Amin Pourmohammadbagher

Degrees

• PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada, 2016

  Dissertation: Effects of Surface Contamination and Water Chemistry on the Behaviors of Illite, Kaolinite and Monotmorillonite in Organic and Aqueous Media

• MSc in Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran, 2011

  Thesis: "Experimental study and CFD modeling of particles and gaseous pollutants removal".

• BSc in Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran, 2008

  Thesis: "Simulation and experimental validation on distillation columns' performance: trays versus structured packings".

Research Interest

• Thermodynamics of energy systems with a focus on novel methods to approach the challenges
• Programming and Simulation
• Surface-controlled synthesis of gold nanoparticles

Awards/Scholarships

• Mines & Royalty Ltd Graduate Scholarship in Enviornmental Engineering (2015)
• Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship-Doctorate level (2015)
• GSA Professional Development Award (2014)
• Mary Louise Imrie Graduate Student Award (2014)
• GSA Professional Development Award (2013)
• DBR Robinson Graduate Scholarship (2012)
• University of Alberta Doctoral Recruitment Award (2011)
• Top innovator award in 3rd Fajr Inventions and Innovations Exhibition (FINEX 2011
• Iranian Association of Chemical Engineering (IAChE) superior student award (2009)
• Amirkabir University of Technology graduate award for September 2008 entrance (2008)
• Isfahan University of Technology top 1% students award, (2008)
• Isfahan University of Technology graduate award for September 2008 entrance (2008)
• Isfahan University of Technology exceptionally talented student award (2008 & 2007)
• Isfahan University of Technology Outstanding B.Sc. Student award (2008 & 2007 & 2006)

Publications

• Pourmohammadbagher, A.; Shaw, J. M., Probing the Impact of Asphaltene Contamination on Kaolinite and Illite Clay Behaviors in Water and Organic Solvents: A Calorimetric Study. Energy & Fuels 2016, 30 (8), 6561-6569
• Pourmohammadbagher, A.; Shaw, J. M., Probing the Role of Water Chemistry on the Behavior of Clays in Process and Natural Environments Using Solution Calorimetry. Energy & Fuels 2016, 30 (7), 5964-5969
• Pourmohammadbagher, A., Shaw, J. M., Probing Contaminant Transport to and from Clay Surfaces in Organic Solvents and Water Using Solution Calorimetry. Environmental Science & Technology 2015
• Pourmohammadbagher, A., and Shaw, J. M., Excess enthalpy and excess volume for pyridine + methyldiethanolamine and pyridine + ethanolamine mixtures. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data 2013, 58(8): 2202-2209.
• A. Pourmohammadbagher, E. Jamshidi, H. Ale-Ebrahim, S. Dabir, "Study on simultaneous removal of NO_x and SO₂ with NaClO₂ in a novel swirl wet system", Journal of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research-ACS, 2011, 50, 8278-8284.
• A. Pourmohammadbagher, E. Jamshidi, H. Ale-Ebrahim, B. Dabir, M. Mehrabani-Zeinabad "Simultaneous removal of gaseous pollutants with a novel swirl wet scrubber", Journal of Chemical Engineering & Processing: Process Intensification-Elsevier, 2011. 50, 773- 779

Conference - Presentations

• Pourmohammadbagher, Amin; Shaw, John M.; Displacement of Water from Clays by Hydrocarbons, UK Colloids 2017, July 10-12, Manchester, United Kingdom (Oral Presentation)
  
• Pourmohammadbagher, Amin; Shaw, John M.; Clays behavior in organic solvents and water - surface contamination and water chemistry, Petrophase 2016, June 19-23, Elsinore, Denmark (oral presentation).
  
• Pourmohammadbagher, Amin; Shaw, John M.; Enthalpy of Solution Difference Between Chemically Separated Asphaltenes and Physically Separated Asphaltene-Rich Materials in Athabasca Bitumen, AIChE 2015, November 8-13, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, (oral presentation).
  
• Pourmohammadbagher, Amin; Shaw, John M.; Enthalpy of Solution of Clays and Modified Clays: Impacts of Sorbed Asphaltene, Trace Hydrocarbons and Water", IACIS 2015 (International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists), May 24-29, Mainz, Germany, (poster presentation).
  
• Pourmohammadbagher, Amin; Enthalpy of solution of clays and modified clays - impacts of sorbed asphaltene, trace organic solvents and water, 12th Petroleum Thermodynamics NSERC Industrial Research Chair Advisory Committee Meeting, Calgary, Alberta, 6 March 2015 (oral presentation).
  
• Pourmohammadbagher, Amin, Khaniani, Yeganeh, Shaw, John M., "Organic Ligand Functionalized Nanoparticle Mimics for Asphaltenes", 12th Petroleum Thermodynamics NSERC Industrial Research Chair Advisory Committee Meeting, Calgary, Alberta, 6 March 2015 (poster presentation).
  
• Pourmohammadbagher, Amin, Shaw, John M., "Surface Contamination of Clays: Asphaltene Adsorpton and Hydration", An International Colloid and Interface Science Symposium (UK Colloids 2014), July 6-9, London, England, (poster presentation).
• Pourmohammadbagher, Amin, Khaniani, Yeganeh, Shaw, John M., "Organic Ligand Functionalized Nanoparticle Mimics for Asphaltenes", 10th International Conference on Difusion in Solids and Liquids DSL-2014, June 23-27, Paris, France, (poster presentation).
• Pourmohammadbagher, Amin, Khaniani, Yeganeh, Shaw, John M., "Organic Ligand Functionalized Nanoparticle Mimics for Asphaltenes", Fifth Annual Graduate Research Symposium, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, June 19, 2014, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (poster presentation).
• Pourmohammadbagher, Amin and Shaw, J.M., "A Calorimetric Investigation of Functionalized Silica Nanoparticles as Models for Asphaltene-Rich Nanoaggregates in Solution", Petrophase 2013, Rueil-Malmaison, June 10-13, France, France, (poster presentation).
• A. Pourmohammadbagher, E. Jamshidi, H. Ale-Ebrahim, B. Dabir, "Investigation of combined NOand SO2 removal with a novel dynamic scrubber using sodium chlorite solution", 2^nd International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (ICEST), Singapore, 2011.
• M.Sohrabi, B.Dabir, A.Pourmohammadbagher, "Computational simulation of magnetic particle deposition in respiratory airway", International Conference on Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics (ICBBB), Singapore, 2011.
• A. Pourmohammadbagher, M. Mehrabani, M. Nasr Esfahany, A. Mehrabani, "Simulation and experimental validation on distillation columns' perfomance: trays versus structured packings", 13^th Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress (ICHEC), Kermanshah, Iran, 2010.
• A. Pourmohammadbagher, E.Jamshidi, H. Ale-Ebrahim, B. Dabir, "An environmentally friendly combined NO_xand CO₂ removal from flue gas mixture using DEA solution", 13^th Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress (ICHEC), Kermanshah, Iran, 2010.
• Amin Pourmohammadbagher, Mitra Mehrabani, Ahmad Pourmohammadbagher, Arjomand Mehrabani, "Nitrate removal from water and wastewater: a condensed review on methods", 2^nd International Conference on Water and Wastewater Treatment (ICWWT), Isfahan, Iran, 2010.
• M. Mehrabani, A. Pourmohammadbagher, M. Nasr Esfahany, A. Mehrabani, "Comparison of distillation columns: replacing trays with structured packings", 12^th Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress (ICHEC), Tabriz, Iran, 2008.