Academic Degrees
- Ph.D.Chemical Engineering
- M.S. Chemical Engineering-Biotechnology
- B.S. Chemical Engineering
Areas of Research and Professional Interest
- Interfacial phenomena
- Challenges at Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus
- Membrane-based separation processes
- Vacuum processing and deposition
- Bio-inspired materials
- Electrochemical and photoelectrochemical systems
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Courses Taught
Intellectual Neighborhoods
- Surface science
- Polymer science
- Nanoscience and nanotechnology
- Transport phenomena
About Siamak Nejati
Dr. Siamak Nejati joined the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 2016. He completed his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Sharif University of Technology in 2004, and in 2007 he completed a M.S. degree there in Biotechnology. He received his Ph.D. in 2013 from Drexel University in Chemical Engineering. In 2013, he moved to Yale University as a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Nejati’s research interest centers on polymeric materials and thin films. He strives to develop economically viable and advanced methods for addressing the current challenges to water and energy supplies and security.
Selected Publications
One-step Synthesis of Porphyrin-based Cationic Covalent Organic Frameworks. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2022, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02543
Drag Reduction in Minichannel Laminar Flow Past Superhydrophobic Surfaces. Physics of Fluids 2021, 33, 123608 https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0075171
All dry Bottom-up Assembly of Omniphobic Interfaces. Advanced Materials Interfaces 2020 https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.201902159
In Situ Bottom-up Synthesis of Porphyrin-Based Covalent Organic Frameworks. Journal of American Chemical Society, 2019, 141, 50, 19560-19564 https://doi.org/10.1021/JACS.9b10787
Model-Guided Design of a High-Performance Membrane Distillation Modules for Water Desalination” Journal of Membrane Science 2018, 563, 794-803. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2018.06.054
Post-Fabrication Modification of Electrospun Nanofiber Mats with Polymer Coating for Membrane Distillation Application. Journal of Membrane Science 2017, 530, 158-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2017.02.025
Thin Polymer Films with Continuous Vertically Aligned 1-nm Pores: Towards Ideal Nanoporous Membranes. ACS Nano 2016, 10(1), 150-158. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5b06130
Antimicrobial Properties of Graphene Oxide Nanosheets: Why Size Matters. ACS Nano 2015 9 (7), 7226–7236. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5b02067
Enhanced Charge Storage of Ultrathin Polythiophene Films within Porous Nanostructures. ACS Nano 2014 8 (6), 5413–5422. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn500007c
Grafted Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) Anti-fouling Surfaces using Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition (iCVD). Macromolecules 2013 45 (17), 6915–6922. 24. 53 (13), 5234-5247. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma301234z
Pore Filling of Nanostructured Electrodes in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition” Nano letters 2011 11 (2), 419–423. (https://doi.org/10.1021/nl103020w