Chemical Engineering from Technology to Engineering.- From Nanotechnology to Nano-engineering.- An Industrial Perspective Research Challenges, Opportunities and Synergism in Chemical Engineering and Nanotechnology.- Conclusions, Outlook and Future Trends.
About the Author: Prof.Dr. Said Salaheldeen Elnashaie:
Born 1947, Cairo/Egypt; grew up in Egypt; married, two children, 6 grandchildren.
1963-1968: Chemical Engineering undergraduate student, Cairo University, Egypt
1968-1969: Teaching assistant, Chemical Engineering Department, Cairo University, Egypt
1969-1970: Maser student, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
1970-1973: PhD student, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Edinburgh, UK
1973-1974: Post-doctorate fellow, Chemical Engineering Departments, Universities of McGill and Toronto, Canada
1974-1979: Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, Cairo University, Egypt
1979-1984: Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, Cairo University, Egypt
1974-1993: Full Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, Cairo University, Egypt
1986-1996: Full Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, King Saud University (KSU), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1996-1999: Vice President, Environmental Energy Systems and Services (EESS), Egypt
1999-2005: Full Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, Auburn University, Alabama, USA
2005-2006: Full Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department (CBED) University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver
2006-2009: Quentin Berg Chair Professor of Sustainable Development Engineering (SDE), Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, USA
2009-2010: Dean of Engineering &IT, Sinai University, Egypt
2006- date: Adjunct Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department (CBED) University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver
2012-date: Full Professor, Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, University Putra, Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, Malaysia
Research Areas: Modeling, simulation and optimization of chemical and biochemical processes, bio-fuels and Integrated Bio-Refineries (IBRs); non-linear dynamics, bifurcation and chaos in chemical and biochemical engineering; nanotechnology; fixed and fluidized bed catalytic reactors, sustainable development engineering; hydrogen clean energy. Publications: papers in international Journals and Conferences: 400; books: 4; Chapters: 3; Patents: 3
Dr Firoozeh Danafar:
Born 1976, Kerman/Iran; grew up in Kerman/Iran; married, one child.
1995-1999: Chemical Engineering undergraduate student, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Poly- technique), Tehran, Iran
2000-2003: Maser student, Chemical Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
2006-2011: PhD student, Chemical Engineering Department, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
2011-2013: Post-doctorate fellow, Chemical Engineering Departments, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
2013-date: Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman
Research Areas: Nanostructures production and their applications in bio and food technologies; Sustainable Development Engineering
Publications: More than 10 papers in international Journals and Conferences and 1 Patent
Dr. Hassan Hashemipour Rafsanjani:
Born 1971, Rafsanjan/Iran; grew up in Iran; married, two children.
1989-1993: Chemical Engineering undergraduate student, Tehran University, Iran
1993-1995: Maser student, Chemical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Poly-Technique), Tehran, Iran
1995-2002: PhD student, Chemical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Poly-Technique), Tehran, Iran
1999-2000: Research Opportunity, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
2002-2010: Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
2010-date: Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
2007-2009: Head of production and separation research group, Mineral Industries research center, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
2010-2014: Head of Department, Chemical Engineering Department, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
Research Areas:
Modeling, simulation and experimental investigations in the heterogeneous systems including adsorption, catalytic and noncatalytic fluid-solid reaction, and nanotechnology focused on the nanoparticles synthesis in the gas and/or liquid phase and application of these materials in the separation processes specially in the environmental cleanup process.
Publications: papers in international Journals: 50; books: 2; Patents: 1
