Dr. Ehsan Behzadfar
Biography
Dr. Behzadfar joined The Creative School at Toronto Met in 2020. Dr. Behzadfar is a member of TMU's Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, with an appointment in the Chemical Engineering and Environmental Applied Science and Management programs.
Dr. Behzadfar's research focuses on combining experimentation with analytical and semi-analytical modeling to construct relationships between the structure-process properties of complex polymeric materials. Dr. Behzadfar leads a diverse team of researchers and is the director of the Sustainable Polymers Research Lab (SPRL).
Education
- Visiting Scholar, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota (UMN), 2019
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia (UBC), 2014-2015
- Ph.D., Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia (UBC), 2014
- M.Sc., Polymer Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnique), 2008
- B.Sc., Polymer Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnique), 2006
Selected Courses
- GCM 826 - Plastics and Packaging
- GCM 746 - Sustainability in Print and Packaging
- GCM 375 - Project Management
Areas of Academic Interest
Sustainable Design and Processing of Materials, Rheology of Complex Fluids, Structure-Process-Property of Polymers; Sustainable Polymer Packaging; Bio-polymers, and Bio-composite material
Spotlight
With the decline of natural resources, sustainability is a must for all materials design and engineering activities, including polymeric packages. Our motive is to foster the greener and more responsible materials design and processing practices while introducing advanced functionalities to end products. We are interested in understanding the structure-process-property relationship for materials in polymers and bio-composite materials through fundamental approaches to modern physics.
Selected Publications & Patents
Please visit Ehsan's Google Scholar webpage by clicking here (external link, opens in new window) .
Professional Membership & Activities
- Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO)
- Society of Plastic Engineering (SPE)
- Society of Rheology (SOR)
- International Association of Packaging Research Institutes (IAPRI)
- Canadian Society of Chemical Engineers (CSChE)
- Canadian Society of Rheology (CSR)
Media Coverage
- Dr. Ehsan Behzadfar on the intersection of engineering and creativity to produce planet-friendly packaging (external link, opens in new window)
- How to make sustainability a way of life in your business (external link, opens in new window)
- Infrastructure funding helps build TMU research programs (opens in new window)
- The future of packaging is eco-conscious (opens in new window)
- TMU prof receives funding for eco-conscious packaging research (external link, opens in new window)
Open Positions
Our group is constantly looking for passionate and high-caliber candidates for undergraduate research assistantship, graduate studies (in Chemical Engineering & Environmental Applied Science and Management), and postdoctoral fellowship. Please send your resume and transcripts to Dr. Behzadfar. Qualified candidates will be notified upon the availability of positions.
Toronto Metropolitan University is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from underrepresented groups, racialized persons/persons of color, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQIA persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
Current Team Members
Dr. Arnab Dutta,
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ghadir Reza Dokht,
PhD student
Forough Sharifi,
PhD student (co-supervised by Dr. F. Ein-Mozaffari)
Hadis Torabi,
PhD student (co-supervised by Dr. H. Zarrin)
Sebastian Blair,
MSc student
Fredrick Ma,
MASc student
Hayden Mcgreal,
MASc student (co-supervised by Dr. J. Park)
Sahand Sabzparvar,
MASc student
Sasha Au Yong,
BTech student
Past Team Members
- Farzad Gholami (PhD student)
- Nurul Khusna Binti Mohd Salleh (PhD student)
- Arian Delaramnikoo (MEng, currently with Polar Performance Materials)
- Ahmad Dousti (MSc, currently with The University of Utah)
- Joseph Higginson (MSc, currently with Myant)
- Vishnu Teja Lashkar (MSc, currently with Balcan Packaging)
- Anindita Mondol (MASc)
- Brandon Cordeiro (BEng, currently with University of Toronto)
- Anastasia Partserniak (BTech, currently with GM Canada)
- Elizah Revilla (BTech)
- Tobi Samuel (BEng, currently with Graham Construction & Engineering Inc)
Group Photos
Winter 2023 (From left to right: Ehsan, Hayden, Sahand, Fred, Joseph, Brandon, Forough, Hadis)
Summer 2021 (From left to right: Anastasia, Joseph, Ahmad, Sebastian, Vishnu, Ehsan)
Spring 2020 (From left to right: Farnaz, Farzad, Ehsan, Ahmad, Joseph, Vishnu)
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