Dr. Fasihi, Mohammad

i) University Degrees

- PH.D. Polymer Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2013.

- M.SC. : Polymer Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2007.

- B.SC. : Polymer Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2004.

ii) Sellected Short Course Certificates

- Sabatical leave, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, Feb.2013-Aug.2013.

Employment

• - Assistant Professor, School of Chemical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Since May 2013.
• - Head of Technology of Polymer Research Group, Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), 2007-2008 .
• - R&D expert, NIPCO Company, 2005-2007.
• - R&D expert, Tecsaco Company, 2004-2005.

Teaching experiences:

• Physical Chemistry, Undergraduate level, School of Chemical Engineering, IUST.
• Rheology of Polymers, Graduate Level, School of Chemical Engineering, IUST.
• Polymer Processing, Graduate Level, School of Chemical Engineering, IUST.
• Polymers: Properties, Application and Processing, Graduate Level, School of Mechanical Engineering, IUST.

Selected Written Works

1. Mohammad Fasihi, Hamid Garmabi, “Evaluation and Optimization of Mechanical Properties of Highly Filled PVC/ Wood Flour Composites Using Experimental Design” Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, 17, 112-119 (2011).
2. Mohammad Fasihi, Mohammad Reza Abolghasemi, “Oxygen Barrier and Mechanical Properties of Masterbatch-Based PA6/Nanoclay Composite Films”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science,  125, E2–E8 (2012).
3. Mohammad Poostforush, Mohammad Al-Mamun, Mohammad Fasihi, “Investigation of Physical and Mechanical Properties of High Density Polyethylene/Wood Flour Composite Foams”, Research Journal of Engineering Sciences, 2, 15-20 (2013).
4. Mohammad Fasihi, Hamid Garmabi, Seyed Reza Ghaffarian, Masahiro Ohshima, “Preparation of Highly Dispersed Expanded Graphite/Polypropylene Nanocomposites via Low Temperature Processing”,  Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 130, 1834–1839, (2013)
5.  Mohammad Reza Raiisi-Nia, Ahmad Aref-Azar, Mohammad Fasihi,” Acrylonitrile–butadiene rubber functionalization for the toughening modification of recycled poly(ethylene terephthalate)”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science,131, 4048, (2014).
6. Mohammad Fasihi, Hamid Garmabi, Seyed Reza Ghaffarian, Masahiro Ohshima, “A Comparative Study on Thermo-mechanical and Rheological Characteristics of Graphite/PP Nanocomposites: Highlighting the Role of Mixing”, Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, 21, 12-17 (2015).
7. M Fasihi, A Asgari Targhi, “Investigation of material characteristics and processing conditions effects on bubble growth behavior in a physical foaming process”, e-Polymers 16, 387-394 (2016).
8. M Fasihi, AA Targhi, H Bayat, “The simultaneous effect of nucleating and blowing agents on the cellular structure of polypropylene foamed via the extrusion process”, e-Polymers 16 (3), 235-241 (2016).
9. M Fasihi, H Mansouri, “Effect of rubber interparticle distance distribution on toughening behavior of thermoplastic polyolefin elastomer toughened polypropylene”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science 133 (2016).
10. H Khoramishad, M Ebrahimijamal, M Fasihi,” The effect of graphene oxide nano-platelets on fracture behavior of adhesively bonded joints”, Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (2017).
11. H Vahabi, A Raveshtian, M Fasihi, R Sonnier, MR Saeb, L Dumazert, “Competitiveness and synergy between three flame retardants in poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate)”, Polymer Degradation and Stability 143, 164-175 (2017).
12. Y Zare, M Fasihi, KY Rhee, “Efficiency of stress transfer between polymer matrix and nanoplatelets in clay/polymer nanocomposites”, Applied Clay Science 143, 265-272 (2017).
13. H Khoramishad, M Khakzad, M Fasihi, “The effect of outer diameter of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on fracture behavior of epoxy adhesives”, Scientia Iranica. Transaction B, Mechanical Engineering 24 (6), 2952-2962 (2017).
14. M Fasihi, H Mansouri, “Nonisothermal crystallization behavior of isotactic polypropylene/thermoplastic rubber blends”, Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A 54, 951-955 (2017).
15. F Masoudzadeh, M Jamshidi, M Fasihi, “Preparation and application of cellulose nano whiskers (CNWs) in engineered cementitious composites”, Journal of Building Engineering 21, 213-221(2019).
16. P Rajae, F Ashenai Ghasemi, M Fasihi, M Saberian, “Effect of styrene-butadiene rubber and fumed silica nano-filler on the microstructure and mechanical properties of glass fiber reinforced unsaturated polyester resin”, Composites Part B: Engineering 173, 106803 (2019).
17. H Bayat, M Fasihi, “Effect of coupling agent on the morphological characteristics of natural rubber/silica composites foams”, e-Polymers 19, 430-436 (2019).
18. H Bayat, M Fasihi, “Curing characteristics and cellular morphology of natural rubber/silica composite foams”, Polymer Bulletin, 1-14 (2019).
19. F Kahvand, M Fasihi, “Plasticizing and anti-plasticizing effects of polyvinyl alcohol in blend with thermoplastic starch”, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2019).
20. A Heidari, M Fasihi, “Cell structure-impact property relationship of polypropylene/ thermoplastic elastomer blend foams”, eXPRESS Polymer Letters 13, 429–442 (2019).
21. H Bagheri Ziarati, M Fasihi, H Omranpour, “The effect of resin formulation on the cellular morphology and mechanical properties of phenolic foams”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science 136, 48331(2019).
22. SM Sadeghipour, F Biglari, H Garmabi, M Fasihi, “Rheological optimization of reactively modified polypropylene to enhance the foam extrusion performance”, Materials Research Express, 6, 105352 (2019).
23. M Ajorloo, M Fasihi, M Ohshima, K Taki, “How are the thermal properties of polypropylene/graphene nanoplatelet composites affected by polymer chain configuration and size of nanofiller?”, Materials & Design 181, 108068 (2019).

