Dr Alireza Mohammad Karim

Dr. Alireza Mohammad Karim completed his first Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering with specialization in Fluid Mechanics and a minor in Applied Mathematics at UCLA. His doctoral thesis was titled: “Parametric Study of Liquid Contact Line Dynamics: Adhesion vs. Hydrodynamics”. For this work, he was named as the “Featured Researcher” in the Collaborative Center for Aerospace Sciences (CCAS) in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UCLA.

Prior to joining UCLA for Ph.D. study, Dr. Alireza Mohammad Karim was a graduate student at Caltech in the Department of Aerospace where he obtained his Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering with the Space Fellowship Award from Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at NASA. After completion of Master of Science degree at Caltech, he became a research assistant in the Department of Geological and Planetary Sciences at Caltech for more than a year. Prior to his graduate study at Caltech, Dr. Alireza Mohammad Karim completed his undergraduate study (Bachelor of Science) in Mechanical Engineering with highest honor distinction (summa cum laude) as the top 5%  in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at UCLA.

After completion of his first Ph.D., Dr. Alireza Mohammad Karim pursued his professional academic career as a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Dr. Alireza Mohammad Karim’s postdoctoral research focused on relation between rheology of complex liquids and stability of liquid film and the dynamic contact line during the coating process via collaborating with Dow research scientists.

Currently, Dr. Alireza Mohammad Karim is a Cambridge Trust Scholar at University of Cambridge working in the area of physics of medicine and nanoscience towards obtaining second Ph.D. under supervision of Professor Sir Mark Welland and collaborating with AstraZeneca.

Education:

• PhD, University of Cambridge, 2018-present
• Post-doctoral Associate, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, 2015-2018
• PhD, Aerospace Engineering, UCLA, 2015
• Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, UCLA, 2014
• Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering, Caltech, 2008
• Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, UCLA, 2007

Research Experience:

• Researcher, Planetary Sciences, Caltech, 2009-2011

Awards and Honors:

• Research Studentship in Engineering with Medimmune Ltd (AstraZeneca), University of Cambridge, 2018-2022

• Cambridge Trust Scholarship, University of Cambridge, 2018-2021

• Featured Researcher, Collaborative Center for Aerospace Sciences (CCAS), UCLA, Spring 2015-present

• University Fellowship, Graduate Division Award, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) 2014

• Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society member, 2005-present

• Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, International honor society, member, 2002-present

• Engineering Dean’ Honor List, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Spring 2005

• Dean’s Honor List, Saddleback College, Fall 2002 and Spring 2004

• President’s Honor List, Saddleback College, Spring 2002, Fall 2002, Fall 2003

• National Dean’s List, Saddleback College, 2005

• Student of the Year, Division of Science/Math/Engineering, Saddleback College, 2004

• The Space Fellowship Award, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), 2007-2008

• The Boeing Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) 2006

• The ASG (Associated Student Government) of Science/Math/Engineering Division Award, Saddleback College, 2004

• Mathematics Scholarship, Saddleback College, 2004