Shima Shahab
Associate Professor
Virginia Tech Research Center (VTRC)
900 N. Glebe Road, Room 5-008
Arlington, VA 22203
900 N. Glebe Road, Room 5-008
Arlington, VA 22203
Research Interests
The theoretical and experimental research program at Multiphysics Intelligent and Dynamical Systems (MInDS) laboratory focuses on the structural dynamics and wave propagation in ultrasound-responsive intelligent material systems. The various interdisciplinary applications include wireless acoustic power transfer, acoustic holographic lenses, ultrasound atomization, microfluidics driven via ultrasonic, and ultrasound responsive polymer-based systems.
See Dr. Shahab's publications and research on Google Scholar.
- 2022–Present, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech
- 2019–2022, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech
- 2016-2019, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech
- 2015-2016, Instructor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech
- 2010-2015, Graduate Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech
- 2004-2010, Collaborative Researcher, Mechanical Engineering, Brunel University, London, UK
- 2024: Emerging Leaders in Smart Materials and Structures (IOPscience)
- 2023: Mary V. Jones Faculty Fellow (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
- 2023: Gary Anderson Early Achievement Award (ASME)
- 2023: Dean's Award for Faculty Fellow (College of Engineering)
- 2023: Engineering Faculty Organization Award (ICTAS at Virginia Tech)
- 2023: Rising Star Collection of Emerging Investigators (American Institute of Physics)
- 2022: National Science Foundation CAREER Award
- 2021: Engineering Faculty Organization Award (ICTAS at Virginia Tech)
- 2020: Junior Faculty Award (ICTAS at Virginia Tech)
- 2019: Energy Harvesting Best Paper Award of the year (ASME)
- 2017: Engineering Organization Advisor Award (Virginia Tech Student Engineers’ Council)
- 2015: Second-place winner in the Student Paper Competition (ASME)
- 2015: Best Student Paper Award (SPIE/ASME)
- 2013: Leo Beranek Student Medal (USA Institute of Noise Control Engineering)
- 2012: Anne Robinson Clough Conference Award (Georgia Tech)
- Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015
- M.S. - Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013
- B.S. - Mechanical Engineering, University of Kerman, Iran, 2004