1 CURRICULUM VITAE 2009/05/13 Personal Details: Surname: Rowshanzamir Name: Soosan Date of birth: 1965 E-mail : rowshanzamir@iust.ac.ir Present Position: Assistant Professor Department: Chemical Engineering Ph.D., Iran University of Science and Technology, 1999 Tel: +98-21-77491242, 77491223… Website: www.iust.ac.ir E_mail: rowshanzamir@iust.ac.ir Education and Qualifications i) University Degrees • PhD in Chemical Engineering, Sharif University of Science and Technology, Iran, 1993-1998 • MSc in Chemical Engineering, Amir-Kabir University , Iran, 1991-1993 • BSc in Chemical Engineering, Sharif University of Science and Technology, Iran, 1984-1989 Employment Assistant Professor, Faculty of Chemical Engineering , Iran University of Science and Technology, Since January 1999 Teaching Experiences Unit Operation I: undergraduate course in Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology Unit Operation II: undergraduate course in Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology Thermodynamic I: undergraduate course in Faculty of Food Engineering, Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad University 2 Thermodynamic II: undergraduate course in Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology Environmental Engineering: undergraduate course in Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology Advanced Electrochemical Engineering: postgraduate course in Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology Selected Written Works 1. Rowshanzamir, S., Kazemini, M. and Kabiri Isfahani, M. (1998), Mass balance and water management for hydrogen - air fuel cells of the alkaline matrix type . Int. J . Hydrogen Energy , 23 (6), 1499-506 2. Rowshanzamir, S and Kazemini, M. A new immobilized - alkali H2 / O2 Fuel cell. J. Power Sources , 88(2000) 262-268 3. Eikani, M.H., Golmohammad, F., Rowshanzamir, S.,Mirza, M. Recovery of water-soluble constituents of rose oil using simultaneous distillation-extraction. Flavour and Fragrance Journal , 2005, 20, 555-558. 4. Amirinejad, M., Rowshanzamir, S., Eikani, M.H., Effects of operating parameters on performance of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell. J. of Power Sources, 161(2), 872-875, 2006. 5. Eikani, M.H., Golmohammad, F., Rowshanzamir, Subcritical water extraction of essential oils from coriander seeds (Coriandrum sativum Mill.) J. Food Engineering, 80(2), 735-740, 2007. 6. Eikani, M.H., Golmohammad, F., Rowshanzamir, S., Mirza, M. Extraction of volatile oil from cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) with superheated water. J. of Food Process Engineering,30(2), 255-266, 2007 . 7. Eikani, M.H., Golmohammad, F., Shokrollahzadeh, S., Mirza, M., Rowshanzamir, S., Superheated water extraction of Lavandula latifolia Medik. volatiles: comparison with conventional techniques. J. Essential Oil Research., Vol. 20, November/December 2008, 482-487. 8. M. Zahedi nezhad, S. Rowshanzamir , M. H. Eikani, Autothermal reforming of methane to synthesis gas: modeling and simulation, Int. J . Hydrogen Energy, 3 4 ( 2 0 0 9 ) 1 2 9 2 – 1 3 0 0. 9. Eikani, M.H. and Rowshanzamir, S., Synthesis gas from natural gas by noncatalytic partial oxidation. International Journal of Engineering Science, Iran University of Science and Technology, 15(1), 57-67, 2004. 10. S. Rowshanzamir, Mohammad H. Eikani, M. Khoshnoodi, T. Eshagh Nimvar, “A parametric study of the PEM fuel cell cathode“,IUST International Journal of Engineering Science, accepted. 11. Eikani, M.H., Golmohammad, F., Rowshanzamir, S., Simultaneous distillation-extraction of water-soluble constituents of rose oil. Euro Cosmetics, 12(1), 2004. 12. Rowshanzamir, S., Kazemini, M. (1998) , Design and evaluation of an alkaline fuel cell . 13 th International Congress of Chemical and process Engineering, CHISA, 98, 23-28 August, praha, Czech Republic. 13. Rowshanzamir, S., Kazemini, M. (1998) Fuel cell as a mean of producing clean energy from fossil fuel : An exprimental approach. The Second - International Non - Renewable Energy Sources Congress, Tarbiat Modarres University (T.M.U) , Dec. 12-17, Tehran, Iran. 14. Rowshanzamir, S and Kazemeini, M. (2000), Development of 1 kW fuel cell stack , 14th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering , 27-31. 3 15. Eikani, M.H. and Rowshanzamir, S. (2002), Synthesis gas from natural gas by noncatalytic partial oxidation. 15th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, Praha, Czech Republic, 25- 29 August. 16. Rowshanzamir, S., Eikani, M. H., Application of Nanotechnology in Pharmaceutical Industries, 4th European Congress of Chemical Engineering, Granada , Spain, 21-25 Sep., 2003. 