Hadi Ghasemi

Hadi Ghasemi is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston, affiliated with the Cullen College of Engineering and the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. His research spans materials science, nanotechnology, thermal engineering, and biomedical applications. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto and postdoctoral training at MIT.

Education:

• Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto
• M.Sc., Materials Science and Engineering, Sharif University of Technology
• B.Sc., Materials Science and Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology

Research focuses on ice-phobic materials, hydrogen storage systems, antibacterial coatings, and energy harvesting technologies. His work integrates computational modeling (e.g., physics-informed neural networks) with experimental material synthesis. Recent studies include scalable antibacterial polyurethane coatings and nanoconfined hydrogen hydrates for energy storage.

Articles highlight interdisciplinary themes: from ice adhesion mechanics to biomedical applications of nanomaterials. His publications bridge engineering fundamentals with practical solutions for environmental sustainability and healthcare.

Labs/Teams: Directs the NanoTherm Research Group, advancing nanotechnology for thermal and biomedical systems. Collaborates on cross-disciplinary projects in energy storage and surface engineering.