Associate Professor and Associate Chair
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Director, SJSU Industrial Assessment Center

Publications: Google Scholar profile

Email

Preferred: farzan.kazemifar@sjsu.edu

Telephone

Preferred: (408) 924-3822

Open Positions

Year-round: I am looking for undergraduate/graduate students to work on research projects in the area of energy systems and renewable energy. Interested students are encouraged to send me an email with their resume and transcripts. Visit SJSU IAC website for more information.

• Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering (8/2023 – Present)
• Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering (8/2019 – 8/2023)

• Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering (1/2017 – 8/2019)

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Professional Experience

Dena Energy, Inc.

• Principal Consultant - Energy management and efficiency consulting (2022 – Present)

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Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL (2014)
• M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL (2011)
• B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran (2009)

Licenses and Certificates

• Professional Engineer (Mechanical; State of California)
• Performance Measurement and Verification Analyst (PMVA; PMVA-5564273427FK)

Bio

Farzan Kazemifar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at SJSU with expertise in thermal energy systems and energy efficiency in buildings. He is the Founding Director of SJSU Industrial Training and Assessment Center (ITAC), and co-Director of the Western Center of Excellence ITAC. He is the co-author of 20+ papers and has presented his work in 30+ international conferences.