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Education and Qualifications i) University Degrees - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Department of Glass, Ceramic, and Inorganic binders, Prague, Czech Republic (all the examinations passed with letter grade A), 1998-2002 - Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Chemical Engineering, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran (Ranked second among graduates of the academic year 1993-1994 with an average grade of 18.11 out of 20), 1991-1993 - Bachlor of Science (B.Sc.) in Chemical Engineering, Abadan Institute of Technology (currently; Ahwaz Institute of Tech.), Ahwaz, Iran (Ranked first among graduates of the academic year 1990-1991 with an average grade of 18.09 out of 20), 1986-1990
Employment - Associate Professor, School of Chemical engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Since November 2002 - Head of Cement Research Center, Iran University of Science and Technology, Since January 2008 - Vice Dean, School of Chemical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, January 2007- January 2008 - Member of Scientific and Research Council, Ehdas Sanat Corporation, Iran Mines & Mineral Industries Development & Renovation Organization, Ministry of Industries and Mines, Since April 2006 - Assistant to the Chief of Cement Research Center, Iran University of Science and Technology, June 2005- January 2008 - Head of Mineral Processing Group, School of Chemical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, April 2004- November 2006 - Managing Director, Research and Development Company of Cement Industry, Iran, July 2004- February 2007 - Chief of the Office for Scientific and Technical Co-operations with Cement Industry, Iran University of Science and Technology, September 2003- September 2004 - Assistant Professor, School of Chemical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, June 2002- November 2009 - Cement Engineer, Assistant to the Chief of Laboratories and Quality Control Department, Kerman Cement Plant, Kerman, Iran, 1996-1998 - Cement Engineer, Head of Quarry and Crushers, Kerman Cement Plant, Kerman, Iran, 1995-1996
Teaching Experiences - Advanced Heat Transfer ( Graduate course in School of Chemical Engineering , Iran University of Science and Technology ) - Cement Engineering ( Graduate course in School of Chemical Engineering , Iran University of Science and Technology ) - Technical English Language ( Graduate course in School of Chemical Engineering , Iran University of Science and Technology ) - Mineral Procesing I, Cement Process Technology ( Undergraduate course in School of Chemical Engineering , Iran University of Science and Technology ) - Chemistry and Physics of Portland Cement ( Undergraduate course in School of Chemical Engineering , Iran University of Science and Technology ) - Mineral Processing Laboratory ( Undergraduate course in School of Chemical Engineering , Iran University of Science and Technology ) raining courses for cement plant engineers: - Size Reduction Technologies in cement production process - Blending & Homogenizing Technologies in cement production process - Portland Cement Clinker Production Technology - Operating Rotary Cement Kilns - Operating Parameters of Cement Burning System - Heat and Mass Balance in Cement Production Process - Quality Control in Cement Production Process - Cement Raw Mix Design - Chemistry and Physics of Portland Cement - Special and New Cements - Electrostatic-precipitators and Dedusting Operation in Cement Industry
Selected Written Works Refereed Journal Papers
Patents - Low cost green cement based on supplementary cementing materials, Iranian Patent No. 54067, filled on October, 2008 - High compressive strength blended cement using RFCC spent catalyst, Iranian Patent No. 54416, filled on November, 2008 - Cementitious composite wall tile, Iranian Patent No.42639, filled on September 16, 2007 - Decoration of cement and concrete surfaces by staining technique, Iranian Patent No. 42131, filled on August 21, 2007 - Low cost natural pozzolan-based cement, Iranian Patent No. 38274, filled on: December 4, 2006 - Composite cement, Iranian Patent No. 36169, filled on septembre 10, 2006 - Fat set and very high early strength cement, Iranian Patent No. 34819, filled on May 9, 2006 - Pre-cast color cementitious products from compressed binary system of pozzolime, Iranian Patent No. 31788, filled on: June 11, 2005 - Natural pozzolan-based geopolymer cement, Iranian Patent No. 31559, filled on: May 9, 2005 - Highly acid resistant geopolymer cement (a fly ash-based geopolymer cement); Binding Geopolymeric Mixtures, Czech Patent No. 291443, filled on: January 10, 2003, http://wdb.upv.cz/rs/pt.ptdet?&xprim=2141256&lan=cs
