Dr. Reza Rizvi

Biography

Reza Rizvi is an associate professor in Mechanical Engineering at the Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, since July 1, 2019. Prior to this role, he served as an associate professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio, USA. His research interests encompass scalable manufacturing, advanced materials, adaptive polymers, graphene, 2D layered nanomaterials, integration of nano-enabled systems, composites, and applications addressing multidisciplinary engineering challenges. Reza obtained his PhD from the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and a Bachelor of Applied Science from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto. He has also been a prestigious NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow in the Chemistry Department at UCLA and held a postdoctoral fellowship at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute through the Canadian National Center of Excellence TVN. His work includes developing materials for non-slip winter footwear and flexible pressure sensing nanocomposites, and he has been involved in creating fully bio-based green composites for the automotive industry, alongside consulting on environmental testing for automotive rubbers and plastics. Reza has successfully secured significant funding from the National Science Foundation (US), NASA, and NSERC Magna. His work has been presented at international conferences and published in reputable journals such as Advanced Materials and ACS AIP Publications, resulting in four patents filed.

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