Mohammad Taghilou | Engineering | Best Researcher Award Published on 06/10/202507/10/2025 by Research Scientist Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Taghilou | Engineering | Best Researcher Award Associate professor | University of Zanjan | Iran Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Taghilou is an accomplished mechanical engineer specializing in energy conversion, thermal management of lithium-ion batteries, solid oxide fuel cells, and solid-liquid phase change processes. He completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Tabriz, focusing on analytical-numerical investigation of melting and solidification processes using the lattice Boltzmann method. He also holds a Master’s degree from the University of Tehran and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Tabriz, ranking first in his class. Professionally, he is an Associate Professor and head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Zanjan, where he also leads the Multiphase Transfer Systems Research Laboratory. He has extensive teaching experience in undergraduate and graduate courses covering thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, computational fluid dynamics, and laboratory training. His research interests include lithium-ion battery thermal management, thermodynamic analysis of solid oxide fuel cells, droplet dynamics, fluid and heat flow in porous media, and the lattice Boltzmann method. He has been recognized as a distinguished researcher at his university and has received awards for outstanding reviewing contributions in reputed journals. His technical expertise includes MATLAB, Fluent, Gambit, SolidWorks, Fortran, and EES, as well as the design of laboratory equipment and data logging systems. His research contributions have been cited 392 Citations across 30 documents, with an h-index of 13. Profiles: ORCID | Scopus | Google Scholar | ResearchGate | LinkedIn Featured Publications 1.Sajedi, R., Osanloo, B., Talati, F., & Taghilou, M. (2016). Splitter plate application on the circular and square pin fin heat sinks. 2.Taghilou, M., & Rahimian, M. H. (2014). Investigation of two-phase flow in porous media using lattice Boltzmann method. 3.Talati, F., & Taghilou, M. (2015). Lattice Boltzmann application on the PCM solidification within a rectangular finned container. 4.Taheri, A. A., Abdali, A., Taghilou, M., Alhelou, H. H., & Mazlumi, K. (2021). Investigation of mineral oil-based nanofluids effect on oil temperature reduction and loading capacity increment of distribution transformers. 5.Taghilou, M., & Khavasi, E. (2020). Thermal behavior of a PCM filled heat sink: The contrast between ambient heat convection and heat thermal storage.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Taghilou is an accomplished mechanical engineer specializing in energy conversion, thermal management of lithium-ion batteries, solid oxide fuel cells, and solid-liquid phase change processes. He completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Tabriz, focusing on analytical-numerical investigation of melting and solidification processes using the lattice Boltzmann method. He also holds a Master’s degree from the University of Tehran and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Tabriz, ranking first in his class. Professionally, he is an Associate Professor and head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Zanjan, where he also leads the Multiphase Transfer Systems Research Laboratory. He has extensive teaching experience in undergraduate and graduate courses covering thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, computational fluid dynamics, and laboratory training. His research interests include lithium-ion battery thermal management, thermodynamic analysis of solid oxide fuel cells, droplet dynamics, fluid and heat flow in porous media, and the lattice Boltzmann method. He has been recognized as a distinguished researcher at his university and has received awards for outstanding reviewing contributions in reputed journals. His technical expertise includes MATLAB, Fluent, Gambit, SolidWorks, Fortran, and EES, as well as the design of laboratory equipment and data logging systems. His research contributions have been cited 392 Citations across 30 documents, with an h-index of 13. Profiles: ORCID | Scopus | Google Scholar | ResearchGate | LinkedIn Featured Publications 1.Sajedi, R., Osanloo, B., Talati, F., & Taghilou, M. (2016). Splitter plate application on the circular and square pin fin heat sinks. 2.Taghilou, M., & Rahimian, M. H. (2014). Investigation of two-phase flow in porous media using lattice Boltzmann method. 3.Talati, F., & Taghilou, M. (2015). Lattice Boltzmann application on the PCM solidification within a rectangular finned container. 4.Taheri, A. A., Abdali, A., Taghilou, M., Alhelou, H. H., & Mazlumi, K. (2021). Investigation of mineral oil-based nanofluids effect on oil temperature reduction and loading capacity increment of distribution transformers. 5.Taghilou, M., & Khavasi, E. (2020). Thermal behavior of a PCM filled heat sink: The contrast between ambient heat convection and heat thermal storage.