Samane Zeyghami 109 Carrollton Terrace, Apt 3, Charlottesville, VA, 22903. PHONE: (937)668-5613. E-MAIL: sz3ah@virginia.edu EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy, 2016 Charlottesville, VA Dissertation: Wing in the loop: integrating the wing into the dynamics of flapping flight Advisor: Haibo Dong Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering, Flight Dynamics and Control 2009 Sharif University of Technology Tehran, Iran Thesis: Aircraft performance enhancement via mass distribution management Advisor: Mohammad B. Malaek Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering 2006 Sharif University of Technology Tehran, Iran SELCTED AWARDS AND HONORS Recipient of Abe Zarem Graduate Award for distinguished achievement in Aeronautics (co-awardee) 2015 The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics School of Engineering and Applied Science Fellowship 2015 Recipient of the best student conference paper in Regional Student Conference (co-awardee) 2015 The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Awardee of excellence in research, Annual Engineering Research Symposium 2014 Recipient of travel grant to attend Annual Technical Conference of Society of Engineering Sciences 2011 Society of Engineering Sciences Ranked 29 among 3,000 in national university entrance exam-graduate level 2006 Aerospace Engineering discipline, Iran (~3,000 participants) Ranked 450 (top 0.1%) in national university entrance exam- undergraduate level 2002 Mathematics and Physics discipline, Iran (~500,000 participants) SELECTED TECHNICAL SKILLS Biomechanics and Biolocomotion Flight Dynamics and Control Low Speed Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity Computational Fluid Dynamics High speed videography and 3D motion tracking Data analysis and visualization Mathematical Modeling Large Computer Coding and Software Development Optimization Computer Aided Design and Modeling Engineering Application Software: MATLAB, SIMULINK, GAMBIT, FLUENT Programming Languages: Fortran, C, Visual Basic
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Graduate Research Assistant,, Charlottesville, VA 2012-present Principle Investigator: Dr. Haibo Dong Developed a physics-based quasi-steady model for prediction of aerodynamic pitching torque on a flapping wing. Modeled and investigated aero-elastic behavior of a flapping wing, including its performance and actuation. Modeled and investigated open-loop dynamics of a flapping wing flier with flexible wings and showed that flexibility results in significant energy saving during aerial maneuvers. Modeled and investigated coupled dynamics of the flapping wings and the body and showed that at low flapping frequencies wing motion is strongly influenced by the body motion. We found that interactions between the wing and body motions enhance maneuverability by mitigating the need for active modulation of the wing kinematics. Investigated effect of mass distribution and deformation on the stability and agility of flight. Showed that deformable body design can enhance maneuverability/stability of the flight by adjusting effective aerodynamic derivatives and thus changing the system dynamics. Studied yaw turns of three different species of damselflies and found that they control the wing tip trajectory to adjust wing angle of attack for execution of yaw turns. Studied wing and body kinematics of cicada in a variety of flights and showed that regardless of the differences in the body motion, all these flights share a uniform control strategy. Results of this research were published and presented in several peer-reviewed journals and conferences. This research has won one national, one regional, and two local awards of excellence. Graduate Research Assistant, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 2010-2012 Principle Investigator: Dr. Haibo Dong Investigated design of optimum flight path to minimize control effort, in low flapping frequency flight. Studied optimum body deformations to minimize energy consumption in flight. Showed that by dynamically deforming the body during aerial maneuvers, an insect can drastically reduce the average aerodynamic torque required for body reorientation. Results of this research were published and presented in several peer-reviewed conferences. Graduate Research Assistant, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran 2007-2008 Principle Investigator: Dr. M. B. Malaek Developed a method to manage changes in the mass distribution of a Boeing 747 during flight to maintain a desired handling quality. In this method the initial configuration of the fuel tanks as well as the strategy for consumption of the fuel during the flight was optimized to reach the desired handing quality during flight. ACADEMIC TEACHING EXPERIENCE Department of,, VA Engineering Mathematics I 2015 Strength of materials 2015 Aerospace Structures 2014 Thermodynamics 2013 Led class discussions Taught several lectures Carried out problem solving sessions Involved in test set up and marking of results Provided mentoring, advice and support to students in a personal level
Department of Biomedical Engineering,, VA Capstone design 2013-2014 Led weekly class discussions Monitored student project progress and provided feedback in a weekly basis Designed and implemented a monthly student feedback on their learning Involved in test set up and marking of results Provided mentoring, advice and support to students in a personal level SELECTED LEADERSHIP AND MENTORING EXPERINECES Research mentor., Charlottesville, VA 2013 to present Guided undergraduate students through their research by helping them to identify the research problem, select an approach, analyze the data and draw conclusions. Results of the research was presented in AIAA Regional Student Conference and won the second place as well as the AIAA Abe M Zarem Award for distinguished achievement in Aeronautics. Instructor. Summer Enrichment Program,, Charlottesville, VA Summer 2014 Taught product design to gifted 7 and 8 th graders and flight to gifted 9-11 th