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• Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA), UK, 2024
• PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University Â鶹¾«Ñ¡, UK, 2019
• MEng in Mechanical Engineering, University Â鶹¾«Ñ¡, UK, 2012
• Diploma and Pre-University, National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET), Sampad, Tabriz, IRAN, 2007

Awards and Membership in Professional Bodies

• Royal Academy of Engineering’s Endorsement as Global Talent, UK, 2021
• Associate Member of Institution of Mechanical Engineers (AMIMechE)
• Member of the Textile Institute (MTI)
• Member of Polish Scientific Society of Engineers (MPSSCE)
• Member of the Society of Automotive Engineers International (MSAE)
• Member of IMechE Automobile Division Birmingham Centre, UK
• PhD Scholarship, University Â鶹¾«Ñ¡, UK, 2015
• IMechE Award for Best Project, IMechE, University Â鶹¾«Ñ¡, UK, 2012
• MEng Scholarship, University Â鶹¾«Ñ¡, UK, 2010

• Level 2: Thermodynamic and Fluid Mechanics
• Level 3: Mechanical Design B
• Level 2 and 3: Integrated Design Project
• Level 3 and 4 and MSc: Final Year Research Project
• Level 4: Synoptic Mechanical Engineering

If you are interested in working in the area of tribology, and decarbonisation technologies in the transportation, manufacturing and textile industries, please get in touch. For more details, please contact o.doustdar@bham.ac.uk

PhD and MSc by Research applicants and visiting researchers are welcome in the following areas:
Tribology, Design, Indoor Air Quality, Environmental Pollutants Control in Textiles, Additive Manufacturing (3D Printer) and transportation (Low/Zero-carbon Fuels and Advanced Propulsion Systems)

• Environmental Pollutants and Indoor Air Quality
• Additive Manufacturing – 3D Printing
• Tribology (Application in Transportation and Textile/3D Printing Industry)
• Textile Processing and Recycling
• Waste to Energy/Bio-product Technologies
• Clean Energy and Low/Zero-carbon Fuels
• Advanced Propulsion Systems
• Energy Recovery and Thermal Management
• Emission Control Technologies and Catalytic Convertors

School and college administration and student enrichment

• Deputy Head of SMaRT Research Group
• Director of Dubai Engineering Portfolio Development - Edgbaston
• Director of Year 4 for Mechanical Engineering - Edgbaston
• School of Engineering's National Student Survey (NSS) Champion - Edgbaston
• Early Career Researcher’s Representatives in the College of EPS Research and Knowledge Transfer Committee
• Member of the School of Engineering Social Committee
• Member of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee in the School of Engineering
• University Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ adviser for Undergraduate and  applicants
• Personal tutor in the School of Engineering
• Supporting Admission Team, Open day and Offer Holders Visit Day and supervising Year 12 summer work experience in Mechanical Engineering
• Supporting Daughters of Invention Project’s Team as an Outreach Activity

External roles

•  Committee Member (UoB) Coordinator
• Editorial Advisory Board 
• Reviewer Board Member in 
• Associate Editor in 
• Reviewer in Journal of Cogent Engineering, Results in Engineering, SAE, Sustainability, Processes, Energies, Coatings, Clean Technology, Fuel, Hydrogen, Applied Sciences and IMechE, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science.