Mechanical Engineering
TTU Home Whitacre College of Engineering

Dr. Javad Hashemi

Contact Information

Dr. Javad Hashemi, Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Associate Dean for Research

College of Engineering

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX 79409-3103

Tel: (806)742-3563 ext. 247 - ME Office

(806)742-3451 - CoE Office

email: javad.hashemi@ttu.edu

Education

B.S.M.E., Drexel, 1981

M.S.M.E., Drexel, 1983

Ph.D., Drexel, 1988

 

Experience

Associate Dean of Research, College of Engineering, 2007

Director of Graduate Studies and Graduate Advisor, 2005-2006

Adjunct Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Health Sciences Center, 2005

Professor, Texas Tech University, 2004

Adjunct Associate Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, Health Sciences Center, 2002

Associate Professor, Texas Tech University, 1997

Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University, 1991

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Drexel University, 1988

Teaching Areas

Solid Mechanics

Biomechanics

Materials

Design

 

Research Interests

Orthopedic Biomechanics (webpages)

Solid Mechanics

Materials

Undergraduate Education / Online Laboratory Development

Recent Publications

Textbook

W.F. Smith and J. Hashemi, Foundations of Materials Science and Engineering, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2005.

Orthopedic Biomechanics

J. Hashemi, N. Chandrashekar, B. Gill, J. R. Slauterbeck, R. Schutt, H. Mansouri, E. Dabezies, B.D. Beynnon. Shallow Medial Tibial Plateau and Steep Medial and Lateral Tibial Slopes: New Risk Factors for ACL Injury. Am J Sports Med. Accepted, in press.

J. Hashemi, R. Breighner, T. Jang, N. Chandrashekar, S. Ekwaro-Osire, and J.R. Slauterbeck. Unopposed Pre-Activation of the Quadriceps Muscle Protects the Anterior Cruciate Ligament During the Landing Phase of a Jump: An In-Vitro Simulation. The Knee. Accepted, in press.

N. Chandrashekar, J. R. Slauterbeck, J. Hashemi, Letter to the Editor, Am J Sports Med. 2009 Feb;37(2):423.

J. Hashemi, N. Chandrashekar, B. Gill, B.D. Beynnon, J. R. Slauterbeck, R. Schutt, H. Mansouri, E. Dabezies. A Critical Look at the Geometry of the Tibial Plateau and its Influence on the Biomechanics of the Tibiofemoral Joint. Journal Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) 2008 Dec;90(12):2724-34.

J. Hashemi, N. Chandrashekar, H. Mansouri, J. Slauterbeck, and D. Hardy. The Human Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Sex Differences in Ultrastructure and Correlation With Biomechanical Properties. Journal of Orthopedic Research (JOR), 2008 Jul;26(7):945-50. (Cover Image)

N. Chandrashekar, J. Hashemi, J. Slauterbeck, and B. Beynnon. Toe-Region Behavior of the Patellar Tendon Graft and its Relevance to the Biomechanics of the Reconstructed Knee. Clin Biomech (JCLB), 2008 Aug;23(7):918-25.

J. Hashemi, N. Chandrashekar, T. Jang, F. Karpat, M. Oseto, S. Ekwaro-Osire. An Alternative Mechanism of Non-contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury During Jump-Landing: In-vitro Simulation. Invited Paper: Experimental Mechanics; Mechanics of Organic, Implant, and Bio-Inspired Materials, 47:347-354, 2007.

N. Chandrashekar, H. Mansouri, J. Slauterbeck, and J. Hashemi. Sex-Based Differences in the Mechanical Properties of the Human Anterior Cruciate Ligament. Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 39, No. 16, pp. 2943-2950, 2006.

J. Hashemi, N. Chandrashekar, and J. Slauterbeck. The Tensile Strength of the Patellar Tendon is Independent of Sex, and is Correlated to its Mass Density. Clinical Biomechanics, Vol. 20, No. 6, pp. 645-652, 2005.

N. Chandrashekar, J. Slauterbeck, and J. Hashemi. Sex-Based Differences in Anthropometry of Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Its Relation to Intercondylar Notch Geometry A Cadaveric Study. American Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 33, No. 10, pp. 1492-1498, 2005.

High Pressure Materials Research

V.I. Levitas, Y. Ma, J. Hashemi, M. Holtz, and N. Guven, "Strain-induced disorder, phase transformations, and transformation-induced plasticity in hexagonal boron nitride under compression and shear in a rotational diamond anvil cell: in situ x-ray diffraction study and modeling," Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 125, No. 4, pp. 4450, 2006.

Y.Z. Ma, V.I. Levitas, J. Hashemi, "X-ray diffraction measurements in a rotational diamond anvil cell," Journal of Physics And Chemistry Of Solids, Vol. 67, No. 9, pp. 2083-2090, 2006.

Y.Z. Ma, E. Selvi, V.I. Levitas, J. Hashemi, "Effect of shear strain on the alpha-epsilon phase transition of iron: a new approach in the rotational diamond anvil cell," Journal Of Physics-Condensed Matter, Vol. 18, No. 25, pp. 1075-1082, 2006.

V.I. Levitas, Y. Ma, and J. Hashemi, "Transformation Induced Plasticity and Cascading Structural Changes in Hexagonal Boron Nitride Under high Pressure and Shear," Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 86, 071912, 2005.

V.I. Levitas, J. Hashemi, and Y. Ma, " Strain-Induced Disorder and Phase Transformation in Hexagonal Boron Nitride Under Quasi-Homogeneous Pressure: in-situ X-ray Study in a Rotational Diamond Anvil Cell," Europhysics Letters, Vol. 68, No. 4, pp. 550-556, 2004.

Engineering Education

J. Hashemi, N. Chandrashekar, And E. E. Anderson, "Design And Development Of An Interactive Web-Based Environment For Measurement Of Hardness In Metals: A Distance Learning Tool, International Journal of Engineering Education, In Press, (on-line interactive version available).

J. Hashemi, K. Austin, A. Majkowski, E.E. Anderson, and N. Chandrashekar, "Elements of a Realistic Virtual Laboratory Experience in Materials Science: Development and Evaluation," International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 21, No. 3, 2005 (on-line interactive version available).

Awards and Honors

Professing Excellence in Taching award, 2008.

Mortar Board and Omicron Delta Kappa Award, Top Faculty Member at Texas Tech University, 2007.

Lockheed Martin Faculty Teaching Award, 2005.

Pi Tau Sigma Teaching Award, Pi Tau Sigma student honor society award: Spring 1995; Spring 1997; Spring 2000; Fall 2005; Spring 2006.

President's Excellence in Teaching Award, 1998.

Most Supportive Faculty Award, ASME student chapter award, 1994.

Ex-Students Association New Faculty Teaching Award, 1994.

Halliburton Award for Excellence in Education, 1993.