About Arjmand

Prof. Arjmand leads the Nanomaterial and Polymer Nanocomposite Laboratory at UBCO. His research interests focus on nanomaterial synthesis and polymer processing and its broad area of application such as EMI Shielding, anti-corrosive coating, gas sensor, plastic recycling and circular economy. Prof. Arjmand has  been awarded with various institutional, provincial, national and international awards during his academic careers. He is currently associated with different industries across Canada focusing on solving industrial scale problem and also to bridge the gap between industrial and institutional research.

Education

• PhD University of Calgary, Canada, Chemical-Polymer Engineering, Feb. 2014
• MSc Sharif University of Technology, Iran, Chemical-Polymer Engineering, July. 2009
• BSc Shiraz University, Iran, Chemical Engineering-Petrochemical Industries, Sep. 2007

Research Career

University of British Columbia

• Lead of Plastic Recycling Research Cluster at University of British Columbia, Canada (2021- Present)
• Canada Research Chair (CRC - Tier II) in Advanced Materials and Polymer Engineering ( 2019 - Present)
• Assistant Professor- School of Engineering (2018 - Present)

University of Toronto

• Postdoctoral Scholar (2017-2018)

Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research Dresden, Germany

• Guest Researcher (July 2015- Aug 2015)

University of Calgary, Calgary

• Postdoctoral Scholar (2014-2017)

Honors and Awards

• 2011-

  Polymer Processing Society Organizing Committee Graduate Travel Award (Morocco) (2011)

• 2011-

  Ursula & Herbert Zandmer Graduate Scholarship at University of Calgary (2011) 

• 2012-

  Third Place of Best Student Poster Award in the Polymer Processing Society (2012)

• 2012-

  Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures (AITF) Doctoral Scholarship (2012) 

• 2012-

  Polymer Processing Society Organizing Committee Graduate Travel Award (Thailand) (2012) 

• 2013-

  J. B. Hyne Research Innovation Award at University of Calgary (2013) 

• 2014-

  Distinguished PhD Dissertation in Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at University of Calgary (2014) 

• 2016-

  Polymer Processing Society (France) Young Researcher Travel Award (2016) 

• 2019-

  Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Advanced Materials and Polymer Engineering (2019)

• 2021-

  Polymer Processing Society (PPS) Early Career Award (2021) 

• 2021-

  Faculty Research Excellence Award in the School of Engineering at UBCO (2021) 

• 2022-

  Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) Young Investigator Award (2022) 

• 2022-

  Canadian Society of Chemical Engineering (CSChE) Innovation Award (2022) 

• 2022-

  Faculty Emerging Academic Award in the School of Engineering at UBC (2022) 

• 2022-

  International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) Young Scientist Medal (2022) 

• 2023-

  Journal of Materials Chemistry Emerging Investigator (2023) 

• 2023-

  Killam Faculty Research Prize at UBC (2023) 

• 2024-

  Canadian Society of Chemical Engineering (CSChE) Lectureship Award (2024) 

• 2024-

  Morand Lambla Award (2024)