Hamidreza Marvi
Associate Professor,
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Other ASU affiliations
Senior Global Futures Scientist,
Global Futures Scientists and Scholars
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Phone: 480 7274853
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Mail code: 6106Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio
Hamid Marvi is an associate professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy at Arizona State University. Previously, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Carnegie Mellon University (2014-2015) and at Georgia Institute of Technology (2013-2014). He received his doctorate in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech in 2013. His work has been published in several scientific journals, such as Science and PNAS, and has received attention from popular media, such as New York Times, Los Angles Times, Washington Post and BBC. His research aims to study fundamental physics behind interactions of biological systems with their surrounding solid, granular and fluidic environments. Utilizing biological insights derived from these studies, he would like to develop bio-inspired robotic systems and programmable interfacial structures for search and rescue, exploratory and medical applications.
Education
- Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta 2013
- M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, SC 2009
- M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran 2007
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 2004
Research Website URL
Google Scholar URL
Research Interests
- Bio-inspired robotics
- Soft robotics
- Magnetic micro-robotics
- Mechanics of animal locomotion
Research Group
Bio-Inspired Robotics, Technology, and Healthcare Laboratory (BIRTH Lab)
Publications
Journal Papers
- G. Lin*, Z. Ye*, X. Dong*, H. Marvi, O. Erin, W. Hu, M. Sitti, “Shape-programmable magnetic soft matter,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 201608193, 2016.
- H. Marvi, J. Cook, J. Streator, D. Hu, “Snakes Move Their Scales to Increase Friction,” Journal of Biotribology, Special Issue: Biotribology in Nature, 5, pp 52-60, 2016.
- H. Marvi*, S. Song*, M. Sitti, “Experimental Investigation of Optimal Adhesion of Mushroom-like Elastomer Microfibrillar Adhesives,” Langmuir, 31(37), pp10119-10124, 2015. *Equally contributing authors
- H. Marvi*, Y. Han*, M. Sitti, “Actively Controlled Fibrillar Friction Surfaces,” Applied Physics Letters, 106(5), pp 051602, 2015.
- H. Marvi, C. Gong, N. Gravish, H. Astley, M. Travers, R. Hatton, J. Mendelson, H. Choset, D. Hu, and D. Goldman, “Sidewinding with minimal slip: snake and robot ascent of sandy slopes,” Science, 346(6206), pp 224-229, 2014.
- H. Marvi, J. Bridges, D. Hu, “Snakes Mimic Earthworms: Propulsion Using Rectilinear Traveling Waves,” Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 10(84), 2013.
- H. Marvi, D. Hu, “Friction Enhancement in Concertina Locomotion of Snakes,” Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 9(76), pp 3067-3080, 2012.
- B. Vasaghi-Gharamaleki, M. Keshavarz, S. Gharibzadeh, M. Sotodeh, H. Marvi, J. Mosayebnejad, and I. Ebrahimi Takamjani, “Temperature Changes During and after Eccentric Contractions and its Effect on Force and Desmin Loss in Rat,” Acta Medica Iranica, 49(4), pp 225-232, 2011.
- M. Grujicic, G. Arakere, W. C. Bell, H. Marvi, H. V. Yalavarthy, B. Pandurangan, I. Haque and G. M. Fadel, “Reliability-based Design Optimization for Durability of Ground-vehicle Suspension-system Components,” Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 19(3), pp 301-313, 2010.
- M. Grujicic, T. He, H. Marvi, B. A. Cheeseman, C. F. Yen, “A Comparative Investigation of the Use of Laminate-level Meso-scale and Fracture-mechanics Enriched Meso-scale Composite-material Models in Ballistic Resistance Analyses,” Journal of Materials Science, 45, pp 3136-3150, 2010.
- M. Grujicic, H. Marvi, G. Arakere, W. C. Bell, I. Haque “The Effect of Up-armoring the High-Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) on the Off-road Vehicle Performance,” Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures, 6(2), pp 1169-1182, 2010. (Emerald Publishing Literati Network Award for Excellence)
- M. Grujicic, H. Marvi, G. Arakere, I. Haque, “A Finite Element Analysis of Pneumatic-Tire/Sand Interactions During Off-Road Vehicle Travel,” Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures, 6(2), pp. 284-308, 2010.
