Shafigh Mehraeen

Email Address: tranzabi@uic.edu
College: Engineering Department: Chemical Engineering
Secondary Department: Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Title: Associate Professor
Office: Room 242, 929 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607 Phone: 312-996-8734
Webpage: https://tranzabi.github.io/index.html
Participating in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Awards program: Yes

Research Interest:
Optimization, computational materials science, electronic structure calculations, molecular dynamics simulations, charge transport in solar cells, scanning electrochemical microscopy, nanoparticles self-assembly, drug delivery, complex fluids.

Minimum time commitment in hours per week: 32

Qualifications of a Student:
1) Minimum GPA: 3.00.
2) Preferred major: computer science, materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering, electrical engineering, physics, and chemistry.
3) Knowing python, or C++ programming is preferred.

Brief Summary of what is expected from the student:
As a Python/C++ Programming Intern:
1) You will develop scripts that extract and structure academic data from university course catalogues in web and PDF formats. Your work will support an intelligent scheduling system, helping automate course planning for students.
2) You will enhance a smart course scheduling system that supports undergraduate academic planning. You'll work on optimizing an existing C++ codebase, improving performance, refining inputs/outputs, and contributing to a tool that makes a real impact on students' academic success.

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