Kasra Taghikhani

Assistant Professor, MEchanical Engineering

Kasra Taghikhani is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, where he also earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Applied Mathematics. His research lies at the intersection of mechanics, materials, and electrochemistry, with an emphasis on computational modeling of coupled multiphysics problems involving fracture. Dr. Taghikhani develops advanced finite-element and heterogeneous cell-level frameworks to study phenomena such as electro-chemo-mechanical interactions in electrochemical systems, thermo-mechanical coupling in energy devices, and solid–solid interface mechanics in complex materials. These models reveal and quantify transport-induced stresses, interfacial degradation, anisotropic deformation, diffusion-driven fracture, and phase transformations. Representative applications span lithium-ion and all-solid-state batteries, silicon anode and composite electrodes, protonic-ceramic fuel cells, and electrolyzers. His group’s broader aim is to establish predictive, damage-informed models that link microstructural mechanisms to macroscopic performance, enabling the design of safer, longer-lasting, and more efficient technologies across diverse engineering domains.

Contact

CoorsTek 204
303-384-2713
kasrataghikhani@mines.edu

Recent Courses

  • MEGN502 – Advanced Engineering Analysis

  • MEGN514 – Continuum Mechanics

Recent Publications

  • K. Taghikhani, W. Huber, P.J. Weddle, M. Asle Zaeem, J.R. Berger, and R.J. Kee, “Modeling coupled electro-chemo-mechanical phenomena within all-solid-state battery composite cathodes”, J. Mat. Phys., 6:106060, 2025.

     

  • K. Taghikhani, A. Singh, P.J. Weddle, A.M. Colclasure, K. Smith, J.R. Berger, and R.J. Kee, “Consequences of plane-strain and plane-stress assumptions in fully coupled chemo-mechanical Li-ion battery models”, Electrochim. Acta, 470:143790, 2024.

     

  • K. Taghikhani, P.J. Weddle, R.M. Hoffman, J.R. Berger, and R.J. Kee, “Electro-chemo-mechanical finite-element model of single-crystal and polycrystalline NMC cathode particles embedded in an argyrodite solid electrolyte”, Electrochim. Acta, 460: 142585, 2023

     

  • K. Taghikhani, P. J. Weddle, J. R. Berger, and R. J. Kee, “Modeling coupled chemo-mechanical behavior of randomly oriented NMC811 polycrystalline Li-ion battery cathodes”, J. Electrochem. Soc., 168: 080511, 2021.

     

  • K. Taghikhani, A. Dubois, J.R. Berger, S. Ricote, H. Zhu, and R.J. Kee, “Modeling electro-chemo-mechanical behaviors within the dense BaZr0.8Y0.2O3−δ protonic-ceramic membrane in a long tubular electrochemical cell”, Membranes 11, No. 6: 378, 2021