Curriculum Vitae

Personal Details:
Full Name: Mohammad Hossein Yazdi
Email: mohammadhossein.yazdi@gmail.com;
yazdi@ukm.my;
Tel: 0060126193404
Date of Birth: December 8, 1982;
Nationality: Iranian
Marital status: Married

Education
July 2013-present:

Post Doctoral Researcher, Solar Energy Research Institute(SERI), Universiti

Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).
Supervisor: Prof. Dato Dr. Kamaruzzaman Sopian.

July 2008-Aug 2012: PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Material
engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia.
Thesis Topic: Exergy Analysis of Open Microchannels Embedded Within
Permeable Surface: Application to Magnetohydrodynamics(MHD).
Supervisor: Prof. Dato Dr. Kamaruzzaman Sopian.
Co-supervisors: Prof.Dr. Shahrir Abdullah, Prof. Dr. Ishak Hashim
September 2005 2007: MSc in Mechanical Engineering Energy Conversion, Ferdowsi University of
Mashhad, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iran. (GPA: 16.89 out of
20);
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Javad Abolfazli Esfahani
September 2000 - 2004: BSc Degree in Mechanical Engineering Heat and Fluid Flow, Azad
University of Mashhad, Iran. (GPA: 15.60 out of 20);
Supervisor: Dr. Ardeshir Farshidianfar
September 1996 - 2000: Received high school diploma in Mathematics & Physics. (GPA: 17.70 out of
20)

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Professional Experiences:
Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) in the department of mechanical and material engineering,
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, following projects:
1. 2008- 2009: Project Title: Development of Microexchanger for Liquid-Based Thermal
Management in High-Performance Semiconductor Package; Project leader: Prof.Dr.S. Abdullah
2. 2010- 2012: Project Title: Magnetohydrodynamics(MHD) Flow Past Surface with Embedded
Microchannels Within the Porous Media; Project leader: Prof. Dr. Shahrir Abdullah.

Areas of Expertise:

Analytical and Numerical Analysis

Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics
Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD)
Entropy Based Design of Thermal /Fluid Processes
Micro and Nano Energy Systems
Convective Heat Transfer of Nanofluids
Solar Energy

Areas of Teaching Expertise

Heat transfer
Fluid mechanic
Boundary layer theory
Fundamental of classic thermodynamics
Mathematics
Differential equations
Numerical analysis

List of Main Publications in the Last five Years

List of Selected Journal Papers
1. Yazdi, M.H., Abdullah, S., Hashim, I., Sopian, K. 2009. Entropy generation analysis of liquid
fluid past embedded open parallel microchannels within the surface, European Journal of
Scientific Research 28(3), 462-470, (Scopus).
2. Yazdi, M.H, Abdullah, S.; Hashim, I.; Sopian, K. 2011. Slip MHD liquid flow and heat transfer
over non-linear permeable stretching surface with chemical reaction. International Journal
of Heat and Mass Transfer 54, (15-16), 3214-3225. (ISI/Scopus, Elsevier, Q1, Impact Factor:
2.407).
3. Yazdi, M.H., Abdullah, S., Hashim, I., Sopian, K. 2011. Effects of viscous dissipation on the
slip MHD flow and heat transfer past a permeable surface with convective boundary
conditions. Energies 4(12):2273-2294. (ISI/Scopus, Q2, Impact Factor:1.865)
4. Yazdi, M.H., Abdullah, S., Hashim, I., Sopian, K. 2012. Entropy generation analysis of open
parallel microchannels embedded within a permeable continuous moving surface:
application to magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). Entropy 14, 1-23. (ISI/Scopus, Q2, Impact
Factor: 1.347)

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5. Yazdi, M.H., Abdullah, S., Hashim, I., Sopian, K., 2013. Reducing entropy generation in MHD
flow over open parallel microchannels embedded in a micropatterned permeable surface,
Entropy 15. (ISI/Scopus, Q2, Impact Factor: 1.347). (accepted)
6. A. Fudholi, K. Sopian, M.H. Yazdi, M.H. Ruslan, M. Gabbasa, H.A. Kazem., 2013. Performance
Analysis of Solar Drying System for Red Chili, Solar Energy, (accepted) (ISI/Scopus, Elsevier,
Q2, Impact Factor: 2.952)

List of Selected Conference Papers, Proceedings and Book Chapters.

