Vahid Jahangiri

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Systems Engineering at the University of Rhode Island. Before joining URI, I worked as an engineer in the renewable energy industry for two years and worked as a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Nevada, Reno. I hold a Ph.D. degree in Structural Engineering field from Louisiana State University and a M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering field. My research interests are mainly in the area of Structural Dynamics, Offshore Wind Turbines, Damage Identification, Energy Harvesting, etc.

• Ph.D., Structural Engineering,
  Department of Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University
  2017 – 2021
• M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering,
  Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Tabriz
  2013 – 2017
• B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering,
  Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Tabriz
  2009 – 2013

• Assistant Professor
  Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering
  University of Rhode Island
  August 2024 – Present
• Engineer
  Leeward Renewable Energy
  August 2022 – August 2024
• Postdoctoral Scholar
  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  University of Nevada Reno
  August 2021 – August 2022
• Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant
  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University
  January 2017 – August 2021

• Offshore wind energy;
• Fluid-Structure interactions between ocean waves and structures;
• Structural health monitoring, condition monitoring of mechanical systems, and system damage diagnosis;
• Structural dynamics, and vibration control;