Hadi Tavakoli Nia completed his PhD at MIT in June 2013 under the supervision of Prof. Alan Grodzinsky and Prof. Christine Ortiz. Hadi�s PhD thesis was at the interface of mechanical engineering, materials science and biology. He investigated the nanomechanics of cartilage in matrix and molecular level. His PhD research resulted in a few publications and a patent on high-frequency nanorheology of soft tissues and macromolecules. Hadi was a recipient of Whitaker Health Sciences Fellowship from 2011-2013, Office of Naval Research award 2008-2009 and Japan Student Organization Fellowship 2004-2005.
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