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Keivan Davami, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, USA
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION_____________________________________________________
University of Najad Abad
University of Tehran
POSTECH University
University of Pennsylvania
Esfahan, Iran
Tehran, Iran
Pohang, S. Korea
PA, USA
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Nanotechnology
Mechanical Engineering
B.Sc.
2001 – 2005
M.Sc.
2005 – 2008
Ph.D.
2009 – 2013
Post-Doc 2013 – 2015
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE______________________________________________________
9.2016 – Present
3.2016 – 8.2016
8.2015 –3.2016
5.2012 – 11.2012
5.2012 – 11.2012
11.2010 –2.2011
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Lamar University,
Beaumont, TX
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Navy Research Lab, Washington D.C.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Widener
University, Philadelphia, PA
Visiting Research Scholar, Nanomaterials Laboratory, Dept. of Mechanical
Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA, Director: Prof.
Li Shi
Visiting Research Scholar, Microelectronics Center, UT Austin, TX, USA
Visiting Research Scholar, Laboratory of Nanoscale Energy Storage and
Conversion, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological
University, MI, USA, Director: Prof. Reza Shahbazian.
RESEARCH INTERESTS________________________________________________________
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Design, Fabrication, and Application of Metamaterials
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Manufacturing Processes (Traditional and Advanced)
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Micro/Nano Fabrication
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Additive Manufacturing
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of One- and Two- Dimensional Materials
PATENTS_____________________________________________________________________
1. I. Bargatin and K. Davami, Ultrathin Robust Plate Nanomaterials, U.S. Provisional Application Serial
No. 62/050,661, 2014.
PUBLICATIONS_______________________________________________________________
1. K. Davami, L. Zhao, E. Lu, and I. Bargatin, “Ultralight Shape-Recovering Plate Mechanical
Metamaterials”, Nature Communications, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10019, (2016).
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2. K. Davami, Y. Jiang, C. Lin, J. Cortes, J. Robinson, K. Turner, I. Bargatin, “Modification of
Mechanical Properties of Vertical Graphene Sheets via Fluorination”, RSC Advances, 6, 11161-11166
(2016).
3. K. Davami, Y. Jiang, J. Cortes, C. Lin, K. Turner, I. Bargatin, “Tuning Mechanical Properties of
Vertical Graphene Sheets through Atomic Layer Deposition”, Nanotechnology, 27, 155701 (2016).
4. M. Shaygan, K. Davami, B. Jin, T. Gemming, J. S. Lee, M. Meyyappan, “Highly sensitive
photodetectors using ZnTe/ZnO core/shell nanowire field effect transistors with a tunable core/shell
ratio”, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 4, 2040-2046 (2016).
5. K. Davami, J. Cortes, N. Hong, and I. Bargatin, “Vertical Graphene Sheets as a Lightweight Light
Absorbent Coating”, Materials Research Bulletin, 74, 226-233 (2016).
6. K. Davami, M. Shaygan, N. Kheirabi, H. Ghassemi, “A Study on the Stoichiometry of OneDimensional Nanostructures”, Advances in Condensed Matter Physics, doi:10.1155/2015/587696,
(2015).
7. K. Davami, M. Shaygan, and I. Bargatin, “Fabrication of Vertical Graphene-Based Nanocomposite
Thin Films”, Journal of Materials Research, 30, 617–625 (2015).
8. M. Shaygan, K. Davami, N. Kheirabi, M. Meyyappan, G. Cuniberti, and J. S. Lee, “Single-crystalline
CdTe Nanowire Field Effect Transistor as a Nanowire-based Photodetector”, Physical Chemistry
Chemical Physics, 16, 22687 –22693 (2014).
9. K. Davami, M. Shaygan, N. Kheirabi, B. Mortazavi, J. S. Lee, G. Cuniberti, and M. Meyyappan,
“Annealing Effect on the Thermal Conductivity of Thermoelectric ZnTe Nanowires”, Materials Letters,
135, 87– 91 (2014).
10. K. Davami, M. Shaygan, N. Kheirabi, J. Zhao, D. Kovalenko, M. H. Rümmeli, J. Opitz, G. Cuniberti,
J. S. Lee, and M. Meyyeppan, “Synthesis and Characterization of Vertical Graphene on Different
Substrates by Radio Frequency Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition”, Carbon, 72, 372 – 380
(2014).
11. K. Davami, A. C. Weathers, N. Kheirabi, B. Mortazavi, M. T. Pettes, L. Shi, J. S. Lee, and M.
Meyyappan, “Thermal Conductivity of ZnTe Nanowires”, Journal of Applied Physics, 114, 134314 –
134321 (2013).
12. K. Davami, J. Pohl, M. Shaygan, N. Kheirabi, H. Faryabi, J.S. Lee, and M. Meyyappan, “Growth and
Characterization of CdxZn1-xTe Nanowires with Tuneable Band Gaps Grown by the Vapor-Liquid-Solid
Method”, Nanoscale, 5, 932 – 935 (2013).
13. H. Faryabi, K. Davami, N. Kheirabi, M. Shaygan, J. S. Lee, and M. Meyyappan, “Post-growth
Modification of Electrical Properties of ZnTe Nanowires”, Chemical Physics Letters, 543, 117 - 120
(2012).
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14. K. Davami, B. Mortazavi, H. M. Ghassemi, R. S. Yassar, J. S. Lee, Y. Rémond, and M. Meyyappan,
“A Computational and Experimental Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Single ZnTe
Nanowires”, Nanoscale, 4, 897 - 903 (2012).
15. K. Davami, H. M. Ghassemi, R. S. Yassar, J. S. Lee, and M. Meyyappan, “Thermal Breakdown of
ZnTe Nanowires”, ChemPhysChem, 13, 347 - 352 (2012).
16. K. Davami, J. S. Lee, and M. Meyyappan, “Nanowires in Thermoelectric Devices”, Transactions on
Electrical and Electronic Materials, 12, 6, 227 - 233 (2011).
17. K. Davami, H. M. Shah Ghassemi, R. S. Yassar, J. S. Lee, and M. Meyyappan, “In situ Observation
of Morphological Change in CdTe Nano and Submicron Wires”, Nanotechnology, 22, 435204 - 435210
(2011).
18. K. Davami, D. Kang, J. S. Lee, and M. Meyyappan, “Synthesis of ZnTe Nanostructures by Vapor–
Liquid–Solid Technique”, Chemical Physics Letters, 504, 62 - 66 (2011).
19. B. Mortazavi, A. Afaghi, and K. Davami, “Loading Rate Effects on Tensile Behaviour of Ag, Ni, Al,
and Cu at Nano-Scale”, Strain, 47, 183 - 187 (2011).
20. M. K. Besharaty, K. Davami, and M. Shaygan, “An Investigation of Temperature’s Effect on
Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Aluminium (A360) Processed by Thixoforging”,
International Journal of Mathematics and Computer in Simulation, 2, 152 - 157 (2008).
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS______________________________________________
1. J. Cortes, K. Davami, N. Hong, I. Bargatin, “Lightweight and Highly Light-Absorbent VerticallyGrown Graphene Sheet Coatings on Copper Substrates”, the 4th Nano Today Conference, December 610, 2015, Dubai, UAE.
2. C. Lin, K. Davami, Y. Jiang, K. Turner, I. Bargatin, “Mechanical Properties of Vertical Graphene
Sheets Coated with Alumina of Different Thicknesses”, the 4th Nano Today Conference, December 6-10,
2015, Dubai, UAE.
3. H. Faryabi, K. Davami, N. Kheirabi, M. Shaygan, J. S. Lee, and M. Meyyappan, “Enhancement of
Electrical Properties of ZnTe Nanowires”, the 10th Nano Korea Symposium, Coex, August 16-18, 2012,
South Korea.
