Early Career Researcher Award - Dr Sajad Alimohammadi
TU Dublin celebrated excellence in Research and Innovation at the inaugural awards ceremony held last November, 2023 recognising the incredible impact of the university’s research and innovation community.
Winner of the 'Early Career Researcher Award' - Dr Sajad Alimohammadi provides a brief background on his research career to date and showcases highlights of the significant impact in Research and Innovation in TU Dublin.
Speaking about the nomination and award win, Sajad said:
"I am thrilled and honoured to be recognized by this award. I truly believe that we are in a unique position at Technological University Dublin together with the strong cohort of collaborators to make a difference and to deliver a tangible socio-economic impact in energy and environment.”
Bio
Dr. Sajad Alimohammadi earned his Ph.D. degree from Trinity College Dublin in 2015 and has since served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor. Prior to this, he worked as a Research Assistant at TU Braunschweig, Germany in 2011. In 2015, Dr. Alimohammadi held the positions of Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at TCD and Adjunct Research Staff member at the Cooling Technologies Research Centre, Purdue University, USA. Recognising his contributions, he was later granted a Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Research Fellowship by the Irish Research Council. Dr. Alimohammadi's academic interests revolve around Applied Thermofluids sciences and Novel Energy Efficiency technologies, where he employs both experimental and numerical methodologies. Since joining TU Dublin as a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Alimohammadi has actively collaborated with numerous national and international enterprises and agencies on diverse industrial and academic research projects. In 2020, Dr. Sajad Alimohammadi was honoured with the prestigious Harvey Rosten Award for Excellence in the Physical Design of Electronics. Presently, he leads the largest research group within the School of Mechanical Engineering at TU Dublin.
Dr. Sajad Alimohammadi leads a research group that is made up of several postgraduate research students and researchers at the school of mechanical engineering. The focus of the group is in Applied Thermal-Fluid Sciences and Energy Efficiency technologies, and they use a mix of lab experiments and computer simulations. Their goal is to make electricity and energy usage cleaner and less carbon-intensive across various sectors in Ireland and globally, for a more sustainable future.
Since 2015, he has been involved in the Low Noise Air Amplifiers project as a researcher. This initiative received funding from the US National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry/University Cooperative Research Centres (I/UCRC) via the Cooling Technologies Research Centre (CTRC) at Purdue University and Intel Corporation, spanning from 2015 to 2018.
Alongside Professor Tim Persoons of Trinity College Dublin, he had the privilege of receiving The Harvey Rosten Award for Excellence in the Physical Design of Electronics in 2020. Their winning project, which was recognised for its originality, practicality, and novelty, among other factors, focused on the development and assessment of a linear air amplifier. This innovation aimed to offer a more reliable and effective solution than rotary fans for cooling data centre servers.
The awards will re-open for nomination in May 2024. If you would like to learn more about the TU Dublin Research and Innovation Awards or view the ceremony, please click here.