Associate Professor

RESEARCH INTERESTS

· Wearable and Flexible Piezo&Triboelectric Nanogenerator

· High-Performancetextile and clothing

· Smart & Functional TextileMaterials

· Functional FibrousMaterials

EMPLOYMENT TRACK

2018 - present

Director of Institute for Advanced Textile Materials and Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic).

Oct. 2016 - present

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) for MBA in Clothing major, Dual degree program with Amirkabir University of Technology and MorArt International, Paris.

2016- Present

Head of Functional Fibrous Materials Research LAB, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic).

Sept. 2013 - 2018

Assistant Professor, Advanced Textile Materials and Technology Research Institute (ATMT), Amirkabir University of Technology Tehran, Iran

Aug. 2012 – Sept. 2013

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Textile Eng. Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Principal investigator of “Natural Nano-microfibrous composite scaffolds for tissue regeneration application” program funded by Iran Nanotechnology Council and Iran National Science Foundation (INSF)

March 2011 – Nov. 2011

Visiting research fellow at “Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM), Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.

Dec. 2006 - June 2012

Research Assistant and PhD student, Textile Eng. Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Oct. 2005 - March 2011

Senior Consultant & R&D management in PP Fiber Co., Tehran Iran

EDUCATION

PhD (June 2011)

Amirkabir University of Technology,

Textile

Eng.

Department,Tehran, Iran

MSc (Sept. 2006)

Textile Eng. Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

BSc (Oct. 2005)

Textile Eng. Department, Azad University, Arak, Iran

TEACHINGEXPERIENCES

Teaching:

· Functional Fibrous Materials (PhD course)

· Design Softwares (Gemini, Marvelous Designer, Gerber, Illustrator) (Under and post-graduatecourse)

· Image Processing and data analysis (graduatecourse)

· Fabric design (undergraduatecourse)

· Brand Management in Global markets and E commerce (MBA in clothing)

· Luxury and Fashion Marketing throughout the World (MBA in clothing)

· Visual and Retail Merchandising (MBA in clothing)

· Luxury Distribution in Clothing Industry (MBA in clothing)

· RETAIL / SALES ADMINISTRATION (MBA in clothing)

· Knitting technology (undergraduatecourse)

Thesis supervisions: Recent PhD&Post-Doc:

· Fabrication of flexible piezoelectric pressure/impact sensor based on PVDF nanofibers, 2018.

· Electronic Skin with High Tribo-Piezoelectric Performance, 2018, Amirkabir University of Technology(AUT).

· Theoretical and Experimental analysis of fibrous Power Harvesting Device with Cyclic Impacts, 2018, Amirkabir University of Technology(AUT).

· Fabrication of metal oxide-PVDF based Power harvesting Devices, 2017-to now, Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT) joint with AL-Mustansrea University(IRAQ).

Recent Master theses:

· Fabrication of Flexible Piezoelectric Sensor for Cyclic Impact Load Detection, 2018, Amirkabir University of Technology(AUT).

· Effects of fibers orientation on conversion performance of mechanical to electrical energy of electrospun non-woven mats, 2017, Amirkabir University of Technology(AUT).

· Moisture management properties of weft knitted with different viscose yarns, 2017, Amirkabir University of Technology(AUT).

· Effect of fiber diameter and thickness of electrospun PANi nanofiber mats on electric conductivity” 2013, Amirkabir University of Technology(AUT).

· FabricationFeasibilityofPEDOT/Graphen/MnOCompositeNanofibrousElectrodeby Electrospinning for Flexible Capacitor, 2017,AUT.

· Fabrication of Nano-structured Piezoelectric Yarn for Power Harvesting application, 2017,AUT.

· Fabrication of Flexible Piezoelectric Sensor for Cyclic Impact Load Detection, 2017,AUT.

· Tuning Nano-Micro scale Fibers in Electrospun PCL/Gelatin Composite Structures, 2017,AUT.

· Effects of fibers orientation on conversion performance of mechanical to electrical energy of electrospun non-woven mats, 2017,AUT.

  PERFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Referee and  Scientific Societies:

· Academic Council Member of Annul Fajr International Fashion and Clothing Festival, Iran.

· ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (Publisher: ACS) – IF:7.5, 08/2017 –present

· Nanotechnology (Publisher: IOPscience) – IF:4.3, 02/2017 –present

· ACS Applied Nano Materials, (Publisher: ACS) – IF:4.022, 06/2012 –present

· Tissue Engineering, Part A, (Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.) – IF:4.022,  06/2012 –present

· Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, (Publisher: Wiley.) – IF:2.622, 03/2012 –present

· Materials Science and Engineering C, (Publisher: Elsevier.) – IF: 2.686, 01/2012 –present

AWARDS /DISTINCTIONS

· Steering Board of The B&R World Textile Universities (2018)

· Winners of the Italian Technology Awards(2017, and 2018)

· Outstanding Research Project 2016”, from Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade (2016).

· 1^st winner award of the best research paper in 3rd Fajr International Fashion and Clothing Festival, Iran (2014).

· 3^th top faculty member in research of Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic) (2017).

· High honor and top-rank recognition of PhD students, from Office of Honor Students of Amirkabir Uni., of Technology (2012).

· Research Fellow Scholarship, ITRI, Deakin University, Australia(2011, and 2018).

· High honor and top-rank recognition of graduate students, Amirkabir Uni., oftechnology.(2007)

· Ranked 2^th in the PhD entrance exam (written) of Amirkabir University of Technology(2006).

· Graduated as honor student in M.Sc degree at Amirkabir Uni., of Technology(2006).

· Ranked 16 among about 1000 graduate students in nation-wide Textile engineering MSc entrance exam(2004).

· Graduated among top ten in Textile engineering, BSc degree,(2003)