1. ​Mohammad Fasihi, Roozbeh Arabzadeh, Mohammad Reza Moghbeli, “Effect of Silica Particles on Adhesion Strength of Polyvinyl Chloride Coatings on Metal Substrates”, Iranian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 14, 74-82, (2017)  
2. Fatemeh Masoudzadeh , Mohammad Fasihi, Masoud Jamshidi, “The influence of cellulose pulp and cellulose microfibers on the flexural performance of green-engineered cementitious composites”, Journal of Particle Science & Technology, 3, 33-40, (2017)

3. Mona Golparvar, Mohammad Fasihi, “Investigation of mechanical properties of polypropylene-based hybrid nanocomposites using experimental design”, In Persian, Journal of Science and Technology of Composites, 5, 307-314 (2018).

1. Mohammad Fasihi, Hamid Garmabi, “Effect of Different Coupling Agents on The Mechanical Properties of Highly Filled PVC/WF Composites”, 9th International Symposium on Polymers for Advanced Technologies, Shanghai , China, October 2007.
2.  Mohammad Fasihi, Hamid Garmabi , "Optimization of the Mechanical Properties of Highly Filled PVC/WF Composites” , 9th International Symposium on Polymers for Advanced Technologies, Shanghai ,China, October 2007.  
3. Mohammad Fasihi, Mohammad Reza Abolghasemi, “Effect of Order of Mixing on Morphology, Gas Permeability and Mechanical Properties of Nylon 6 Nanocomposite Films”, The 2nd International Conference on Nanomechanics and Nanocomposites, (ICNN2010), Beijing, China, October 2010.
4.  Saeed Roshanravan, Hamid Garmabi, Mohammad Fasihi, “Investigation on Nanostructure and Mechanical Properties of PVC/NanoClay/NanoCaCO₃ Hybrid Nanocomposite”, PPS2011, Iran, Kish Island, November 2011.  
5. Mohammad Fasihi, Hamid Garmabi, Seyed Reza Ghaffarian, Masahiro Ohshima, “Highly Dispersed Graphite/PP Nanocomposite Prepared via Novel Method of Mixing”,  ISPST2012, Iran, Tehran, October 2012.
6.   Mahmood M. Shokrieh, Hamed Olia,  Mohammad Fasihi, “Designing and manufacturing of an Intumescent Fire Retardant Coating System for Polymer Composites” , The Bi-Annual International Conference on Experimental Solid Mechanics and Dynamics (X-Mech-2014)  , Tehran, Iran, February , 2014.  
7. Mohammad Fasihi, Hamid Garmabi, Masahiro Ohshima, “ Effect of expanded graphite particle size on the morphology and properties of linear polypropylene nanocomposite foams”,  ISPST2014, Iran, Tehran, October 2014.
8.  Hossein Mansouri, Mohammad Fasihi, “ Influence of ethylene and propylene based elastomer on stucture and mechanical properties of isotactic polypropylene”,  ISPST2014, Iran, Tehran, October 2014.  
9. Roozbeh Arabzadeh, Mohammad Reza Moghbeli, Mohammad Fasihi, “effect of silica nano paericles on adhesion strength of coatings based on PVC”, International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Material Sciences, Jaipur, India, March 2016.
10.  Mona Golparvar, Mohammad Fasihi, “Improvement of impact strength of PP/SiO₂ nanocomposites by using thermoplastic elastomer”,  1^st Iran Congress on Industrial Applications of Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Tehran, Iran, May 2017.  
11. Hossein Bayat, Mohammad Fasihi, “Effect of Silica nanoparticles on the cell morphology of natural rubber foams”,  1^st Iran Congress on Industrial Applications of Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Tehran, Iran, May 2017.
12.  Elyas Arandan, Mohammad Fasihi, The application of vegtable oils for flexible polyurethane foams using in car seats, International Conference on Modern Power Trains with the Focus on Electric Vehicles, Tehran, Iran, February 2019.  
13. Amir Mohsen Fani Saberi, Mohammad Fasihi, Polyolefin seperators for recharchable lithium-ion batteries, International Conference on Modern Power Trains with the Focus on Electric Vehicles, Tehran, Iran, February 2019.
14.  Ghane Moradkhani, Mohammad Fasihi, Improvement of ethylene-vinyl-acetate fire retardancy by expanded graphite for wire coating applications, International Conference on Modern Power Trains with the Focus on Electric Vehicles, Tehran, Iran, February 2019.