Conference Attendance - The 6th International Chemical Engineering Congress and Exhibition (IChEC 2009), (as a paper presenter), Kish Island, Iran, 16-20 November, 2009. - The 6th International Chemical Engineering Congress and Exhibition (IChEC 2009), (as a paper presenter), Kish Island, Iran, 16-20 November, 2009. - The 6th International Chemical Engineering Congress and Exhibition (IChEC 2009), (as a paper presenter), Kish Island, Iran, 16-20 November, 2009. - The 6th International Chemical Engineering Congress and Exhibition (IChEC 2009), (as a paper presenter), Kish Island, Iran, 16-20 November, 2009. - The 6th International Chemical Engineering Congress and Exhibition (IChEC 2009), (as a paper presenter), Kish Island, Iran, 16-20 November, 2009. - 17th IBAUSIL Conference, (as a paper presenter), Weimar, Germany, 23-25 September, 2009. - 17th IBAUSIL Conference, (as a paper presenter), Weimar, Germany, 23-25 September, 2009. - 17th IBAUSIL Conference, (as a paper presenter), Weimar, Germany, 23-25 September, 2009. - 12th Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress (IChEC 12), (as a paper presenter), Tabriz, Sahand University of Technology, Iran, 20-26 October, 2008. - 12th Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress (IChEC 12), (as a paper presenter), Tabriz, Sahand University of Technology, Iran, 20-26 October, 2008. - 2nd International Ceramic Conference (ICC2), (as a paper presenter), Verona, Italy, June 30-July 04, 2008. - 2nd International Ceramic Conference (ICC2), (as a paper presenter), Verona, Italy, June 30-July 04, 2008. - 3rd International Symposium on Non-traditional Cement and Concrete, (as a paper presenter), Brno, Czech Republic, pp. 43-56, 10-12 June, 2008. - 3rd International Symposium on Non-traditional Cement and Concrete, (as a paper presenter), Brno, Czech Republic, pp. 35-42, 10-12 June, 2008. - 3rd International Symposium on Non-traditional Cement and Concrete, (as a paper presenter), Brno, Czech Republic, pp. 23-34, 10-12 June, 2008. - 3rd International Symposium on Non-traditional Cement and Concrete, (as a paper presenter), Brno, Czech Republic, pp. 8-22, 10-12 June, 2008. - 5th International Chemical Engineering Congress (IChEC 2008), (as a paper presenter), Kish Island, Iran, 2-5 January, 2008. - 5th International Chemical Engineering Congress (IChEC 2008), (as a paper presenter), Kish Island, Iran, 2-5 January, 2008. - 5th International Chemical Engineering Congress (IChEC 2008), (as a paper presenter), Kish Island, Iran, 2-5 January, 2008. - National Congress on Energy Consumption in Cement Industry, (as a paper presenter), Tehran, Iran, July 11, 2007. - National Congress on Energy Consumption in Cement Industry, (as a paper presenter), Tehran, Iran, July 11, 2007. - 3rd Int. Conference on Alkali-activated Materials, Research, Production and Utilization, (as a paper presenter), Prague, Czech Republic, pp. 21-37, June 21-22 , 2007. - 3rd Int. Conference on Alkali-activated Materials, Research, Production and Utilization, (as a paper presenter), Prague, Czech Republic, pp. 39-53, June 21-22, 2007. - 3rd Int. Conference on Alkali-activated Materials, Research, Production and Utilization, (as a paper presenter), Prague, Czech Republic, pp. 55-69, June 21-22, 2007. - Iranian Corrosion/2007; ICA International Congress, (as a paper presenter), Tehran, Iran, 14-17 May, 2007. - 2nd Conference on Fire Protection of Buildings, (as a paper presenter), Tehran, Iran, 20-21 February, 2007. - Iranian National Chemical Engineering Congress 11th, (as a paper presenter), Tehran, Iran, 28-30 November, 2006. - Iranian National Chemical Engineering Congress 11th, (as a paper presenter), Tehran, Iran, 28-30 November, 2006. - Iranain National Chemical Engineering Congress 11th, (as a paper