Amir Aslani

Amir Aslani

Associate Professor and Associate Department Chair for Undergraduate Studies

Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Contact:

Email: Amir Aslani

Office Phone: (202) 994-2342

SEH 5530

Professor Amir Aslani’s primary research interests are in the areas of electromagnetics and nanotechnology. Current research spans magnetic materials and nanoparticles, magnetic devices, MEMS/NEMS, magnetic refrigeration, and magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE).

Education

Ph.D., George Washington University, 2016
M.Sc., George Mason University, 2012
B.Sc., George Washington University, 2008

Areas of Expertise

Electromagnetics
Magnetic Materials and Magnetic Devices
Nanotechnology
Microelectronics, MEMS/NEMS

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications:

A. Aslani, L.H. Bennett, M. Ghahremani, “Martensitic Transformation and Magnetocaloric Effect in Co-Doped Ni–Mn–In Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloy,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 57, no. 2, 2021.
M. Ghahremani, A. Aslani, M. Hosseinnia, L. H. Bennett, “Hysteresis Loss Reduction and Magnetocaloric Effect Improvement in the Ni-Co-Mn-In Alloys”, AIP Advances 10, 015227, 2020
A. Aslani, M. Ghahremani, M. Zhang, L. H. Bennett, E. Della Torre, “Customizing Magnetic and Structural Properties of Nanomaterials”, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 54, 11, 2018.
M. Ghahremani, A. Aslani, M. Hosseinnia, L. H. Bennett, and E. Della Torre, “Direct and indirect measurement of the magnetocaloric effect in bulk and nanostructured Ni-Mn-In Heusler alloy”, AIP Advances, 8, 056426, 2018.
A. Aslani, M. Ghahremani, M. Zhang, L. H. Bennett, and E. Della Torre, “Enhanced Magnetic Properties of Ni₅₁Mn_33.4In_15.6 Heusler Alloy Nanoparticles”, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 53, 12, 2017.
A. Aslani, M. Ghahremani, M. Zhang, L. H. Bennett, and E. Della Torre, “Enhanced Magnetic Properties of Yttrium-Iron Nanoparticles”, AIP Advances Journal, 7, 056423, 2017.
M. Ghahremani, A. Aslani, L. H. Bennett, and E. Della Torre, “Tuning the Heat Transfer Medium and Operating Conditions in Magnetic Refrigeration”, AIP Advances Journal, 6, 075221, 2016.
A. Siddique, M. Ghahremani, A. Aslani, L.H. Bennett and E. Della Torre, et. al., “Electric Field-Controlled Magnetization Switching in Co/Pt Thin-Film Ferromagnets”, Cogent Physics Journal, 3, 1139435, 2016.
K. Khattak, A. Aslani, L. Bennett, E. Della Torre, et. al., “Magnetocaloric Properties of Metallic Nanostructures”, Cogent Engineering Journal, 2, 1050324, 2015.
M. Ghahremani, A. Aslani, L. H. Bennett, E. and Della Torre, “Magnetic States Stabilization in Ni₅₁Mn_33.4In_15.6Heusler Alloy”, Cogent Physics Journal, 2: 1109019, 2015.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Publications:

A. Siddique, A. Aslani, L. H. Bennett, E. Della Torre, “Electric-Field Induced Control of Magnetization in Thicker CoPd Multi-layered Films”, International Conference on Magnetism (ICM), San Francisco, 2018.
A. Jamali, A. Aslani, L. H. Bennett, E. Della Torre, “Vector Magnetization by a Distribution of Easy Axes”, IEEE Intermag, Singapore, 2018.
A. Aslani, M. Ghahremani, M. Zhang, L. H. Bennett, E. Della Torre, “Customizing Magnetic and Structural Properties of Nanomaterials”, IEEE Intermag, Singapore, 2018.
M. Ghahremani, A. Aslani, M. Hosseinnia, L. H. Bennett, and E. Della Torre, “Entropy Change and Hysteresis Losses in Ni₄₅Co₅Mn_(37-x)In_(13+x)Alloy Family”, IEEE Intermag, Singapore, 2018.
A. Aslani, M. Ghahremani, M. Zhang, L. H. Bennett, and E. Della Torre, “Field, temperature, and size effect on critical points, magnetic, and structural properties of nanoparticles”, The 62^st Annual Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM) Conference, Pittsburgh, USA, 2017.
M. Ghahremani, A. Aslani, M. Hosseinnia, L. H. Bennett, and E. Della Torre, “Direct and indirect measurement of the magnetocaloric effect in bulk and nanostructured Ni-Mn-In Heusler alloy”, The 62^st Annual Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM) Conference, Pittsburgh, USA, 2017.
A. Aslani, M. Ghahremani, M. Zhang, L. H. Bennett, and E. Della Torre, “Enhanced magnetic properties of Y₂Fe₁₇ nanoparticles”, The 61^st Annual Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM) Conference, New Orleans, USA, 2016.
A. Aslani, M. Ghahremani, M. Zhang, L. H. Bennett, and E. Della Torre, “Magnetocaloric effect and magnetic properties of nanostructured Ni₅₁Mn_33.4In_15.6 Heusler alloy”, The 13^th Joint MMM-Intermag Conference, San Diego, USA, 2016.
M. Ghahremani, A. Aslani, L. H. Bennett, and E. Della Torre, “Optimization of magnetic refrigerators by tuning the heat transfer medium and operating conditions”, The 59^th Annual Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM) Conference, Honolulu, USA, 2014.

Distinctions

GWU Engineer's Council ECE Professor of the Year Award (2022)
School of Engineering and Applied Science’s Teaching Excellence Award (2021)
Engineer's Council ECE Professor of the Year Award (2019)
Reviewer for many professional journals (including IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, and Journal of Materials Science)
Reviewer for many professional conferences (including IEEE Intermag, and Magnetism and Magnetic Materials)
Recipient of IEEE International Magnetics Conference Student Award (2016)
First Prize Research Award, GWU Research Day (2015)
Best Poster Award, Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Conference (2014)
Recipient of Presidential Academic Fellowship, George Mason University (2010-2012)
Recipient of Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association (AFCEA NOVA) Scholarship (2009)
Recipient of IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) Scholarship (2008)
Recipient of Derrill C. Rohlfs Award for the best senior design project in the ECE department, George Washington University (2008)
Recipient of Benjamin C. Cruikshanks Award for the highest academic standing in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, George Washington University (2008)
Recipient of Philip Kaplan Award, for the graduating senior with the highest GPA, George Washington University (2008)