Faculty Profile

Amir Jafari

Title
Associate Professor
Department
Biomedical Engineering
College
College of Engineering

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, University of Genoa, 2011. 
Major: Robotics, Neuroscience and Nanotechnology
Dissertation Title: Actuators with Adjustable Stiffness
MS, Oroumieh University, 2006. 
Major: Mechanical Engineering
BS, Isfahan University of Technology, 2003. 
Major: Industrial Engineering





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
No current or future courses scheduled.


          
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    BMEN 6950.012, Biomedical Engineering Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2024 
                    

                    BMEN 4100.001, Biomedical Mechatronics, Spring 2024 Syllabus
                    

                    BMEN 2900.013, Special Problems in Biomedical Engineering, Spring 2024 
                    

                    BMEN 5900.004, Special Problems in Biomedical Engineering, Spring 2024 Syllabus
                    

                    BMEN 6950.014, Biomedical Engineering Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2023 
                    

                    BMEN 5311.001, Rehabilitation Engineering, Fall 2023  SPOT
                    

                    BMEN 6950.001, Biomedical Engineering Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2023 
                    

                    BMEN 5950.009, Master's Thesis, Summer 10W 2023 
                    

                    BMEN 6950.012, Biomedical Engineering Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2023 
                    

                    BMEN 4100.001, Biomedical Mechatronics, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BMEN 5950.004, Master's Thesis, Spring 2023 
                    

                    BMEN 5900.004, Special Problems in Biomedical Engineering, Spring 2023 
                    

                    BMEN 5800.004, Topics in Biomedical Engineering, Spring 2023  SPOT
                    

                    BMEN 5800.601, Topics in Biomedical Engineering, Spring 2023  SPOT
                    

                    BMEN 6910.013, Individual Research, Fall 2022 
                    

                    BMEN 5332.001, Soft Robotics in Biomedical Engineering, Fall 2022  SPOT
                    

                    BMEN 5900.013, Special Problems in Biomedical Engineering, Fall 2022 
                    

                    BMEN 4980.001, Experimental Course, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BMEN 5950.004, Master's Thesis, Spring 2022 
                    

                    BMEN 5900.004, Special Problems in Biomedical Engineering, Spring 2022 
                    

                    BMEN 5311.001, Rehabilitation Engineering, Fall 2021  SPOT

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Journal Article
Exley, T., Johnson, D., Jafari, A.  (2023). A Novel Variable Impedance Actuator Utilizing Adjustable Viscoelastic Properties of Thermoresponsive Polycaprolactone. Other. 1(1), . Mary Ann Liebert. 
Johnsn, D., Exley, T., Jafari, A.  (2023). Towards a novel thermal-based variable impedance module through adjusting viscoelastic properties of a thermoresponsive polymer. Other. 5(4), . IEEE. 
Exley, T., Johnson, D., Jafari, A.  (2023). Utilizing the peltier effect for actuation of thermo-active soft robots. Smart Materials and Structures. IOP Science. 
Hays, E., Slayton, J., Tejeda-Godinez, G., Carney, E., Cruz, K., Exley, T., Jafari, A.  (2023). A Review of Rehabilitative and Assistive Technologies for Upper-Body Exoskeletal Devices. Actuators. MDPI. 
Habibi, N., Ghasemzadeh, F., Jafari, A., Fouladgar, F.  (2023). Substrate-free self-assembly of peptides nano-particles through acoustic levitation. Other. 657,(130439), 245-261.  Netherlands: Elsevier. 
Exley, T. N., Jafari, A. N. (2022). Increasing robustness and output performance of Variable Stiffness Actuators in periodic motions. 169, 104645.  The Netherlands: Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094114X21003761
Exley, T. N., Jafari, A. N. (2021). Maximizing energy efficiency of variable stiffness actuators through an interval-based optimization framework. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical. Part of the work for my NSF CAREER award. 332(1), 113123.  Netherlenad: Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924424721005884
Patent
Jafari, A.  (2023). Microrobotic systems and methods for endovascular interventions. https://patents.google.com/patent/US20230060639A1/en



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Grant - Research   
Jafari, A. N. (Principal), "CAREER: A Prosthetic Elbow with Network of Soft and Modular Thermo-Active Actuators for Mobility Impaired Patients," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $525046 Funded. (October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2026).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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