Ali Beheshti

Ali Beheshti is currently an assistant professor and director of the Tribology and Surface Mechanics Lab at George Mason University. His research interests are inspired by the impending need for sustainable design and operation as well as prolonging the lifecycle of advanced components, especially focusing on surface mechanics. The current objective and focus of his lab is on tribology (science of lubrication, wear, and friction), and contact and interfacial mechanics at different scales. The pivot of his research is centered around the performance of advanced materials and components such as super alloys as well as additively manufactured parts under extreme environments.

Prior to joining Mason, he was an assistant professor at Texas State University-Lamar for two-and-a-half years and a visiting assistant professor at Texas A&M University. He received his PhD in mechanical engineering with a minor in civil and environmental engineering from Louisiana State University. At George Mason and Lamar Universities, he has secured nearly $600K in research funding from federal and state agencies (Department of Energy, National Science Foundation(NSF), and Port of Beaumont). He was the recipient of the Texas State University Junior Faculty Merit Award in 2017. He has authored and coauthored nearly 35 peer-reviewed journal papers in highly reputable journals such as Mechanics of Materials, Materials and Design, Applied Mechanics-ASME, Tribology International, and Solar Energy. He is also serving as a reviewer for several journals and served as NSF panelist, chair, and co-chair for several conference sessions such as ASME, Tribology Frontiers, and STLE as well as served as a session organizer for K-12 STEM activities. 

Research

“High Temperature Helium Tribology of Nickle Alloys, Funded by Department of Energy, 2017-2019”