Mahdi Zeidi, PhD

Last update: 09/19/2024

Education:

  • University of Toronto (2019 to 2024)
    • PhD in Mechanical Engineering
    • Thesis topic: Multiscale modeling of toughening mechanisms in nanofibrillated polymer nanocomposites
  • University of Alberta (2017 to 2019)
    • MSc in Mechanical Engineering
    • Thesis topic: Higher-order gradient continuum modeling of heterogeneous materials
  • Sharif University of Technology (2010 to 2016)

Research Interests:

  • Multiscale Modeling
  • Molecular Dynamics (MD)
  • Computational Mechanics
  • AI-Driven Molecular Modeling
  • Fracture Mechanics and Failure

 

Scholarships:

  • Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), “International-Students” Competition, 2022-2023
  • William Dunbar Memorial Scholarship in Mechanical Engineering, 2022
  • Neil Duncan Thompson Memorial Scholarship, 2020

 

Refereed Journal Publications:

  1. Mahdi Zeidi, Chul B. Park, and Chun Il Kim, “Atomistic analysis of toughening mechanisms of nanofibrillated EPDM/PP nanocomposites under impact test“, Submitted, 2023.
  2. Mahdi Zeidi, Suprabha Islam, Chul B. Park, and Chun Il Kim, “A pseudoelastic response of hyperelastic composites reinforced with nonlinear elastic fibrous materials: continuum modeling and analysis”, International Journal of Engineering Science, 201, 104092, 2024. [LINK]
  3. Mahdi Zeidi, Chul B. Park, and Chun Il Kim, “Synergism effect between nanofibrillation and interface tuning on the stiffness-toughness balance of rubber-toughened polymer nanocomposites: a multiscale analysis“, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 15(20), 24948-24967, 2023. [LINK]
  4. Mahdi Zeidi, Chun Il Kim, and Chul B. Park, “The Role of Interface on the Toughening and Failure Mechanisms of Thermoplastic Nanocomposites Reinforced with Nanofibrillated Rubber”, Nanoscale, 13(47), 20248-20280, 2021. [LINK]
  5. S.O. Blacklow, Jianyu Li, B. Freedman, Mahdi Zeidi, Chen Chao, David Mooney, “Bioinspired Mechanically Active Adhesive Dressings to Accelerate Wound Closure”, Science Advances, 5(7), eaaw3963, 2019. [LINK]
  6. Mahdi Zeidi, and Chun Il Kim, “The Effects of Intra-membrane Viscosity on Lipid Membrane Morphology: Complete Analytical Solution”, Scientific Reports, 8(1), 12845, 2018. [LINK]
  7. Mahdi Zeidi, and Chun Il Kim, “Gradient elasticity theory for fiber composites with fibers resistant to extension and flexure”, International Journal of Engineering Science, 131(8), 80-99, 2018. [LINK]
  8. Mahdi Zeidi, and Chun Il Kim, “Mechanics of an elastic solid reinforced with bidirectional fiber in finite plane elastostatics: Complete analysis”, Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 30(3), 573-592, 2018. [LINK]
  9. Mahdi Zeidi, and Chun Il Kim, “Finite plane deformations of elastic solids reinforced with fibers resistant to flexural loading: Complete solution”, Archive of Applied Mechanics, 88(5), 819-835, 2018. [LINK]
  10. Mahdi Zeidi, and Chun Il Kim, “Notes on the Superposed Incremental Deformations in the Mechanics of Lipid Membranes”, Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 24(1), 181-194, 2017. [LINK]
  11. Mahdi Zeidi, and Chun Il Kim, “Mechanics of fiber composites with fibers resistant to extension and flexure”, Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 24(1), 3-17, 2017. [LINK]