Scientist Surface Engineering Wissenschaftler Oberflächentechnik

08/2005 – Present

Associate Professor / Manager in Materials Science and Engineering

Laser and Plasma Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

●  Editor of scientific papers and technical writing of papers and documents using MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).

● Analytical and numerical solutions of diffusion-based processes in thermal and plasma enhanced CVD of metallic and nonmetallic materials using Finite Difference Methods (FDM) with Python programming language.

●  Responsible participation in setting up and managing the department of Plasma Technology.

●  Scientific management of interdisciplinary teams in the field of

— Technical writing of scientific reports and papers.

— Transfer of the development results from the application-oriented research and technology environment to the pilot series maturity up to the successful implementation in industrial plants for material selection, forming technology, heat treatment, tribology, nanotechnology, welding technology, laser material processing and plasma processes in surface technology, cryogenic technology, thin-film technology and additive manufacturing.

— Successful Conception, design and homemade construction of devices in the field of functional surfaces of nitrides, carbides, oxides, diamond-like carbon and nanocarbon products through plasma nitriding, CVD/PVD chemical/physical vapor deposition and cathode atomization/sputtering.

— Achievement of applications of plasma discharges for large-area welding, brazing and repairing of steel, aluminum, Ni-super alloys turbine blades and titanium alloys as an additive manufacturing method.

— Application of innovative methods for the growth of vertically aligned nanotubes on different metallic and nonmetallic substrate thorough thermal and plasma activated CVD in one Chamber.

— Investigation of Analytical and Numerical methods through Finite Difference Methods (FDM) in diffusion based processes of thermal and plasma enhanced CVD.

●  Management, implementation, evaluation and presentation of measurements and analyzes for layers and their surface characterization (e.g. hardness, friction, wear, mechanical, optical and electrical properties using light microscopy, SEM, FIB, TEM, AFM, EDS, XPS, XRD, impedance spectroscopy , GDOS, Raman or FTIR, DSC, TGA, micro and nano hardness testing, metallography and non-destructive testing techniques).

●  Working experience in the clean room area.

●  Teaching the courses of study in plasma surface technology, plasma laboratories, manufacturing processes, physical metallurgy, heat treatment, welding, non-destructive testing technology, advanced material analysis and thermodynamics.

●  Supervision of undergraduate and graduate students.

●  Experience in applying for and implementing third-party funded projects.

●  Recognized reviewer for international scientific journals (Journal of Surface & Coating Technology, Materials Science and Engineering A, Materials Letters).