Dr. Tafreshi received his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from KNT University of Technology in Tehran (1990-1995), and University of Tehran (1995-1997), respectively. He then moved to Europe to obtain his PhD from Lappeenranta University of Technology in Finland (1997-2000). He served as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at the University of Milan, Italy (2000-2002) and the Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center at North Carolina State University (2002-2004). He was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the College of Textiles in North Carolina State University (2004-2007) prior to his appointment with Virginia Commonwealth University.

Dr. Tafreshi’s research is in the areas of Computational and Experimental Multiphase Flows. His main focus is on Single/Multiphase Fluid and Particle Transport through Fibrous and Porous Media. He is also active in the field of High-speed Waterjets and Nozzle Design. He has more than 80 journal publications in the above and other areas of Thermo-fluid sciences, including Heat/Mass Transfer and Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Granular Materials.