17. Rowshanzamir, S., Eikani, M. H., On Board Hydrogen Storage in Fuel Cell Vehicles by Carbon Nanotubes, 4th European Congress of Chemical Engineering, Granada, Spain, 21-25 Sep., 2003. 18. Rowshanzamir, S., Eikani, M. H., Environmental Issues of Iran, 4th European Congress of Chemical Engineering, Granada , Spain, 21-25 Sep., 2003. 19. Eikani, M. H., Rowshanzamir, S., Kaghazchi, T., Theoretical and experimental study of whey ultra filtration, 4th European Congress of Chemical Engineering, Granada, Spain, 21-25 Sep., 2003. 20. Eikani, M. H., Golmohammad, F., Rowshanzamir, S., Noori, H., T., Design and fabrication of a pilot plant to recover aroma compounds from aqueous waste streams, 4th European Congress of Chemical Engineering, Granada , Spain, 21-25 Sep., 2003. 21. Eikani, M.H., Rowshanzamir, S., Modelling and simulation of superheated water extraction of essential oils., 16th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, Praha, Czech Republic, 22-26 August, 2004. 22. Eikani, M.H., Rowshanzamir, S., Techno-economic analysis of natural gas based syngas production technologies: An overview., ibid, Praha, Czech Republic, 22-26 August, 2004. 23. Eshagh Nimvar, Rowshanzamir, S., Khoshnoodi, M, Eikani, M.H., A pseudo-homogeneous model for catalyst layer of PEM fuel cells., ibid, Praha, Czech Republic, 22-26 August, 2004. 24. Rowshanzamir, S., Jadid, S., Eikani, M.H., Setting national priorities for energy standards in Iran., ibid, Praha, Czech Republic, 22-26 August, 2004. 25. Amirinejad, M., Rowshanzamir, S., Eikani, M. H., Current status and future prospects of fuel cell technology in Iran, ibid, Praha, Czech Republic, 22-26 August, 2004. 26. Eikani, M.H., Rowshanzamir, S., A natural gas based hydrogen generator for fuel cells. 8th Grove Fuel Cell Symposium , ExCell, Docklands, London, UK, 24-26 Sep. 2003. 27. Rowshanzamir, S., Amirinejad, M., Eikani, M. H., Outlook of fuel cells technology in Iran, Fuel Cells Science & Technology, A Grove Fuel Cell Event , www.fuelcelladvances.com, Munich, Germany, 6-7 October 2004. 28. Eshagh Nimvar, T., Rowshanzamir, S., Khoshnoodi, M., Eikani, M.H., Modeling of the cathode catalyst layer of PEM fuel cell, 9th Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress (ICHEC9), Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, 23-25 Nov. 2004. 29. Mehdi Amirinejad, Soosan Rowshanzamir, Mohammad H. Eikani, " An Investigation of the Preparation Methods of Membrane Electrode Assemblies on Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Performance ", 4th international conference on polymer science & Technology, Tehran, Iran, September 27-29 2005. 30. Eikani, M.H., Golmohammad, F., Rowshanzamir, Kaffashi Namdar, H., Subcritical water extraction of essential oils from coriander seeds (Coriandrum sativum Mill.) 17th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering , Praha, Czech Republic, 27-31 Aug., 2006. 31. Eikani, M.H., Golmohammad, F., Rowshanzamir, Shokrollahzadeh, S., Superheated water extraction of Lavandula latifolia Medik. essential oil: comparison with conventional techniques. ibid , Praha, Czech Republic, 27-31 Aug., 2006. 32. Eikani, M.H., Golmohammad, F., Rowshanzamir, Extraction of volatile oil from cumin (Cuminium cyminium Mill.) with pressurized low polarity water. ibid , Praha, Czech Republic, 27- 31 Aug., 2006. 4 33. Zahedinejad, M., Rowshanzamir, S., Eikani, M.H., Recent developments in reactor models for autothermal reforming of natural gas . ibid, Praha, Czech Republic, 27-31 Aug., 2006. 34. Zahedinejad, M., Rowshanzamir, S., Eikani, M.H., Autothermal reforming of methane to synthesis gas: kinetic and thermodynamic studies. ibid , Praha, Czech Republic, 27-31 Aug., 2006. 35. Esmaeilifar, A., Rowshanzamir, S., Eikani, M.H., zinc oxide nanoparticles formation for zinox materials as adsorbents to remove H2S from natural gas, 1st Int. Cong. On Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Tehran, 18-20 Dec, 2006. 36. M. Zahedi Nezhad, S. Rowshanzamir, M. H. Eikani, "Modeling and Simulation of methane autothermal reforming",The 5th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition (IChEC 2008), 2-5 January, 2008, Kish Island, I.R. Iran, pages 70-74. 37. S. M. Sharifi, S. Rowshanzamir, M. H. Eikani, "Modeling the steady-state and dynamic V-I characteristics of PEM fuel cell", ",The 5th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition (IChEC 2008), 2-5 January, 2008, Kish Island, I.R. Iran, pages 197-203. 