CV

curriculum vitae

Education

  • Sep 2013 – Sep 2016
    M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering Dept, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran
    Thesis Title: Synthesis of DD3R zeolite membrane on ceramic nanostructure supports and its performance modification in nitrogen/methane separation
    Supervisors: Prof. Ali Akbar Babaluo and Dr. Hafez Maghsoudi
    GPA: 16.68/20 – Thesis Grade: 19.6/20
  • Jan 2008 – Sep 2012
    B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering Dept.
    Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran
    GPA: 15.12/20

Research Interests

  • Membrane Science
  • Ceramic and Polymer Membranes
  • Gel-Casting
  • Membrane Gas Separation Process
  • Electrochemical Membranes
  • Zeolites, MOFs, PIMs, COFs, MMMs
  • Membrane Fouling
  • Membrane Reactors
  • Water & Wastewater Treatments
  • Membrane Distillation
  • Nanomaterial Synthesis
  • Biomimetics & Drug Delivery

Work & Teaching Experience

  • Jan 2021 – Dec 2024
    Research Assistant, Nanostructure Materials Research Center (NMRC), Sahand University of Technology (SUT), Tabriz, Iran.
    Mentored a master’s student during his thesis: development of Silicon carbide membrane using gel-casting method for water purification.
    Supervisor: Prof. A. A. Babaluo
  • Sep 2017 – Oct 2020
    Head of Product, Danesh Pazhuhane Sanaate Nano Company (DPSN), Knowledge Base Startup Company at Advanced Technologies Incubator Center, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran.
    • anaged production of nanostructure ceramic membranes for water and wastewater treatment and designed and calculated its production scale up from 1m2/day to 20m2/day
    • Managed research and development team for producing membranes in different shape and pore size for various applications like pretreatment for seawater
    • Produced tubular, Disc & Flat sheet shape MF, UF & NF membranes for use in research projects in universities
    • Manufactured systems for water/ grey water/ wastewater treatments
      [successful projects include: car-wash wastewater, car radiator factory wastewater, reduction of turbidity/BOD/COD from fresh surface water]
    • Created membranes and pilot systems for achieving high concentrated whey proteins
    • Created disk filtration systems for separation of valuable suspended particles  
  • Oct 2015 – Sep 2017
    Production Manager for nanostructure ceramic membranes, at DPSN, Knowledge Base Startup Company at Advanced Technologies Incubator Center, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran.
  • Fall of 2014
    Teacher Assistant, Unit Operations I, B.Sc. Course, Department of Chemical Engineering, Sahand University of Technology.
    Instructor: Prof. A. A. Babaluo

Publications

Journal Articles:
  • M. J. Vaezi, M. G. Geranbaha, S. S. Moghimi, A. A. Babaluo, Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Nano-sized DD3R Zeolite Powder in Thin DD3R Membrane Synthesis, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly, Volume 38, Issue 1, 2024, Pages 49-58.
    https://doi.org/10.15255/CABEQ.2022.2154
  • Mohammadjavad Vaezi, Mohsen Moghimi, Masoud GoharGeranbaha, AliAkbar Babaluo, Study on the calcination of DD3R zeolite membrane and reduce the nanometric cracks to improve its separation performance, Nanoscale, Volume 9, Issue 1, June 2022, Pages 78-85.
    https://dorl.net/dor/20.1001.1.24235628.1401.9.1.8.4
  • A. Meshkat, M. J. Vaezi, A. A. Babaluo, M. Gohar Geranbaha, Parametric studies of DD3R particles seeding on the modified surface of α-alumina support and synthesis of DD3R zeolite membrane, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Volume 38, Issue 15, 2018, Pages 5074-5081, ISSN 0955-2219.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2018.05.026.
Conference Papers:
  • F. Momeni, M. J. Vaezi, A. A. Babaluo, H. Maghsoudi, M. Gohar Geranbaha, Synthesis and characterization of the all-silica DD3R zeolite, The 9th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition (IChEC 2015), 26-28 December, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
  • F. Momeni, M. Gohar Geranbaha, M. J. Vaezi, A. A. Babaluo, H. Maghsoudi, Mohsen Moghimi, Synthesis of DOH zeolite membrane and its characterization, 2nd National Membrane and Membrane Processes Congress and Exhibition (Iran Membrane 2015), 26-27 May, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.
Patents:
  • Babaluo Ali Akbar, Moghimi Seyyed Mohsen, Hayati Mohammadreza, Gohar Geranbaha Masood, Darabi Zeinab, Darvishi Gilan Sajjad, Ahmadi Jamal, 2020, Gray water treatment system, WIPO-PCT patent, WO/2020/030943, filed August 4, 2018, and issued February 13, 2020.
  • Babaluo Ali Akbar, Darabi Zeinab, Moghimi Seyyed Mohsen, Gohar Geranbaha Masoud, Hayati Mohammadreza, 2020, Gray water treatment system by nanostructure MF and UF membranes, IR Patent 100323, filed July 16, 2019, and issued February 12, 2020.
  • Babaluo Ali Akbar, Moghimi Seyyed Mohsen, Darabi Zeinab, Gohar Geranbaha Masoud, Zebardasti Ali, Hayati Mohammadreza, 2019, Design and preparation of a hybrid membrane-adsorbent faucet system for water purification using multichannel tubular nanostructure ceramic membranes, IR Patent 99676, filed April 28, 2019, and issued November 11, 2019.
  • Babaluo Ali Akbar, Gohar Geranbaha Masoud, Darabi Zeinab, Nadernia Hessam Addin, Hayati Mohammadreza, Iraji Parisa, Mohammadlou Tayebeh, 2018, Hybrid process for the production of whey protein concentrates using MF and UF nanostructure membranes, IR Patent 95177, filed August 27, 2017, and issued March 3, 2018.
  • Babaluo Ali Akbar, Vaezi Mohammadjavad, Gohar Geranbaha Masoud, Momeni Fereshteh, 2016, Production of DD3R zeolite membrane via hydrothermal method for gas separation, IR Patent 90440, filed June 18, 2016, and issued November 14, 2016.
  • Babaluo Ali Akbar, Gohar Geranbaha Masoud, Vaezi Mohammadjavad, Momeni Fereshteh, Maghsoudi Hafez, 2016, Production of DD3R zeolite powder via hydrothermal method, IR Patent 89634, filed April 5, 2015, and issued August 21, 2016.

skills

Lab and research Skills:
  • Fabrication of different shape and size of ceramic membranes using gel casting method
  • Hydrothermal method for synthesizing of zeolite powders and selective zeolite membrane layers
  • Dip Coating & Spin Coating of membrane’s selective layers or seeding.
  • Inorganic nanomaterials synthesis via Sol-Gel method for coating
  • Calcination and Sintering processes using various types of electrical furnaces
  • Characterization of materials using XRD, SEM, FTIR, TGA, PSA
  • Conducting and analyzing of Gas Chromatography
  • Building membrane systems for gas and liquid separation and purification
  • Scale-Up Operations

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Honors & awards

  • Sep 2013 – Sep 2016
    Governmental full tuition waiving fellowship, M.Sc. in chemical engineering at Sahand University of Technology.
  • 2007
    Ranked in top 2% among more than 310,000 participants in the nation-wide undergraduate entrance exam in the field of Mathematics and Physics. (Resulted in Governmental full tuition waiving fellowship for BSc in Chemical Engineering)