Kamyar Ghavam
Research Interests
Large elastic-plastic deformations
Nonlinear finite element method
Metal forming
Molecular dynamics
Engineering Education
Mechanical Design
Capstone Projects
Teaching*
- ME 321 - Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines
- Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- ME 322 - Mechanical Design 1
- Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- ME 621 - Advanced Finite Element Methods
- Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- MTE 219 - Mechanics of Deformable Solids
- Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- MTE 321 - Design and Dynamics of Machines
- Taught in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.
Selected/Recent Publications
R. Boychuk, K. Ghavam, M. Vlasea, (2021) Sintering Densification Modeling using the Skorohod-Olevsky Viscous Sintering Model, HI-AM Conference, Montreal, QC.
K. Ghavam, H. Pourmohammadali, L. Botelho, (2020) A Cross-Cohort Dynamics Project Experience, ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, QC.
H. Pourmohammadali, K. Ghavam, L. Botelho, (2020) Improvements in a cross-cohort mechanical engineering course project, CEEA Annual Conference, Montreal, QC.
R. Al-hammoud and K. Ghavam, (2018) Engaging engineering students in lectures using anecdotes, activities, and games, ASEE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.
K Ghavam, R Gracie, (2015) Simulations of reactions between irradiation induced -loops and mixed dislocation lines in zirconium, Nuclear Materials 462, 126-134
Bagheriasl, Reza and Ghavam, Kamyar and Worswick, Michael J, Formability improvement with independent die and punch temperature control, International Journal of Material Forming, 139, 2014
Ghavam, Kamyar and Bagheriasl, Reza and Worswick, Michael J, Analysis of nonisothermal deep drawing of aluminum alloy sheet with induced anisotropy and rate sensitivity at elevated temperatures, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 011006, 2014
Bagheriasl, R and Ghavam, K and Worswick, MJ, Effect of strain rate and temperature gradient on warm formability of Aluminum alloy sheet, The 8th International Conference and Workshop on numerical simulation of 3D seet metal forming processes (NUMISHEET 2011), 634, 2011
Ghavam, K and Naghdabadi, R, Constitutive modeling of temperature and strain rate dependent elastoplastic hardening materials using a corotational rate associated with the plastic deformation, International Journal of Plasticity, 1445, 2011
Ghavam, K and Naghdabadi, R, Hardening materials modeling in finite elastic--plastic deformations based on the stretch tensor decomposition, Materials & Design, 161, 2008
Graduate studies
Not currently accepting applications for graduate students.