Schahin Akbari

Curriculum Vitae

Research History

Jul. 2021 - Present
Doctoral Researcher — Technical University of Darmstadt / Chair of Fluid Dynamics (FDY)
Doctoral Researcher since March 2022; previously research assistant.
  • Numerical investigation of helical flows with a focus on the transition from 2D to 3D turbulence using an in-house solver (BoSSS).
  • Numerical analysis of droplet dynamics and modal coupling in shape-oscillating droplets with arbitrary deformations using an own solver.

Professional Development

Oct. 2024 - Jan. 2025
Certificate in Fundamentals of Meteorology — University of Reading, Department of Meteorology
  • Atmospheric thermodynamics, hydrostatic balance, geostrophic and gradient wind, upper-atmosphere dynamics, and extratropical cyclones.
Jan. 2025 - Apr. 2025
Certificate in Tropical Meteorology — University of Reading, Department of Meteorology
  • Tropical convection, large-scale tropical circulations, equatorial waves, monsoons, ENSO, Madden-Julian Oscillation, and tropical cyclones.

Education

Oct. 2017 - Jun. 2021
Technical University of Darmstadt
M.Sc. in Mechanics
Oct. 2012 - May 2017
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
Jul. 2004 - Jul. 2012
Gymnasium Alstertal, Hamburg
General Qualification for University Entrance (Abitur)

Internships & Student Work

Sep. 2019 - Jun. 2021
Working Student — Zipper-Technik, Neu-Isenburg
  • Performed and documented material testing, including test-bench setup and monitoring as well as manual fabrication of heat shields.
Jun. 2017 - Sep. 2017
Working Student — DESY Research Centre, Hamburg
  • Analysis of atypical bending behavior of magnet support structures
Jan. 2017 - Mar. 2017
Technical Intern — SKF Marine GmbH, Hamburg
  • Conducted, supervised, and documented experimental tests in the SKF testing laboratory

Awards

Jun. 6, 2016
Karl H. Ditze Award — Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)