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Postdoctoral Researcher | Energy & Catalysis Expert | Petroleum, Petrochemical & Refinery R&D | Nanomaterials

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I am a Postdoctoral Researcher in Chemistry with expertise in energy technologies, heterogeneous catalysis, nanomaterials, petroleum refining, and petrochemical process development. I have extensive experience in designing, synthesizing, characterizing, and evaluating advanced catalysts for refinery and petrochemical applications, as well as developing innovative solutions for clean fuels, fuel additives, biodiesel, and sustainable energy technologies. My research interests include catalyst development for hydroprocessing, isomerization, desulfurization, and fuel upgrading, synthesis of nanostructured materials, advanced catalyst supports, and process optimization for oil and gas industries. I have worked on multidisciplinary R&D projects involving catalyst formulation, reaction engineering, laboratory-scale process development, pilot-scale evaluation, and technology commercialization. I am experienced in catalyst characterization using techniques such as XRD, BET, SEM, TEM, EDS, ICP-OES, FTIR, TGA, NH3-TPD, and GC analysis. I also have strong expertise in experimental design, data analysis, scientific writing, patent preparation, technical report writing, and publication of high-quality research articles in international peer-reviewed journals. In addition to academic research, I collaborate with industry on refinery and petrochemical projects, providing technical consulting, feasibility studies, technology assessment, catalyst selection, process optimization, and innovation strategies. My goal is to bridge scientific research with industrial applications by developing practical and commercially viable technologies. I can assist clients with: • Research and development (R&D) in catalysis, energy, and nanotechnology • Refinery and petrochemical catalyst development • Fuel additives, biodiesel, and clean fuel technologies • Scientific manuscript writing, editing, and peer-review support • Patent drafting, prior-art analysis, and technology evaluation • Experimental design, data interpretation, and statistical analysis • Technical reports, literature reviews, and research proposals • Process optimization and technology commercialization I am committed to delivering high-quality, scientifically rigorous, and industry- focused solutions tailored to the needs of academic institutions, research organizations, and industrial clients worldwide.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Chemical Engineering
• ☆ Chemical Manufacturing
• ☆ Process Chemistry
• ☆ Environmental Engineering and Technology
• ☆ Industrial Engineering
• ☆ Industrial Operations Research

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing, Business & Legal Writing, Creative Writing

Research Market Research, User Research, Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Business Strategy Consulting, Go-to-Market Strategy Consulting, Operations Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting, Manufacturing Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Product Development Formulation, Product Evaluation, Material Sourcing, Product Validation, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance & Control (QA/QC), Product Compliance , Concept Development, Packaging Design, Prototyping, Reverse Engineering, Device Fabrication

Work Experience

pHD

University of Tehran

February 2022 - Present

Postdocs in Applied Chemistry

Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI)

August 2020 - Present

Postdocs in Applied Chemistry

Research Institute of Petroleum Industry

February 2023 - June 2025

Education

Postdocs in Applied Chemistry

College of Sciences- School of Chemistry & Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI),

June 2020 - January 2026

Certifications

• Due to achievements, selected as the best researcher of Oil ministry of Iran

  Oil ministry of Iran

  July 2019 - Present