RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: 

• Postdoctorate

Physics Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran (Jan 2019-May 2020).

Project Title: “Design and synthesis of the nanocomposites of shape-controlled Pd nanostructures and carbon-based nanomaterials for electrochemical applications”

• Visiting Scholar

Research Center of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China (May 2019-July 2019).

• Ph.D

Nanotechnology, Institute for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran (2013-2018).

Project Title: “Design & synthesis of ZnO-based composite nanofiber Photocatalysts with Z-Scheme structure for degradation of organic pollutants”

• Sabbatical Leave

Centre for Nanofibers & Nnaotechnology (NUSCNN), NUS, Singapore (March 2017-September 2017).

• M.Sc

Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran (2010-2012).

Project Title: “Morphology-dependent electrocatalytic activity of silver nanostructures and differential pulse voltammetry determination of atorvastatin at silver nanowires modified electrode”

• B.Sc.

Pure Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran (2005-2009).

HONORS:

• “Ranked 7^th”, B.Sc. students of pure chemistry in Shahid Beheshti University (2009).
• “Ranked 10^th”, Nationwide University Entrance Exam (2010).
• Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council Award (2011).
• “Ranked 1^st”, M.Sc. students of analytical chemistry branch in Sharif University of Technology (2012).
• Exempted from Ph.D. program entrance exam as an Exceptionally Talented student (2013).
• Awarded prize, National Elites Foundation of Iran (Sep. 2014- Sep. 2017).
• Scholarship Award, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (Iran) (2017).
• Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council Award (2015).
• Post doctorate grant of Iran National Science Foundation (2019).
• Salary Award, SHU Global Program, Shanghai, China (2019).
• Ali Kazemi Ashtiani award from Iran National Elite Foundation (2019-2020).

RESEAERCH INTERESTS:

• Morphology-controlled synthesis of nanostructures
• Composite nanofibers preparation by electrospinning technique
• Design of nanocomposite photocatalysts
• Organic pollutants and heavy metals removal from wastewater
• Design and synthesis of nanoadsorbents
• Biomass photocatalytic conversion
• Photocatalytic hydrogen generation

Photocatalysts for environmental remediation

Ensuring the availability of clean and abundant fresh water for human use is among the most pressing issues facing the world and will become a critical problem over the next 20 years. Heterogeneous photocatalysis has become an efective method for elimination of organic contaminants in both gas and liquid phase. From an economic point of view, it can be considered as a sustainable technology, thus attracting intense interest as an efective candidate method for remediation of contaminants (Research on Chemical Intermediates 45 (2019) 2197–2254).

ZnO photocatalyst for environmental remediation (Thin Solid Films 605 (2016) 2–19).

Photocatalytic Hydrogen generation

Energy crisis due to both population growth and industrial development has been a big challenge in recent decades. The availability of the fossil fuel resources is limited day by day, and, in addition, CO₂ emissions and the greenhouse effect as a result of the combustion are becoming a global concern. Hydrogen has a higher energy content (120–142 MJ kg^-1) in comparison with hydrocarbon fuels and it is predicted that it will be the major source of energy generation (90%) up to 2080. Currently, numerous research studies have been undertaken employing semiconductors with bandgap energies suitable for visible light absorption of the solar spectrum for photocatalytic water splitting.

Modified graphitic carbon nitride as photocatalyst for water splitting and hydrogen generation.

            PAPERS

• A. Naseri, M. Samadi, A. Pourjavadi, A.Z. Moshfegh, S. Ramakrishna, “Enhanced photocatalytic activity of ZnO/g-C3N4 nanofibers constituting carbonaceous species under simulated for organic dye removal", Ceram. Int., 2021, 47(18), 26185-26196.​

