Professor Moaveni joined the faculty of the mechanical engineering program at Minnesota State University (MSU) in 1990. Dr. Moaveni is a licensed professional engineer in the State of New York and has over 35 years of experience in practice, teaching, and research. Prior to joining Minnesota State University, Dr. Moaveni was a faculty member in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at Syracuse University. He has served as a graduate program coordinator, department chair, and dean. He is the former Dean of the David Crawford School of Engineering at Norwich University-one of the oldest engineering schools in the country (founded in 1819).
As a well-known educator and researcher, Professor Moaveni has received numerous awards throughout his career, including the Jack Cermak Distinguished Professor Fellowship, the American Society for Engineering Education Outstanding Young Faculty Award, the International Network for Engineering Education & Research Recognition Award, the Inter Faculty Organization (IFO) Award for Outstanding Contributions to Women's Advancement in Minnesota State Universities, and the Global Citizen Award from Minnesota State University.
Professor Moaveni's various textbooks have been translated into many languages, including traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, Portuguese, Farsi, and Korean. He has been invited abroad as a visiting scholar at numerous universities, including Kyushu University (Japan), National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan), National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan), the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics at National Taiwan University, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana). Professor Moaveni continues to serve as a panelist for the National Science Foundation.
