Associate Professor
Applied Mathematics
Email : mrasoulzadeh@ua.edu
My main area of research is multiphysics processes in complex and microstructured media. I am interested in theoretical modeling and numerical simulation of coupled hydro-mechanical-chemical processes in porous media. Probabilistic modeling of fluid-solid-particle interactions in multiscale systems are my current focus of research!
Check our recent work on fate and transport of microplastic fibers in porous systems in the Research tab!
Education
Ph.D. Mechanics and Energetics, University of Lorraine, France
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Employment
Associate Professor, The University of Alabama, Aug 2024-present
Assistant Professor, The University of Alabama, Aug 2017-Aug 2024
Research Engineer, Ecole des Ponts, ParisTech affiliated to Total CSTJF, Pau, France, 2016-2017
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Schlumberger SPRC, Clamart, France: 2015
Post-Doctoral Researcher, French National Center for Scientific Research, CNRS, LEMTA, Nancy, France, 2012-2014
Transport and localization of microplastic fibers in microstructured media
Anomalous transport in multiscale media
Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical simulation of highly heterogeneous porous media
Numerical simulation of flow and transport in heterogeneous deformable porous media
Subsurface flow and transport modeling
Groundwater-surface water interactions and streamflow prediction
Underground storage of hydrogen
Awards
2024 Brent Christian received the JMM 2024 PME Speaker Award. The Pi Mu Epsilon National Mathematics Honorary Society (PME) award recognizes outstanding student speakers in the PME Paper Sessions held at the 2024 Joint Mathematics Meetings. Brent undergrad research in Summer 2023 and studied ‘Nonlocal Transport in Layered Porous Media’.
2023 Alexandra Sabrio received Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award. She studied deformation of microplastic filaments in porous media.
2018 Alabama Water Institute Pilot Bridge Program, Research Grant.
2018 Diversity Committee, the University of Alabama, Research Grant.
2018 Research Grant Committee, awarded by Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development (OVPRED), University of Alabama.
2010 Safety Award for Pedestrian Safety Simulation.
2009 Human Powered Vehicle (HPV), Award in Design and Prototyping.
Research Opportunities
Graduate research and teaching assistantships are available for motivated students. I am searching for undergraduate, masters and PhD students interested in pursuing research in the area of subsurface flow modeling with a passion in solving PDEs analytically or numerically. Contact me if this is you!