ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
1991 – Present Time
Department of chemistry
Isfahan University of Technology
Isfahan, Iran.
TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITY
. Directing graduate student (Ph. D. and Ms.) research program in the area of physical organic chemistry, computational chemistry and catalysis.
. Chairman of the first meeting in applied catalysis.
. Co-chairman of the fifth seminar of organic chemistry.
. Teaching graduate and undergraduate in all area of organic chemistry.
. Deputy director of research program (department of chemistry).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
. August 2002-August 2003 Visiting professor
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
. January 1987- February 1991 SENIOR CHEMIST
Center for Applied Energy Research
University of Kentucky
Lexington Kentucky, KY
40511-8433, USA
. January 1986- January 1987 RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Center for Applied Energy Research Laboratory
University of Kentucky,
3572 Iron Works Pike
Lexington Kentucky, 40511-8433
. January 1985- January 1986 POSTDOC RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Center for Applied Energy Research Laboratory
University of Kentucky,
3572 Iron Works Pike
Lexington Kentucky, 40511-8433
TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITY
. Organic Synthesis. Synthesis of a variety of carbon-14, carbon-13, deuterium, and nitrogen 15 labeled alkane, alkenes, alcohols, ethers, esters, acids, alkylaromatics, and nitrenes from readily available and low cost starting material.
Organic analysis. Separation of isomers and purification of variety of compounds including Fischer- Tropsch synthesis products, coal liquefaction, and isotope labeled organic compound. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), liquid chromatography, thin layer chromatography, gas chromatography (variety of models), capillary GC Mass spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (proton, carbon-13, nitrogen-15, deuterium), infrared, Packard Tri-Carb Model 3330 liquid scintillation spectrometer, Packard proportional counter (model 894), radiomatic FLO-ONE/Beta detectors, and many others.
. Heterogeneous Catalysis. Use carbon-14 tracer studies to define promotion mechanism for iron Fisher-Tropsch catalysis. Prepare and test a variety of catalysts. Isotope tracer studies for the investigation of the mechanism of alcohol conversion.
Use of carbon-14 and carbon-13 to investigate transalkylation and/or isomerization of alkyl aromatics with zeolites.
. Coal Liquefaction Studies. Use of isotope tracers to identify the role of solvent, hydrogen, or carbon monoxide during coal liquefaction.
. Supervised a post-doctorate research associate, graduate students, technicians, and co-op students.
. Equipment. Responsible for new equipment evaluation, operation, and maintenance.
TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITY
. Initiate the design and operation of an apparatus for the generation and utilization of carbon-13 and carbon-14 labeled carbon dioxide to synthesis a variety of organic compounds.
. Initiate the design and operation of one atmospheric Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactor, Use of 14C-tracer studies to define promotion mechanism for the iron Fischer-Tropsch catalysis.
. Initiate the design and operation of a column for the analytical separation of compound class of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis products.
September 1981- December 1985 GRADUATE STUDENT (PhD)
Department of Chemistry
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces NM 88003
. Thesis: Acyl-tetrazoles (Nitrene Precursors), their equilibrium, The Nature, and Reactivity of their Ring Opening Products.
September 1979-1981 GRADUATE STUDENT (MS)
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City Tennessee, 37614
September 1974-1979 GRADUATE STUDENT (BS)
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City Tennessee, 37614
. Thesis: Kinetic Isotope Effect in the Elimination Reaction of the Alcohols with Triphenylphosphine in Carbon tetrachloride.
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES
September 1981- 1985 TEACHING ASSISTANT
Department of Chemistry
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces NM 88003.
. Taught freshman chemistry and organic chemistry laboratories.
September 1979-1981 TEACHING ASSISTANT
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City Tennessee, 37614
. Taught freshman chemistry and organic chemistry laboratories.
.September 1975-1979 ,UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT (BS)
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City Tennessee, 37614
Chief operator for Jeol JMS-100 Mass spectrometer and JEOL-C-60H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
. American Chemical Society (ACS), National and regional
. Iranian Chemical Society
. Materials Research Society: Tri-State Catalyst Club