Reza Rashidi
PhD
Associate Professor of Practice
ABET Coordinator
Director, Senior Design Lab
Research Interests
AI-enabled engineering design and decision support; project-based engineering education; robotics and embedded systems; mechanical metamaterials and architected structures; smart structures, sensors and actuators; energy harvesting; advanced manufacturing; biomedical devices; mechanical design and finite element analysis.
Courses Taught
- MAE 501 — Graduate Individual Problems
- MAE 451 — Design Process and Methods (Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025 Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023)
- MAE 498 — Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity
- MAE 494 —Design Project (Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023)