Post-doctoral researcher

Mohammad Sadegh Yazdanparast

(Mohammad)

Department of Chemistry Kansas State University Manhattan, KS, 66502

Cell;785-***-****

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Nondegree Education and Training:

Feb. 2019 - present

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Kansas State University, KS. Research Advisor: Dr. Tendai Gadzikwa

Education:

Aug.2013- Dec. 2018

PhD Inorganic Chemistry

Kansas State University, KS

Mentor; Dr. Emily J McLaurin

Aug.2008-Nov.2010

M.Sc. Inorganic Chemistry, Tarbiyat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Aug. 2003-Nov.2007

B.Sc. Chemistry, Zabol University, Sistan & Baloochestan, Iran

Field of Expertise:

Coordination chemistry, Nanomaterials, Quantum dots, Doped quantum dots

Publications:

1) Yazdanparast, M. S.; McLaurin, E. J. Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Assembly of Hyperbranched supra Quantum Dot CdE (E = S, Se, Te) Nanocrystals, Cryst. Growth Des. accepted.

2) Yazdanparast, M. S.; Webb, M. T.; McLaurin, E. J. Single-step synthesis of hyperbranched, luminescent Mn2+-doped ZnSe1-xSx nanocrystals using dichalcogenide precursors., J. Mater. Chem. C. 2016 4 (28) 6907—6913 doi: 10.1039/C6TC01207H

3) Yazdanparast, M. S.; Jeffries, W. R.; Grey, E.; McLaurin, E. J. Mn2 +-ZnSe/ZnS@SiO2 Nanoparticles for Turn-on Luminescence Thiol Detection., J. Funct. Biomater. 2017 8 (36) 1-13 doi: 10.3390/jfb8030036

4) Parast, M. S. Y.; Morsali. A.; Ebrahimpour. P. Synthesis and Characterization of Four New Thallium(I) Tetrazole Supramolecular Compounds with Various Secondary Interaction; New Precursors for Thallium(III) Oxide Nano-particles. Dalton Trans. 2012 4 (19) 5848–5853 doi: 10.1039/C2DT12259F

5) Parast, M. S. Y.; Morsali. A. Sonochemical-assisted synthesis of nano-structured indium(III) hydroxide and oxide. Ultrason. Sonochem. 2011 18 (1) 1375–381 doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2010.07.001

6) Parast, M. S. Y.; Morsali. A. Synthesis and characterization of porous Al(III) metal-organic framework nanoparticles as a new precursor for preparation of Al2O3 Nanoparticles. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2011 14 (5) 645–648 doi:10.1016/j.inoche.2011.01.040

7) Parast, M. S. Y.; Morsali. A. Nano-porous indium(III) metal- organic framework as a novel precursor for synthesis of In2O3 nanoparticles. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2011 14 (3) 450–452 doi: 10.1016/j.inoche.2010.12.020

8) Parast, M. S. Y.; Morsali. A. Simple One-Pot Preparation of In2O3 Nano-particles Using a Supramolecular 3D Framework Polymer J Inorg Organomet Polym. 2011 21 (2) 365–368 doi: 10.1007/s10904-010-9451-9

9) Parast, M. S. Y.; Morsali. A. Synthesis and Characterization of New Zinc(II) Coordination Polymer with a Flexible Hetro-coordination Ligand via In Situ Reaction as a New Precursor for Zinc(II) Oxide Nano-sphere Particles J Inorg Organomet Polym. 2012 22 (5) 998–1002 doi: 10.1007/s10904-012-9691-y

10) Parast, M. S. Y.; Morsali. A. Synthesis and Characterization of a New Thallium(I) Coordination Polymer of Tetrazolate Ligand as Precursor for preparation of Thallium(III) Oxide Nanoparticles Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2011 637 (2) 1–5 doi: 10.1002/zaac.201100332

Honors and Achievements

Kansas State University Arts and Sciences Research Travel Award, August 2017

Kansas State University PLU Travel Award, August 2017

Kansas State University Research Travel Awards, August 2017

Summer research fellowship from Terry C. Johnson Cancer Research Center, Summer 2016

Ranked top 1% among participants in the Nationwide University Entrance Exam, Summer 2003

Ranked top 1% in Inorganic chemistry among participants in the Nationwide Graduate School Exam, Feb 2008

Presentations:

Oral presentation Graduate Research Forum at KSU, March 2018. Title: “Mild Condition post-synthetic etching of InP nanocrystals”

Nationwide Graduate Entrance Oral presentation: 256th ACS National Meeting, Boston MA, Augest 2018. Title: “Kinetically controlled aggregation and growth, a pathway for synthesis simple-branched to hyperbranched NCs”

Nationwide Graduate Entrance Poster presentation: 255th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans LA, March 2018. Title: “Post-synthetic etching of InP nanocrystals”

Nationwide Graduate Entrance Poster presentation: 254th ACS National Meeting in Washington, DC, August 2017. Title: “Synthesis and characterization of hyperbranched CdS1-xSex Nanocrystals”

Oral presentation: ACS- MWRM, October 2016. Title: “Single-Step Synthesis of Hyperbranched, Luminescent Mn2+-Doped ZnSe1-xSx Nanocrystals Using Dichalcogenide Precursors.”

Oral presentation Graduate Research Forum at KSU, March 2015. Title: “Synthesis and characterization of hyperbranched cadmium chalcogenides nanomaterials”

Poster presentation: Graduate Research Forum at KSU, October 2015. Title: “Cluster free synthesis of manganese-doped zinc selenide nanocrystals”

Teaching Experiences

Teaching General Chemistry I & II labs at Kansas State University

Graduate Course

Safety in chemistry lab

Inorganic Chemistry 1

Inorganic Chemistry 2

Electro Analytical Chemistry

Physical Method in Inorganic Chemistry

Topics in Analytical Chemistry

Topics in Physical Chemistry

Electron Microscopy Techniques

X-Ray Techniques in Research

Inorganic Chemistry Seminar

References:

Prof. Tendai Gadzikwa, Assistant Professor at Kansas State University, ********@***.***

Prof. Christer B Aakeroy, Professor at Kansas State University, *******@***.***

Prof. Ali Morsali, Professor at Tarbiat Modares University. *********@*******.**.**

Dr. Emily J McLaurin, Former Assistant professorat Kansas State University, *************@*****.***

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