BEHNOOSH SATTARI BABOUKANI
Behnoosh Sattari Baboukani
University of California, Berkeley
Etcheverry Hall, RM 5107
Berkeley, CA 94720
Academic position
Jan 2022 - Now
Education
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Kyriakos Komvopoulos
Feb 2022
Ph.D.
University at Buffalo, NY, USA
Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Materials Design and Innovation)
Advisor: Prathima C. Nalam
Dissertation: Dissertation: Atomic-scale friction mechanisms of two-dimensional materials in the non-polar solvents
Committee: Kristopher Reyes, Erik Einarsson
Dec 2018
M.Sc.
University at Buffalo, NY, USA
Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Materials Design and Innovation)
Advisor: Prathima C. Nalam
Thesis: Predicting nano-scale friction of 2D materials: a combinatorial experimental-informatics approach
Sep 2016
M.Sc.
Department of Materials Engineering
Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
Advisors: Morteza Shamanian (Joint with Mehdi Salehi)
Thesis: Study of microstructure, wear performance and corrosion behavior of Fe/Al surface composites fabricated by plasma spraying and friction stir processing
Aug 2014
Honors and Awards
B.Sc.
Department of Materials Engineering
Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
Oct-2022
Nov-2020
Jul-2020
Dec-2019
Nov-2019
May-2019
Rising Star in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
Leaders Scholarship, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), University at Buffalo
Mark Diamond Research Fund (MDRF), Graduate Students Association (GSA), University at Buffalo
First-place award in Science as Art Competition, Materials Research Society (MRS)
George Norton SEAS Scholarship, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), University at Buffalo
First-place Award in 73th STLE Conference Student Poster Competition, Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE)
Apr-2019
Aug-2015
Second-place Award in Annual SEAS Students Poster Competition, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), University at Buffalo
First-place Award in 12th national Heat Treatment Competition, Iran University of Science and Technology
Peer Reviewed Publications
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Sattari Baboukani, B., C. Nalam, P., Komvopoulos, K., “Nano-scale Friction Characteristics of 2D Materials in Dry and Wet Conditions” (Review Paper). Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering (2022).
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Sattari Baboukani, B., Pitkar, A., Ye, Z., C. Nalam, P., “Load-dependent Friction Hysteresis for Graphitic Surfaces in n-hexadecane”. Advanced Materials Interfaces (2022).
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Mohanraj, G., Clark, C., Sattari Baboukani, B., C. Nalam, P., Ehrensberger, M., “Electrochemical Techniques to Investigate Adsorption and Desorption of Fibrinogen from Gold Surface”, Applied Electrochemistry (2022).
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Sattari Baboukani, B., De Alwis Watuthanthrige, N., Ye, Z., C. Nalam, P., “Effect of Structural Transitions of n-hexadecane in Nanoscale Confinement on Atomic Friction”. Carbon (2021).
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Sattari Baboukani, B., Ye, Z., G. Reyes, K., C. Nalam, P., “Prediction of Nanoscale Friction for two-Dimensional Materials Using a Machine Learning Approach”. Tribology Letters (2020).
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N. Hasan, M., Lai, J., Swinnich, E., Zheng, Y., Sattari Baboukani, B., C. Nalam, P., Seo, J-H., “Investigation of Nano-gaps in Fractured b-Ga2O3 Nanomembranes formed by uniaxial strain”, Advanced Electronic Materials (2020).
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Sattari Baboukani, B., Shamanian, M., Salimijazi, F., Salehi, M., “Surface Modification by Friction Stir Processing of Low-carbon Steel: Microstructure Investigation and Wear Performance”. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance (2018).
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B. Sattari Baboukani, M. Shamanian, A. Ashrafi, M. Salehi, F. Salimijazi, “Effect of Number of Passes on the Corrosion Behavior of Fe/Al Surface Composites Produced by Plasma Spraying and Friction Stir Processing”. Journal of Materials Processing Technology (2017).
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Sattari Baboukani, B., Shamanian, M., Abbaspour, S., Salehi, M., “Impact of Friction Stir Processing Pass Numbers on the Micro-structure and Wear Performance of Plasma Spraycoated Al-Fe Surface Composites”. Journal of Materials Characterization, Under Review (2023).
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Sattari Baboukani, B., Bui, T., Rajapakse, M., Velarde, L., C. Nalam, P., “Spectral and Frictional Analysis of Alkane Mixtures on Graphitic Surfaces”, To be submitted (2023).
Conference Presentations
• Structure, solvation and friction of cyclic hydrocarbons confined at graphitic interfaces, Society of Tribologist and Lubrication Engineers (STLE), USA (2021).
• Shear Response of Graphene in n-hexadecane, Society of Tribologist and Lubrication Engineers (STLE), Virtual Conference, USA (2020).
• Predicting Nanoscale Static Friction of 2D Materials via Machine Learning Techniques, Materials Research Society (MRS), Massachusetts, USA (2019).
• Prediction of nanoscale friction for two-dimensional materials using a machine learning approach, Society of Tribologist and Lubrication Engineers (STLE), Nashville, USA (2019).
• Characterization of Fe-Al composite layers fabricated by plasma spraying and friction stir processing, International Conference on Welding and Non Destructive Testing (ICWNDT), Tehran, Iran (2016).
Teaching & Mentoring Experiences
Fall-2022
Fall-2021
Spring-2021
Spring-2016
Spring-2016
Fall-2015
Summer-2020
Summer-2018
Instructor: Tribology (ME 226), section of nanotribology, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Teaching Assistant: Materials Science & Informatics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Teaching Assistant: Materials Science & Informatics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Teaching Assistant: : Materials Science & Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology , Isfahan, Iran
Teaching Assistant: : Corrosion Science, Isfahan University of Technology , Isfahan, Iran
Teaching Assistant: : Materials Science & Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology , Isfahan, Iran
Mentor: : An undergraduate student from Cornell University, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Mentor: : An undergraduate student from VNIT, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Technical Skills
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Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM): Contact Mode imaging, tapping mode imaging, Controlled-humidity investigations, Friction force measurements, Adhesion force studies, Nano-mechanical investigations, Solvation and hydrodynamic force measurements.
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Thin-Film Deposition Techniques: Filtered Cathodic Vacuum Arc (FCVA), Radio-frequency (RF) Sputtering, Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
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Quartz Crystal Microbalance Investigations: Investigating chemical or physical absorption of atomic species on the surface of quartz crystals
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Raman Spectroscopy Characterization: Characterization technique used in nanoscale
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Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Transition Electron Microscopy (TEM): Imaging materials surfaces or intersection of layered structured materials
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Machine Learning in materials Science: Using machine learning techniques to predict the properties of materials
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Molecular Dynamics (MD) Simulations
Professional Affiliations
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Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE), Since 2017
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Materials Research Society (MRS), Since 2019
Services
2022-2023
Vice-Chair for the section of Nanotribology, Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE)
2019-2020
Presidential Role in Graduate Student Association (GSA), University at Buffalo, Buffalo. NY
2020
Mark Diamond Research Fund Review Council, University at Buffalo, Buffalo. NY
2020-2021
Grievance Committee Member, University at Buffalo, Buffalo. NY
References
Professor Kyriakos Komvopoulos
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Professor, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720 Email: kyriakos@berkeley.edu
Phone: +1 510 642 2563
Professor Prathima C. Nalam
Department of Materials Design and Innovation
Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260 Email: prathima@Buffalo.edu
Phone: +1 716 645 9193
Professor Krishna Rajan
Dean of the Department of Materials Design and Innovation Professor, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260
Email: krajan3@Buffalo.edu
Phone: +1 716 645 1380
Professor Kristofer Reyes
Department of Materials Design and Innovation
Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260 Email: kreyes3@Buffalo.edu
Phone: +1 716 645 5159
Professor Erik Einarsson
Department of Materials Design and Innovation
Department of Electrical Engineering
Associate Professor- University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260 Email: erikeina@Buffalo.edu
Phone: +1 716 645 508