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Mohsen Najafi — Curriculum Vitae

Mohsen Najafi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Polymer Engineering at Qom University of Technology, Iran. He was born in 1980/81 (Persian calendar year 1359) in Tehran, Iran.

Field: Polymer Engineering Academic Rank: Assistant Professor, Faculty Member, Qom University of Technology Research interests: Polymer reaction engineering and modeling, nanocomposites and polymer blends, biodegradable polymers, and rubber formulation design.

Education

Dr. Najafi completed his entire higher education in polymer engineering at Iran’s leading institutions. He earned his Ph.D. from the Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute (IPPI) in Tehran, the country’s principal research center for polymer science and petrochemical technology, where his doctoral work focused on polymer reaction engineering and the modeling of olefin polymerization particles.

Prior to his doctoral studies, he obtained both his M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees in Polymer Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), one of Iran’s top-ranked technical universities. His academic record there was distinguished: he ranked 4th nationwide in the 2002 (1381) M.Sc. entrance examination and graduated 6th (GPA 17.3) among the M.Sc. students of his entering class, after ranking 5th (GPA 16.05) among the B.Sc. graduates of the 1998 (1377) entering class.

• Ph.D. in Polymer Engineering — Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute (IPPI), Tehran, Iran.

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

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

Academic and Executive Experience

Dr. Najafi serves as a faculty member in the Polymer Engineering Department of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology at Qom University of Technology, where he holds the rank of Assistant Professor. His role combines teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in polymer engineering with an active research program spanning polymer reaction engineering and modeling, polymer nanocomposites and blends, biodegradable polymers, and applied rubber and plastics formulation development.

Beyond classroom teaching, he has supervised and advised numerous M.Sc. and B.Sc. theses in the following areas:

• Polymerization engineering;

• Nanocomposites and polymer blends;

• Biodegradable polymers;

• Formulation design of rubber components.

• Modeling and simulation

This supervision record is closely aligned with his industrial project portfolio (see Completed Research and Industrial Projects), which covers silicone rubber insulation for the electrical industry, PVC plasticizer reformulation, hot-melt adhesives, and polyolefin compounding — linking academic training to practical industrial formulation problems.

Journal Articles (Peer-Reviewed Research)

Peer-reviewed research publications (scientific–research journals):

1. Effect of mixing sequence and carbon nanotube loading on the properties of PLA/TPU nanocomposites — Scientific Reports, 2026.

2. Optimization of TiO₂, SiO₂, and ATH filler loadings in silicone rubber composites using Box–Behnken response surface methodology — Scientific Reports, 2026.

3. Optimised formulation for in-situ emulsion polymerization of a printing-ink binder via response surface methodology — Pigment & Resin Technology, 2025.

4. Injection molding of EVA foams optimized via response surface methodology — Journal of Elastomers and Plastics, 2025.

5. Effect of printing parameters on the dimensional accuracy of FDM 3D-printed parts — Progress in Color, Colorants and Coatings, 2025.

6. PVC/PLA nanocomposites — Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik, 2024.

7. Production of biodegradable packaging film based on PLA/starch: optimization via response surface methodology — Bulletin of Materials Science, 2024.

8. PC/ABS/graphene nanocomposites — Journal of Applied Research in Chemical-Polymer Engineering (in Persian), 2023 (1402).

9. Production of toner via in-situ emulsion polymerization — Journal of Applied Research in Chemical-Polymer Engineering (in Persian), 2022 (1401).

10. PLA bionanocomposites reinforced with hybrid nanoparticles — Polymers and Polymer Composites, 2021.

11. Electrophotographic toner based on styrene–butyl acrylate — Advanced Materials and New Coatings (in Persian), 2021 (1400).

12. PLA nanocomposites with cellulose nanocrystals and silver nanoparticles — Journal of Applied Research in Chemical-Polymer Engineering (in Persian), 2021 (1400).

13. Starch/gum films reinforced with cellulose nanofibers — Polymers and Polymer Composites, 2020.

14. Antibacterial microgel (carbopol-based) — Journal of Polymer Science and Technology (Persian), 2020 (1399).

15. Particle fragmentation in heterogeneous olefin polymerization — Macromolecular Theory and Simulations, 2015.

16. Catalyst shape and crack pattern in olefin copolymerization — Polyolefins Journal, 2015.

17. Two-dimensional single-particle model — Macromolecular Reaction Engineering, 2014.

18. Fragmentation and particle overheating — Polyolefins Journal, 2014.

Completed Research and Industrial Projects

Completed applied research and industrial projects:

1. Recycled content in irrigation pipes — Nam-Avaran Tolooh Plast Co.

2. Formulation of a water-treatment device housing — Omid Sepehr Pasargad Co.

3. Reformulation of an SBR hose — Raham Rubber High-Pressure Hoses Co.

4. Hot-melt adhesives with rosin and C5–C9 tackifiers — Baspargostar Aria Co.

5. Design and fabrication of a plastic injection mold — Qom University of Technology.

6. Formulation of silicone insulators for the power industry — Bespar Sazeh Alvand Co.

7. PVC plasticizers / DOP replacement — Qom Province Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade.

8. PP/PET/graphene electromagnetic-wave-absorbing nanocomposite — Qom University of Technology.

9. Improving toughness and electrical properties of HDPE with EVA and carbon black — Qom University of Technology.

10. The role of additives in petrochemical industries — Petrochemical Research and Technology Co.

11. Resolving LDPE film blocking with slip and anti-blocking agents — Petrochemical Research and Technology Co.

Conference Papers

Conference presentations:

• MACRO 2004, Paris, France — two papers on vinyl acetate / 2-ethylhexyl acrylate emulsion copolymerization.

• ISPST 2007, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran.

• PPS 2008, Salerno, Italy.

• ISPST 2009 — EFM mixing.

• 17th Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering, 2010, Bangkok, Thailand.

• ICCC7, Amirkabir University of Technology, 2017 — three papers (HDPE/EVA ×2; starch nanocomposite).

• Masterbatch Conference, Tehran, 2018 — CNFs/starch.

• ICOR 2019 — PLA/graphene.

• ISPST 2020 — two papers (laser toner; graphene-oxide/PS).

• ICOR 2023 — silicone rubber fillers.

• ISPST 2024 — two papers (CNT/PLLA/TPU).

• ICCC 2025 — polycarboxylate superplasticizer.

Honors and Awards

• National Silver Medal, Iranian Mathematics Olympiad, 1997 (1376).

• Ranked 785th in the 1998 (1377) National University Entrance Examination; admitted to Polymer Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology.

• Ranked 5th (GPA 16.05) among B.Sc. graduates of the 1998 (1377) entering class.

• Ranked 4th in the 2002 (1381) M.Sc. National Entrance Examination, Polymer Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology.

• Ranked 6th (GPA 17.3) among M.Sc. graduates of the 2002 (1381) entering class.

• Member, National Elite Foundation of Iran.