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Dr Mohsen Asadnia
is a well-respected and accomplished biomedical and mechanical engineer currently serving as a full professor at the School of Engineering, at Macquarie University. He is also the director of Master by Research program at Faculty of Science and Engineering where he is responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and management of the program. With over 20 years of experience, he has made significant contributions to the advancement of biomedical and mechanical engineering, particularly in the areas of smart materials for applications in health and energy. Prof. Asadnia received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering where he developed a passion for using technology to solve complex problems and improve people's lives. He then pursued his PhD at Nanyang Technological University-Singapore, where he focused on the development of biomimetic microsensors for use in various applications, including healthcare, and robotics. After completing his PhD, Prof. Asadnia joined Massachusetts institute of technology (SMART centre) as a postdoctoral researcher, where he worked on the development of advanced artificial auditory haircell sensors. He then moved on to The University of Western Australia (UWA), where he held the position of assistant professor, responsible for the development of cutting-edge transistor based chemical sensors for use in oil and gas industries.
In 2016, Prof. Asadnia was offered a faculty position at Macquarie University, where he has been teaching and conducting research ever since. His expertise in the fields of smart materials, biomedical engineering, micro/nano fabrication and mechatronics has earned him an international reputation as a leading researcher in the field. He has published 120 research papers and articles in top-tier journals, seven patents and four books. His primary work on developing MEMS flow sensors for Intravenous therapy (IV) applications is licensed to a local company in Singapore. He has established several local industrial projects with Cochlear, ResMed, Transport for NSW, Road and Maritime Services NSW, and the Australian Federal Police. Prof. Asadnia holds technical expertise in instrumentation, data acquisition and control, applied artificial intelligence, mathematic modelling, MEMS, NEMS and microfabrication. His research interest in the field of biomedical engineering focus on developing innovative devices to address important diseases like cancer and inner ear disorders (with a particular emphasis on Meniere's disease).
In addition to his research and teaching responsibilities, Prof. Asadnia is also a sought-after consultant, providing expert advice and guidance to organisations and companies across various industries. He has received several awards and honors for his contributions to the field of biomedical and mechanical engineering, including Excellence in Research at Macquarie University in 2019-2021. He serves as editorial board and reviewer for several leading journals and conferences in his field.


MQ Early career researcher
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Andrew Belford  is an Adjunct Fellow and Research Associate at Macquarie University in the School of Engineering. He received his Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering degree from the University of Adelaide in 1985, and has worked in industrial automation and process control for more than 30 years. He is a senior member of the IEEE, a Fellow of Engineers Australia, and a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng). He is currently working with the Mechatronics Group at Macquarie. His research interests include robust and adaptable automated systems, and instrumentation and measurement for MEMs devices. He is currently undertaking a PhD in structural health monitor of ships, using sensors and machine learning.


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Dr. M A Parvez Mahmud is a postdoctoral research associate at the School of Engineering, Macquarie University. He received his PhD in Engineering from Macquarie University.  His research interest includes piezoelectric and triboelectric energy harvesters, towards the development of self-powered flexible electronic devices.

PhD students

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Sajad A. Moshizi graduated in Mechanical Engineering with a Bachelor of Science degree from Bahonar University of Kerman and completed his Master of Science degree in energy conversion from Amirkabir University of Technology. His academic interests are in the fields of aerodynamics and Nanofluidics, with a focus on simulation. His PhD research addresses the fabrication and simulation of semicircular canals in the vestibular system. He is finalizing  a forthcoming publication on recently completed project on development of and applications for VGNs/PVA-hydrogel flow sensors. He is also running experiments to confirm the modelling for his VGNs/PDMS flow sensor for sleep apnoea therapy applications.

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Mojtaba Abdollahzadeh graduated in Mechanical Engineering with a Bachelor degree from Shiraz University and a Master degree from Sharif University of Technology. His research interests are in the field of biomimetic sensors and microfluidics. His PhD research concerns the development of a chemical wearable sensor that can detect a wide range of molecules and biomarkers.


​Hadi Ahmadi received his master degree in Mechanical Engineering-Energy Conversion branch from Semnan University. Besides spending several years in automotive industry, he has academic background in the field of heat transfer, fluid mechanics, turbulence modelling and CFD. His PhD research focuses on the numerical and experimental investigation of cochlea and basilar membrane in mammalian auditory system.

