Engineer Process

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PERSONAL INFORAMTION

• Name: Behzad Nazari

• Languages: English, Persian

• Address: 19 Empire Dr. Apt#213, Orono, ME 04473, USA

• Tel: +1-207-***-****(Cell)

• Email: ******.******@*****.*** & ********@*****.***

• Objectives: Award winner, self-motivated, team oriented, looking for full time jobs in auto, chemical and

polymer-composites industries (as a process engineer, process and product developer, experimental designer,

or sell/business development engineer.

EDUCATION

• M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering: The University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA, since Jan 2012 being

graduated in Dec 2013 (GPA: 3.97/4).

• M.Sc. in Polymer Engineering: Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran,

2008-2011 (GPA: 17.02/20).

• B.Sc. in Polymer Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran,

2004-2008 (17.12/20).

• High School and Pre-University Diploma in Math & Physics, The High School of Yasouj University (an

Organization for Superior Students), Yasouj, Iran, 2000-2004 (GPA: 19.15/20).

• RESEARCH and WORK EXPERIENCE

• A chemical-cars design joint-project for Bandar Imam Petrochemical Co. and Amirkabir University of Tehran.

Jan 2005-Dec 2006.

• Crystallization semi-empirical modeling in solid-state polymerization unit of Tondgouyan Petrochemical Co.

Jan 2007-Sep 2008.

• Semi-empirical study of nanoclay orientation in polyethylene film processes. Dec 2008-Dec 2010.

• Natural fibers reinforced thermoplastic composites for automotive applications. AEWC project. Sep 2012-

May 2013.

• Cellulose nanofiber suspensions slow studies. Jan 2012-Jul 2013.

• Apprenticeship course in Bandar Imam Petrochemical Co. (the most famous and the biggest petrochemical

company in Iran) at LDPE, HDPE, and PVC units (summers 2005, 2006 and 2007)

• As a process engineer (production engineer) in Kimia-Zagros Co. (a company producing caustic soda and

industrial detergents) (2008-2011).

• Chemical engineering students’ teacher at Yasouj University Jan 2011-Jan 2012. (Courses taught: Chemical

Reaction Engineering,Unit Operation, Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Numerical Methods, Heat Transfer

Lab, Fluid Mechanics Lab, Aspen Plus Workshop)

SPECIAL HONORS

• The First Rank (1st) among all the participants in the University Entrance Exam for M.Sc. in Polymer

Engineering (2008).

• While studying in B.Sc., I was a member (the head) of a 4-student research group called Kaisa and through the

team work controlled by our professor, we participated in several Chem-E-Car competitions:

Winning the second prize in the Second National Chem-E-Car Competition, AmirKabir University of

Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran, April 20, 2006.

Winning the first prize in poster competition and the third prize in performance competition in APCCHE

2006, International Chem-E-Car Competition, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia, August 27,

2006.

Winning the second place in the Third National Chem-E-Car Competition, University of Tehran, Tehran,

Iran, October 24, 2007.

• Membership in the National Elite foundation of Iran.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Confrence papers:

1. Graphene based impact modified polypropylene nanocomposites for automotive applications. Kiziltas A.,

Duguay A., Nazari B., Erbas Kiziltas E. Gardner D.J. and Dagher H.J. SPE Automotive Composites

Conference & Exhibition (ACCE) September 11-13, 2013 Novi, MI.

2. Nanofibrillated cellulose: Polyethylene nanocomposites modified by polyvinyl alcohol. Kiziltas A., Nazari

B., Erbas Kiziltas E. Gardner D.J. and Bousfield D.W. 245th ACS National Meeting, April 7-11, 2013 New

Orleans, LA.

3. Apparent Yield Stress Measurements of Cellulose Nanofiber Suspensions, B. Nazari, D. Bousfield, 85th

Annual Meeting of the Society of Rheology, October 13 - 17, 2013 Montréal, Québec, Canada.

4. Application of the Avrami and Tobin models to isothermal crystallization of Poly (ethylene terephthalate),

Nazari, B.; Rafizadeh, M.; Yousefianpoor, A. ISPST-9 (Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute, Tehran,

Iran, 17 - 21 October 2009).

5. The Role of Flow-Induced Organoclay Orientation in Rheological Behavior and Crystallization Kinetics of

Polyethylene/clay Nanocomposite Films,Nazari, B.; Nazockdast, H.; Katbab, A.; PPS-27, 2011, 27th World

Congress of the Polymer Processing Society, May 10-14, Marrakech, Morocco.

6. The Evaluation of Microstructure Evolution in Polyethylene/Organoclay Nanocomposite Films via

Rheological Measurements, Nazari, B.; Nazockdast, H.; Katbab, A.; AERC 2011, 7th Annual European

Rheology Conference, May 10-14, 2011, Suzdal-Russia.

• Papers:

1. Nazari, B.; Heidari-Moghaddam, R.; Bousfield, D.; “A three dimensional model of a vane rheometer”,

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow 42 (2013) 289–295.

2. Kiziltas, A.; Nazari, B.; Gardner, D.; Bousfield, D.; “Polyamide 6–Cellulose Composites: Effect of

Cellulose Composition on Melt Rheology and Crystallization Behavior”, POLYMER ENGINEERING AND

SCIENCE 2013.

3. Kiziltas, A.; Nazari, B.; Gardner, D.; Bousfield, D.; “Rheology of polyamide 6 composites reinforced with

microcrystalline cellulose” Society of Plastics Engineers (Plastics Research Online) 2013

(10.1002/spepro.004921).

4. Kiziltas A., Nazari B., Erbas Kiziltas E., Gardner D.J. and Bousfield D.W. 2013. Glycerine Treated

Cellulose Nanofiber Composites, Submitted to Cellulose, CELS-D-13-00144.

5. Nazari, B.; Mazarei, A.; Rafizadeh, M.; “Nanoclay-filled Poly (ethylene terephthalate): preparation,

crystallization, and melt behavior study”, submitted to Polymer Journal.

6. Nazari, B.; Nazockdast, H.; Katbab, A.; “The Role of Flow-Induced Microstructure in Rheological

Behavior and Non-Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics of PE/Organoclay Nanocomposites”, Accepted to

POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE 2013.

• Books:

1. Behzad Nazari “Numerical Methods in Process Engineering with MATLAB Applications” published in

Persian, Nameyeh Parsi Publications, 2012.

ACCADEMIC INTERESTS

• Transport phenomena (mass, heat, momentum)

• Polymer composites

• Chemical process design

• Rheology of polymeric systems

• Flow studies on suspensions and emulations

• Dynamics of complex fluids

• Physical chemistry of polymers (specially crystallization)

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Programming: MATLAB, MathCad, Fluent, Ansys, Comsol, Aspen plus, Pipe Flow

• Application: Microsoft Office (Power Point, Word, Excel), Photoshop

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