Mazeyar Parvinzadeh Gashti

Education

• 2016  NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemical Engineering | McGill University, Montreal, Canada

• 2014-2015  Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry and Biochemistry | Laval University, Quebec, Canada

• BUNDESSTIPENDIATEN  Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry and Biochemistry | University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Research Interests

• Advanced Micro/Nano Manufacturing with Electrospinning, Micro/Nanofabrication, Polymer Composite Manufacturing in Extrusion
• Functional Polymers, Composite, Fibers and Particles
• Plasma Polymerized Textile Coatings, Surface Functionalization Using Different Coating Methods
• Fiber Fabrication in Microfluidic Devices
• Polymeric Webs, Personal Protection Equipment

Funding

• 2022-2024: Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation, (Phase 1), USA
• 2022-2024: Principal Investigator, United States Department of Agriculture, (Phase 1), USA
• 2021-2022: Co-Principal Investigator, Innovative Solutions Canada Program, In collaboration with University of British Columbia, Canada
• 2021-2022: Co-Principal Investigator, Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program, In collaboration with University of British Columbia, Canada
• 2019-2020: Co-Principal Investigator, Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program, In collaboration with University of British Columbia, Canada 
• 2018-2019: Co-Principal Investigator, The Industrial Research Assistance Program, Canada
• 2017-2018: Co-Principal Investigator, Build in Canada Innovation Program, In collaboration with University of British Columbia, Canada
• 2016: Postdoctoral Scholarship, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Research Associate Scholarship, McGill University, Canada
• 2011-2013: Postdoctoral Scholarship, Swiss Government Excellence, University of Bern, Switzerland
• April 2019-Present: Member of the Directory Board | Canadian Institue of Textile Science, Canada
  • Promoting the dissemination and interchange of knowledge concerning flexible materials, fibers, composites and other materials 
  • Promoting and encouraging original basic or applied research, and where appropriate, collaborative/interdisciplinary research related to fibers, textiles and polymer materials
  • Promoting the development of fibers, textile, textile-based composites and other material science
  • To offer coaching and mentoring to prepare industrial and academic representatives to face the hurdles of the product development process
  • Collaborating with educational organizations to develop opportunities for study in fibers, textile, textile-based composites and other material science
  • Assisting in the establishment of standards with STANDARDS COUNCIL OF CANADA in fibers, textile, textile-based composites and other material industries

Current Courses Taught

• CHEM 730 - Advanced Polymer Chemistry

• CHEM 215 - General Chemistry I Laboratory

Previous Courses Taught

Advanced Materials and Composites, Fiber Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Chemistry of Dyes and Intermediate Materials, Chemistry of Textile Materials, Nonwoven Fabrics, Polymer Laboratory, Fiber Chemistry Laboratory, Laboratory of Dyeing, Laboratory of Natural Fibers

Google Scholar Link

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=JGfd580AAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=2&oi=ao