Background
Dr. Sam Shokrani received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Connecticut (UConn). His primary areas of consulting expertise include human injury biomechanics, as well as motor vehicle injury assessment.
Dr. Shokrani’s doctoral research was in biomechanics, focusing on tissue stimulation, injury mechanism analysis, soft tissue mechanics, and multi-scale computational modeling to better understand the Disorder of Gut-Brain Interactions (DGBIs). He developed and verified experimental testing frameworks, designed additive-manufactured fixtures, and created a precise image-processing framework that identified auxetic behavior of colon tissue under specific deformation modes. Through his research, Dr. Shokrani has experience in designing and conducting experimental tissue testing, processing and analyzing complex datasets, and developing and evaluating multi-scale and multi-modal computational models including finite element (FEM) simulations. He has published multiple peer-reviewed papers in reputable journals, collaborated across research disciplines, and taught biomechanics and advanced mechanics courses to hundreds of graduate and undergraduate students.
Education and Certifications
- Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D.: University of Connecticut (UConn) (2024)
- Mechanical Engineering, M.S.: University of Connecticut (UConn) (2022)
- Mechanical Engineering, B.S.: Sharif University of Technology (2020)
- Graduate Certificate: Leadership certificate at John Lof Leadership Academy at UConn (2024)
Associations and Memberships
- The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME): Member (2023-present)
Publications
- Shokrani, Amirhossein, et al. “Colorectum and Embedded Networks of Nerve Fibers Present Auxetic Responses During Uniaxial Circumferential Extension.” bioRxiv (2025): 2025-04.
- Shokrani, Amirhossein, et al. “Methods for quantitative analyses of nerve fiber deformation in the myenteric plexus under loading of mouse distal colon and rectum.” Medical Engineering & Physics (2025): 104444.
- Shokrani, Amirhossein, et al. “Understanding mechanotransduction in the distal colon and rectum via multiscale and multimodal computational modeling.” Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials (2024): 106771.
- Shokrani, Amirhossein, et al. “C” “Predicting the micromechanics of embedded nerve fibers using a novel three-layered model of mouse distal colon and rectum” [J. Mech. Beha. Biomed. Mater. 127 (2022) 105083].” Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 154 (2024): 106286.
- Shokrani, Amirhossein, et al. “Monitoring osteoarthritis: A simple mathematical model.” Biomedical Engineering Advances (2022): 100050.
- Shokrani, Hanieh, et al. “Artificial Intelligence behind Biomedical Engineering of Polysaccharides.” Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering (2023): 100463.
- Shokrani, Hanieh, Amirhossein Shokrani, and Mohammad Reza Saeb. “Methods for Biomaterials Printing: A Short Review and Perspective.” Methods (2022).
- Shokrani, Hanieh, et al. “Polysaccharide-based nanocomposites for biomedical applications: a critical review.” Nanoscale Horizons10 (2022): 1136-1160.