Mehdi Eshaghi

Associate Professor – Teaching Stream;

BSc (Chamran University), Master (IUST), PhD (Concordia University)
3204 Canal Building, �Ӱ�ԭ�� University
1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
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Dr. Mehdi Eshaghi is an Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, in �Ӱ�ԭ�� University’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He joined �Ӱ�ԭ�� in 2021 and was promoted in 2025. His mechanical engineering research focuses on smart materials, vibration and control, nanoscale structures, and magnetically actuated soft robots. His Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) research explores experiential learning and equity, diversity, and inclusion in engineering education.

Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow and lecturer at Concordia University and a Finite Element Analyst at Now Energy Solutions. He holds a Graduate Certificate in University Teaching and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario.

His teaching spans Statics, Dynamics, Mechanics of Solids, Mechanics of Materials, Stress and Failure Analysis, Fluid Mechanics, Technical Drawing, Finite Element Methods, Engineering Vibrations, Optimization, Numerical Methods, and Transform Calculus and Partial Differential Equations. He emphasizes hands-on experimentation, visual demonstrations, and inclusive learning.

In 2025, he received �Ӱ�ԭ��’s Professional Achievement Award for Faculty, Teaching Stream, New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, and Faculty of Engineering and Design Teaching Excellence Award. His educational initiatives have also received support through the Future Learning Innovation Fellowship, FUSION Skills Development Fund, and �Ӱ�ԭ�� University Experiential Learning Fund.

Publications:

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND TEACHING INNOVATION

A. Mahmoodi, M. Eshaghi, J. Laliberte (2026). Faculty-driven strategic planning in experiential learning using fuzzy multi criteria framework. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity.
Mahmoodi, M. Eshaghi (2026), Strategic Prioritization of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education: A Hybrid Framework for Institutional Decision Making. Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA-ACÉG) Conference, Moncton, NB, Canada
A. Mahmoodi, M. Eshaghi, J. Laliberte (2025). Lab to Life: A SWOT-AHP Model for Experiential Learning in Engineering Programs. Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA-ACÉG) Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

SELECTED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

R. �Ӱ�ԭ��alebi, M. Eshaghi, R. Sedaghati (2026). Free Vibration Analysis of Magnetically Tunable FG-GOEAMs Sandwich Plates with Embedded GPLR-MRE Core Layer: Modeling and Finite Element Analysis. Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines.
A. Mahmoodi, S.M. Sajadi, A.M. Sadeq, M. Narenji, M. Eshaghi, M. Jasemi (2025). Enhancing unmanned aerial vehicles logistics for dynamic delivery: a hybrid non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II with Bayesian belief networks. Annals of Operations Research.

