Dr. Elahinia’s research interests are in smart and active materials. His current research is focused on additive manufacturing of functional materials such as shape memory alloys for aerospace and biomedical application.

At UT he has served as an investigator on several funded projects with a total budget of more than $15 million. These projects are funded by NSF, EPA, US Army, US DOT, Ohio Department of Development, Ohio Board of Regents, and the UT. Dr. Elahinia has supervised more than 40 graduate students. Dr. Elahinia is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He has received several awards, including the University of Toledo 2017 Outstanding Faculty Research Award, 2010 ASME Adaptive Structures, and Material Systems Gary Anderson Early Achievement Award, 2010 University of Toledo College of Engineering Faculty Excellence Award, Outstanding Young Faculty Research Award from University of Toledo in 2006 and Torgersen Graduate Research Excellence Award from Virginia Tech in 2004.