• A. Naseri, M. R. Hormozi-Nezhad, S. Shahrokhian, E. Asadian, “ Silver nanowires immobilized on gold-modified glassy carbon electrode for electrochemical quantification of atorvastatin”,  Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2020, 876, 114540.
• A. Naseri, M. Samadi, A. Pourjavadi, A.Z. Moshfegh, S. Ramakrishna, “Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄)-based photocatalysts for solar hydrogen generation: recent advances and future development directions”, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017, 5, 23406-23433.
• A. Naseri, M. Samadi, A. Pourjavadi, H. Mehdipour, A.Z. Moshfegh, " Tuning Composition of Electrospun ZnO/CuO Nanofibers: Toward Controllable and Efficient Solar Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2017, 121 (6), 3327–3338.
• M. Samadi, M. Zirak, A. Naseri, M. Kheirabadi, M. Ebrahimi, A. Z. Moshfegh, “Design and tailoring of one-dimensional ZnO nanomaterials for photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes: a review”, Res. Chem. Intermed., 2019, 45 (4), 2197– 2254.
• Z. S. Hosseini, H. A. Bafrani, A. Naseri, A. Z. Moshfegh, “High-performance UV-Vis-NIR photodetectors using Au nanoparticles decorated ZnO nanofibers”, Appl. Sur. Sci., 2019, 483, 1110-1117.
• M. Samadi, M. Zirak, A. Naseri, E. Khorashadizade, A. Z. Moshfegh, "Recent progress on doped ZnO nanostructures for visible-light photocatalysis", Thin Solid Films, 2016, 605, 2-19.

BOOK CHAPTER:

• A. Naseri, G. Asghari Sarabi, M. Samadi, M. Yousefi, , M. Ebrahimi, A.Z. Moshfegh, Dual Functional Photocatalysis: Simultaneous Environmental Remediation and Energy Production, in Photocatalysis Reference Book, Book Chapter,(2021), (Springer – Nature).

• A. Akhundi, A. Naseri, N. Abdollahi, M. Samadi, A.Z. Moshfegh, Photocatalytic Reforming of Biomass-derived Feedstock to Hydrogen Production, in Photocatalysis Reference Book, Book Chapter,(2021), (Springer – Nature).

• A. Naseri, M. Samadi, M. Ebrahimi, M. Kheirabadi, “Organic materials in photocatalysis: From fundamentals to recent advances”, in book entitled “Current Developments in Photocatalysis and Photocatalytic Materials” (Elsevier).

Scientific talk in international forum

• A. Naseri, A. Z. Moshfegh, " Design of ZnO Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Dyes", International forum for young scholars-"functional and intelligent materials", 22-24 May 2019, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China.

CONFERENCES:

• Naseri, M. Samadi, A. Pourjavadi, A.Z. Moshfegh, S. Ramakrishna, “Solar-driven Photocatalytic Activity of ZnO/Carbon/g-C₃N₄ Nanofibers”, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 11th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition (IChEC 2020) Fouman, Iran, 28-30 October, 2020 (oral presentation).
• Z. S. Hosseini, H. A. Bafrani, A. Naseri, A. Z. Moshfegh, “Enhanced photoresponsivity of Au functionalized ZnO nanofibers”, 15^th European Vacuum Conference (EVC-15), Geneva, Switzerland, 17-22 June 2018 (oral presentation).
• A. Naseri, M. Samadi, A. Pourjavadi, A.Z. Moshfegh, "ZnO/g-C₃N₄ electrospun nanofibers as efficient solar driven photocatalysts", The 7^th International Conference on Nanostructures (ICNS7), Tehran, Iran, March 2018.
• M. Samadi, A. Naseri, N.M. Mahmoodi, A. Pourjavadi, A.Z. Moshfegh, "ZnO/g-‎C3N4 Hybrid Nanofibers as an Enhanced Solar-Driven Photocatalyst: Kinetics And ‎Mechanism Insight", 5th European Conference on Environmental Applications of Advanced ‎Oxidation Processes (EAAOP5), 25-29 June 2017, Prague, Czech Republic.‎
• A. Naseri, M. Samadi, N.M. Mahmoodi, A. Pourjavadi, A.Z. Moshfegh, "Photocatalytic Activity of Electrospun ZnO/CuO Nanofibers", The 6^th International Conference on Nanostructures (ICNS6), Kish Island, Iran, March 2016.
• A. Naseri, S. Shahrokhian, M. R. Hormozi Nezhad, " Electrochemical Behavior of Atorvastatin on Silver Nanowires ", The 14^th Iranian Inorganic Chemistry Conference, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, August 2012.
• A. Naseri, S. Shahrokhian, M. R. Hormozi Nezhad, "Shape Dependent Electrocatalytic Activity of Silver Nanoparticles toward Naltrexone", the 10^th Iranian Biannual Conference of Electrochemistry, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran, July 2012.