Mahdi Zeidi

Email: mzeidi@mie.utoronto.ca

Office: MB-68

Last update: 10/09/2023

Education:

2019-2024 University of Toronto
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
2017-2019 University of Alberta
M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering
2010-2016 Sharif University of Technology
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering*
B.Sc., Aerospace Engineering
*Double-degree in Mechanical Engineering (2016) and Aerospace Engineering (2014)

Research Interests:

  • Multiscale Modeling
  • Computational Mechanics
  • AI-Driven Molecular Modeling
  • Fracture Mechanics and Failure

 

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, Accepted, 2024.
  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]