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Bahar  Zoghi - Farmingdale State College. Farmingdale, NY, UNITED STATES

Bahar Zoghi

Assistant Dean, School of Engineering Technology and Acting Chair, Automotive Technology Department | Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NY, UNITED STATES

Dr. Zoghi is a professional engineer, and an expert in wind energy, sustainable environment and “green” buildings.

Biography

Dr. Zoghi joined the Farmingdale faculty in 2008. She is the leader of wind energy research at the campus’ Renewable Energy and Sustainable Center. She won the Farmingdale College Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2014.

“Teaching is the science and art of education, and my passion,” Dr. Zoghi says. “Connecting with my students, showing them engineering examples in real life and guiding them through their journey at Farmingdale are my goals. I also promote research as a great tool for students. I believe that an essential part of science and engineering research is interdisciplinary study.”

Dr. Zoghi’s research interests are in the area of sustainable environment, ranging from renewable energy to water efficiency. She has advanced expertise in the field of green buildings, and has nearly 10 years’ experience as a professional engineer in the private sector.

Areas of Expertise (4)

Wind Energy

Water Resources

Water Efficiency

Sustainability

Industry Expertise (3)

Education/Learning

Renewables and Environmental

Energy

Accomplishments (1)

Farmingdale College Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching (professional)

2014-06-01

Farmingdale College Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching

Education (4)

Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York: PhD, Civil Enginnering 2006

Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York: MPhil, Civil Enginnering 2004

City College of New York of the City University of New York: MEng, Civil Enginnering 2002

Amirkabir University , Polytechnic of Tehran: BS, Civil Enginnering 1996

Affiliations (5)

  • Society of Women Engineers
  • American Society of Civil Engineering
  • International Honor Society for professions in technology - EPT
  • Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering
  • American Society of Engineering Education

Languages (2)

  • Farsi
  • English

Event Appearances (6)

“Developing an effective Route for education in wind renewable energy”

SUNY Undergraduate Research Conference  College at Brockport - SUNY

2015-04-01

“Farmingdale Center of Excellence for STEM Education and Research”

Developing a Diverse STEM Workforce  Albany, NY

2013-10-01

"What will happen when environmental qualities meet performance in a building design?”

Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering  New Orleans, Louisiana

2013-01-01

“Offshore Wind Turbine”

International Energy and Sustainability Conference  Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY

2013-03-01

“Farmingdale State College's approach on training for wind”

International Energy and Sustainability Conference  Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY

2012-03-01

"Building the Future by Reviewing the Past: The Journey of Ancient Windcatchers to Passive-Cooling Sustainable Ventilation System"

Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering  New Orleans, Louisiana

Style

Availability

  • Keynote
  • Moderator
  • Panelist
  • Workshop Leader

Media Appearances (2)

Melville Resident Leads Sustainable Energy Push

Long Islander News  print

2014-09-11

Professor Zoghi talks about wind energy and sustainability.

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Engineering a Change

Newsday  print

2014-02-23

Article about the shortage of women teaching engineering.

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Published Articles (4)

“Innovative Educational Methods in Teaching Sustainable Energy”


IEEE

2014-01-01

“Innovative Educational Methods in Teaching Sustainable Energy”


“Carbon Footprint Reduction in a Sustainable Routing Design Concept Based on Passive Cooling Ventilation Systems”


International Journal of Engineering Research and Innovation

2013-01-01

“Carbon Footprint Reduction in a Sustainable Routing Design Concept Based on Passive Cooling Ventilation Systems”


“Introduction an innovative method to enhance a senior level course in water sustainability"


ASEE

2010-10-01

“Introduction to an innovative method to enhance a senior-level course in water sustainability"


“A route to a resourceful water efficiency exploration: Residential Water usage of Water Efficiency section of USGBC, LEED Program"


ASEE

2010-04-01

“A route to a resourceful water efficiency exploration: Residential Water usage of Water Efficiency section of USGBC, LEED Program"


Courses (5)

CON 302 - Soils, Foundations and Earth Structure

This course introduces soil mechanics, foundation and earth structure to the engineering technology students. It includes soil classification, soil properties, soil stresses, earth pressures, bearing capacity, slope stability. It also discusses principles of foundation analysis and design, retaining walls, etc. Laboratory experiments to test behavior of soils included.

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CON 303 - Hydraulics

This course provides a broad understanding of the basic principles of engineering hydraulics and hydrology. The emphasis is on application of the theories. It involves basic principle of hydraulics, flow in closed conduits, flow in open channels, hydraulic structures, principles of hydrology, groundwater hydraulics, and related laboratory experiments. Computer application included.

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CON 106 - Statics

This is a basic course in Statics. The main objective of this course is to provide the student with a basic understanding of the principles of statics. Topics such as resultant of a force, equilibrium of forces, moments, couples, analysis of simple trusses, centroids, center of gravity, moments of inertia and friction are covered in this course.

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CON 408 - Structures

This course introduces fundamentals of structural analysis for beams, trusses, frames, etc. It includes statically determinate as well as indeterminate structures. This course also introduces fundamentals of reinforced concrete design including strength design for beams, columns, footings, and two way slabs. Computer application included

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CON 207 - Elements of Strength of Materials

Introduces to the concepts of stress, strain, bending and shear stresses, including elasticity, shear and moment diagrams for beams, moment of inertia of unsymmetrical sections, thermal and combined stresses. Laboratory demonstration of experiments and testing equipment are included.

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