Experience

Kiel University

• Germany
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Catalysis Laboratory Manager

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  * Team Leader for Oxidation subproject * Catalysis Lab manager, handling the infrastructure, setups purchases and maintenance * Responsible for Safety aspects in labs * Principal Investigator in the subproject A08, CRC/TRR247 * Team Leader for Oxidation subproject * Catalysis Lab manager, handling the infrastructure, setups purchases and maintenance * Responsible for Safety aspects in labs * Principal Investigator in the subproject A08, CRC/TRR247



University of Duisburg-Essen

• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Aug 2019 - Dec 2021

  * Advanced operando spectroscopic characterization of catalysts (DRIFTS, Raman, XAFS) * Synthesis and application of Mixed oxide catalysts for oxidation reactions * Advanced operando spectroscopic characterization of catalysts (DRIFTS, Raman, XAFS) * Synthesis and application of Mixed oxide catalysts for oxidation reactions



Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia

• Italy
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Fellow - Heterogeneous Catalysis

  • Apr 2017 - Apr 2019

  * Advanced catalysts characterization and kinetic studies to elucidate active sites, structure-activity correlations and reaction mechanism.* Advanced spectroscopy analyses for studying the catalytic active sites in Ag-loaded zeolites (X, Y and LTA), Pd/Ceria and Pd & PdNi/Alumina catalysts in collaboration with KU Leuven.* Modulation Excitation Spectroscopy Phase Sensitive Detection (MES-PSD) in studying Ag/zeolite and Pd based catalysts in collaboration with KU Leuven.* In-situ XAFS analysis of the transformation of bimetallic catalysts by chemometric tools.* Project development and proposal writing.* Co-supervision of a PhD student. Show less

• PhD Researcher

  • May 2013 - Apr 2017

  * New Materials (Nanocomposites Based Catalyst) Active in Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide.* Colloidal synthesis of metallic and bimetallic NPs and tailored metal/oxide nanostructures such as nanodumbbells.* Advanced characterization of colloidal NCs in catalytic reactions to derive structure-activity correlations.* DRIFT spectroscopy for identification of the catalytic active sites.* X-ray absorption spectroscopy in studying the structural properties of the catalysts and nanomaterials. Show less



University of Regensburg, , Institut für Organische Chemie, Institut für Pharmazie und Chemie

• Regensburg, Germany

• Guest PhD Student

  • Dec 2015 - Aug 2016

  * Application of Magnetic Colloidal NCs in Batch-mode liquid phase reactions such as selective oxidation and hydrogenation. * Application of Magnetic Colloidal NCs in Batch-mode liquid phase reactions such as selective oxidation and hydrogenation.



Chagalesh Consultant Co

• Senior Process Engineer

  • Feb 2011 - May 2013

  * Detail design of units regarding chemical storage and water treatment including sea water intake and distribution, sea water desalination and distribution, demineralization, potable water and cooling water (by means of refrigeration cycle), for gas refinery complex, Phase 14 of Assaluye. * Participation in HAZOP study meetings of the above-mentioned units as the process expert of the consultant party. * Sizing of pumps, shell & tube heat exchangers, tanks, drums and steam coils. * Sizing of lines, control valves, PSV and PCV. * Modification of Claus and tail gas treatment reactors by applying new generation of SRU catalyst and mechanical internals for gas refinery complex, Phase 14 of Assaluye. * Simulation of closed cooling water distribution network in order to find the required process condition at the battery limit of cooling water producer and selecting of the circulating pump, Phase 14 of Assaluye. * Preparation of technical documents (PFD, P&ID, Datasheet and etc) for a tender regarding an Air Separation Unit. * Preparation of technical documents (PFD, P&ID, Datasheet and etc) for a tender regarding an Air Compression and Drying Unit. * Preparation of technical documents (PFD, P&ID, Datasheet and etc) for a tender regarding a Propylene-Propane Fractionation Unit. * Process lead on designing a Mobile Oil Treatment (MOT) unit. Show less



Catalysis and Nanostructured Materials Laboratory

• Research Assisstant

  • Mar 2008 - Feb 2011

  * Synthesis and preparation of FCC catalyst ingredients including Y-zeolite, matrix, binder and addatives. * Designing and construction of a spray drier to be used in drying of FCC catalyst slurry. Scaling up of FCC catalyst ingredients production. The reactors and autoclaves were designed and made in the laboratory. * Designing and construction of a new laboratory setup for determination of FCC catalyst activity in periodic operation. The setup consists of a miniaturized furnace, a reactor, a gas switching system, a control board, a temperature controller, and a gas chromatograph. * Conceptual design of FCC catalyst production plants for NIOPDC. * Preparation and coding of technical knowledge regarding FCC catalyst and its ingredients production for NIOPDC. * Designing and construction of a standard equipment for testing the CO and CH4 gas sensors for NIGC. * Designing and construction of an apparatus to perform Temperature Programmed Analysis and Measure BET surface area. Show less



DSP Consultants

• Researcher and Engineer

  • Aug 2004 - Jan 2007

  * Designing of instructional multimedia softwares for training of the operators. The programs included Heat Exchangers, Distillation and Separation Towers, Chemical Reactors. The required materials for these softwares were prepared in close collaboration with some of the petrochemical complexes and refineries in Iran during their operation, construction and/or overhaul. * Modeling and simulation of the 1st urea reactor for Razi petrochemical complex and designing of a stand-alone software to predict the optimized operating conditions to attain the maximum yield of urea in the product stream. * Thermodynamic modeling of reformers to obtain the optimized operating conditions for maximizing the product. * Development of a program to model mass and heat transfer in polyamid hollow fiber membrane modules for separation of light hydrocarbons from gaseous mixtures. * Conceptual design of a Process and a Plant for sulfur elimination from diesel cut by means of extractive solvents. * Conceptual design of a Process and a Plant for used oil recovery. Show less