Mehdi Nikkhah

Arizona State University (ASU)

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Mehdi Nikkhah is currently an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering (SBHSE) at Arizona State University (ASU). He completed his postdoctoral fellowship training at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Tehran Polytechnic University, followed by a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Dr. Nikkhah has published more than 85 journal articles (over 12,000 citations, H-index of 51), 8 book chapters, and 100 peer-reviewed conference papers. He also holds 10 U.S. patents and invention disclosures. Throughout his career, he has received numerous prestigious awards and recognitions, including induction into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows, National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Senior Membership, Arizona Flinn Foundation Award, ASU Biomedical Engineering Outstanding Assistant Professor Award, and the NSF CAREER Award, among others. Dr. Nikkhah’s research has been supported by multiple grants from the NIH (R01, R21), NSF, and several other foundations. In addition to his research endeavors, Dr. Nikkhah has been very passionate and deeply committed to educating the next generation of students and scholars, with a particular focus on minority and underrepresented groups in science and engineering. He has trained over 75 individuals, including postdoctoral fellows, PhD/MS students, and undergraduate researchers, from diverse backgrounds in his lab.