4. M. Shaygan, K. Davami, N. Kheirabi, H. Faryabi, J. S. Lee, G. Cuniberti, and M. Meyyappan,
“Effective Parameters on Growth Conditions of CdTe Nanowires Synthesized by Vapor-Liquid-Solid
Method”, the 10th Nano Korea symposium, Coex, August 16-18, 2012, South Korea.
5. K. Davami, H. M. Ghassemi, R. Shabazian Yassar, J. S. Lee, and M. Meyyappan, “In-Situ TEM
Monitoring of Thermal Decomposition in CdTe and ZnTe Nanowires”, Microscopy and Microanalysis,
2011, August 7-11, 2011, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
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6. K. Davami, D. Kang, J.S. Lee, and M. Meyyappan, “ZnTe Nanowire Fabrication and Characterization
of Their Thermoelectric Properties”, the 9th Nano Korea Symposium, KINTEX, August 24-26,
2011, South Korea.
7. K. Davami, “A Review of the Biomedical Applications of Nanotechnology in Bone Tissue
Engineering”, Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society Meeting, 2010 Asia
Pacific meeting , 15-17 September, 2010, Sheraton on the Park, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
8. K. Davami, M. K. Besharaty, and A. Mellat, “Investigation on Heat Transfer and Its Effect on the
Titanium Hot Forging Process”, ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, August 10-14, 2008,
Jacksonville, Florida USA.
9. K. Davami, and R.A. Mahdavi Nejad, “Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Machinized Inconel by
Traditional and Nontraditional Methods”, the 16th Annual International Conference on Mechanical
Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. April 2008, Kerman, Iran.
10. K. Davami, and M. Besharaty, “Influence of Friction and Strain Rate on Thixoforging of A360
Aluminium by Software Simulation”, the 16th Annual International Conference on Mechanical
Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. April 2008, Kerman, Iran.
11. K. Davami, M. Besharaty, and A. Mellat, “An Investigation on the Effects of Friction, Temperature,
and Strain Rate on the Thixoforging Process of Al360 Using Software Simulation”, the 16th Annual
International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. April
2008, Kerman, Iran.
12. K. Davami, and R.A.Mahdavi Nejad, “Comparison of Different Non-Traditional Machining Methods
for Machining Forged Al-SiC”, First International Conference on Manufacturing, Azad University of
Najaf Abad, Feb 2008, Isfahan, Iran.
13. K. Davami, and M. Besharaty, “Simulation of Thixoforging Process of Aluminum A360”, First
International Conference on Manufacturing, Azad University of Najaf Abad, Feb 2008, Isfahan, Iran.
14. K. Davami, and A. Afaghi, “Test Methods for CNG Composite Vessels”, First CNG Composite
Symposium, May 2007, Tehran, Iran.
CONFERENCE POSTER_____________________________________________________
1. K. Davami, L. Zhao, and I. Bargatin, “ALD Honeycomb Plates Enabling Robust Ultrathin Mems”,
IEEE MEMS Conference, January 26-30, 2014, San Francisco, USA.
2. K. Davami, D. Kang, K. Kim, G. Cuniberti, H. E. Roman, J. S. Lee, and M. Meyyappan, “Positioning
Nanostructures via DNA Origami Templates on a MEMS Device for Thermoelectric Characterization”,
IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices, October 18-21, Jeju Island, 2011, South Korea,
received Best Poster Award.
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SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES________________________________________________________
Nanofabrication Committee Member, Singh Center for Nanotechnology
The University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA
Journal Manuscript Reviewer
1. Nanoscale (Royal Society of Chemistry)
2. Scientific Reports (from the publishers of Nature)
3. Carbon (Elsevier)
10.2013 – Present
1.2013 – Present
12.2013 – Present
Distance Supervisor of Two BSc Students
Indian Institutes of Technology, India
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