Amir Aslani

Dr. Aslani

Amir Aslani

Assistant Professor of Practice and Associate Department Chair for Undergraduate Studies


Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Contact:

Email: Amir Aslani
Office Phone: (202) 994-2342
SEH 5530

Professor Amir Aslani’s primary research interests are in the areas of electromagnetics and nanotechnology. Current research spans magnetic materials and nanoparticles, magnetic devices, MEMS/NEMS, magnetic refrigeration, and magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE).


  • Ph.D., George Washington University, 2016
  • M.Sc., George Mason University, 2012
  • B.Sc., George Washington University, 2008
  • Electromagnetics
  • Magnetic Materials and Magnetic Devices
  • Nanotechnology
  • Microelectronics, MEMS/NEMS

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications:

  • A. Aslani, L.H. Bennett, M. Ghahremani, “Martensitic Transformation and Magnetocaloric Effect in Co-Doped Ni–Mn–In Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloy,” IEEE Transactions on Magneticsvol. 57, no. 2, 2021.

  • M. Ghahremani, A. Aslani, M. Hosseinnia, L. H. Bennett, “Hysteresis Loss Reduction and Magnetocaloric Effect Improvement in the Ni-Co-Mn-In Alloys”, AIP Advances 10, 015227, 2020

  • A. Aslani, M. Ghahremani, M. Zhang, L. H. Bennett, E. Della Torre, “Customizing Magnetic and Structural Properties of Nanomaterials”, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 54, 11, 2018.

  • M. Ghahremani, A. Aslani, M. Hosseinnia, L. H. Bennett, and E. Della Torre, “Direct and indirect measurement of the magnetocaloric effect in bulk and nanostructured Ni-Mn-In Heusler alloy”, AIP Advances, 8, 056426, 2018.
  • A. Aslani, M. Ghahremani, M. Zhang, L. H. Bennett, and E. Della Torre, “Enhanced Magnetic Properties of Ni51Mn33.4In15.6 Heusler Alloy Nanoparticles”, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 53, 12, 2017.
  • A. Aslani, M. Ghahremani, M. Zhang, L. H. Bennett, and E. Della Torre, “Enhanced Magnetic Properties of Yttrium-Iron Nanoparticles”, AIP Advances Journal, 7, 056423, 2017.
  • M. Ghahremani, A. Aslani, L. H. Bennett, and E. Della Torre, “Tuning the Heat Transfer Medium and Operating Conditions in Magnetic Refrigeration”, AIP Advances Journal, 6, 075221, 2016.
  • A. Siddique, M. Ghahremani, A. Aslani, L.H. Bennett and E. Della Torre, et. al., “Electric Field-Controlled Magnetization Switching in Co/Pt Thin-Film Ferromagnets”, Cogent Physics Journal, 3, 1139435, 2016.
  • K. Khattak, A. Aslani, L. Bennett, E. Della Torre, et. al., “Magnetocaloric Properties of Metallic Nanostructures”, Cogent Engineering Journal, 2, 1050324, 2015.
  • M. Ghahremani, A. Aslani, L. H. Bennett, E. and Della Torre, “Magnetic States Stabilization in Ni51Mn33.4In15.6Heusler Alloy”, Cogent Physics Journal, 2: 1109019, 2015.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Publications: 

  • A. Siddique, A. Aslani, L. H. Bennett, E. Della Torre, “Electric-Field Induced Control of Magnetization in Thicker CoPd Multi-layered Films”, International Conference on Magnetism (ICM), San Francisco, 2018.
  • A. Jamali, A. Aslani, L. H. Bennett, E. Della Torre, “Vector Magnetization by a Distribution of Easy Axes”, IEEE Intermag, Singapore, 2018.
  • A. Aslani, M. Ghahremani, M. Zhang, L. H. Bennett, E. Della Torre, “Customizing Magnetic and Structural Properties of Nanomaterials”, IEEE Intermag, Singapore, 2018.
  • M. Ghahremani, A. Aslani, M. Hosseinnia, L. H. Bennett, and E. Della Torre, “Entropy Change and Hysteresis Losses in Ni45Co5Mn(37-x)In(13+x) Alloy Family”, IEEE Intermag, Singapore, 2018.
  • A. Aslani, M. Ghahremani, M. Zhang, L. H. Bennett, and E. Della Torre, “Field, temperature, and size effect on critical points, magnetic, and structural properties of nanoparticles”, The 62st Annual Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM) Conference, Pittsburgh, USA, 2017.
  • M. Ghahremani, A. Aslani, M. Hosseinnia, L. H. Bennett, and E. Della Torre, “Direct and indirect measurement of the magnetocaloric effect in bulk and nanostructured Ni-Mn-In Heusler alloy”, The 62st Annual Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM) Conference, Pittsburgh, USA, 2017.
  • A. Aslani, M. Ghahremani, M. Zhang, L. H. Bennett, and E. Della Torre, “Enhanced magnetic properties of Y2Fe17 nanoparticles”, The 61st Annual Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM) Conference, New Orleans, USA, 2016.
  • A. Aslani, M. Ghahremani, M. Zhang, L. H. Bennett, and E. Della Torre, “Magnetocaloric effect and magnetic properties of nanostructured Ni51Mn33.4In15.6 Heusler alloy”, The 13th Joint MMM-Intermag Conference, San Diego, USA, 2016.
  • M. Ghahremani, A. Aslani, L. H. Bennett, and E. Della Torre, “Optimization of magnetic refrigerators by tuning the heat transfer medium and operating conditions”, The 59th Annual Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM) Conference, Honolulu, USA, 2014.
  • GWU Engineer's Council ECE Professor of the Year Award (2022)
  • School of Engineering and Applied Science’s Teaching Excellence Award (2021)
  • Engineer's Council ECE Professor of the Year Award (2019)
  • Reviewer for many professional journals (including IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, and Journal of Materials Science)
  • Reviewer for many professional conferences (including IEEE Intermag, and Magnetism and Magnetic Materials)
  • Recipient of IEEE International Magnetics Conference Student Award (2016)
  • First Prize Research Award, GWU Research Day (2015)
  • Best Poster Award, Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Conference (2014)
  • Recipient of Presidential Academic Fellowship, George Mason University (2010-2012)
  • Recipient of Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association (AFCEA NOVA) Scholarship (2009)
  • Recipient of IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) Scholarship (2008)
  • Recipient of Derrill C. Rohlfs Award for the best senior design project in the ECE department, George Washington University (2008)
  • Recipient of Benjamin C. Cruikshanks Award for the highest academic standing in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, George Washington University (2008)
  • Recipient of Philip Kaplan Award, for the graduating senior with the highest GPA, George Washington University (2008)