Said Shakerin
Registered Mechanical Engineer in California since 1993
Academic Background
Ph.D., Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1986
M.S., Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 1981
B.S., Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, 1979
Undergraduate mechanical engineering, Sharif (formerly Arya-Mehr) University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 1974 - 1978.
Teaching Interests
· Thermal-Fluid Sciences
· Instrumentation
Research Interests
· Engineering Art
· Development of Teaching Tools
Selected Publications
"Fluid Dynamics Art Exploration: An Undergraduate Research Course," proceedings of the 2011 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, , first author: R. Nariyoshi
“Lotus Effect Toy,” The Physics Teacher, accepted for publication in 2011.
“Fluid Dynamics Art Exploration,” poster exhibited at Gallery of Fluid Motion, 63rd APS-DFD Meeting, Long Beach, CA, Nov. 21-23, 2010, with Robyn Nariyoshi
“Fluid Dynamics Novelty Toys,” poster exhibited at Gallery of Fluid Motion, 63rd APS-DFD Meeting, Long Beach, CA, Nov. 21-23, 2010, with Camilla Saviz
“Vortex Apparatus and Demonstrations,” The Physics Teacher, Vol. 48 (5), pp. 316-318, 2010
“Rube and His Impact,” Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 132 (2), p. 64, 2010
“The Art of Estimation," International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 22 (2), pp. 273-278, 2006
"Water on Fire," Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 128 (1), pp. 34-36, 2006
"Water Fountains with Special Effects," American Scientist, Vol. 93 (5), pp. 444-451, 2005
"Micro-controlled Water Fountain: A Multidisciplinary Project," International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 20 (4), pp. 654-659, 2004
"Engineering Art," Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 123 (7), pp. 66-69, 2001 (cover story)
"Enhancement of Mechanics Education by Photoelasticity and Finite Element," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, Vol. 29 (4), pp. 307-320, 2001, with D. Jensen
"Instrumented Evaporative Cooler," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, Vol. 28 (3), pp. 221-226, 2000, with A. Contreras