Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering

• Senior Design (ME 463) 
• Thermodynamics I (ME 200) 
• Low Reynolds Hydrodynamics (ME 597) 
• Complex Fluids (ME 597) 
• Fluid Dynamics (ME 309) 

University of Notre Dame Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

• Complex Fluids & Multiphase Flows (AME 60730) 
• Thermodynamics (AME 20231) 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Mechanical Engineering

• Thermal-Fluid Engineering I (2.005) 
• Thermal-Fluid Engineering II (2.006) 

University of California Irvine Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department

• Introduction to Thermodynamics 

Outreach

Bowman Creek Project

Prof. Ardekani's Biological and Complex Fluids Laboratory initiates an interdisciplinary engineering education partnership with the Engineering and Technology Magnet Program for the South Bend Community School Corporation that focuses on restoring an aquatic ecosystem of a local creek.

Women in Engineering Program: For Your Imagination

Ardekani's Biological and Complex Fluids Laboratory organized educational activities for 6th-9th graders participating in WIEP (For Your Imagination program) event.

We designed hands-on activities to simulate the cleanup of an oil spill with and without injection of dispersants. Students learned about use of booms (using straws), skimmers (using cosmetic sponges) and adsorbent materials (using cotton balls and paper towel strips) in the process of removing oil from the water surface. Other educational activities focused on building a swimming robot that can successfully move in a very viscous fluid such as corn syrup. As a part of this program, the students learned about bacterial flagella and their swimming behavior.