graders. Research mentor. Wright State University, Dayton, OH 2011-2012 Guided undergraduate students through their research by helping them to identify the research problem, select an approach, analyze the data and draw conclusions. President of the Iranian club, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 2010-2011 Organized cultural events to introduce Iranian culture to the world. Helped the international students from Iran to join the Iranian community. Chair of the Young Advisory Council, Iran Spec Agency, Tehran, Iran 2006-2007 Managed connection between the Iran Space Agency and technical universities. Assisted in assigning research budget to universities in space engineering related fields. Organized and performed seminars in different technical schools to attract talents to space engineering fields. SELECTED WORK EXPERIENCE Instructor. Summer Enrichment Program,, Charlottesville, VA Summer 2014 Design Engineer. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) design, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran 2008-2009 Consultant. Young Advisory Council, Iran Spec Agency, Tehran, Iran 2006-2007 Science game scenario designer. Bara Aerospace Company, Tehran, Iran 2007-2008 SELECTED PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS S Zeyghami, N. Babu and H Dong, Cicada (Tibicen linnei) steers by force vectoring, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, Accepted. S Zeyghami and H Dong, Coupling of the wings and the body dynamics enhances damselfly maneuverability, Physical Review Letters, under review (with authors for revision). S Zeyghami and H Dong, Torsional wing flexibility enhances maneuverability of flapping flight, Physical Review E, under review. S Zeyghami, A Bode-Oke, Effect of body configuration and deformation on the dynamic stability of flapping flight, Proceedings of AIAA Atmospheric flight mechanics conference, 2016, under review. A Bode-Oke, S Zeyghami and H Dong, Optimized Body Deformation in Dragonfly Maneuvers, Proceedings of AIAA regional student conference, 2015.
S Zeyghami and H Dong, A Body Reorientation Strategy in Insect Takeoff Flight, Proceedings of 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA 2012-0025, Nashville, TN, 2013. SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS A Bode-Oke, S Zeyghami and H Dong, Kinematics and aerodynamics of dragonfly backward flight, 68 th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Number 2015, Boston, MI. S Zeyghami and H Dong, Coupled dynamics of the body and the wings in low flapping frequency insect flight, Annual Meeting of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2015, West Palm Beach, FL. S Zeyghami, A Bode-Oke and H Dong, Optimized Body Deformation in Dragonfly Maneuvers, AIAA Regional student conference, 2015. S Zeyghami, A Bode-Oke and H Dong, Effect of shape of wing kinematics control in dragonfly maneuvering flight, 67 th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Volume 59, Number 20, 2014, San Francisco, CL. S Zeyghami and H Dong, A Body Reorientation Strategy in Insect Takeoff Flight, 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA 2012-0025, Nashville, TN, 2013. S Zeyghami and H Dong, Flight Forces Control Strategy in Insects, 64 th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Volume 56, Number 18, 2012, Baltimore, MD. Z Ning, K Gai, S Zeyghami and H Dong, Wing Damage Effects on Dragonfly's maneuverability, 64 th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Volume 56, Number 18, 2012, Baltimore, MD. C Li, H Dong and S Zeyghami, Role of Wing/Body Flexibility in Insect Maneuver, 64 th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Volume 56, Number 18, 2012, Baltimore, MD. S Zeyghami and H Dong, How insects execute a maneuver, 48th Annual Technical Conference of Society of Engineering Sciences, Oct. 2011, Evanston, IL. S Zeyghami and H Dong, Dynamic role of the insect wing, AIAA 36th Dayton Cincinnati Aerospace sciences symposium, March 2011, Dayton, OH. WORK UNDER PROGRESS S Zeyghami, A Bode-Oke, H Dong, kinematics, aerodynamics and flow physics of dragonfly free backward flight. Under preparation. S Zeyghami, A Bode-Oke, H Dong, Investigation of wing coordination and flow phenomenon in damselfly yaw turn. Under preparation. INVITED TALKS Fruit fly versus damselfly: How flapping frequency affects maneuverability, Center for Applied Biomechanics, University of Virginia, October 2015. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Memberships: American Physics Society Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Reviewer: Proceedings of AIAA Fluid Mechanics Conference OUTREACH ACTIVITIES Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) 2014 Taught students in 7-8 grades about system design and those in 10-11 grade about the basics of aerospace engineering. Engineering Research Symposium (UVERS) 2014
Presented my work in form of a poster to a population of students and faculties in different science and engineering fields and won an award. Invited reviewer for The Spectra: The Virginia Engineering and Science Research Journal 2014 Served as a technical reviewer for the undergraduate research papers. Engineering open house, 2014 and 2015 Organized poster sessions, 3D video demonstrations and short presentations to prospective college students and their families. research poster session, 2014 and 2015 Presented a variety of our research work to the current and prospective faculty and student in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Inspire STEM, 2013 Demonstrated 3D videos of insect flight and explain basics of flapping flight to over a 100 third graders and their teachers. Graduate fair, Center of diversity in Engineering, 2013 Invited speaker by the Center of Diversity in Engineering at UVa to inspire rising 4 th year students to continue their study in STEM fields in graduate school. Introducing undergraduate research to the raising seniors, 2013 Held lab tours for senior high school students. REFERENCES Haibo Dong Associate Hossein Haj-Hariri Houston Wood Chris Li