(3hi) Electrospinning As an Advanced Nanomanufacturing Tool and Related Applications

The use of unique nanostructured materials has gained substantial importance in the field of biomedical, electrochemical energy storage, sensors, and wastewater treatment applications. Recently, the electrospinning technique has attracted immense attention in the development of nanofiber-based sensors, especially biosensors, and catalysts for environmental remediation. Electrospinning has been accepted as a proficient advanced manufacturing toll for the fabrication of polymer, metal and metal-oxide nanofibers. Electrospinning appears to be the ultimate technique to generate biocompatible and biodegradable polymer/metal-oxide nanofibers, such as carbon, ZnO, TiO₂, NiO, etc. for highly sensitive biosensing and wastewater remediation applications. Based on the distinctive properties of electrospun nanofibers in the nanoscale that differentiate them from other nanostructures created by other existing methods, we describe here, the knowledge on nanofibers suitable for biosensors and environmental remediation, including structure and property characterization. As well, information on polymers together with metal-oxides precursors and their processing conditions for the electrospinning of ultrafine metal-oxide fibers will be briefly described herein. Additional relevant issues concerning the research challenges, technology limitations, and future trends will also be discussed.

Research Interests:

My current research interests are in Advanced micro/nano fabrication of functional materials, colloids and interfaces of soft nanostructures, self and directed assembly, nano/micro-electronics, microfluidics, 3D printing, photovoltaics, polymer thin-films, carbon nanomaterials, carbon composites, soft elastomers, liquid metals, flexible electronics, stretchable transistors, carbon MEMS/NEMS in security, health, energy and environmental applications.

Teaching Interests:

I am open to teach any courses, however, according to the department’s offered courses, I would like to teach undergraduate courses like Solid Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Characterization of Materials, Material Science, Molecular and Statistical Thermodynamics and Chemical Engineering Labs.In addition to undergraduate courses, I would like to teach postgraduate courses (Master and Ph.D level) like Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Advanced Transport Phenomena, Advanced Reaction Engineering, Advanced Thermodynamics, Communication Skill, Lecture Series, Seminars, Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Colloid and Interfacial Engineering, Polymer Processing, and Advanced Materials.