Armin Karimi

Graduate Student Researcher

Education:

-Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering - University of California, Irvine - In progress (Anticipated Graduation Date Dec. 2009) - Emphasis in Thermal Science
-Graduate student in the Masters Program in Mechanical Engineering at California State University, Long Beach, September. 2006 - December 2007.
-Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering - Tehran Azad University, Science & Research Branch, 2004 - Emphasis in Solid Mechanics, (Graduation Thesis: Design and Thermal Analysis of Automobile Brake System With Adams Software)

Research:

Space Center Laboratory / Multidisciplinary Flight Dynamics & Control Laboratory, California State University, Los Angeles, April 2009 - Present
- Thermal analysis of modular mirror panels of James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), funded by NASA.
- Thermal analysis of JWST is a joint project between University of California, Irvine and California State University, Los Angeles under supervision of Professor Derek Dunn-Rankin at UCI and Dr. Trinh Pham at CSULA.
- For more information visit http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/

Lasers, Flames, and Aerosols Laboratory, University of California, Irvine, October 2008 - Present
- COMSOL Multiphysics modeling and simulation

Industry Experience:
- Design of Central Plants and Building HVAC systems, including Environmental Friendly Design, Green Building Design, Indoor Air Quality and occupant comfort.

Certification:
- LEED Accredited Professional, LEED AP - Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, Green Building Certification Institute, June 2009
- Engineer in Training, EIT - Board for Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors, California, January 2006

Misc:
- Applications: COMSOL, Solidworks, AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Adams (Multi-body Simulation), Ansys
- Graduate level Mechanical Engineering Courses Taken at CSULB: Advanced Heat Transfer, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Combustion and Advanced Fluid Dynamics.

For a copy of my complete resume please email me at karimia@uci.edu