- B. Vasaghi-Gharamaleki, M. Keshavarz, S. Gharibzadeh, H. Marvi, J. Mosayebnejad, and I. Ebrahimi Takamjani, “The Effect of Temperature on Eccentric Contraction-induced Isometric Force Loss in Isolated Perfused Rat Medial Gastrocnemius Muscle,” Tehran University Medical Journal, 66(6), pp 388- 395, 2008.
- B. Vasaghi-Gharamaleki, M. Keshavarz, S. Gharibzadeh, M. Sotodeh, H. Marvi, J. Mosayebnejad, and I. Ebrahimi Takamjani, “The Influence of Temperature Alterations on Eccentric Contraction-Induced Isometric Force and Desmin Loss in Rat Medical Gastrocnemius Muscle,” Journal of Medical Sciences, 8(2), pp 162-169, 2008.
Refereed Conference Proceedings
- H. Bagheri, V. Taduru, S. Panchal, S. White, H. Marvi, “Animal and Robotic Locomotion on Wet Granular Media,” The 6th International Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (Living Machines), Stanford, CA, July 2017.
- Y. Han*, H. Marvi*, M. Sitti, “Fiberbot: A Miniature Crawling Robot Using a Directional Fibrillar Pad,” IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Seattle, WA, May 2015.
- H. Marvi*, S. Song*, M. Sitti, “Experimental Investigation of Maximal Adhesion of Bio-Inspired Micro- Fiber Adhesives with Mushroom Shaped Tip Endings,” 38th Annual meeting of the Adhesion Society, Savannah, GA, February 2015. (Peebles Award)
- H. Marvi, G. Meyers, G. Russell, D. Hu, “Scalybot: a Snake-inspired Robot with Active Frictional Anisotropy,” ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Arlington, VA, November 2011. (Invited Paper, Best Student Paper of the Year in Mechatronics)
- S.M. Hasheminejad, R. Talebi, H. Marvi, “FEM Dynamic Analysis of a Damped Composite Beam,” 5th International Mechanical Engineering Conference, Rasht, Iran, May 2001.
- S.M. Hasheminejad, R. Talebi, H. Marvi, “Vibration Analysis of a Damped Composite Beam,” 5th International Mechanical Engineering Conference, Rasht, Iran, May 2001.
PATENTS
- H. Marvi, G. Meyers, D. Hu, J. Glisson, A. Hirabayashi, A. Pavone, “Scalybot,” U.S. Provisional Patent, 61/561,574, November 2011.
- R. Taghavi Zenouz, J. Mosayyebnejad, H. Marvi, “Method and Apparatus for Automatic Sampling of a Pressure Distribution Using Scanning Valve,” Iranian Patent Office, 35572, July 2006.
- H. Marvi, J. Mosayyebnejad, M. Keshavarz, B. Vasaghi Gharamaleki, “Method and Apparatus for Generating and Recording the Eccentric Contraction of Muscle,” Iranian Patent Office, 35940, August 2006.
