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Amirsalar Esfahani

Assistant Professor

Full-Time Faculty

School of Engineering: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Mechanics

Degrees

• Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2020
• M.S., Environmental Engineering, Tennessee Technological University, 2015

Selected Publications

• Amirsalar R. Esfahani, Chen Ma, Uwezo A. Flewellen, Sankar Nair, Tequila A. L. Harris, “Scalable Aqueous-Phase Fabrication of Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanofiltration Membranes by an Integrated Roll-to-Roll (R2R) Process”, Journal of Membrane Science (2023), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121669
• Tin Le, Xi Chen, Hang Dong, William Tarpeh, Adelaida Perea-Cachero, Joaquín Coronas, Stephen M. Martin, Munirah Mohammad, Amir Razmjou, Amirsalar R. Esfahani, Negin Koutahzadeh, Peifu Cheng, Piran R Kidambi, Milad Rabbani Esfahani, “An Evolving Insight into Metal Organic Framework–Functionalized Membranes for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery”, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2021), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.1c00543
• Amirsalar R. Esfahani, Lei Zhai, Anwar Sadmani, “Removing Heavy Metals from Landfill Leachate Using Electrospun Polyelectrolyte Fiber Mat-Laminated Ultrafiltration Membrane”, Journal Environmental Chemical Engineering (2021), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.105355
• Kelsey R. Doran, Jae-Hoon Hwang, Amirsalar R. Esfahani, Anwar Sadmani, Woohyoung Lee, “Recent Developments of PFASs Detecting Sensors and Future Direction: A Review”, Journal of Micromachines (2020), DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11070667
• Amirsalar R. Esfahani, Zeyang Zhang, Yuen Yee Li Sip, Lei Zhai, Anwar Sadmani, “Removal of Heavy Metals from Water Using Electrospun Polyelectrolyte Complex Fibers”, Journal of Water Process Engineering (2020), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2020.101438
• Milad Rabbani Esfahani, Autumn Taylor, Nicole Serwinowski, Zane Joseph Parkerson, Matthew P. Confer, Irshad Kammakakam, Jason E. Bara, Amirsalar R. Esfahani, S. Nima Mahmoodi, Negin Koutahzadeh, Michael Z Hu, “Sustainable Novel Bamboo-Based Membranes for Water Treatment Fabricated by Regeneration of Bamboo Waste Fibers”, Journal of Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (ACS) (2020), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b07438
• Mostafa Dadashi Firouzjaei, S. Fatemeh Seyedpour, Sadegh Aghapour Aktij, Mattia Giagnorio, Arash Mollahosseini, Nasim Bazrafshan, Farhikhteh Samadi, Shahin Ahmadalipour, Ahmad Rahimpour, Milad Rabbani Esfahani, Alberto Tirafferi, Amira Abdelrasoul, Mark Elliott, Jeffrey R. McCutcheon, Amirsalar R. Esfahani, Mathias Ulbricht, “Recent advances in functionalized polymer membranes for biofouling control and mitigation in forward osmosis”, Journal of Membrane Science (2019), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117604
• Milad Rabbani Esfahani, Negin Koutahzadeh, Amirsalar R. Esfahani, Mostafa Dadashi Firouzjaei, “A Novel Gold Nanocomposite Membrane with Enhanced Permeation, Rejection and Self-cleaning Ability”, Journal of Membrane Science (2019), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2018.11.061
• M. Rabbani Esfahani, S. Aghapour Aktij, Z. Dabaghian, M. Dadashi Firouzjaei, A. Rahimpour, J. Eke, I. C. Escobarc, M. Abolhassani, L. F. Greenlee, Amirsalar R. Esfahani, A. Sadmani, N. Koutahzadeh, “Nanocomposite Membranes For Water Separation and Purification: Fabrication, Modification, and Applications”, Journal of Separation and Purification Technology (2018), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2018.12.050 (*All the authors have equal contribution)
• N. Koutahzadeh, M. Rabbani Esfahani, F. Bailey, A. Taylor, Amirsalar R. Esfahani, “Enhanced Performance of Polyhedral oligomeric Silsesquioxanes /polysulfone Nanocomposite Membrane With Improved Permeability and Antifouling Properties for Water Treatment”, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2018), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2018.08.049
•  Amirsalar R. Esfahani and Tania Datta, “Nitrate Removal from Water Using Zero Valent Aluminum”, Water and Environment Journal (2018), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/wej.12438
• Amirsalar R. Esfahani, Mohammad. Reisi, Benjamin Mohr, “Magnetized Water Effect on Compressive Strength, and Dosage of Superplasticizers and Water in Self-Compacting Concrete”, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (2018), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0002174

Selected Patents

• Tequila A. L. Harris, Amirsalar R. Esfahani, Sankar Nair, “Integrated Roll-to-Roll (R2R) Fabrication of Graphene Oxide Nanofiltration Membranes for Applications in Extreme Operating Environments”, Patent office: United States (2022).

Selected Honors and Awards

• 1st place poster award, “Experimental investigation of nitrate removal using zero valent aluminum particles”, Kentucky/Tennessee Water Professionals Conference, Covington, KY.
• 2nd place poster award, “Experimental investigation on the chemical reduction of nitrate, phosphate, and sulfate from storm water runoff by aluminum powder”, Kentucky/Tennessee Water Professionals Conference, Chattanooga, TN.

Courses Taught

• CEE 313 Hydraulics
• CEE 313L Hydraulics Laboratory
• CEE 434/595 Water and Wastewater Engineering
• CEE 434L Water and Wastewater Engineering Laboratory
• CEE 560 Biological Processes in Wastewater Engineering
• CEE 562 Physical and Chemical Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes
• CEE 563/564 Hazardous Waste / Solid Waste Engineering
• CEE 595 Membrane Technology in Water Desalination and Water/Wastewater Treatment

Professional Activities

• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA)
• American Water Works Association (AWWA)
• American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
• Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI)
• Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)

Research Interests

• Water-energy nexus
• Fabrication of bioinspired membranes
• Scalable 3D printing membrane fabrication
• Fundamentals of liquid separation membranes for water purification and desalination
• Thin-film nanocomposite membranes, design, fabrication, modification and characterization
• Eco-friendly nanomaterials for water decontamination technologies and wastewater resources recovery
• Understanding of nanomaterials and polymer science in membrane fouling reduction and their performance in the applications of interest