Hassan Askari

Hassan Askari was born in Rasht, Iran and received his engineering degrees from Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Canada in 2011 and 2014, respectively. He is currently a PhD candidate in the Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering Department at the University of Waterloo, Canada working in the areas of nano-resonators, nano-generators and self-powered sensors. He published more than 60 journal and conference papers in the areas of nonlinear vibrations, applied mathematics, and nano and self-powered sensors. He is an active reviewer and editorial board member of several scientific and international journals. He has received several prestigious awards including, Outstanding Researcher at the Iran University of Science and Technology, Fellowship of the Waterloo Institute of Nanotechnology, NSERC Graduate Scholarship, Ontario Graduate Scholarship, and the University of Waterloo President Award. He was nominated for the Governor General's Academic Gold Medal at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in 2014.