Nasim Rahmanifar

Nasim Rahmanifar received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biomedical engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran, in 2017 and 2019. She started a master’s program in mechanical engineering at the U of A in 2019 and was offered to transfer to a PhD program in 2020.

Nasim’s research focused on in-field assessment of the risk of pressure injury and repetitive strain injury of the shoulder in wheelchair users. Her academic performance throughout her studies in Iran and Canada was exceptional, with a full-mark GPA.

Her supervisors and fellow graduate students say they will remember her as a talented and hard-working student, and a dedicated and kind team member.