Background:

Sina obtained his BSc in Material Science from Sharif University of Technology, Iran. After completing his MSc at Queen Mary University of London, he briefly worked as Research Scientist at Nanoforce Technology Ltd before moving to Loughborough University in 2007 to commence his PhD studies in the field of nanostructured oxides for photoelectrochemical water splitting. He then worked as Research Associate in the Materials Department at Loughborough University, working on developing innovative processing of nanostructured ceramic materials and components.  In July 2013, he joined the School of Chemistry at University of Glasgow as a Research Associate working with Prof. Gregory focusing on synthesis and processing of inorganic materials for energy applications. In February 2015 he returned to Loughborough to take a position as a Lecturer in functional ceramics.

Qualifications:

• BSc in Materials Engineering (Sharif University of Technology, Iran)
• MSc in Materials Research (Queen Mary, University of London)
• PhD in Nanostructured Oxide Thin Films (Loughborough University)

Outline of main research interests:

• Functional ceramic nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage
• Nanostructured thin films and bulk components
• Nonconventional microwave synthesis and processing of nanomaterials
• Materials for low carbon hydrogen and alternative fuels
• Investigating the properties of ceramic materials and their nanostructure along with the evaluation of the consequent effects on the performance
• 2D materials for energy storage and conversion, tribology and lubricant additives
• Additive manufacturing of functional ceramics and composites  

Grants and contracts (with others):

• High Temperature Piezoelectrics for automotive and aerospace applications, InnovateUK, KTP (2017-2020, Co-I)
• Novel, lightweight, hybrid polymeric-ceramic coating technology, InnovateUK, KTP  (2018-2020, Co-I)
• Multiferroic nanostructured oxides for solar fuel generation, EPSRC DTP (2019-2023, PI)
• Rapid manufacture of solid-state battery structures by additive manufacturing and flash sintering, UKRI Faraday Battery Challenge, (2021-2022, Co-I)
• Rapid Manufacture of Nanostructured Electrocaloric Ferroelectric Oxides, MCAP, Henry Royce Institiute, (2022-2023, PI)
• Microwave Assisted Processing for Interface Tailoring of Si-C anodes (MAP IT), the Faraday Institution (2022-2023, Co-I)
• Recyclable wind turbine blades - in-situ polymerising thermoplastics (LV_Wind), InnovateUK Smart Grant (2022-2024, LU PI)
• Midlands Advanced Ceramics for Industry 4.0, UKRI, Strength in Places Fund (2021-ongoing, Co-I)

Current teaching responsibilities:

• MPA202: Experimentation and Practical Skills
• MPP561: Nanomaterials and composites
• CGP070: Clean Energy, Materials and Sustainability

Current administrative responsibilities:

• Academic Coordinator for Industrial Placements 
• Part A Year Tutor 
• Postgraduate admissions tutor 

Hildyard, R., Mohammadpour, M., Saremi-Yarahmadi, S., Pacella, M. (2020) Multiscale numerical and experimental analysis of tribological performance of GO coating on steel substrates. Materials, 13(1). 10.3390/ma13010041

Wu, J., Zhao, J., Vaidhyanathan, B., Zhang, H., Anshuman, A., Nare, A., Saremi-Yarahmadi, S. (2020) Rapid microwave-assisted bulk production of high-quality reduced graphene oxide for lithium ion batteries. Materialia, 13. 10.1016/j.mtla.2020.100833

Liu, M., Xiao, X., Zhao, S., Saremi-Yarahmadi, S., Chen, M., Zheng, J., Li, S., Chen, L. (2019) ZIF-67 derived Co@CNTs nanoparticles: Remarkably improved hydrogen storage properties of MgH 2 and synergetic catalysis mechanism . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44(2). 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.11.078

Saremi-Yarahmadi, S., Binner, J., Vaidhyanathan, B. (2018) Erosion and mechanical properties of hydrothermally-resistant nanostructured zirconia components. Ceramics International, 44(9). 10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.03.074

Anshuman, A., Saremi-Yarahmadi, S., Vaidhyanathan, B. (2018) Enhanced catalytic performance of reduced graphene oxide-TiO2 hybrids for efficient water treatment using microwave irradiation. RSC Advances, 8(14). 10.1039/c8ra00031j

Xiao, X., Liu, Z., Saremi-Yarahmadi, S., Gregory, D.H. (2016) Facile preparation of β-/γ-MgH2 nanocomposites under mild conditions and pathways to rapid dehydrogenation. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18(15). 10.1039/c5cp07762a

Breternitz, J., Farrugia, L.J., Godula-Jopek, A., Saremi-Yarahmadi, S., Malka, I.E., Hoang, T.K.A., Gregory, D.H. (2015) Reaction of [Ni(H2O)6](NO3)2 with gaseous NH3; crystal growth via in-situ solvation. Journal of Crystal Growth, 412. 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2014.11.021

External collaborators:

• University of Exeter
• Cranfield University
• Unniversity of Lincoln
• Technical University of Denmark
• Lucideon
• Hive Composites
• Trelleborg Applied Tecnologies
• Midlands Industrial Ceramics Group 

External roles and appointments:  

• Deputy Editor of Advances in Applied Ceramics
• Member of the UKRI Talent Panel College
• Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry Peer Review Group

Professional Affiliations:  

• Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry
• Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining (IOM3)