Alireza Mohammadzadeh

Alireza is a PhD candidate in Bioengineering at Dr. Steve Little’s lab, where he focuses on translating drug delivery technologies from biomedical to agricultural and environmental applications. Prior to joining Pitt, he earned his master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Sharif University of Technology, specializing in transport phenomena in microfluidics and multiphysics simulation. Alireza’s research achievements have garnered significant recognition, including the Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research award and 2nd prize in the 2022 Dolomite Microfluidic Competition. Beyond his research, Alireza is dedicated to teaching and mentoring. He has mentored five undergraduate trainees in the Little Lab and served as a teaching assistant for two undergraduate courses while also guest lecturing in two others. Alireza is committed to pedagogical development, having completed teaching courses and workshops, earning an Associate certificate in STEM teaching from Pitt-CIRTL, and all Achievement in Pedagogy Badges from the Graduate Student Teaching Initiative at the University of Pittsburgh. Alireza demonstrates leadership within the academic community through various roles and initiatives. He held key roles such as the Student Success & Belonging chair of IESO and International Student Programming chair of graduate BMES. He represented graduate students on prestigious committees, including the Dean search committee for the Swanson School of Engineering, Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring committee, and the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award selection committee. Alireza's dedication to the community at SSoE and Pitt was honored with the 2024 Leadership and Service Award from the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate and Professional Student Government.

  • BS, Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, 2012 - 2016
  • MS, Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 2016 - 2019

  • Butkus, C.R., Weitzman, J.N., Mohammadzadeh, A., Dunn, P.J., Kaye, J.P., Gilbertson, L.M., Little, S.R., & Elliott, E.M. (2025). A Lecithin Liposome Stimulates Soil Microbial Respiration and Nitrate Immobilization. ACS Agric Sci Technol, 5(12), 2509-2518.American Chemical Society (ACS). doi: 10.1021/acsagscitech.5c00587.
  • Dunn, P.J., Mohammadzadeh, A., Pamuru, S.T., Butkus, C.R., Weitzman, J.N., Tian, Q., Yonet Tanyeri, N., Dalton, L.E., Elliott, E.M., Little, S.R., & Gilbertson, L.M. (2025). A Liposomal Carrier to Reduce Leaching of Ionic Nutrient Loads in Agricultural Soils. Environ Sci Technol, 59(23), 11574-11585.American Chemical Society (ACS). doi: 10.1021/acs.est.4c14370.
  • Ghorbani, S., Eyni, H., Norahan, M.H., Zarrintaj, P., Urban, N., Mohammadzadeh, A., Mostafavi, E., & Sutherland, D.S. (2022). Advanced bioengineering of female germ cells to preserve fertility. Biol Reprod, 107(5), 1177-1204.Oxford University Press (OUP). doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioac160.
  • Mohammadzadeh, A., Naghib Zadeh, S.K., Saidi, M.H., & Sharifzadeh, M. (2020). Mechanical engineering of solid oxide fuel cell systems: geometric design, mechanical configuration, and thermal analysis. In Design and Operation of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. (pp. 85-130).Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-815253-9.00003-3.
  • Sharifzadeh, M., Chen, W., Triulzi, G., Hu, M., Borhani, T.N., Saidi, M., Krishnan, V., Ghadrdan, M., Qadrdan, M., Zhao, Y., Mohammadzadeh, A., Naghib Zadeh, S.K., Saidi, M.H., Rashtchian, D., & Shah, N. (2020). Design and operation of solid oxide fuel cell systems: challenges and future research directions. In Design and Operation of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. (pp. 445-463).Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-815253-9.00015-x.

  • Mohammazadeh, A., Mahmouie, S., & Far, A.M. (2020). Monte Carlo and Bioheat Transfer Simulation of Dual Sequential Wavelength Laser for Port Wine Stains Treatment. In 2020 28th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE), 00, (pp. 1-6).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/icee50131.2020.9260635.
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