R. �Ӱ�ԭ��alebi, M. Eshaghi (2024). Flutter analysis of laminated fiber-reinforced magnetorheological elastomer sandwich plate resting on an elastic foundation using an improved first-order shear deformation theory. Smart Materials and Structures.
M. Eshaghi (2023). Optimal core design of MR based smart panels subject of flutter instability. Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines, An International Journal.
R. �Ӱ�ԭ��alebi, M. Eshaghi, A. Taghvaeipour, F. Bakhtiari-Nejad (2022). Post-yield characteristics of electrorheological fluids in nonlinear vibration analysis of smart sandwich panels. Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines.
M. Eshaghi, M. Ghasemi, K. Khorshidi (2021). Design, manufacturing and applications of small-scale magnetic soft robots. Extreme Mechanics Letters.
R. �Ӱ�ԭ��alebi, M. Eshaghi, M. Hemmatian, R. Sedaghati (2021). Post-yield characteristics of magnetorheological fluids; from modelling to large-amplitude vibration analysis of sandwich plates using nonlinear finite element method. Aerospace Science and Technology.
K. Khorshidi, M. Bahrami, M. Eshaghi, M. Ghasemi (2021). A comprehensive nonlocal surface-piezoelectricity model for thermal and vibration analyses of piezoelectric nanoplates. Composite Structures.
R. Nazemnezhad, M. Rabiei, P. Shafaat, M. Eshaghi (2021). Large amplitude free torsional vibration analysis of size-dependent circular nanobars using elliptic functions. Structural Engineering and Mechanics, An International Journal.
M. Eshaghi (2020). The effect of magnetorheological fluid and aerodynamic damping on the flutter boundaries of MR fluid sandwich plates in supersonic airflow. European Journal of Mechanics.
R. �Ӱ�ԭ��alebi, M. Eshaghi, A. Taghvaeipour (2020). Nonlinear vibration analysis of circular/annular/sector sandwich panels incorporating magnetorheological fluid operating in the post-yield region. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures.
M. Eshaghi (2020). Supersonic flutter analysis of annular/circular sandwich panels containing magnetorheological fluid. Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials.
M. Eshaghi, R. Sedaghati, S. Rakheja (2017). Vibration analysis and optimal design of multi-layer plates partially treated with the MR fluid. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing.
M. Eshaghi, R. Sedaghati, S. Rakheja (2016). Analytical and experimental free vibration analysis of multi-layer MR-fluid circular plates under varying magnetic flux. Composite Structures.
M. Eshaghi, R. Sedaghati, S. Rakheja (2016). Dynamic characteristics and control of magnetorheological/electrorheological sandwich structures: A state-of-the-art review. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures. Review Article.
M. Eshaghi, R. Sedaghati, S. Rakheja (2015). The effect of magneto-rheological fluid on vibration suppression capability of adaptive sandwich plates: Experimental and finite element analysis. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures. Special Issue Article.
M. Eshaghi, R. Sedaghati, S. Rakheja (2015). Dynamic characterization of a partially treated MR based sandwich plate: finite element modeling and experimental study. Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems.
M. Eshaghi, R. Bhat (2015). Curve veering in torsional systems with stepped shafts. World Journal of Mechanics.
M. Eshaghi, S. Rakheja, R. Sedaghati, F. Yang (2014). Optimum design of a partially treated MR-fluid sandwich plate. Vibroengineering PROCEDIA.
M. Eshaghi, S. Rakheja, R. Sedaghati (2014). An accurate technique for pre-yield characterization of MR fluids. Smart Materials and Structures.
M. Eshaghi (2013). Accurate approach implementation in vibration analysis of thick sector plates. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences.
H. Bisadi, M. Eshaghi, H. Rokni, M. Ilkhani (2012). Benchmark solution for transverse vibration of annular Reddy plates. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences.
Sh. Hosseini-Hashemi, K. Khorshidi, M. Eshaghi, M. Fadaee, M. Karimi (2012). On the effects of coupling between in-plane and out-of-plane vibrating modes of smart functionally graded circular/annular plates. Applied Mathematical Modeling.
M. Eshaghi, Sh. Hosseini-Hashemi, M. Fadaie (2011). Vibration analysis of piezoelectric FGM sensors using an accurate method. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences.
Sh. Hosseini-Hashemi, M. Eshaghi, H. Rokni Damavandi Taher (2010). An exact analytical solution for freely vibrating piezoelectric coupled circular/annular thick plates using Reddy plate theory. Composite Structures.
Sh. Hosseini-Hashemi, M. Fadaee, M. Eshaghi (2010). A novel approach for in-plane/out-of-plane frequency analysis of functionally graded circular/annular plates. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences.
Sh. Hosseini-Hashemi, M. Eshaghi, M. Karimi (2010). Closed-form vibration analysis of thick annular functionally graded plates with integrated piezoelectric layers. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences.
Sh. Hosseini-Hashemi, SR. Atashipour, M. Karimi, M. Eshaghi (2010). Free vibration analysis of functionally graded elliptical plates. Journal of Ocean Engineering.
Sh. Hosseini-Hashemi, M. Eshaghi, H. Rokni Damavandi Taher (2010). Exact closed-form frequency equations for thick circular plates using a third-order shear deformation theory. Journal of Sound and Vibration.
Sh. Hosseini-Hashemi, M. Eshaghi, M. Karimi (2010). Closed-form solution for free vibration of piezoelectric coupled annular plates using Levinson plate theory. Journal of Sound and Vibration.

SELECTED CONFERENCE PAPERS

R. �Ӱ�ԭ��alebi, M. Eshaghi, R. Sedaghati (2026) Adaptive Vibration Behavior of Circular Sandwich Plates with Graphene-Reinforced MRE Core and Auxetic Metamaterial Skins. 17th International Conference on Magnetic Fluids (ICMF17), Vienna, Austria, July 5–10, 2026.
R. �Ӱ�ԭ��alebi, M. Eshaghi, R. Sedaghati (2025). Dynamic response of functionally graded graphene origami-enabled auxetic metamaterial sandwich plates embedded with GPLs-reinforced MRE: experimental, modeling, and finite element analysis. 19th International Conference on Electrorheological Fluids and Magnetorheological Suspensions (ERMR 2025), July 2025, Montreal, Canada.
M. Eshaghi, R. Sedaghati, S. Rakheja (2015). A hybrid model for characterizing pre-yield properties of MR fluids. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 46483.
M. Eshaghi, R. Sedaghati, S. Rakheja (2014). Experimental and finite element studies on vibration characteristics of multi-layer MR plate. 14th International Conference on Electrorheological Fluids and Magnetorheological Suspensions (ERMR), July 7–11, 2014, Granada, Spain.
M. Eshaghi, R. Sedaghati, S. Rakheja (2014). Dynamic characterization of a partially treated MR based sandwich plate: finite element modeling and experimental study. ASME 2014 Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures, and Intelligent Systems, September 8–10, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
M. Eshaghi, R. Sedaghati, S. Rakheja (2014). A hybrid model for characterizing pre-yield properties of MR fluids. ASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, November 14–20, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.