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Masoud Mahjouri-Samani

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Godbold Associate Professor

421 Broun Hall

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Education

Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Nebraska
B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Nebraska

Research Interests

Laser-Assisted Science and Engineering
Laser-Based Synthesis, Processing, and Characterization of Nanomaterials
0D, 1D, 2D Materials and Hybrid Structures
Nanoelectronics, Optoelectronic, and Photonics
Additive Nanomanufacturing of Multifunctional Materials and Hybrid Structures

In The News

#GINNing Podcast: Major Laser

Masoud Mahjouri-Samani, Godbold Associate Professor in electrical and computer engineering, is involved in many things. Space things. Manufacturing things. Laser things. Important things. Things, things, things.

NASA invests $1.5 million toward creation of Auburn University Space Manufacturing Initiative

Led by Masoud Mahjouri-Samani and Brock Birdsong, this initiative will focus on a circular manufacturing ecosystem where local resources can be reused for manufacturing new parts and systems on demand.

Associate professor in electrical and computer engineering part of $540K National Science Foundation grant

Masoud Mahjouri-Samani, the Godbold Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is working to advance the science of atomic interfaces between layered 2D quantum materials.

Associate professor in electrical and computer engineering earns $475,000 NSF grant to miniaturize additive manufacturing technique

Masoud Mahjouri-Samani intends to push the boundaries of laser-based powder-bed fusion additive manufacturing to micro and nanoscale, one nanoparticle at a time.

Professor to explore microgravitational printing of semiconductors through NASA-supported parabolic flights

Masoud Mahjouri-Samani's project, In Space Dry Printing Electronics and Semiconductor Devices, recently received a $870,000 grant from NASA to pursue new manufacturing frontiers.

Associate professor in ECE creates advanced technology capable of manufacturing tools in space

Masoud Mahjouri-Samani, assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering, believes he can manufacture tools for use in space. Here's how...

Doctoral student in electrical and computer engineering takes third place, wins $2,500 at SEC Student Pitch Competition

Parvin Fathi-Hafshejani, who won the Tiger Cage Student Business Idea contest in the spring, continues success with Dropllel, a rapid diagnostic device that uses an electronic biosensor to detect pathogens.

Chemical engineering researchers win Alabama Launchpad with device that replicates human-like tissue

Elizabeth Lipke, professor in chemical engineering, and Yuan Tian, a post-doctoral researcher, won $25,000 for their co-founded biomedical company VivoSphere

Assistant professor in ECE elected co-chair at two laser application conferences

Masoud Mahjouri-Samani will co-chair the International Society for Optics and Photonics' Nanoscale and Quantum Materials Conference in San Francisco later this month and the International Conference on Laser Ablation in Crete, Greece, in 2024

Researchers earn NASA grant to reinvent electronics manufacturing in space

Masoud Mahjouri-Samani, Nima Shamsaei, and Stephen Mills are investigating means to manufacture functional devices in space via dry printing technology.

Army invests $4.3 million in Auburn University additive manufacturing research

The U.S. Army has asked Auburn University to help build the future of American combat readiness. Through a recent $4.3 million Army grant, the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) at Auburn University will soon initiate a two-year project focused on materials, parts and process qualification, all of which are necessary for furthering the adoption and implementation of additive manufacturing in Army operations.

Interdisciplinary research team receives NSF future manufacturing grant for "multi-material additive nanomanufacturing of biodegradable paper electronics"

The team’s research demonstrates a transformative dry additive nanomanufacturing approach that enables the printing of eco-friendly papertronics.

Auburn engineers create device that instantly reveals COVID-19 test results

Patients designated COVID-19 positive at official testing sites would have an opportunity to seek treatment sooner rather than later.

Auburn Engineering faculty member appointed to two editorial roles at journals

Auburn Engineering’s Masoud Mahjouri-Samani was recently appointed as senior editor of the Journal of Laser Applications (JLA) and associate editor of the International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing (IJEM).

FAA invests $3 million in Auburn University additive manufacturing research

Thanks to a recent $3 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) at Auburn University will soon initiate a two-year project focused on improving commercial air travel through the use of 3D-printed (or additively manufactured) metal components.

Auburn researchers receive NSF grant for interdisciplinary additive nanomanufacturing research

Led by faculty members Masoud Mahjouri-Samani and Nima Shamsaei, the project will support research to develop an additive nanomanufacturing platform capable of producing multifunctional nanoparticles on demand to fabricate durable hybrid structures and devices layer-by-layer.