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Musa Norouzian Reykandeh

Assistant Professor

Dr. Musa Norouzian joined Florida Polytechnic University in 2021 as an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department. Prior to joining Florida Poly, Norouzian was a postdoctoral associate at the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 2019 to 2021. Norouzian’s research is focused on computational and experimental nondestructive materials characterization using ultrasound. His research has a broad range of applications, including nondestructive evaluation of microstructures, real-time characterization of additively manufactured (AM) materials, structural health monitoring (SHM), and quality control of manufactured products.

Awards and Honors

  • Recipient of the Technology Fee Committee grant for integrating ultrasonic nondestructive testing into the curriculum at Florida Polytechnic University to enhance STEM education, 2023.
  • Recipient of the Incidental Supplies grant for the development of a structural subsystem for a 3D automated ultrasonic immersion system at Florida Polytechnic University, 2023.
  • Recipient of the Milton Mohr Graduate Fellowship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2017.
  • Honorable mention in Mechanical and Materials Engineering Research Fair, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2017.
  • Recipient of the Physical Acoustics Summer School (PASS) fellowship, 2016.

Expertise

  • Nondestructive evaluation and materials characterization
  • Elastic wave propagation in complex heterogeneous media
  • Computational ultrasonics
  • Structural health monitoring
  • Acoustics and vibrations

Professional Activities

  • Member of The American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), 2018-current
  • Reviewer for the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (JASA)
  • Reviewer for Ultrasonics
  • Reviewer for the Proceedings of the Royal Society A

Select Publications

  • S. Islam, M. Norouzian, J. A. Turner, “Influence of Tessellation Morphology on Ultrasonic Scattering”, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 152, pp. 1951–1961, 2022.
  • M. Norouzian, S. Islam, and J. A. Turner, “Influence of microstructural grain-size distribution on ultrasonic scattering,” Ultrasonics, vol. 102, p.106032, 2020.
  • S. Islam, S. Deshpande, L. Sotelo, M. Norouzian, J. A. Turner, M. T. Lumpkin, L. F. Diefenderfer, and Allen J. Fuller, “Quantitative Ultrasonic Characterization of Subsurface Inclusions in Tapered Roller Bearings,” Bearing Steel Technologies, vol. 12, ASTM International, 2020.
  • M. Norouzian, and J. A. Turner, “Ultrasonic wave propagation predictions for polycrystalline materials using three-dimensional synthetic microstructures: Attenuation,” Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 145, no. 4, pp. 2181–2191, 2019.
  • M. Norouzian, and J. A. Turner, “Ultrasonic wave propagation predictions for polycrystalline materials using three-dimensional synthetic microstructures: Phase velocity variations,” Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 145, no. 4, pp. 2171-2180, 2019.
Session Details

This session will demonstrate that practical risk management is for everyone, regardless of a formal program. Attendees will learn actionable and simple strategies that are easy to implement, enabling them to start immediately by focusing on their top risks to build greater operational resilience and ensure the sustained success of their auxiliary enterprises.

Presenter Profile

Michelle Powell serves as the pioneering Risk Manager at Florida Polytechnic University, the state’s sole 100% STEM-dedicated institution. Having been with the university for nearly 11 years, Michelle transitioned from a leadership role in Admissions in October 2023 to establish and evolve the risk management function from the ground up. In this solo capacity, Michelle builds robust frameworks for our dynamic, young university, overseeing our insurance portfolio, consulting on third-party and event risks, and developing critical campus-wide training programs. Michelle has obtained the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) Enterprise Risk Management certificate and the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) and Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist (CRIS) designations. Her distinct background in mathematics and engineering, combined with extensive higher education leadership, brings an analytical and strategic approach enhancing the institution’s resilience.