IMAN SALAFIAN, PMP

Lecturer, Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

R&D Mechanical Engineer, IPI, Bison Inc.

ABOUT ME
EDUCATION
2015-2017

Master’s of Mechanical Engineering (Specialization: Biomedical Engineering )

     University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

2010-2015

B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering

   Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran

BIO
If the plan doesn't work, then change the PLAN, not the GOAL!

Iman earned his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), where he was focusing on the research on smart materials and assistive and rehabilitation device development. During his B.Sc program at IUT, he received "the Distinguished Best IUT Undergraduate Student of the Year Award" and "the Best Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Student of the Year Award" in February 2015 among more than 9,000 undergraduate students.

In August 2015, Iman started his Master’s program at the Terry's Research Laboratory (TRL) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. During his program, he worked on designing a 4 Cable-Driven Parallel Manipulator (CDPM) for field phenotyping which was granted by the Agricultural Research Division (ARD) at the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR).

Because of his relevant background and experiences in designing medical devices, Iman was selected to collaborate with the Cardiovascular Biology and Biomechanics Laboratory (CBBL) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). As a result of this collaboration, a custom highly flexible stimulation bioreactor chamber was designed and built for coronary artery research.

Iman received his Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in biomedical engineering in August 2017. After graduation, he joined Bison Inc. as a full-time Research and Development and Mechanical Engineer at Bison Inc, where he designed and developed post-construction, indoor, and outdoor sports equipment. Bison Inc. offers a wide range of gymnasium equipment such as basketball, volleyball, and specialty net games; soccer and specialty goals; and football and field sports goals.

Iman is currently a lecturer at the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at UNL.

SELECT PUBLICATIONS
  • Salafian, I., & Rylander, C. G. Burst, Leakage, and Constant Pressure Infusion Testing of a Convection Enhanced Drug Delivery System for Glioblastoma Treatment. In 2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection. Link
  • Salafian, I., Stewart, B., Newman, M., Zygielbaum, A., & Terry, B. (2017, April). Stability improvement of a four cable-driven parallel manipulator using a center of the mass balance system. In SPIE Commercial+ Scientific Sensing and Imaging (pp. 102130K-102130K). International Society for Optics and Photonics. Link
  • Salafian, I., Karagiannis, A., Chatzizisis, Y. S., Terry, B. S., (2016). Design and build of a custom highly flexible stimulation bioreactor chamber for Atherosclerosis investigation. An award-winning poster at UNL 2nd Annual Research Fair, Oct 31, UNL. Link
  • Pourghasem, A., Takamjani, I. E., Karimi, M. T., Kamali, M., Jannesari, M., & Salafian, I. (2016). The effect of a powered ankle-foot orthosis on walking in a stroke subject: a case study. Journal of Physical Therapy Science, 28(11), 3236-3240. Link
  • Pourghasem, A., Takamjani, E., Karimi, M., Kamali, M., Jannesari, M., & Salafian, I. (2016). The Effect of Orthoses in the Management of Patients with Stroke. International Journal of Advanced Biotechnology and Research 7(2), 1426-432. Link
  • Zare, F., Kadkhodaei, M. & Salafian, I. (2015). Thermomechanical Modeling of Stress Relaxation in Shape Memory Alloy Wires. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 24, 1763–1770. Link
Last Update: 7/7/2022