Biography
Ahmad Kandjani obtained his PhD in Applied Chemistry-Nanotechnology from RMIT University. He is CSIRO's CERC fellow working in the 4F laboratory in Advanced Manufacturing, Clayton. He was RMIT's VC Fellow before joining CSIRO. Ahmad has published over 110 scientific publications with 86 journal articles, four patents and several invited talks and conference papers. He is an expert in monodispersed materials, chemical sensing, materials characterisation and surface engineering. His research has been selected as representative for ten prestigious journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, Energy & Environmental Science, Small Methods, etc. He is working on developing novel materials and testing methods for gas filters and face masks in CSIRO.
Other Interests
- CAD/CAM designing of scientific and laboratory devices
- 3D CGI for Science and Engineering
Academic Qualifications
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2014
Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry
RMIT University -
2021
Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching (Higher Education)
Swinburne University of Technology - Hawthorn Campus: Swinburne University of Technology -
2008
M.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering
Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology (Iran) -
2005
B.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering
Tabriz University (Iran)
Achievements and Awards
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2017-2019
RMIT Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship
RMIT University -
2016-2017
Megan Clark Award – Academic Sharp Brain
RACI 2017 -
2014-2015
Professor CNR Rao Postgraduate Research Excellence Award in Materials Science for the most outstanding postgraduate research student working in the field of materials science
RMIT University -
2013-2014
Perkin Elmer Prize for most outstanding contribution to the field of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy post graduate students
Perkin Elmer
Current Roles
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CERC Postdoctoral Fellow
Developing new materials and test setups for electrostatic charged face masks and gas filters