38. Haleh K. Namdar,M. H. Eikani, S. Rowshanzamir, "Modeling and Simulation of superheated water extraction of essential oil from coriander seeds",The 5th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition (IChEC 2008), 2-5 January, 2008, Kish Island, I.R. Iran, pages 1-10. 39. K. Ramezani, S. Rowshanzamir, M. H. Eikani, "Experimental investigation of biodiesel from castor oil: production and kinetics mechanism",The 5th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition (IChEC 2008), 2-5 January, 2008, Kish Island, I.R. Iran. 40. S. M. Sharifi.Asl, , S. Rowshanzamir, Mohammad H. Eikani, Modeling the dynamic characteristics of PEM Fuel cell, 18th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering , Praha, Czech Republic, 24-28 Aug., 2008. 41. Kobra Ramezani, S. Rowshanzamir, M. H. Eikani, Effect of kinetic parameters on castor oil methanolysis by Taguchi method design, 18th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering , Praha, Czech Republic, 24-28 Aug., 2008. 42. P. Valipour, S. Rowshanzamir, M. Alavi, Kinetic modelling of n-dodecane dehydrogenation on Pt/Al2O3 catalyst based on LHHW mechanism, 18th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering , Praha, Czech Republic, 24-28 Aug., 2008. 43. M. Amjadi, S. Rowshanzamir, S. Sedghi, S. J. Peighambardoust, High temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells: advantages and technical challenges, 18th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering , Praha, Czech Republic, 24-28 Aug., 2008. 44. Rowshanzamir, S. and Eikani, M.H. (2001), Design and construction of 1kW fuel cell. 3rd National Energy Congress , World Energy Council, National Energy Committee of Islamic Republic of Iran, 1-2 May, Tehran, Iran. 45. Rowshanzamir, S.; Eikani, M.H.; Eliassi, A. (2002), Application of nanotechnology in fuel cell systems, Nanotechnology Conference (The Next Industrial Revolution), 25, Vol. 2,P.335-343, 5-6 Mar. 2002, Technology Cooperation Office Nanotechnology Policy Studies Committee, www.tco.ac.ir/nano, Tehran, Iran, Mar. 2002. 46. Rowshanzamir S. , Sh. Jadid, M. H. Eikani, Priorities for Energy Standards in Iran: A Multi- Criteria Decision Aid (MCDA) Technique, 5th National Energy Congress, 7-8 May 2005. 47. Eshagh Nimvar, T., Rowshanzamir, S., Khoshnoodi, M., Eikani, M.H., Modeling of the cathode catalyst layer of PEM fuel cell, 9th Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress (ICHEC9), Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, 23-25 Nov. 2004. 48. Ghazanfari, E., Esmaeilifar, A., Rowshanzamir, S., Eikani, M.H., Amjadi, M., Synthesis of platinum nanoparticles by electroless method for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell. 2nd Fuel Cell Seminar of Iran, Khajenasireadin Tousi Univ., Oct 18, 2008, Tehran, Iran. 5 49. Amjadi, M., Rowshanzamir, S., Eikani, M.H., Peighambardoust, S.J., Ghazanfari, E.,High temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Advantages and technical challenges., 2nd Fuel Cell Seminar of Iran, Khajenasireadin Tousi Univ., Oct 18, 2008, Tehran, Iran. 50. Sharifi Asl S. M., Rowshanzamir S. , Eikani M. H., PEM fuel cell voltage transient response to the sudden changes in current, The 12th Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress, 20-23 October 2008, Sahand University of Technology. Conference Attendance • 15th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, Praha, Czech Republic, 25- 29 August, 2002. • 16th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, Praha, Czech Republic, 22- 26 August, 2004. • WAYS 1st General Conference, Marrakech, Morocco, 11-14 December 2004. • 4th European Congress of Chemical Engineering, Granada, Spain, 21-25 Sep., 2003. • 17th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, Praha, Czech Republic, 27- 31 Aug., 2006. Research Projects 1- Energy research priorities of nanotechnology in Iran, Iran Ministry of Energy, Deputy of Electricity and Energy Affairs 2- Design and fabrication of experimental Soild Polymer Electrolyt Fuel Cell (SPEFC) 3- Design, fabrication and optimization of Electrode of Soild Polymer Electrolyt Fuel Cell 4- Modeling of fuel cells for combined heat and power in residential applications 5- Fuel processing investigation for fuel cell systems 6- Investigation of nano particle design in supercritical fluids media 7- Fabrication of the Non-Flourinated Nanocomposite Proton Exchange Membrane as a Substitute for the Nafion in PEM Fuel Cells 8- The hydrothermal synthesis of Pt/C nanocomposites for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs ) 9- Biodiesel production from Castor oil transesterification reaction 10- Reduction of COD in wastewater by electrochemical technology |
