Masoud Ghandelhari, PhD – New York University

EXPERTISE:

Masoud Ghandehari is Faculty at the Department of Civil and Urban Engineering at New York University and Head of the Urban Observatory at the Center for Urban Science and progress. His academic research has focused on the application of optical methods for understanding the aging, health and performance of infrastructure systems. Through the application of sensing, observations and system assessment, he is developing methodologies that generates multi-scale urban data on the physical, environmental and human systems. This work is aimed at developing novel approaches for understanding the condition and wellbeing of cities and its inhabitants.

Funded by the National Science Foundation, state agencies, the industry, and various international agencies. His research in Chemo-mechanics, optical spectroscopy, sensing and imaging has led to development of applications and technologies suitable for diverse environments and in multiple scales; ranging from the molecular to the urban landscape. Professor Ghandehari is the founding investigator of the New York State Resiliency Institute for Storm Events, and founder of Chromosense LLC which is supported by The National Institute of Health, for innovation in environmental sensing.

 

(a) PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION / EDUCATION

Columbia University                B.S. Civil Engineering & Applied Mechanics                               1987

McGill University                      M.S. Civil Engineering                                                                                          1993

Northwestern University          Ph.D Civil and Environmental Engineering                                   1998

Northwestern University          Post.D Civil and Environmental Engineering                                1999

 

(b) APPOINTMENTS / PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

01/2013 – Present       Head, Urban Observatory, The Center for Urban Science and Progress

09/2007 – Present       Associae Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Polytechnic University

09/1999 – Present       Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Urban Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of NYU

04/1989 – 06/1991     Weidlinger Associates, New York

06/1987 – 04/1989     Steinman Engineers, New York

 

(c) PUBLICATIONS / TECHNICAL PAPERS (most recent)

  1. Michele Zulli, Masoud Ghandehari, Alexey Sidelev, Surendra Shah, Dimensional Factors in oxidation induced fracture”, journal of Construction and Building Materials, In press
  2. Federica Rossoa, Weihua Jin, Anna Laura Pisello, Marco Ferrero, Masoud Ghandehari, ”Translucent marbles for building envelope applications: weathering effects on surface lightness and finishing when exposed to simulated acid rain” Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Volume 108, April 2016, Pages 146–153
  3. Gregory Dobler, Masoud Ghandehari,Steven E. Koonin,Rouzbeh Nazari, Aristides Patrinos, Mohit S. Sharma, Arya Tafvizi, Huy T. Vo,Jonathan S. Wurtele, “Dynamics of Urban Nightscapes: Journal of Information Systems, Volume 54, December 2015, Pages 115–126.
  4. Javed Narain, Weihua Jin, Masoud Ghandehari, Evan Wilke, Nitin Shukla, Umberto Berardi,Tahar El-Korchi, Steven Van Dessel, Design and Application of building elemens Enhanced with Microencapsulated Phase-Change Material”, Journal of Architectural Engineering, December 2015
  5. Zheng Shijie, Ghandehari Masoud, Qu Jinping, “Photonic Crystal Fiber Long-Period Grating Absorption Gas Sensor Based on a Tunable Erbium-Doped Fiber Ring Laser”, Sensors and Actuals b, October 2015
  6. Zheng Shijie, Shan Baohua , Ghandehari Masoud, Ou Jinping, “Sensitivity Characterization of Cladding Modes in Long-Period Gratings Photonic Crystal Fiber for Structural Health Monitoring”, Journal of Measurement, April 2015
  7. Worlinsky Jill, Halepas Steven, Ghandehari Masoud, Khalil Gamal, Bruckner Christian, “High pH sensing with water-soluble porpholactone derivatives and their incorporation into a Nafion® optode membrane”, Analyst, 2015, 140 (1), 190 – 196
  8. Klavarioti Maria, Kostarelos Konstantinos, Pourjabbar Anahita, Ghandehari Masoud, “In situ sensing of subsurface contamination—part I: near-infrared spectral characterization of alkanes, aromatics, and chlorinated hydrocarbons”, Journal Environmental Science and Pollution, May 2014, Volume 21, Issue 9, pp 5849-5860
  9. Worlinsky Jill, Zarate Gloria, Zeller Matthias, Ghandehari Masoud, Khalil Gamal, Brückner Christian, “Oxazolochlorins. 11. Tuning the dynamic high pH sensing range of [meso-tetraarylporpholactonato]M(II) complexes by variation of the central metal ion, the aryl substituents, and introduction of a β-nitro group”, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines. August-September 2013; Volume 17. Issue 8-9. Page 836 – 849
  10. Ghandehari Masoud, Vimer Christian, Ioannou Ioannis, Sidelev Alexey, Spellane Peter, “In-situ measurement of liquid phase moisture in Cementiitous Materiasl”, Elsevier Journal of Non Destructive Testing and Evaluation, Volume 45, Issue 1, January 2012, Pages 162-168.

 

(d) COLLABORATORS & OTHER AFFILIATIONS

Bruckner Christian, University of Connecticut Storrs; Falcocchio John, Kaan Ozbay, Jin Weihua, NYU; Gin Karina, National University of Singapore; Khalil Gamal, University of Washington; Kostarelos Constantine, University of Cyprus; Sidelev Alexey, Parsons NY

Thesis advisor: Surendra Shah and Sridhar Krishnaswamy, Northwestern University

Current Students and post docs: Engui Liu, Alexey Sidelev, Christian Vimer, Hoaming Fang, Rouzbeh Nazari, Sally Watkins

Committee: past president National Association of Corrosion engineers Metropolitan chapter, SPIE Smart Structures and Materials conference organizing committee, ASCE Performance of materials committee.