1- Ph.D. Chemical Engineering (Polymerization), Chemical engineering department, Ecole Polytechnique, Canada (05/1995-06/1999)

2- M.Eng. In Polymer engineering, Polymer engineering department, Amirkabir university of technology, Iran (01/1990-05/1993)


3- B.Sc. in Chemical engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Iran (09/1984 – 05/1989)

1- Amirkabir University of technology, Polymer engineering Department (2000-now)

Teaching

Under graduate. Courses:
1- Unit Operations in chemical and petrochemical engineering
2- Mass Transfer Operations

Graduate Courses:
1- Colloidal systems and interfaces

Research
• Augmentation of conversion in SBR emulsion polymerization (BIPC co.)
• Study on the effect of prepolymerization on the morphology and final properties of polypropylene ( BIPC co.)
• Producing polyester resin from PET bottles ( New tech. organization)
• Emulsion Copolymerization of Styrene Butadiene 2-vinyl pyridine
• Study on the Degradation of PET and its kinetic modelling
• Basic design of PSBR emulsion plant (In cooperation with BASPAR Inc.)
• Detailed Design of PSBR Plant (In cooperation with BASPAR Inc.)
• Basic Design of EPS Plant (In cooperation of BASPAR Inc. for Tabriz Petrochemical co.)
• Detailed Design of Isoprene Plant ( In cooperation of BASPAR inc. for Pouyesh petrochemical co.
• Recovery of PET disposals (for Amirkabir university)
• Recovery of Solvents in circulation section (for Irankhodro co.)
• Study on the PTMEG kinetics ( for Pouyesh Petrochemical co.)
• Replacing a new solvent instead of solvent 402 ( for a paint plant in private sector)
• Production of solution type polyvinyl acetate in the plant scale ( private sector)
2- Defense Ministry, aerospace division, Polymer laboratories establishment (1999-2000)
3- Teaching Assistant, Teaching in Polymerization Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique, Chemical engineering department (09-1996-12/1996) and (09/1997-12(1997)

4- Research assistant, Foams, Polymerization and Characterization, Polymer research center of Iran (01/1990-12/1994)

5- Research assistant, design and computer modeling of chemical processes, chemical engineering department, Sharif university of technology (01/1985-01/1987)

Iran Polymer Society
Iran Chemical ENgineering Society

CONFERENCES:

1- ‘ Study on the effect of nucleation end emulsifier concentration on the emulsion copolymerization of styrene/ butadiene using Monte Carlo Method’, S.M. Zarand, S. Pourmahdian et al, 8th chemical engineering conference, Mashad, Iran, 2003
2- Microencapsulating of pesticides using interfacial condensation suspension polymerization’, S.M Zarand, S. Pourmahdian et al, 8th chemical engineering conference, Mashad, Iran, 2003
3- Emulsion copolymerization of Butyl acrylate-Methyl methacrylate in a semi continuous reactor, S. Pourmahdian, M.J. Hosseini, F. Afshar Taromi, 8th chemical engineering conference, Mashad, Iran, 2003
4- ‘Computer Simulation of vinyl acetate emulsion polymerization’, M. Firouzi, S. Pourmahdian, A. Arjmand, 8th chemical engineering conference, Mashad, Iran, 2003
5- ‘Effect of polyvinyl alcohol on the particle size distribution if semi batch emulsion polymerized polyvinyl acetate’, S. Pourmahdian, A. Salabat, ISPST2003, Tehran, Iran.
6- ‘Modeling of semi continuous emulsion polymerization of vinyl acetate’, S. Pourmahdian, M. Firouzi , ISPST2003, Tehran, Iran.
7- ‘Semi-continuous emulsion copolymerization of butylacrylate and vinyl acetate: effect of mixed emulsifiers, S. Pourmahdian, A. Arjmand, F. Sajjadi, M. Ebrahimi, ISPST2003, Tehran, Iran.
8- A new method for measuring latex critical pigment volume concentration (LCPVC) by diffusion mechanism, M. Khorassani, S. Pourmahdian, F. Afshar, ISPST2003, Tehran, Iran.
9- Production technique of polybutadiene rubber (BR) for high impact polystyrene in general-purpose BR plant, A. Goudarzi, S. Pourmahdian, M.R. Soleimanzadeh, ISPST2003, Tehran, Iran.
10- Study of particle formation in emulsion copolymerization of styrene/ butadiene by Monte-Carlo method Part (I), M.G.Zarand, S. Pourmahdian, E. Jabbari, B. Dabir, F. Afshar, ISPST2003, Tehran, Iran.
11- Micro encapsulation of fenitrathion pesticide (20%) in pilot plant, M.G. Zarand, E. Jabbari, S. Pourmahdian, ISPST2003, Tehran, Iran.
12- Modeling of a fluidized bed reactor for olefin polymerization, M.Alizadeh, S. Pourmahdian, N. Mostoufi, R.Sotdeh, 7th chemical engineering conference, Tehran, Iran, 2002
13- Kinetic study of emulsion terpolymerization of 1,3-butadiene-styrene-4-vinyl pyridine, A.Mirbolook, S.pourmahdian, et al, presented in 6th chemical engineering conference, Isfahan, Iran, 2001
14- ‘Modeling of emulsion copolymerization of styrene-butadiene using Monte-Carlo method’, M.G.Zarand, S. Pourmahdian, E Jabbari, B. Dabir, F. Afshar, 7th chemical engineering conference, Tehran, Iran, 2001
15- Study on azeotropy in terpolymerization of Butadiene-styrene-2-methyl-5-vinylpyridine, A. Mirbolook, S. Pourmahdian, F. Afshar, 5th ISPST, Tehran, Iran, 2000
16- ‘Emulsion copolymerization of vinyl acetate and butyl acrylate in a tubular reactor, poster presented in the International Symposium on Polymers in Dispersed media, March 1999, Lyon, France.
17- ‘A comparative study on emulsion copolymerization in a tubular reactor’ poster presented in the 3rd meeting of Centre de Recherche Appliqué sur les Polymères (CRASP), Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal, January 1999

18- ‘Etude de la copolymérisation en émulsion dans un réacteur tubulaire’ presented in 2ieme Colloque Société Québéquoise des Polymères et Groupe de recherche francais des Polymères, ste Adèle, Quebec, April 1999.

19- ‘Effect of reactor configuration in emulsion copolymerization of vinyl acetate and butyl acrylate in a tubular reactor’ presented in 15th International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering ISCRE15, Newport Beach, California, September 1998.

20- ‘Emulsion copolymerization in a tubular reactor’ presented in 17th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, October 1997.


21- Suspension polymerization of polystyrene, S.pourmahdian, F. Afshar. Presented in the 2nd ISPST , shiraz, Iran, 1994

Defence Ministry, aerospace division
Bandar Imam Petrochemical Co.
Petrochemical Research and TEch. co.
IranKhodro Co.

1- PAPRICAN studentship for one year (97-98)

2- Honor prize of research, Polymer research center of Iran (1993)

Polymer engineering department
Amirkabir University of technology
Hafez Avenue, Tehran, Iran
P.O.Box: 15875-4413
Telephone (Fax): +(9821) 6454-2411
E-mail: pourmahd@aut.ac.ir