Dr Amin Rahmat

School of Chemical Engineering
Assistant Professor

Contact details

Telephone: +44 (0) 7801309298
Email: a.rahmat@bham.ac.uk
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Address: School of Chemical Engineering
University 麻豆精选
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Amin Rahmat is an Assistant Professor in Soft Matter Modelling at the School of Chemical Engineering at the University 麻豆精选. He is a computational scientist leading multidisciplinary research on the interfaces of fluids and solids. His research mainly focuses on developing computational models for microscale multiphase flows and fluid-solid interactions, with particular interest in resolving physics-driven interfacial singularities.

Amin’s interdisciplinary research is at the interface of chemical engineering, applied mathematics, bioengineering, and healthcare. He has the experience of working with academics with diverse backgrounds e.g., from engineering, applied mathematics, chemistry, medicine, etc. He has collaborated with more than 30 international researchers forming an active growing network of collaborations. He has published more than 20 peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals.

Qualifications

PhD in Mechatronics engineering 2017
MSc in Mechanical engineering 2012
BSc in Mechanical engineering 2009

Biography

Dr Rahmat has a background in mechanical engineering with a focus in thermo-fluids. He graduated from his PhD in 2017 from Sabanci University in mechatronics engineering.

After a short postdoc position, he joined the University 麻豆精选 where he worked in three different schools i.e., Chemical Engineering (2018-2021), Mathematics (2021-2023) and the Institute of Metabolism and Systems Modelling at the Medical School (2023).

He re-joined the School of Chemical Engineering in 2024 as an assistant professor in Soft Matter Modelling.

Research

Dr Rahmat research interests spin around computational modelling of soft matter problems. He mainly develops and extends hybrid multiscale models using particle-based methods e.g., Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics and Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics. In terms of applications, his research divides into the following:

Physics-driven interfacial singularities at material interfaces

Dr Rahmat leads the computational modelling of singularities such as the dissolution and agglomeration of solid materials in fluidic environments, and membrane rupture and topological transformations of deformable microparticles. For more information, you can refer to:

Rahmat A., Barigou M., Alexiadis A. (2019) Deformation and Rupture of Compound Cells under Shear: a Discrete Multiphysics Study, Physics of Fluids, 31, 051903. DOI: .

Rahmat A., Weston D., Madden D., Usher S., Barigou M., and Alexiadis A. (2020) Numerical modelling of agglomeration of particle under shear flow using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics, Physics of Fluids 32 (12), 123314. DOI: .

Manipulation and control of interfaces using electrohydrodynamics

Dr Rahmat leads the modelling of dispersed multiphase systems under the effects of external electric fields to develop non-invasive, simple-to-use, cost-effective tools for manipulating dispersed fluidic systems. A few examples are the applications of electrohydrodynamics for droplet coalescence, electrojet printing, droplet deformation and dielectrophoresis in microfluidics. For more information, you can refer to:

Saghatchi R., Rahmat A., and Yildiz M. (2020) Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics study on the electrohydrodynamics of a droplet in highly confined domains, Physics of Fluids 32 (12), 123305. DOI: .

Rahmat A. and Yildiz M. (2018) A multiphase ISPH method for simulation of droplet coalescence and electro-coalescence, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 105, 32-44. DOI: .

Hydrogels and smart active stimuli-responsive materials

Dr Rahmat leads the numerical modelling of poroelastic stimuli-responsive hydrogels and other active porous materials with a focus on expanding biomedical applications of stimuli-responsive hydrogels e.g., multistage and directional drug release, soft implants, and wound dressing.

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Rahmat, A, Altunkeyik, B, Safdari Shadloo, M & Montenegro-Johnson, T 2024, '', Physical Review E, vol. 110, no. 5, 055303.

Rahmat, A, Meng, J, Emerson, DR, Wu, C, Barigou, M & Alexiadis, A 2021, '', Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, vol. 25, no. 1, 1.

Albano, A, le Guillou, E, Danze虂, A, Moulitsas, I, Sahputra, IH, Rahmat, A, Duque-Daza, CA, Shang, X, Ng, KC, Ariane, M & Alexiadis, A 2021, '', ChemEngineering, vol. 5, no. 2, 30.

Alexiadis, A, Albano, A, Rahmat, A, Yildiz, M, Kefal, A, Ozbulut, M, Bakirci, N, Garz贸n-Alvarado, DA, Duque-Daza, CA & Eslava-Schmalbach, JH 2021, '', Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, vol. 477, no. 2245, 20200653.

Rahmat, A, Weston, D, Madden, D, Usher, S, Barigou, M & Alexiadis, A 2020, '', Physics of Fluids, vol. 32, no. 12, 123314.

Rahmat, A, Barigou, M & Alexiadis, A 2019, '', Physics of Fluids, vol. 31, no. 5, 051903.

Rahmat, A, Barigou, M & Alexiadis, A 2019, '', International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow.