Currently, I hold the position of Assistant Research Professor at Penn State University located in State College, PA, USA, where I am a member of Prof. Stewart A. Mallory's group at the Department of Chemistry.

My primary research focus involves studying synthetic and biological active matter through numerical simulation and analytical theory. Specifically, I am interested in developing a theoretical hydrodynamic description for micro-scale active particles. My ongoing projects include investigating the dynamics of self-phoretic micro-motors in complex fluids with the goal of efficiently controlling their motion, simulating the Brownian motion of active particles in confined environments, exploring active droplets as a novel type of soft micro-motors, and manipulating colloids and nano-proteins in micro-channels using phoretic forces.

Academic Appointments

2018 - 2021: Postdoctoral Scholar, LPTMS, Universitè-Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France

2017 - 2018: Postdoctoral fellowship, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan, Iran

2016: Sabbatical, Max-Planck-Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart, Germany

2010 - 2015: Invited Lecturer at the Payame Noor University, Zanjan, Iran

2012 - 2015: Invited Lecturer at the University of Zanjan, Iran

Teaching

2010 - 2015: Fundamental Physics, Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Electrostatics and Magnetism, Hydrodynamics - 320 hours – Payame-Noor University, Soultanieh, Zanajn, Iran

2010 - 2015: Fundamental Physics: Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Electrostatics and Magnetism – 96 hours – University of Zanjan, Iran

2010 - 2015 Physics Laboratory: Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Electrostatics – 60 hours – University of Zanjan, Iran

Education

2017: Ph.D. in Physics of Soft Matter, University of Zanjan, Iran

2010: MSc in Physics of Condensed Matter, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan, Iran

2007: BSc in Physics, University of Zanjan, Iran

Honors and Awards

2010: Iranian Nano-Science Foundation scholarship for my master’s thesis
2016: Guest Researcher Fellowship from the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology
2017: Postdoc Fellowship from the Iranian National Science Foundation