FATEMEH HASSANIPOUR
fatemeh@utdallas.edu
Phone: 972-883-2914
Mailstop: ECW 31
Office: ECSW 4.150H
800 West Campbell Rd.
Richardson, TX 75080-3021
PROFESSOR and assistant dean
Education
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Southern Methodist University, 2009
Research Interests
Heat transfer and Fluid mechanics with applications in bioengineering, health, and energy management
Five Most Recent Journal Publications, Book Chapters, and Books
- Nishi, Eri, Abhishek Singh, Shuji Ueda, Yonas Tadesse, and Fatemeh Hassanipour. “A Bio-Inspired Approach to Tongue Model Design for Infant Suckling Force Simulation.” Advanced Biomedical Engineering14 (2025): 251-259.
- Nishi, Eri, Takumi Makado, Abhishek Pratap Singh, and Fatemeh Hassanipour. “Investigation of Forces Applied to an Artificial Nipple Using a Four‐Node Model Simulating Infant Tongue Movement.” IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering20, no. 2 (2025): 273-280.
- Olapojoye, Abdullahi, Abhishek Singh, Eri Nishi, Baowei Fei, Aria Nostratinia, and Fatemeh Hassanipour. “Infants Sucking Pattern Identification Using Machine-Learned Computational Modeling.” Journal of Engineering and Science in Medical Diagnostics and Therapy8, no. 3 (2025): 031003.
- Nishi, Eri, Takumi Makado, Abhishek Pratap Singh, and Fatemeh Hassanipour. “Investigation of Forces Applied to an Artificial Nipple Using a Four‐Node Model Simulating Infant Tongue Movement.” IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering20, no. 2 (2025): 273-280.
- Charles, Daniel, Lucas Harrison, Fatemeh Hassanipour, and Rami R. Hallac. “Nasal airflow dynamics following LeFort I advancement in cleft nasal deformities: a retrospective preliminary study.” Diagnostics14, no. 12 (2024): 1294.
Major Honors and Awards
- ASME Fellow (2025)
- Early Faculty Development (CAREER) Award, 2015, National Science Foundation.
- Faculty Mid-CAREER Award, 2021, National Science Foundation.
- President’s Teaching Excellence Award, 2025, University of Texas at Dallas.
- Provost’s Award for Faculty Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring, 2020, University of Texas at Dallas.
- Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, 2021 Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science.
- Editor’s Choice Award, 2021, ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering.
- Featured Article from IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering, 2020.
- Recipient of Dean’s Fellow for Diversity and Inclusion, 2020, University of Texas at Dallas.
- Best Paper Award, 2016, ASME IMECE–Fluid Division.
- Faculty Diversity Award, 2010, University of Texas at Dallas.