1. Yazdi, M.H., Abdullah, S., Hashim, I. Zaharim, A., Sopian, K. 2008, Friction and heat transfer
in slip flow boundary layer at constant heat flux boundary conditions, Presented at 10th
International Conference on Mathematical Methods, Computational Techniques and
Intelligent Systems, Greece, and in the book Mathematical Methods, Computational
Techniques, Non-Linear Systems, Intelligent Systems, 2008, ISSN: 1790-2769, 207-212 (ISI)
2. Yazdi, M.H., Abdullah, S., Hashim, I., Sopian, K. 2008. Reducing Exergy losses of liquid fluid
using embedded open parallel microchannels within the surface, Proceedings of the 13th
WSEAS International Conference on Applied Mathematics, Dec 15-17, 2008 Puerto de la
Cruz, SPAIN. In the book Applied and Computational Mathematics, 2nd Edition Book Series:
Mathematics and Computers in Science and Engineering, 345-350.(ISI)
3. Yazdi, M.H., Abdullah, S., Hashim, I., MohdNopian, Zulkifli,. Zaharim, A., Sopian, K. 2010.
Convective heat transfer of slip liquid flow past horizontal surface within the porous media
at constant heat flux boundary conditions, Proceedings of the American conference on
Applied mathematics, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA. January 27-29, 2010, and in the
book Recent Advances in Applied Mathematics, ISSN: 1790-2769, p527-533.(ISI)
4. Yazdi, M.H., Abdullah, S., Hashim, I. Sopian, K. 2010. Slip MHD flow over nonlinear
permeable stretching surface, Presented at Regional Engineering Postgraduate Conference
(EPC), UKM, Malaysia, 468-473.
5. Yazdi, M.H., Abdullah, S., Hashim, I., Sopian, K. 2010. Slip MHD flow over permeable
stretching surface with chemical reaction, Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Fluid
Mechanics Conference, Auckland, New Zealand. (Scopus)
6. Yazdi, M.H., Abdullah, S., Hashim, I. Sopian. K. 2011. Entropy generation analysis of the MHD
flow over nonlinear permeable stretching sheet with partial slip, 6th IASME / WSEAS
International Conference on Energy and Environment, EE'11, pp 292-297. (Scopus)
7. Yazdi, M.H., Abdullah, S., Hashim, I., Sopian. K. 2012. Second law analysis of MHD flow over
open parallel microchannels embedded in a micropatterned surface, Proceedings of the
10th IASME/WSEAS International Conference on Heat Transfer, Thermal Engineering and
Environment (HTE '12), Istanbul, Turkey, August 21-23, (ISI & Scopus)

Active Reviewer of International ISI Journals:

International journal of heat and mass transfer

International journal of thermal sciences
Entropy
Brazilian journal of chemical engineering
International journal chemical reactor engineering
Journal of Fluids Engineering - ASME

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Software:
MATLAB, FLUENT & GAMBIT, COMSOL, Solid Works, Carrier, AutoCAD, FORTRAN, MS Office

Languages
Persian (mother tongue), Italian, English

Referees:
Prof. Dato Dr. Kamaruzzaman Sopian, My PhD Supervisor, Solar Energy Research Institute,
University Kebangsaan Malaysia(UKM), Malaysia. Tel :
+603 - 8921 4596, e-mail:
ksopian@vlsi.eng.ukm.my
Prof. Dr. Shahrir Abdullah, My PhD Co-Supervisor, Department of Mechanical and Material
Engineering, University Kebangsaan Malaysia(UKM). e-mail: shahrir.abdullah@gmail.com
Prof.Dr. Ishak Hashim. My PhD Co-Supervisor, Faculty of Science and Technology, University
Kebangsaan Malaysia. Tel: +603-8921 5758 , e-mail: ishak_h@ukm.my
Prof. Dr. Javad Abolfazli Esfahani, My MSc Supervisor; Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran. e-mail: abolfazl@ferdowsi.um.ac.ir

October, 2013

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