Dr. Hejazi , Parisa

  Personal Details

  Surname: Hejazi

  Name: Parisa

  E-mail: phejazi[at]iust.ac.ir

  Present Position

  Department : Chemical Engineering

  Ph.D. Chemical Engineering-Biotechnology, School of Chemical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology , P. O. Box: 16846, Tehran, Iran.

  Tel: +98-21-77451503-9 (2771)

  Fax: +98-21-77240495

  E_mail: phejazi@iust.ac.ir

  Education and Qualifications

  i) University Degrees

  - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Chemical Engineering-Biotechnology , Tarbiat Modares University, 2002-2007.

  - Master of Science (MSc) in Chemical Engineering , of Tarbiat Modares University, 1998-2000.

  - Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Chemical Engineering, Sharif University of Tecnology, 1993-1997.

  ii) Short Course Certificates

  - " Research program in biofiltration" , Vaxjo University , Sweden , 2007

  - "International professional biotechnology training", Max-Plank Institute, Magdeburg, Germany, 2004

  - "Workshop on Intellectual Property in Biotechnology", Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Apr. 2006

  - "Training workshop on iranian patent convention", Tehran University, Tehran, Mar. 200 7

  Employment

  Assistant Professor, School of Chemical Engineering , Iran University of Science and Technology, Since October 2008

  Teaching Experiences

  · Statistics in Processes of Engineering (Postgraduate in School of Chemical Engineering, IUST)

  · Bioseparation Processes (Postgraduate in School of Chemical Engineering, IUST)

  · Industrial Microbiology (Postgraduate in School of Chemical Engineering, IUST)

  · General Microbiology (Postgraduate in School of Chemical Engineering, IUST)

  · Lab Microbiology (Postgraduate in School of Chemical Engineering, IUST)

  · Principle of Biotechnology (Undergraduate in School of Chemical Engineering, IUST)

 Journal Publications

1. Hejazi, P.; Vasheghani-Farahani, E.; Yamini, Y., “Supercritical Fluid Disruption of Ralstonia eutropha for Poly ( b -hydroxybutyrate) Recovery”, Biotechnology Progress, 2003, 19, 1519-1523.

  2. Hamidi-Esfahani, Z.; Hejazi, P.; Shojaosadati, S.A.; Hoogschagen, M.; Vasheghani-Farahani, E.; Rinzema , A. " A Two- Phase Kinetic Model for Fungal Growth in Solid-State Cultivation" , Biochemical Engineering Journal, 2007, 36, 100-107.

  3. Shojaosadati, S.A.; Hamidi-Esfahani, Z.; Hejazi, P.; Vasheghani-Farahani, E.; Rinzema , A. " Strategies of Temperature and Moisture Control in Solid State Packed Bed Bioreactors ", Iranian Journal of Biotechnology, 2007, Vol. 5, No. 4, 219-225.

  Conference Attendance

  1. Hejazi, P.; Vasheghani-Farahani, E.; Yamini, Y., “Supercritical Fluid Disruption of Ralstonia eutropha for Poly ( b -hydroxybutyrate) Recovery”, 6^th National Chemical Engineering, Esfahan, 2001.

  2. Hejazi, P.; Shojaosadati, S. A.; Hamidi-Esfahani, Z. ; Vasheghani-Farahani, E. "Verification of a Solid state Fermentation Model in Pilot-Scale Packed bed Zymotis Bioreactor", The 1^st Iranian Biotechnology Students Seminar, Tehran, 2005.

  3. Hejazi, P.; Shojaosadati, S. A.; Hamidi-Esfahani, Z. ; Vasheghani-Farahani, E. "The Effect of Experimental Variables on Operation of Zymotis Solid State Bioreactor ", 11^th Iranian National Chemical Engineering Congress, Tehran, 2006.

  4. Faramarzi F.; Farzi J.; Hejazi P. ; Naeimpour F. "Comparison of Production Pectinase Enzyme in Solid State and Submerged Fermentations", 1^st Applied Biotechnology in Industry and Mine Seminar, Tehran, 2007.

  5. Karimi, A.; Shojaosadati, S.A.; Hejazi P.; Vasheghani - Farahani E., “Investigation of the Porosity Change During Solid State Fermentation and Modeling These Changes in Terms of Growth Kinetics”, 2^nd International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology, BioMicroWorld-2007, Seville, Spain.

  6. Karimi, A.; Shojaosadati, S. A.; Hejazi, P.; Vasheghani-Farahani, E. “Porosity Change During Solid-State Fermentation of Aspergillus niger in Laboratory Scale Packed Bed Bioreactors”, 5^th International Chemical Engineering Congress , Jan. 2008, Kish Island, Iran.

  7. Hejazi, P.; Borenberg, F.; Isik, G.; Ruper-Gadd, G.; Standmark, G.; Shojaosadati, S. A.; Welwnder, U., "Biological treatment of air plluted with alpha-pinene", 16^th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition , June 2008, Valencia, Spain.

  8. Faramarzi F.; Naeimpour F.; Hejazi P. "Investigation of Effective Factors on Production of Pectinase and α-Amylase in Solid State Fermentation", 12^th Iranian National Chemical Engineering Congress , Tabriz , 2008.

  9. Farzi J.; Naeimpour F.; Hejazi P. "Polygalacturonase Enzyme Production by Aspergillus foetidus in Shake Flask and Investigation of Operation Condition using Taguchi Method", 12^th National Chemical Engineering , Tabriz, 2008.

  10. Naeimpoor, F.; Sheibani, G.; Hejazi, P. , "Screening effective factors in slurry phase bioremediation of TNT contaminated soils", 6^th International Chemical Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Nov. 2009, Kish, I.R.Iran.

  11. Naeimpoor, F.; Pirie, P.; Hejazi, P. , "A microcosm study on P-nitrophenol biodegradation in slurry phase by Alcaligenes faecalise and screening of effective factors", 6^th International Chemical Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Nov. 2009, Kish, I.R.Iran.

  Research Projects

  - Research assistant, "Microbial production of biodegradable polymers", National Project, Tarbiat Modares University, 1999-2001

  - Research assistant, "Design and construction of pilot scale Zymotis packed bed bioreactor for solid state fermentation", SBDC Project, Tarbiat Modares University, 2004-2006