Mergen Hajghayesh

Dr Mergen Hajghayesh

Senior Lecturer

School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Senior Lecturer (tenured), School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Australia

Development of Nonlinear Dynamics techniques to solve complex engineering problems; examples include:

  • Biomechanical Analysis of Cardiovascular Systems for Heart Attack Prediction
  • Nanotechnologies and Microtechnologies for Performance Enhancement of Micro-Machines and Nano-Machines
  • Sustainable Engineering and Renewable Energy: Wave Energy Converters and Vibration-based Energy-Harvesters
  • Biomedical Robotics (Robot Assisted Physical Rehabilitation)
  • Fluid-Structure Interaction Behaviour of Mechanical Systems
  • Systems Made of Smart Materials
  • Motion control of Mechanical Systems

 

MECH ENG 2019: Dynamics and Control I

MECH ENG 7030/4105: Advanced Vibrations

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2023 Co-Supervisor Dynamic Correlations Between Hydrodynamic & Thermal Characteristics of Indoor Space and Temperature Sensor Readings Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mohammad Foruzan Nia
    2023 Principal Supervisor Statics and Dynamics of Nano-reinforced Structures Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Moaz Sibtain
    2023 Principal Supervisor Nonlinear mechanics of flexible plates and beams Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Abdul Sattar Dogonchi
    2023 Principal Supervisor Nonlinear Biomechanical Behaviour of Diseased Carotid Arteries Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Kaveh Moghadasi Koohi
    2022 Co-Supervisor Statics and Dynamics of Nanostructures Master of Philosophy Master Part Time Miss Aiesha Holly Baldry
    2022 Principal Supervisor Biomechanical Analysis of Diseased Coronary Arteries Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Yaofeng Ju
    2022 Principal Supervisor Mechanics of Beams and Plates with Variable Mechanical Properties Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Behrouz Karami
    2022 Principal Supervisor Mechanics of Underground Hydrogen Storage System Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Chee Min Leong
    2022 Principal Supervisor Nonlinear Biomechanics of Carotid Arteries Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Hiu Yan Mok
    2020 Principal Supervisor Nonlinear behaviour of graphene-nanoplatelet-reinforced macro structural elements Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Kelly Yee
    2020 Principal Supervisor Nonlinear biomechanics of aortic system Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Xiaochen Wang
  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2020 - 2023 Co-Supervisor On the Effects of Roughness Parameters on Turbulent Boundary Layer Flows Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Misarah Adel Abass Morsy Abdelaziz
    2020 - 2024 Principal Supervisor Mechanics of CNT Reinforced Macrostructures Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Oscar Zi Shao Ong
    2019 - 2023 Principal Supervisor Fluid-Structure Interaction for Heart Attack Prediction Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Harry James Carpenter
    2019 - 2023 Principal Supervisor Nonlinear Mechanics of Hyperelastic Structures Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Hossein Bakhshi Khaniki
    2018 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Ambient Vibration Energy Harvesting Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Yimin Fan
    2017 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Performance Enhancement of Submerged Ocean Wave Energy Converter using Nonlinear Stiffness Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Benjamin Wilhelm Schubert
    2017 - 2022 Co-Supervisor The impact of hydrodynamic coupling on the performance of multi-mode wave energy converters Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Ngan Bich Dinh Tran
    2016 - 2018 Co-Supervisor The effect of unsteady flow on wind turbine wake development and noise generation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Nima Sedaghatizadeh
    2016 - 2018 Co-Supervisor Harnessing Hydro-kinetic Energy from Wake-Induced Vibration (WIV) of Bluff bodies Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Eshodarar Manickam Sureshkumar
    2016 - 2019 Principal Supervisor Plaque Rupture Prediction in Human Arteries Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Alireza Gholipour
  • Editorial Boards

    Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
    2024 - ongoing Board Member Journal of Cardiology and Clinical Trials JSciMedCentral United States
    2024 - ongoing Board Member Journal of Cardio & Cardiovascular Research Maples Scientific United States
    2023 - ongoing Associate Editor Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines Taylor&Francis United Kingdom
    2023 - ongoing Board Member Archives of Advanced Engineering Science BON view publishing Singapore
    2023 - ongoing Associate Editor ASME Open Journal of Engineering American Society of Mechanical Engineers United States
    2023 - ongoing Board Member Vibration MDPI Switzerland
    2023 - ongoing Associate Editor Complex Engineering Systems OAE Publishing United States
    2023 - ongoing Board Member Applied Mechanics MDPI Switzerland
    2023 - ongoing Associate Editor SN Applied Sciences Springer Germany
    2022 - ongoing Associate Editor Mechatronics Technology ELS Publishing Hong Kong
    2022 - ongoing Board Member International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics Elsevier Netherlands
    2021 - ongoing Board Member International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics John Wiley & Sons United States
    2020 - ongoing Board Member SN Applied Sciences Springer Germany
    2020 - ongoing Board Member Composite Materials and Engineering Technopress Korea, Republic of
    2017 - ongoing Associate Editor International Journal of Dynamics and Control Springer Germany
  • Position: Senior Lecturer
  • Phone: 83135946
  • Email: mergen.ghayesh@adelaide.edu.au
  • Fax: 83134367
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Engineering South, floor 2
  • Org Unit: Mechanical Engineering

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