Saman Farhangdoust

Title
Assistant Professor
Email
Department
Aerospace Engineering Department
College
College of Engineering

Areas of Expertise

Smart Metamaterials, Multifunctional Composites, Advanced Aerospace Structures, Self-powered Structural Health Monitoring
Saman Farhangdoust

Dr. Saman Farhangdoust is an assistant professor in the Aerospace Engineering Department. He also serves as the director of the Smart and Multifunctional Meta-structures (SAMM) research group. Dr. Farhangdoust teaches AE318 – Aerospace Structures course. Previously, Dr. Farhangdoust was a Postdoctoral Scholar and Lab Manager at the Structures and Composite Laboratory (SACL) in the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department at Stanford University, where he led projects focused on intelligent structures with an emphasis on multi-functional energy storage composites and self-sensing diagnostics for space and aircraft applications. He also collaborated with Boeing to develop metamaterial-inspired energy harvesters and sensors, resulting in Boeing's sponsorship of several U.S. patents. Before his tenure at Stanford, Dr. Farhangdoust worked on smart structures in the Tangible Media Group at the MIT Media Lab as a Technical Consultant.

  • Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, Florida International University
  • M.S. - Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Florida International University
  • AE 318: Aerospace Structures I

Instructor Assistant:

Mechanics of Composites – AA256, Aeronautics & Astronautics Department, Stanford University, USA, 2023.

Structural Health Monitoring – AA257, Aeronautics & Astronautics Department, Stanford University, USA, 2023.

Mechanics of Composites – AA256, Aeronautics & Astronautics Department, Stanford University, USA, 2022.

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Stanford University - Postdoctoral Scholar and Lab Manager - 2022 to 2024

Boeing Research & Technology, Research Consultant - 2020 to 2024

MIT Media Lab - Research Affiliate - 2022 to 2023

MIT Tangible Media Group - Technical Consultant - 2022

Atkins Inc. - Structural Engineer - 2022

Florida International University - Postdoctoral Research Associate - 2021 to 2022




  • New NDT Professional Recognition, The American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), 2024
  • SEI Young Professional Scholarship, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (2022)
  • Outstanding Student of the Year Award, United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) (2022)
  • Real Triumphs Graduate Award, Florida International University (2021)
  • Outstanding Graduate Scholar Award, Florida International University (2021)
  • Dissertation Year Fellowship, Florida International University (2021)
  • Outstanding Student Life Award, Florida International University (2021)
  • Author Conference Grant, The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) (2020)
  • Biography Selected, Who’s Who in America - Marquis (2020)
  • Travel Grant, The American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) (2019)
  • Research Job Fellowship, Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) (2016)
  • Ranked 1st in M.Sc. studies, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) (2014)