Mechanical and Aerospace ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½
Biography
Nicole Hashemi is a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ at the University of Missouri. Hashemi’s research interests include microfluidics, advanced manufacturing and materials. She is a recipient of the 2023 NSF Mid-Career Advancement Award for her organ-on-a-chip project. She also received the NSF EAPSI Fellowship, NRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, Big 12 Faculty Fellowship Award and ISU Early Career ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Faculty Research Award. Hashemi has been selected as a 2025 Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors and recognized by both the National Academy of ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½â€™s US Frontiers of ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ and the National Academy of Sciences’ Kavli Frontiers of Science.
Hashemi is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. She also serves as an Associate Editor of npj Women’s Health and the ASME Journal of Biomechanical ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½.
She has served as associate chair of the Neuroscience Graduate Program, where she helped shape interdisciplinary collaboration, student recruitment and curriculum development. In addition, Hashemi has been a member of the leadership team for the ISU Center for Multiphase Flow Research and Education, guiding strategic initiatives and pioneering cross-disciplinary research in fluid dynamics. She also served on the Research Planning and Policy Committee at Iowa State University, contributing her expertise to institution-wide research strategy and policy development.
Education
PhD from Virginia Tech
MS from West Virginia University
BS from Amirkabir University of Technology