Neda Yaghoobian
Biography
Dr. Yaghoobian received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, San Diego (2013). During her Ph.D., she also served as a visiting Research Assistant in the Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources at the University of California, Davis. Subsequently, she served as a postdoctoral fellow in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park in 2014, and Postdoctoral Scholar and Research Engineer in Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University until joining Florida State University in 2016. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and an Associate of the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute at Florida State University. Dr. Yaghoobian is an NSF CAREER awardee and her research interests include land-atmosphere interaction, fire dynamics, environmental fluid dynamics and turbulence, urban microclimatology, building energy efficiency, and computational fluid dynamics.
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Florida State University
Office: AME 219
Phone: (850) 645-0142
Email: nyaghoobian@fsu.edu;
nyaghoobian@eng.famu.fsu.edu
Current Members
Postdocs
Dr. Iago Dal-Ri dos Santos
Dr. Dal-Ri dos Santos started his appointment as a postdoctoral scholar in our group in February 2026, right after he obtained his PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Florida State University. His research interests include computational fluid dynamics and particle-laden flows, with focus on environmental problems and wildland fire propagation dynamics.
Graduate Students
Ritambhara Dubey
Ph.D. Candidate
Ritambhara joined Florida State University as a Ph.D. student in 2020. She received her M.S. in Thermal and Fluids from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from Government Engineering College Raipur. Before joining FSU, she has worked in Tata Motors as a Climate Control Engineer and in Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi as a project assistant. Other than academics she enjoys hiking and traveling.
Harikrishnan M.
Ph.D. Student
Harikrishnan holds a master's degree in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu, and a bachelor's degree from Cochin University of Science and Technology. He joined FSU in the fall of 2024. His current research involves computational fluid dynamics, centered around atmospheric flow dynamics and the transport of particles therein. In his free time, he enjoys walking, acquiring new skills, and exploring different places.
Mir Muahtasim Islam
Ph.D. Student
Mir joined Florida State University in Spring 2026 as a graduate student in Mechanical
Engineering. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering
and Technology and worked as an instructor at BIMT, Bangladesh before moving to the
USA. His current research focuses on computational fluid dynamics and wildfire
modeling using FDS, with an emphasis on wildland fire behavior and heat release
dynamics. In his free time, he enjoys exploring new technologies, reading novels, and
learning new skills.
Kyle Evans
Master's Student
Kyle earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Florida State University in 2024 and started his master’s right after. His current research involves modeling and computational investigation of particle transports in turbulent flows under different complex conditions. He is also interested in propulsion systems and aerospace. In his free time, Kyle enjoys gaming and traveling.
