CDR Darius Ahmadi, USN
Permanent Military Professor
Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering Department
United States Naval Academy
590 Holloway Road
Annapolis, MD 21402-5042
ahmadi@usna.edu
EDUCATION
Naval Postgraduate School, 2025
Naval Postgraduate School, 2025
- Doctorate of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department
- Dissertation: Stall Characteristics and Stall Margin Improvement of a Transonic Axial Compressor
- Minor: Applied Mathematics
- Thermodynamics
- Turbomachinery
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- USNA Permanent Military Professor (AUG 2025 - Present)
- PhD Student at Naval Postgraduate School (AUG 2022 - AUG 2025)
- Deputy Director of Submarine Safety (JAN 2019 - JUN 2022)
- Executive Officer, USS Washington (SSN-787) (JUN 2017 - JAN 2019)
- Engineer Officer, Submarine Squadron Seven (OCT 2014 - MAR 2017)
- Engineer Officer, USS Albuquerque (SSN-706) (MAY 2012 - OCT 2014)
- Instructor, Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (MAY 2010 - OCT 2011)
- TLAM Mission Planner, Commander Seventh Fleet (JAN 2009 - MAY 2010)
- Submarine Division Officer, USS Columbus (AUG 2005 - JUL 2008)
- AIAA Scitech, 2025. “Stall Margin Improvement in a Transonic Axial Compressor Using Self-Recirculating Flow Control.”
- AIAA Scitech, 2025, “An Analysis of Stall Characteristics in a Transonic Axial Compressor.”
- Navy Achievement Medal x2
- Navy Commendation Medal x4
- Meritorious Service Medal x2
- Professional Engineer, Chemical Engineering
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Master Training Specialist
