Omid Amili, Ph.D.
Omid Amili
Assistant Professor
Office: Nitschke Hall 4061
Phone Number: 419-530-8237
E-mail Address: omid.amili@utoledo.edu
Biography
Omid Amili earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Tehran Polytechnic (2003)
and, after completing an M.S. and two years in industry, a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
from Monash University, Melbourne (2012), where he specialized in wall-bounded turbulence.
He then spent two years as a postdoctoral researcher in Monash's Laboratory for Turbulence
Research in Aerospace and Combustion, investigating supersonic jet flows. In 2015
Dr. Amili joined the University of Minnesota's Department of Aerospace Engineering
and Mechanics as a research associate, expanding his work to unladen and particle-laden
turbulence and biofluid flows. Since December 2019 he has been a tenure-track Assistant
Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering
at the University of Toledo. Dr. Amili develops hardware and software platforms for
advanced flow diagnostics in complex environments. His research centers on experimental
fluid dynamics, with particular emphasis on particle-laden flows and particle-fluid
interactions in biofluid systems.
Research Interests
- Experimental fluid mechanics
- Particle-laden flows
Publications
Teaching
- Fluid Mechanics
- Fluids Laboratory
- Thermodynamics I & II
- Intermediate Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
- Advanced Fluid Mechanics
Scientific & Professional Societies:
- American Physical Society (APS), 2010−present.
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013−present.
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 2015−present.
Academic and Community Service:
- Ad hoc reviewer for the National Science Foundation (NSF), Dutch Research Council, and Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), and various journals in thermal-fluids sciences.
- Member-at-large, Secretary, ASME Northwest Ohio section.
Awards:
- College of Engineering Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award, Spring 2025
Industry Experience:
- Hydro-mechanical equipment
- Electro-mechanical devices
- Energy consumption optimization