Dr. Ehsan Behzadfar
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).
- 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)
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.
- Sustainable Design and Processing of Materials
- Rheology of Complex Fluids
- Structure-Process-Property of Polymers
- Sustainable Polymer Packaging
- Bio-polymers
- Bio-composite material
- Advancing biodegradable alternatives to plastic
- Dr. Ehsan Behzadfar on the intersection of engineering and creativity to produce planet-friendly packaging (external link)
- How to make sustainability a way of life in your business (external link)
- Infrastructure funding helps build TMU research programs
- The future of packaging is eco-conscious
- TMU prof receives funding for eco-conscious packaging research (external link)
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
Saba Goharshenas,
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (co-supervised by Dr. H. Zarrin)
Mohadese Amini,
PhD student
Ghadir Reza Dokht,
PhD student
Hayden Mcgreal,
PhD student
Forough Sharifi,
PhD student (co-supervised by Dr. F. Ein-Mozaffari)
Hadis Torabi,
PhD student (co-supervised by Dr. H. Zarrin)
Mahdis Zareie,
PhD student (co-supervised by Dr. H. Zarrin)
Fredrick Ma,
MASc student
Sahand Sabzparvar,
MASc student
Sasha Au Yong,
BTech student
Past Team Members
- Arnab Dutta (PDF, currently with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur)
- 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 Husky Technologies)
- Vishnu Teja Lashkar (MSc, currently with AtkinsRéalis Inc.)
- Hayden McGreal (MASc, currently with Toronto Met University)
- Anindita Mondol (MASc)
- Sebastian Blair (BSc, currently with The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.)
- Brandon Cordeiro (BEng, currently with Golobotech Inc.)
- Anastasia Partserniak (BTech, currently with GM Canada)
- Elizah Revilla (BTech)
- Tobi Samuel (BEng, currently with Graham Construction & Engineering Inc)
Group Photos
Fall 2024 (From left to right: Hayden, Forough, Hadis, Ehsan, Arnab, Fred)
Winter 2024 (From left to right: Hayden, Ehsan, Hadis, Arian, Sahand, Fred, Forough, Joseph, Arnab)
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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