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School of Engineering and Computer Science

Said Shakerin

Professor of Mechanical Engineering (on medical leave)

 

Academic Background

Ph.D., Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1986

M.S., Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 1981

B.S., Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, 1979

Undergraduate mechanical engineering, Sharif (formerly Arya-Mehr) University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 1974 - 78.

Registered Mechanical Engineer in California since 1993.

Teaching Interests

·         Thermal-Fluid Sciences

·         Instrumentation


Research Interests

·         Engineering Art

·         Development of Teaching Tools


Selected Publications

“Vortex Apparatus and Demonstrations,” to appear in The Physics Teacher.

“The Art of Estimation," International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 22 (2), pp. 273-278, 2006

"Water on Fire," Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 128 (1), pp. 34-36, 2006

"Water Fountains with Special Effects," American Scientist, Vol. 93 (5), pp. 444-451, 2005

"Micro-controlled Water Fountain: A Multidisciplinary Project," International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 20 (4), pp. 654-659, 2004

"Engineering Art," Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 123 (7), pp. 66-69, 2001 (cover story)

"Enhancement of Mechanics Education by Photoelasticity and Finite Element," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, Vol. 29 (4), pp. 307-320, 2001. with D. Jensen

"Instrumented Evaporative Cooler," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, Vol. 28 (3), pp. 221-226, 2000. with A. Contreras