SADAFNAZ KALHORI
CURRENT POSITION
Ph.D. student co-supervised by Prof. Grant Allen and Prof. Arun Ramachandran, Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada.
EMAIL
s.kalhour@mail.utoronto.ca
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2008-2012 B.Sc. Chemical Engineering
Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic)
Tehran, Iran
2012-2015 M.Sc. Chemical Engineering - Nanotechnology
Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic)
Tehran, Iran
PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Dadd, E., Kirou, V., Velasquez, J., Kalhori, S.K. and Galatro, D., “Sustainability and future of the oil and gas industry: a mini-review”. DYNA, 90(226), pp. 130-138,
April - June, 2023.
S. Askari, S.K. Kalhori, R. Halladj & N. Najafi, “Performance improvement of nano-sized SAPO-34 molecular sieves synthesized by different combinations of multi templates in MTO reaction”, Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism, Volume 41, Number 3, 2016, pp. 268-276(9).
S. Kashi Kalhour, Arun Ramchandran and D. Grant Allen, “Characterization of Biosludge Flocs and Implications for Dewatering”, CSChE 2023, Calgary, Canada (Oral Presentation), October 2023.
S. Kashi Kalhour, Arun Ramchandran and D. Grant Allen, “Characterization of Biosludge Flocs from Pulp and Paper Mills”, 6th ChemE Exhibition (Poster), March 2023.
S. Kashi Kalhour, Arun Ramchandran and D. Grant Allen, “Characterization of Biosludge Flocs from Pulp and Paper Mills, 2023 CRAFT Symposium, Toronto, Canada (Poster), February 2023.
S. Kashi Kalhour, Arun Ramchandran and D. Grant Allen, “Characterization of Biosludge Flocs from Pulp and Paper Mills”, 5th ChemE Exhibition (Poster), May 2022.
S. Kashi Kalhour, Arun Ramchandran and D. Grant Allen, “Visualization and Characterization of Water flow through Biosludge flocs”, 55th CENTRAL Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, Feb 20, 2020.
S. Kashi Kalhori, R. Halladj & S. Askari, “Ultrasonic-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of SAPO-34 nanoparticles using mixed template”, 5th International Congress on Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (ICNN2014).
S. Kashi Kalhori, R. Halladj, S. Askari, “Application of ultrasound wave in synthesis of nanosized SAPO-34 catalyst by using mixed template”, 2nd International Conference on Nanotechnology, Turkey, 10 July 2014 - 11 July 2014.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
2020-2021 Helen L Cross (nee Colquhuon) Memorial Graduate Scholarship
2019-2020 Eco-Tec Founder’s Fellowship
Recipient of research scholarships from Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council for my outstanding M.S. thesis work, 2013
Top-Ranked student among more than 90 Chemical Engineering students of the same class based on overall GPA in M.S.
Exempted from M.S University Entrance Exam as an Exceptional Talented Student, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran, 2012
Top-Ranked student among more than 110 Chemical Engineering students of the same class based on overall GPA in B.S.
RESEARCH PROJECT
Biosludge dewatering is critical in the handling process as it significantly affects the costs of wastewater treatment plants. Unfortunately, despite extensive research, the dewaterability of sludge flocs is poorly understood, due to the complicated nature of biosludge. My research project seeks to develop a deeper and more mechanistic understanding of the biosludge dewatering process. I examine individual flocs at the microscale using microfluidic and microscopy techniques to delineate the permeability of the individual floc. At the meso-scale, I use a rheometer to manipulate the actual dewatering process. I anticipate that this approach will eventually help us build a thorough understanding of bulk-scale processes such as sludge dewatering and mass transfer through sludge flocs.
OTHER INTERESTS
Reading books, Music, Plants
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