Courses
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 795 | Continuing Registration |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| CEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| MAE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 599 | Thesis |
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 799 | Dissertation |
| MAE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 593 | Applied Project |
| RAS 599 | Thesis |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MAE 599 | Thesis |
| MAE 792 | Research |
| RAS 599 | Thesis |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 799 | Dissertation |
| MAE 795 | Continuing Registration |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| MAE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 599 | Thesis |
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 799 | Dissertation |
| MAE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 547 | Modeling and Control of Robots |
| MAE 593 | Applied Project |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 599 | Thesis |
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 799 | Dissertation |
| MAE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MAE 593 | Applied Project |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 799 | Dissertation |
| MAE 795 | Continuing Registration |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAE 417 | System Dynamics and Control II |
| MAE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 599 | Thesis |
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 799 | Dissertation |
| MAE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 593 | Applied Project |
| MAE 595 | Continuing Registration |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 599 | Thesis |
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 799 | Dissertation |
| MAE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MAE 593 | Applied Project |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 799 | Dissertation |
| MAE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 795 | Continuing Registration |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MAE 417 | System Dynamics and Control II |
| MAE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 599 | Thesis |
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 799 | Dissertation |
| MAE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 593 | Applied Project |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MAE 318 | System Dynamics and Control I |
| MAE 318 | System Dynamics and Control I |
| MAE 318 | System Dynamics and Control I |
| MAE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 599 | Thesis |
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MAE 318 | System Dynamics and Control I |
| MAE 318 | System Dynamics and Control I |
| MAE 318 | System Dynamics and Control I |
| MAE 593 | Applied Project |
| ASU 101-AEE | The ASU Experience |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 799 | Dissertation |
| MAE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 593 | Applied Project |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 599 | Thesis |
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 799 | Dissertation |
| MAE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MAE 598 | Special Topics |
| MAE 593 | Applied Project |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| BME 592 | Research |
| BME 599 | Thesis |
| BME 792 | Research |
| MAE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 599 | Thesis |
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAE 547 | Modeling and Control of Robots |
| MAE 593 | Applied Project |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 799 | Dissertation |
| MAE 795 | Continuing Registration |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BME 792 | Research |
| BME 592 | Research |
| BME 599 | Thesis |
| MAE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 599 | Thesis |
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| MAE 799 | Dissertation |
| MAE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MAE 792 | Research |
| MAE 598 | Special Topics |
| MAE 547 | Modeling and Control of Robots |
Honors / Awards
- KEEN Professorship, The Kern Family Foundation, 2017.
- Peebles Award for Graduate Student Research in Adhesion Science, Adhesion Society, 2015.
- Sigma Xi Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014.
- Best Student Paper of the Year in Four Conferences, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Dynamic Systems and Control Division, ASME-DSCD Mechatronics (among all of the papers presented at ASME-DSCC, American Control Conference (ACC), ASME-IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), and International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) Symposium on Mechatronic Systems), 2012.
- GoSTEM Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Georgia Tech, Goizueta Foundation, 2012-2013.
- Best Poster Award, Georgia Tech Research and Innovation Conference, 2012.
- TechSTAR Award, Georgia Tech, 2012.
- Finalist, Innovation Competition, Georgia Tech Research and Innovation Conference, 2012.
- Emerald Publishing Literati Network Award for Excellence granted to article entitled "The Effect of Up-armoring the High-Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) on the Off-road Vehicle Performance", 2011.
- Finalist, Best Student Paper Award at the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Arlington, VA, 2011.
Professional Associations
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- American Physical Society (APS)
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB)
Service
- Co-organizing a full day workshop on “Granular Media Modeling and Simulation Techniques” at 13th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, New York City, NY, July 2018.
- Co-organizing a full day workshop on “Robotic-inspired Biology” at IEEE-IROS, Vancouver, Canada, September 2017.
- Supervising ASU Next Level Devils team and student organization for the NASA Micro-g NExT competition, 2016-2017 (Successfully completed the mission with superior performance in the final round, although no official rankings were announced by NASA; We also secured funding from ASU Dean’s office, NASA, and Honeywell to support this project).
- Robot Design Judge, FIRST Lego League state tournament, Tempe, AZ, January 2017.
- Panelist, NSF-DCSD Review Panel, 2016 and 2017.
- Session Co-chair, 2nd World Congress on Automation and Robotics, Philadelphia, PA, June 2016.
- Grand Award Judge, The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), Phoenix, AZ, May 2016.
- Organizing a half-day event for the National Robotics Week at ASU (invited talks by ASU robotics faculties followed by lab tours open to all of ASU students), Tempe, AZ, April 2016.
- Panelist, NSF-NRI review Panel, 2016.
- Co-organizing a full day workshop on “Robotic-inspired Biology” at IEEE-ICRA, Seattle, WA, May 2015.
- Organizing and chairing a mini-symposium entitled “The Role of Functional Surfaces on Animal Locomotion” at SIAM Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, July 2014.
- Graduate Student Senator, Student Government Association, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012-2013.
- Reviewer for:
- Nature-Scientific Reports
- Bioinspiration and Biomimetics
- PLOS ONE
- Journal of the Royal Society Interface
- EEE Robotics and Automation Magazine
- Robotica
- ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics
- Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
- Journal of Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
- IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2017
- IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2016, 2017
- International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR), 2015
- Georgia Tech Presidential Undergraduate Research Award (PURA), 2011
- Georgia Tech Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) symposium, 2010