He received his Ph.D. from Mississippi State University (2017), MSc from Iran University of Science and Technology (2008), and BSc from University of Tehran (2005). He worked as a structural engineer for about seven years in the industry. Dr. Mahtabi teaches courses related to solid mechanics and design. His primary areas of research include additive manufacturing, mechanical behavior of materials, structural analysis and design, fatigue and fracture mechanics, and shape memory alloys (SMAs). His research works include theoretical, experimental, and computational aspects of the mechanics of materials.