To find the right university to earn his doctoral degree, Meysam Tabandeh-Khorshid sent about 1,000 emails from his native Iran to professors in the United States, Canada, Australia and a handful of European countries.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was looking for a professor who specialized in metal matrix composite materials and mechanical properties of materials,\u201d said Tabandeh-Khorshid, who earned his master\u2019s degree in materials science and engineering from Shiraz University, one of Iran\u2019s top 10 universities. \u201cI heard back from Professor Pradeep Rohatgi, who is very famous in this field, and accepted his offer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tabandeh-Khorshid was one of 267 51ÁÔÆæ College of Engineering & Applied Science students to graduate in May. The students came from more than 15 countries, including Egypt, Canada and Serbia. They have accepted jobs with employers including the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Johnson Controls, Rockwell Automation, Sikorsky Aircraft, Oshkosh Corporation and Kohler Power Systems.<\/p>\n
Many students found their jobs through internships they completed during their time at 51ÁÔÆæ.<\/p>\n
Tabandeh-Khorshid accepted a paid internship with Apple in Cupertino, California. Apple\u2019s high level of security prevents him from disclosing job details, but the internship\u2019s appeal was that it will allow him to decide if the work and location are good matches for him, should he receive a full-time offer.<\/p>\n
At 51ÁÔÆæ, Tabandeh-Khorshid worked on developing high-strength, lightweight materials. Such materials could replace heavier components in the automotive and aerospace industries.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe idea is to save energy by making lighter materials, ones that use less energy to move,\u201d he said. \u201cI care about saving energy. I care about human beings and future generations. If you destroy the environment, you destroy the ability of future generations to live in a clean world.\u201d<\/p>\n
California-bound, Tabandeh-Khorshid said he will miss plenty about his life at 51ÁÔÆæ, including summer in the city, mocha drinks at the Grind, eating Baja quesadillas at the Union Station, watching the Packers, exercising at the Klotsche Center, and playing intramural soccer with FC EMS, a team composed of all graduate engineering students.<\/p>\n
He will take with him two T-shirts commemorating soccer wins, a 50th<\/sup> anniversary glass from the College of Engineering & Applied Science celebration, a college lapel pin and something else:<\/p>\n \u201cMemories,\u201d he said with a smile. \u201cLots of memories.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Meysam Tabandeh-Khorshid is moving on to a paid internship with Apple after earning his doctorate in materials science and engineering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":486,"featured_media":35193,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"categories":[174],"tags":[250],"section":[141,139],"display_categories":[115,116],"related-coverage":[],"uwmnews-feed":[167,149],"class_list":["post-35189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-student-success","section-engineering","section-science-technology","display_categories-top-story-secondary","display_categories-top-story-section","uwmnews-feed-alumni-association","uwmnews-feed-engineering-applied-science"],"yoast_head":"\n