Said Shakerin (On Medical Leave)
Registered Mechanical Engineer in California
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.
Research Interests
- Engineering Art
- Informal Science Education
Selected Publications
"Water Flowers," and "Splatter Patterns," with Melissa Sweet; "Rotating Water Sheet," with Jonathan Sweet and Adrian Avilla; "Bubbles, Drops, and Streams: A flow Visualization Device for Informal Science Education," Gallery of Fluid Motion, 65th APS-DFD Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2012
"Lotus Effect Toy," The Physics Teacher, Vol. 49 (6), pp. 346-347, 2011 (cover article)
"Fluid Dynamics Art Exploration: An Undergraduate Research Course," Proceedings of the 2011 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, first author: R. Nariyoshi
"Fluid Dynamics Art Exploration," with Robyn Nariyoshi; "Fluid Dynamics Novelty Toys," with Camilla Saviz, Gallery of Fluid Motion, 63rd APS-DFD Meeting, Long Beach, CA, 2010
"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