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Masoud Mohseni Dargah is a joint PhD student in the Cotutelle PhD program between Macquarie University, Australia and Tarbiat Modares University, Iran. His PhD project is aimed for designing middle ear prostheses for hearing recovery, using numerical and experimental analyses. Additionally, he obtained his BSc in laboratory medicine and worked as a medical technologist in clinical laboratories. Masoud pursued his master's degree in biological chemistry, focused on cancer therapy using gene therapy and nano-material. He has also been involved in designing a diagnostic kit for cancer detection.


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Sujan Shrestha received his Bachelor degree in Electronic and Communication Engineering from Tribhuvan University, Nepal in 2010. Author persuaded his Master study in Information and Communication Engineering from Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea, in 2017. He has worked as an Engineer in companies as such Huawei, Broadcasting firms. His research interest includes antenna design and wave propagation, rain attenuation, microwave and satellite communication. His PhD project is focused on development of novel Antennas for Biomedical applications.



Rockson Kwesi Tonnah graduated from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana) and Hanbat National University (South Korea) with a B.Sc. Chemical Engineering and MEng in Chemical and Biological Engineering, respectively. He recently completed Macquarie University research masters in Engineering and has progressed to a Ph.D candidate. His doctoral research is on the development of bio-inspired nanofluidic materials for salinity gradient energy conversion (renewable energy) and direct lithium ion extraction.  Rockson enjoys reading about socioeconomics, geopolitics and philosophical thought experiments for leisure.

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Dr. Huan Xiao is a postdoctoral research associate at the School of Engineering, at Macquarie University. She received her Ph.D. in the School of Natural Sciences from Macquarie University. Her main research interests cover membrane science & technology, and chemical & environmental engineering processes to solve environmental or energy problems.

David Wren completed his Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree at Macquarie University in 2020 majoring in mechanical engineering. Having switched from a mechatronic engineering major after completing up to and including his 300 level within this major, he has a good knowledge base around mechatronic systems in addition to mechanical engineering. He is currently pursuing a robotics based masters research project.

Visiting Students

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Fatemeh Ezheian is a PhD candidate in Nano-biotechnology in the factuality of advanced science and technology at University of Isfahan, Iran. Her current project is on design particular geometrical patterned substrates for regulation of MSCs behavior.

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Marzieh Souzanipour is a PhD student in Nanobiotechnology at University of Isfahan. Her thesis concerns the design and functionalization of enzyme-conjugated dendrimer nanocarriers conjugated for targeted delivery of anticancer drug.

Dr. Rajni (Sharma) Pathak is working as a volunteer at asadnialab in the School of Engineering. She completed her PhD in Biotechnology from Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab, India. Her research interests are fabrication of Biosensors/Sensors for heavy metals and ions detection, Biosurfactant production and Bioremediation.
She is currently assessing the state of the art in semicircular canals and green membranes, in order to  produce comprehensive reviews of each field.  



Alumni

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​Zinat Changani. Her PhD research was focused on pumpless microfluidic nano-biosensor and nanocomposite membrane.




Mohammadamin Raoufi.   His PhD was focused on mechanism of particle/cell focusing within non-Newtonian fluids using microfluidic systems, mimicking the condition of blood flow within arteries. 

Graduated Master and thesis students:

 Max Moore, M.Sc. student in Mechatronic Engineering (Macquarie University), 2018
Abel Rop, B.Sc. student in Mechatronic Engineering (Macquarie University), 2018
Vidanalage De Mel, B.Sc. student in Mechatronic Engineering (Macquarie University), 2018
Daniel Chua, B.Sc. student in Mechatronic Engineering (Macquarie University), 2017
Tejas Pitale, B.Sc. student in Mechatronic Engineering (Macquarie University), 2017
Ashik Zhao , B.Sc. student in Mechatronic Engineering (Macquarie University), 2017
Anthony Sun , B.Sc. student in Mechatronic Engineering (Macquarie University), 2017
Mathijs Bronkhorst, M.Sc. student in Mechatronic Engineering (Macquarie University), 2016
Marcel Welleweerd, B.Sc. student in Mechatronic Engineering (Macquarie University), 2016
Moses Lee B.Sc. student in Mechatronic Engineering (Macquarie University), 2016
Hanming Zhang B.Sc. student in Mechatronic Engineering (Macquarie University), 2016
Jayden W B.Sc. student in Mechatronic Engineering (Macquarie University), 2016
Ahmad Firdaus Abu Hanipah B.Sc. student in Mechatronic Engineering (Macquarie University), 2016

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  • Research
    • Robotic
    • Meniere's Disease Research
    • Biomimetic sensory systems
    • Auditory sensing systems
    • Ion selective membranes, surface chemistry and chemical sensors
    • Instrumentation and Mechatronic systems
    • ​Microfluidics cell sorting
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    • Team Members
    • Collaborators
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