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About the Author
Younes Shabany was born in Rasht in northern Iran, but lived most of his life in
Tehran where he went to school until he received his BS in mechanical engineering
from Sharif University of Technology in 1991. He then went to Vancouver, Canada
where he obtained his MS in mechanical engineering from the University of British
Columbia in 1994. He came to the United States and earned a PhD in mechanical
engineering with a minor in aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford University
in 1999.
Dr. Shabany has over 18 years experience in thermal–uid engineering. He is
currently Director of Thermal Engineering & Design and T