PhD Students
Zahra Rostami Najafabadi
PhD project: Flocculation in model tailings using commercial polymeric flocculants (PAM/PEO)
Masters of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) University of Alberta, Canada
Bachelor of Scientific Applied Chemical Industries, Isfahan, Iran
Research interests:
Separation, Extraction and Upgrading of Bitumen
Fluid-Particle System
Daniel Dixon
PhD Project: Oil soluble polymers for the flocculation of fine mineral particles in bitumen and complex fluids
M.Eng. (Thesis) Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
B.Sc. Engineering Chemistry, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada
Research interests:
Polymer synthesis and characterization
Intermolecular and surface interactions of soft matter
Molecular simulation
Bioactive surfaces
Seongdae Kang
(Co-supervised by Prof. Manisha Gupta)
PhD Project: Synthesis of negative-type semiconducting polymer for organic transistors
Bachelor of Engineering (Polymer Science and Engineering), Inha University, Incheon, South Korea
Research interests:
Semiconducting polymers
Organic transistors
Organic solar cells
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seongdaekang/
Email: seongdae@ualberta.ca
Fereshte Damavandi
PhD Project: Polymers for the Remediation of Oil Spills in Marine Environments
Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) AmirKabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Masters of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) AmirKabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Research interests:
Environmental water treatment
Functionalized composites synthesis and their application
Polymer and nanomaterial synthesis
Surface chemistry
Pooria Karami
(Co-supervised by Prof. Mohtada Sadrzadeh)
PhD Project: Developing advanced thermally stable thin film composite (TFC) membranes for high-temperature SAGD produced water treatment
Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
Master of Engineering (Chemical Engineering - Polymer Engineering) Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Research interests:
Membrane separation
Water treatment
Polymer nanocomposites synthesis and characterization
Sadegh Aghapour Aktij
(Co-supervised by Prof. Mohtada Sadrzadeh)
PhD Project: High performance thin film composite (TFC) membranes for pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) process
MSc in Chemical Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, Iran BSc in Chemical Engineering, Shomal University, Amol, Iran
Research interests:
Development of polymeric membranes
Polymer chemistry
Water and wastewater treatment
Renewable energies
Polymer nanocomposites synthesis and characterization