presenter), Tehran, Iran, 28-30 November, 2006. - Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress 10th, Sistan & Balochestan University, (as a paper presenter), Iran, 15-17 Nov., 2005. - Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress 10th, (as a paper presenter), Sistan & Balochestan University, Iran, 15-17 Nov., 2005. - Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress 10th, Sistan & Balochestan University, (as a paper presenter), Iran, 15-17 Nov., 2005. - 32th International Conference of Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering, (as a paper presenter), pp. 013-1 — 013-10, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 23-27 May, 2005. - International Cement Conference, (as a paper presenter), Tehran, Iran, 3-4 October, 2004. - International Cement Conference, (as a paper presenter), Tehran, Iran, 3-4 October, 2004. - International Cement Conference, (as a paper presenter), Tehran, Iran, 3-4 October, 2004. - International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering 16th (CHISA 2004), (as a paper presenter), Prague, Czech Republic, 22-26 August, 2004. - Iranain National Chemical Engineering Congress 8th, (as a paper presenter), Mashad, Iran, 21-23 October, 2003. - 15th International IBAUSIL congress, (as a paper presenter), Weimar, Germany, 24-26 September, 2003. - International Conference on fly ash, silica fume, slag and natural pozzolans in Concrete 7th, CANMET/ACI, (as a paper presenter), Madras, India, vol. 2, 561-579, 2001.
Research Projects - Identifying national potentials for utilizing alternative fuels in cement industry, Research Contract with Ehdas Sanat Company, ongoing - Consultancy services for research and training affairs related to production, quality control, and special cements production, Research Contract with Isfahan Cement Company, 2007-2008 - Consultancy services for research and training affairs related to Limestone Portland Cement production in Mazandaran Cement Plant, Research Contract with Mazandaran Cement Company, 2006-2008 - Investigating the possibility of utilizing pet-coke in Portland cement production process, Research Contract with National Iranian Oil Engineering and Construction Company, January 2007 - Investigating the possibility of utilizing RFCC spent catalyst in production of blended cements, Research Contract with Research Contract with National Iranian Oil Engineering and Construction Company, June 2009 - Investigating the effects of particle size distribution on wet and dry properties of oil well cements, Research Contract with Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), ongoin - Investigating the potential of Taftan natural pozzolan for developing a natural pozzolan-based geopolymer cement, Research Contract with Kash Cement Company, December 2006 - Activation of Taftan natural pozzolan for developing a low cost masonry binder, Research Contract with Kash Cement Company, December 2006 - Activation of natural pozzolan, Research Contract with Chief Research Assistant of Iran University of Science and Technology, April 2006 - Natural pozzolan based-geopolymer cement, Research Contract with Chief Research Assistant of Iran University of Science and Technology, September 2005 - Reducing cement kiln stoppages caused by blockages in cyclone preheater, Research Contract with Chief Research Assistant of Iran University of Science and Technology, November 2004 - Cement Quality Improvement , Kerman Cement Plant, In a comprehensive case study all the reasons for both short- and long-term chemical fluctuations in kiln feeds of Kerman Cement Plant (consisting of three cement producing lines) were investigated, 1997 - Preventing Kiln Stoppages due to Blockages in Cyclone Preheater , Research Project, Contract No. 4/1439, Iran University of Science and Technology, The main factor (incorrect utilization of returned dust) responsible for severe cyclone blockages in a relatively high productive kiln was identified and the problem completely solved, 2002
Assignments and Consultations Senior Technical Consultant, Iranian Society of Cement Industry Employers, Iran, June 2004-June 2005 Chief of the Committee Responsible for Defining and Compiling Iranian Standard for Oil Well Cements, Tehran, Iran, October 2003- October 2004 |