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Group leader

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Dr. Mohsen Asadnia is an associate professor and group leader at the School of Engineering , Macquarie University.  He is also MRes Director & Deputy Associate Dean, HDR, at Faculty of Science & Engineering.
He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Nanyang Technological University (NTU)-Singapore, and undertook his postdoctoral training at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (SMART center) and the University of Western Australia (UWA).  His research interest are 

1) Auditory and vestibular systems 
2) MEMS/ NEMS bio-inspired sensory systems:  flow/pressure/tactile sensors, artificial  hair cells of the vertebrate inner ear
3) Chemical sensors: water contamination detection, explosive gas detectors
4) Microfluidic devices: cell sorting, particle separation  3D printing: Micro-mixers, sensors

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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 candidate in the Cotutelle PhD program between Macquarie University and Tarbiat Modares University, Iran. He obtained his BSc in laboratory medicine and worked as a medical technologist in clinical laboratories. Masoud also pursued his master's degree in biological chemistry. His research interests include cancer pathobiology, nanomedicine, and medical diagnostics. His PhD project is on designing medical diagnostic devices and microfluidics.

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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.

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Huan Xiao received her master degree from Nanjing Tech University. Her current research interests are focus on innovative metal-organic framework-based membrane materials for environmental remediation.

Master by Research Students

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Rohan Ibn Azad graduated in Mechanical Engineering with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honors) degree from Macquarie University in 2020. He is a competition contributor at kaggle.com. Coming from a mechanical engineering background, he can combine mechanical engineering concepts with Artificial Intelligence (AI).  He is working on improving the camera functionality of da Vinci Xi surgical robot, in order to help surgeons diagnose cancerous cells during surgery and cut down on the operation time and optimize patient outcomes. 


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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
  • People
    • Team Members
    • Collaborators
  • Publications
  • Research Funding
  • Resources
  • Contact
  • Opportunities
    • Call for Chapters
  • Photo album