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Faculty Member

Dr. Masood Amin

Biography

Earned BS, MS, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from BYU. Have been teaching since 1990. Have taught courses in Mathematics, Physics, and Engineering.

Education

PhD, Brigham Young University, 2010

Major: Mechanical Engineering

MS, Brigham Young University, 1988

Major: Mechanical Engineering

BS, Brigham Young University, 1984

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Teaching

ME 3310

Fluid Mechanics, Spring 2026

ME 3335

Thermal/Fluid Experimentation, Spring 2026

ME 4890R

Undergraduate Research Project, Spring 2026

ME 4890R

Undergraduate Research Project, Spring 2026

Presentations

Thomas, Matt (Presenter & Author), Amin, Masood (Co-Presenter), Seibi, Abdennour (Co-Presenter), Jaafar, Israd (Co-Presenter), i-ETC, "Innovations in Sanitization for 3D-Printed Parts in Medical and Critical Applications", UVU & IEEE, UVU. (May 9, 2025)
Whatcott, Christopher (Presenter & Author), Amin, Masood (Co-Presenter), i-ETC, "IREC Scale Rocket Semester Project", UVU & IEEE, UVU. (May 9, 2025)
Goates, Josh (Presenter & Author), Amin, Masood (Co-Presenter), Seibi, Abdennour (Co-Presenter), i-ETC, "Portable Pipe Organ", UVU & IEEE, UVU. (May 9, 2025)
Settle, Isaac (Presenter Only), Patchett, Brian (Co-Presenter), Amin, Masood (Co-Presenter), Andersen, Bonnie (Co-Presenter), i-ETC, "Sound Analysis on the UVU Pedestrian Bridge", UVU & IEEE, UVU. (May 9, 2025)
Sampson, Jacob (Presenter & Author), Goates, Joshua (Co-Presenter), Patchett, Brian (Co-Author), Amin, Masood (Co-Author), Andersen, Bonnie (Co-Author), APS Four Corners Section (4CS) Annual Conference, "Sound Levels of the UVU Pedestrian Bridge", APS, Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. (October 11, 2024)
Amin, Abolfazl (Masood) (Author Only), Walker, Tanner (Co-Presenter), Harkness, Matthew (Co-Presenter), Mohammad, Shekaramiz (Co-Presenter), International Conference on Material and Manufacturing Technology, "Drone Landing Gear Design for Drone Light Show Using Additive Manufacturing", Association for Scientific and Academic Research, Denver, CO. (August, 2024)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Barton, Zeph , Child, Alex , Dalldorf, Julia , Jensen, Matthew , Richards, Savanah , Jaafar, Israd , Seibi, Abdennour , Amin, Masood , (2026) "A Customized 3D Printed Shoe Soles – An Experimental Investigation and Final Design" (vol. IV). Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Thomas, Matthew , Amin, Masood , Jaafar, Israd , Seibi, Abdennour , "Testing of 3D Printed Materials for Toxicity and Biohazards for Human-Grade Applications" . IEEE.
Amin, Masood , Child, Alex , (2025) "A Customized 3D Printed Shoe Soles-An Experimental Investigation and Final Design" .
Amin, Masood , Fernandez, David , Martinson, Marty , Eads, Walker , Jaafar, Israd , Amin, Masood , Seibi, Abdennour , James, Dan , (2025) "Mechanical Properties in 3D-Printed Polymers_ A Comparative Study of Carbon Fiber Reinforcement" .
Fernandez, David , Eads, Walker , Jaafar, Israd , Amin, Masood , Seibi, Abdennour , (2024) "Undertaking Undergraduate Research in Mechanical Engineering as a Non-Traditional Student" .
Ahmadi, Dr. Farzad , Amin, Abolfazl (Masood) , (2024) "Redesigning Embedded System I Course" . IEEE.

Awards

ASME Top Gear Award

ASME - May 27, 2026

As the Chair I lead the leadership team to maintain an active and functioning ASME Utah Professional Section.
Organized many activities during the past academic year.
Attended the national meetings regularly.
Attended trainings and workshops sponsored by ASME

ASME Student Section Achievement Award

ASME - April 21, 2026

We appreciate the leadership team of the ASME Utah Valley University Student Sectionstaying in contact with ASME staff this year and providing programs and activities to helpstudents on campus. We continue to be impressed by your willingness to share yourtime, come up with new ideas, and encourage classmates to get involved in clubs.