Mohammad Faghri

Prof. Mohammad Faghri is a Professor of Mechanical, Industrial, and Systems Engineering at the University of Rhode Island's College of Engineering. He specializes in computational fluid dynamics, microfluidics, and heat transfer at micro/nanoscales. His research focuses on lab-on-paper devices, gas dynamics in microtubes, and biomedical diagnostics applications.

Education: BS/M.S. (1969/1970) and PhD (1973) in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley, followed by postdoctoral research at Oregon State University and the University of Minnesota.

Key research areas include:

• Microfluidic actuators and paper-based biosensors
• Heat exchanger design and thermal process modeling
• Nanoscale fluid dynamics and gas flow regimes
• Fuel cell transport phenomena
• Thermal management in microsystems

Recent work emphasizes lab-on-paper platforms for ELISA testing, nitrate/phosphate detection systems, and advanced valve designs for autonomous microfluidic circuits. His 2023 papers explore paper-based bi-material actuators and microtube thermal recovery factors. Over 100 peer-reviewed articles and 2 patents (e.g., US9687846B2 for enhanced microfluidic valves).

Grants and collaborations include work on portable diagnostics systems and microscale heat transfer mechanisms. Active in developing field-deployable devices for environmental and clinical applications.