Contact Info

Biography

Research with Rowan

Lab website: https://sites.google.com/view/koohbor/home

Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PdCXhgkAAAAJ&hl=en

Education:
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Sharif University of Technology         
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Sharif University of Technology

Impactful Research Areas:
Sustainability
    Sustainable Materials & Processes
    Renewable Energy
Connectivity
    Sensors & Robotics

Research Expertise:
Experimental Mechanics; Multiphysics Characterization; Multifunctional Composites; Graded Structures

Dr. Koohbor is broadly interested in understanding process-structure-property-performance relations in novel materials and structures. His current research areas include gradient optimization in functionally graded materials (FGM) and understanding the chemo-mechanics of cold spray additive manufacturing process.

Honors and Awards:
Collaborative Research: Multiscale Experimental/Computational Mechanics Investigations into Density Graded Auxetic Foams (Role: PI), Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF)
Turret Gunner Survivability and Simulation Environment (Role: Co-PI), Sponsored by US Army Research Laboratory
Advanced Structural Materials for Army Modernization Priorities Via Direct Write Approaches (Role: Co-PI), Sponsored by US Army Research Laboratory
A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Design and Optimization of Property-Adjusted Footwear Materials (Role: PI), Sponsored by New Jersey Health Foundation (NJHF)
Frances R. Lax Fund for Faculty Development Award, Rowan University

Professional Memberships:
ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
SEM (Society for Experimental Mechanics)
ASC (American Society for Composites)
Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE)

Recent Publications:
B. Koohbor, K. Z. Uddin, M. Heras, G. Youssef, D. Miller, S. Sockalingam, M. A. Sutton, T. Kiel. Strain rate sensitivity of rotating-square auxetic metamaterials. International Journal of Impact Engineering 2025; 195: 105128.

I. A. Anni, M. S. Kaminskyj, K. Z. Uddin, J. F. Stanzione III, F. M. Haas, B. Koohbor. Repair of damaged fiber reinforced polymer composites with cold spray. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology 2024; 33: 583-595.

B. Koohbor, W. Xue, K. Z. Uddin, G. Youssef, D. Nerbetski, B. Steiger, J. Kenney, D. Yarem. Fabrication and Characterization of Electrically Conductive 3D Printable TPU/MWCNT Filaments for Strain Sensing in Large Deformation Conditions. Advanced Sensor Research 2024; 3(6): 202470018

H. Girard, A. Doitrand, B. Koohbor, R. G. Rinaldi, N. Goldin, D. Long, J. Bikard. Influence of nearby fiber on fiber-matrix debonding: Coupled Criterion prediction and debonding shape determination. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 2024; 183: 105498

N. Pagliocca, M. Trkov, B. Koohbor. Modular soft robotic actuators from flexible perforated sheets. Advanced Engineering Materials 2023; 25: 2370066