanocrystal Membranes, Nanotechnology, 23 (2012), (in print)
  • H.M.S. Ghassemi, C.H. Lee, Y.K. Yap, R.S. Yassar, Field Emission and Strain-Engineering of Electronic Properties in Boron Nitride Nanotubes, Nanotechnology, 23 (2012), 105702
  • A. Asthana, K. Momeni, Y.K. Yap, R.S. Yassar, On the Correlation of Crystal Defects and Band Gap Properties of ZnO Nanobelts, Applied Physics A, 105 (2011), 909-914.
  • A. Asthana, K. Momeni, Y.K. Yap, R.S. Yassar, In Situ Observation of Size Scale Effects on the Mechanical Properties of ZnO Nanowires, Nanotechnology, 22 (2011), 265712
  • H.M.S. Ghassemi, C.H. Lee, Y.K. Yap, R.S. Yassar, In-situ Observation of Reversible Rippling in Multi-Walled Boron Nitride Nanotubes, Nanotechnology, 22 (2011), 115702-115708

Materials Science and Engineering

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