Research Interests:

• Nanomaterials synthesis and characterization
• Application of nanostructures in Environmental engineering and Energy
• Nanocoatings and surface engineering
• Water-oil separation
• Mineral processing
• Adsorption and photocatalysis

Education and Qualifications

1. University Degrees

• Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, 2011
• MSc., Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, 2007
• BSc.,Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, 2004

Employment

• Assistant Professor, School of Chemical Engineering , Iran University of Science and Technology, Since December 2011.
• Head of the cement research center, IUST, 2014-2016

Teaching experiences:

• Fluid Mechanics (I), School of Chemical Engineering , Iran University of Science and Technology
• Environmental Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering , Iran University of Science and Technology.
• Mass and Energy Balance, School of Chemical Engineering , Iran University of Science and Technology.
• Nanoparticles (synthesis and characterization), School of chemical engineering, IUST

Selected Written Works

ISI papers:

1. Application of response surface methodology for modeling and optimization of malachite green adsorption by modified sphagnum peat moss as a low cost biosorbent, Desalination and Water Treatment, 2016, Accepted
2. Wettability alteration of carbonate rocks from liquid-wetting to ultra gas-wetting using TiO₂, SiO₂ and CNT nanofluids containing fluorochemicals, for enhanced gas recovery- Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering- Volume 26, September 2015, Pages 1294–1305
3. A facile solution-immersion process for the fabrication of superhydrophobic gibbsite films with a binary micro-nano structure: Effective factors optimization via Taguchi method- Applied Surface Science - Volume 356, 30 November 2015, Pages 157–166
4. Rapid and efficient lead(II) ion removal from aqueous solutions using Malva sylvestris flower as a green biosorbent - Anal. Methods, 2016,8, 2515-2525
5. Malachite green removal using modified sphagnum peat moss as a low-cost biosorbent: Kinetic, equilibrium and thermodynamic studies - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers- Volume 58, January 2016, Pages 482–489
6. Adsorption of malachite green and crystal violet cationic dyes from aqueous solution using pumice stone as a low-cost adsorbent: kinetic, equilibrium, and thermodynamic studies- Desalination and Water Treatment - Volume 57, Issue 27, 2016- pages 12822-12831
7. Evaluation of natural and cationic surfactant modified pumice for congo red removal in batch mode: Kinetic, equilibrium, and thermodynamic studies- Journal of Molecular Liquids-Volume 221, September 2016, Pages 1–11
8. Low cost and new design of transient hot-wire technique for the thermal conductivity measurement of fluids- Applied Thermal Engineering- Volume 105, 25 July 2016, Pages 142–150
9. Modified combustion synthesis of Nano-NiFe ₂ O ₄: Optimization using Taguchi experimental design- Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials-Volume 384, 15 June 2015, Pages 289–295
10.  Removal of crystal violet from aqueous solution using surfactant modified glass waste: kinetic, isotherm, and thermodynamic studies- Desalination and Water Treatment- Volume 57, Issue 38, 2016
11. Cu (II) adsorption onto Platanus orientalis leaf powder: kinetic, isotherm, and thermodynamic studies, S Abadian, A Rahbar-Kelishami, R Norouzbeigi, M Peydayesh, Research on Chemical Intermediates, accepted
12. Empirical Modeling of Nano Alumina Combustion Synthesis Using Box-Behnken Statistical Design, Mohammad Edrissi, Reza Norouzbeigi, Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry, 44 (2014), 804- 813
13. Preparation of nano alumina powder via combustion synthesis: Porous structure optimization via taguchi L₁₆ design, Norouzbeigi R., Edrissi M., Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 94 (11), 2011, 4052-4058
14. Synthesis of deer horn-like and spherical ZnO nanoparticles by microwave decomposition of bis(2-pyridinethiol N-oxide)zinc using factorial and Taguchi experimental designs, Edrissi M.,  Norouzbeigi R., Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 22 (4), 2011,  328-334
15. Modification and optimization of nano-crystalline Al₂O₃ Combustion Synthesis Using Taguchi L₁₆ array, Norouzbeigi R., Edrissi M., Materials Research Bulletin, 46 (10), 2011, 1615-1624
16. Modified combustion synthesis of γ-alumina nano powders, Norouzbeigi R., Edrissi M., Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie 225 (8), 2011 , 881-900
17. Microwave-assisted fractional precipitation of magnetite nanoparticles using designed experiments, Edrissi M., Norouzbeigi R., Journal of Nanoparticle Research 12 (4) , 2010, 1231-1238
18. Taguchi optimization for combustion synthesis of aluminum oxide nano-particles, Edrissi M., Norouzbeigi R., Chinese Journal of Chemistry 26 (8) , 2008, 1401-1406
19. Synthesis and characterization of alumina nanopowders by combustion of nitrate-amino acid gels , Materials Science- Poland 25 (4) , 2007 , 1029-1040

Selected Conference Contributions:

• Optimization of Nano-crystalline Gamma Al₂O₃ Powders Preparation Using Taguchi L₄ Method- The 12^th Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress-21-23-October 2008- Sahand university of technology- Tabriz, Iran
• Combustion Synthesis of nano-crystalline Alumina by using a new fuel, 5th Conference of Iran Mineral Chemistry, Semnan, Iran,Feb. 2008
• Optimization of aluminum oxide nano-particles preparation- Nano-EXPO Conference & Exhibition- University of Nottingham-East Midlands Conference Center,Nottingham, UK on 16 & 17 May 2007
• Synthesis and preparation optimization of nano-structured Al₂O₃- IUMRS-ICEM 2008-  Hilton Sydney- Sydney, Australia, 28th July to 1st August 2008-Symposium E: Nanocrystals, Nanoparticles, Nanotubes and Nanowires for Electronic &OpticalApplications
• Fabrication of Omniphobic Coating by ZnO/SiO2 Nano Mixed Oxide in Presence of Fluoro-Containing Compounds for Changing the Wettability of Gas Reservoir Rocks, P. Esmaeilzadeh, M.T. Sadeghi, Z. Fakhroueian, A. Bahramian,  R. Norouzbeigi, NANOSMAT-Asia Conference, Kayseri (Turkey), 2015
• Prediction of wetting behavior of water on graphite plate by molecular dynamics simulation, M.A. Esmaeilbeig, S. Movahedirad, R. Norouzbeigi, The 9th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition (IChEC 2015)
• Effect of Different Surfactants on the Stability and Thermal Conductivity of Al2O3/water Nanofluid, N. Ghanbari, S. Azarfar, R. Norouzbeigi, S. movahedirad, The 9th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition (IChEC 2015)

Awards and Scholarships

• Top rank student during Ph.D. studies, Amirkabir University of technology, 2011
• Top rank student during MSc. studies, Amirkabir University of technology, 2007