Azadeh is from Tehran, Iran, and received her B.S. in mechanical engineering from University of Tehran in 2001. She interned at Iran Power Development Company. She worked for two consulting companies, Monenco Iran consulting Engineers and Farab Energy and Water Consulting company, from 2002-2012. Meanwhile she received her M.S. in mechanical engineering (Energy Conversion) from Polytechnic University of Tehran (Amir Kabir) in 2005 and her M.B.A. from University of Tehran in 2009. She joined the Environmental Sustainability research group in the mechanical engineering department of CU-Boulder, persuading her Ph.D. degree in 2012. Along with her Ph.D., she has received her M.S. in mechanical engineering (Environmental Sustainability) in 2014 and she is the recipient of Renewable And Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI) certificate. Her Ph.D. research is focused on the impact of breakthrough battery technology on energy use and emissions for the US transportation sector. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, dancing, travelling, and spending time with family and friends.