Mohammad Elahinia
Dr. Mohamad Elahinia
Dean of The College of Engineering and Distinguished University Professor
Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department
Nitschke Hall 4005
Phone Number: 419-530-8224
E-mail Address: mohammad.elahinia@utoledo.edu
Biography
Dr. Mohammad Elahinia is the Dean of the College of Engineering and a University Distinguished Professor in Engineering at The University of Toledo. Appointed Dean in March 2025, he previously served as the Interim Dean for one year and as Chair of the Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME) department for five years. He has been a faculty member at UToledo since 2004.
Dr. Elahinia received his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Villanova University in 2001 and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2004. His research is centered on smart material systems and advanced manufacturing, with a focus on the additive manufacturing of functional materials like shape memory alloys for aerospace and biomedical applications. His research has been consistently funded by federal agencies including the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and NASA.
Dr. Elahinia is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE). His contributions have been recognized with numerous honors, including the University of Toledo's Outstanding Scholarly and Creative Activity Award (2024), the Virginia Tech Mechanical Engineering Society of Distinguished Alumni Award (2023), the John J. Gallen Memorial Award from Villanova University's College of Engineering (2023), and his appointment as a University Distinguished Professor in Engineering (2020).
Throughout his career, he has supervised nearly 70 graduate students and has mentored more than a dozen postdoctoral researchers and visiting scholars.
Research Interests
- Additive manufacturing
- Shape Memory Alloys
- Medical Devices
Dynamic and Smart Systems Laboratory
Publications
Teaching
- Engineering analysis of smart materials system
- Modeling and control of engineering systems
Service
- Associate Editor of Vibration and Control
- Associate Editor of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures