Curriculum Vitae

Hamid Sadat-Hosseini
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Contact Information
IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering
The University of Iowa
C. Maxwell Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory
Iowa City, Iowa 52246
USA
Telephone: +1 319 335-5220; Cellphone: +1 319 594 6979
E-mail: hamid-sadathosseini@uiowa.edu

Education
2005-Now The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering/Hydrodynamics

2002-2004 Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering/Ship Structure

1998-2002 Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering/Naval Architecture

Recent Publications
1. Sadat Hosseini, S.H., Stern, F., Olivieri, A., Campana, E.F., Francescutto., A.,
Hashimoto, H., Umeda, N.“HEAD-WAVES PARAMETRIC ROLLING OF SURFACE
COMBATANT”, Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, 2007. (In Progress)
2. Carrica, P.M, Paik, K., Sadat Hosseini, S.H., Stern, F., “URANS ANALYSIS OF A
BROACHING EVENT IN IRREGULAR QUARTERING SEAS”, Journal of Marine
Science and Technology, 2007. (In Progress)
3. Sadat Hosseini, S.H., Park, I.R., Stern, F., Olivieri, A., Campana, E.F., Francescutto.,
A., “COMPLEMENTARY URANS CFD AND EFD FOR VALIDATION EXTREME
MOTIONS PREDICTIONS”, 9th International Conference on Naval Ship
Hydrodynamics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2007.
4. Hashimoto, H., Stern, F., Sadat Hosseini, S.H., Sueyoshi, M., “ AN APPLICATION OF
CFD TO RECENT SHIP STABILITY PROBLEMS ”, Proceedings of the 10th
International Ship Stability Workshop, 2007.
5. Seif, M.S., Mousaviraad, S.M., Sadat Hosseini, S.H., “A NUMERICAL STUDY ON
THE ASYMMETRIC WATER ENTRY OF A WEDGE BODY”, China Ocean
Engineering, Vol. 18, No. 4, 2004.
6. Seif, M.S., Mousaviraad, S.M., Sadat Hosseini, S.H., “THE EFFECT OF
ASYMMETRIC WATER ENTRY ON THE HYDRODYNAMIC IMPACT”,
International Journal of Engineering, Vol. 17, No. 2, June 2004.
7. Seif, M.S., Mousaviraad, S.M., Sadat Hosseini, S.H., “WAVE IMPACT LOAD
ASSESSMENT FOR SHIPS”, Technological Journal of Tehran University, 2003 (In
Persian).
8. Seif, M.S., Sadat Hosseini, S.H., Mousaviraad, S.M., “NUMERICAL
INVESTIGATION ON GROUND EFFECT”, SHARIF Journal of Science and
Technology, No. 26, Spring 2004 (In Persian).
9. Sadat Hosseini, S.H., Mousaviraad, S.M., and Sadr, M.H., “NUMERICAL
SIMULATION OF FREE SURFACE WAVE INDUCED SEPARATION”, MARINE
CFD 2005, Southampton University, Southampton, Uk, 30 – 31 MARCH 2005.
10. Darbandi, M., Mousaviraad, S.M., Sadat Hosseini, S.H., “OPTIMIZING K-EPSILON
TURBULENCE MODEL BY NELDER-MEAD METHOD” 13th Annual Conference on
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD 2005), St. John’s, NL, Canada, July 31 – August 3,
2005.
11. Sadat Hosseini, S.H., Mousaviraad, S.M., Seif, M.S., “NUMERICAL SIMULATION
OF FREE SURFACE FLOW AROUND A SURFACE PIERCING NACA0024
HYDROFOIL”, 7th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium, Hamburg, Germany, 2004.
12. Sadat Hosseini, S.H., Mousaviraad, S.M., Seif, M.S., “BOUNDARY ELEMENT
METHOD FOR WAVE MAKING RESISTANCE OF DISPLACEMENT
CATAMARAN”, International Conference on High-Performance Marine Vehicles,
Rome, Italy, 2004.
13. Sadat Hosseini, S.H., Mousaviraad, S.M., Seif, M.S., “BOUNDARY ELEMENT
METHOD (BEM) FOR WAVE MAKING RESISTANCE CALCULATION”, Black Sea
Conference, Varna, Bulgaria, 2004.
14. Paein Koulaei, R.T., Rad, M., Mousaviraad, S.M., Sadat Hosseini, S.H.,
“PARAMETERIC STUDY OF OPERABILITY FOR A TOURIST SUBMARINE”, 23rd
International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Vancouver,
Canada, 2004.
15. Seif, M.S., Sadat Hosseini, S.H., Mousaviraad, S.M., “HYDROFOIL PERFORMANCE
CLOSE TO THE FREE WATER SURFACE”, 6th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium,
Rome, Italy, 2003.
16. Seif, M.S., Mousaviraad, S.M., Sadat Hosseini, S.H., “NUMERICAL MODELING OF
WATER IMPACT”, NEVA 2003 - The Seventh International Conference - Russian
Shipbuilding And Shipping In The Global Market-St. Petersburg, Russia, 2003.
17. Seif, M.S., Sadat Hosseini, S.H., Mousaviraad, S.M., “HYDRODYNAMIC ANALYSIS
OF HYDROFOILS CLOSE TO FREE SURFACE”, HYDRONAV’2003 - 15th
International Conference On Hydrodynamics In Ship Design, Safety And Operation,
GDAŃSK, Poland, 2003.
18. Sadat Hosseini, S.H., Mousaviraad, S.M., Seif, M.S., “BEM APPLICATIONS IN
OFFSHORE ENGINEERING PROBLEMS”, 6th International Conference on Coasts,
Ports and Marine Structures, Tehran, Iran, 2004.
19. Seif, M.S., Sadat Hosseini, S.H., Mousaviraad, S.M., “A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON
DIFFERENT METHODS OF GROUND EFFECT CALCULATION”, 4th Conference of
the Iranian Aerospace Society, Tehran, Iran, 2003 (In Persian).
 20. Mousaviraad, S.M., Sadat Hosseini, S.H., “RANS SIMULATION OF WAVE IMPACT
LOADS”, 8th Conference on Fluid Dynamics, Tabriz, Iran, 2003 (In Persian).
21. Sadat Hosseini, S.H., Mousaviraad, S.M., “WAVE BREAKING OF TWO
DIMENSIONAL HYDROFOIL”, 8th Conference on Fluid Dynamics, Tabriz, Iran, 2003
(In Persian).
22. Sadat Hosseini, S.H., Mousaviraad, S.M., Seif, M.S., “NUMERICAL SIMULATION
OF 3D FLOW AROUND A SURFACE PIERCING NACA0024 HYDROFOIL”, 9th
Conference on Fluid Dynamics, Shiraz, Iran, 2005 (In Persian).
23. Mousaviraad, S.M., Sadat Hosseini, S.H., “VOLUME OF FLUID METHOD FOR SHIP
RESISTANCE CALCULATIONS”, Proceeding of Sharif University of Technology
researches, 2002 (In Persian).
24. Mousaviraad, S.M., Sadat Hosseini, S.H., “HYDRODYNAMIC LOAD
CALCULATIONS FOR OFFSHORE STRUCTURES”, 5th Iranian Conference in Marine
Industries, Tehran, Iran, 2002 (In Persian).

Honors and Awards

1. Acknowledged as a “Nation-Wide Distinguished Student”, 2003.
2. Acknowledged as a member of “National Organization of Exceptionally
Talented Students”, 2003.
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3. Awarded for the “Best B.Sc. Thesis” in “4 Iranian Conference of Naval
Architects and Marine Engineers”, 2002.

Job Experiences
Summer 2005-Now: IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering, The University of Iowa, C. Maxwell
Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory
Researcher in Numerical Hydrodynamics

Summer 2004-Summer2005: Research & Development Dept., Petropars Ltd.

Researcher in Hydrodynamics of Marine Structures

Spring 2001-Summer2005: Research Section, Marine Engineering Laboratory, Sharif Univ.

of Tech.
Research Assistant

Fall 1999-Spring 2004: Pre-University Department, RAFE High School, Tehran, Iran
Teacher and Educational Supervisor and Counselor
Research Experiences
• RANS Simulation for a 6DoF body with extreme motions such as broaching
• Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of extreme motions: Parametric Roll, Broaching, Periodic
motions
• RANS Simulation of impact forces on ships such as slamming and sloshing
• RANS Simulation of waves effects such as wave induced separation on hydrofoils
• BEM for Wave-Making Resistance of Ships

Teaching Experiences
“Intermediate Fluid Mechanics” (for Graduate Students), T.A, The University of Iowa, Fall 2006
and 2007.

“Hydrodynamics”, T.A., Mechanical Engineering Dept, Sharif University of Tech., Fall 2003.
“Hydromechanics Laboratory”, T.A., Mechanical Engineering Dept, Sharif University of Tech,
Spring 2003.
“Mathematics and Physics”, Teacher, RAFE High School, 1999-2004

Memberships and Affiliations

Member of “The National Scholars Honor Society” (American society of scholars honor)
Member of ISME (Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers)
Member of ISNAME (Iranian Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers)