Specialties:

Materials for advanced energy systems/applications/storage, including but not limited to structural and high-temperature thermo-structural materials for aerospace and hypersonic applications, advanced composites, novel nanostructured materials, ternary carbides and nitrides and advanced ceramics and coatings for high temperature applications, power generation and aeropropulsion systems.

Current Position:          

2010-Current, Senior Research Scientist at United Technologies Research Center

Physical Sciences Department, Advanced Materials Group

Former Positions:            

2009-2010, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, National Hypersonic Science Center, University of California, Santa Barbara

2005-2009, Doctoral Fellow, Materials Science and Engineering Department, Drexel University, Philadelphia

2003-2005, Mathematics Lecturer, International House London, London, UK

2003-2005, Visiting Researcher, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK

shahram.amini (at) materialshub (dot) com