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FACULTY MEMBERS CURRICULUM VITAE Name: Dr. Abbas Amini Rank: Assistant professor Mechanical Engineering Personal Information Nationality: Australian ACK Joining Date: 11 Oct 2016 E-Mail Address: [email protected] Professional Information Education: Qualification: Doctorate Major: Nano-Mechanical engineering College/University: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Year: 2008/2012 Qualification: Masters Major: Mechanical engineering College/University: Sharif University of Technology Year: 2005 Qualification: Bachelor Major: Mechanical engineering College/University: Sharif University of Technology Year: 2000 Qualification: Associate degree Major: Mathematics College/University: Dastgheib College Year: 1996 Specialization: Nanobiotech Current Academic Position: - Assistant professor, ACK - Academic advisory committee, University of Toledo, USA Current Professional Positions: - Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences (Q1, impact factor 4.188), Editor - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (Q2, impact factor 3.644), Editor - Journal of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology-Asia (Q3, impact factor 0.5), Editor - British Journal of Research, Editor - PLUSUS Publisher, Editor

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  • FACULTY MEMBERS CURRICULUM VITAE

    Name: Dr. Abbas Amini Rank: Assistant professor – Mechanical Engineering

    Personal Information

    Nationality: Australian

    ACK Joining Date: 11 Oct 2016 E-Mail Address: [email protected]

    Professional Information

    Education: Qualification: Doctorate

    Major: Nano-Mechanical engineering College/University: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Year: 2008/2012 Qualification: Masters Major: Mechanical engineering College/University: Sharif University of Technology Year: 2005 Qualification: Bachelor Major: Mechanical engineering College/University: Sharif University of Technology Year: 2000 Qualification: Associate degree Major: Mathematics College/University: Dastgheib College Year: 1996

    Specialization: Nanobiotech

    Current Academic Position:

    - Assistant professor, ACK - Academic advisory committee, University of Toledo, USA

    Current Professional Positions:

    - Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences (Q1, impact factor 4.188), Editor

    - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (Q2, impact factor 3.644), Editor

    - Journal of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology-Asia (Q3, impact factor 0.5), Editor

    - British Journal of Research, Editor - PLUSUS Publisher, Editor

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    - Spine Research, Insight Medical Publishing, Editor - Radz Publisher, Editor - Global Scientific Library (GSL) publisher, Editor - Clyto Access Publishing, Organizing Committee Member - Ommega Publisher, Editor - Bioaccent Publisher, Editor - Allied Journals, Editor - Engineers Australia, Member - Professional Engineers in Melbourne, Australia, Member and

    Founder - Reviewed papers for Journal of Agronomy since 2019 - Reviewed papers for Journal of Industrial Crops and Products

    since 2016 - Reviewed papers for Journal of Theranostics since 2016 - Reviewed papers for Journal of Cleaner Production since 2016 - Reviewed papers for Journal of Molecular Liquids since 2016 - Reviewed papers for Journal of Environmental Chemical

    Engineering since 2016 - Reviewed papers for Journal of Smart Materials and Structures

    since 2016 - Reviewed papers for Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and

    Structures since 2015 - Reviewed papers for Journal of Phase Transitions since 2015 - Reviewed papers for Journal of Scientific Reports, NATURE

    Publication since 2014 - Reviewed papers for Journal Materials and Design since 2014 - Reviewed papers for Journal of Alloys and Compounds since

    2013 - Reviewed papers for Journal of AIP Advances since 2011 - Reviewed papers for Journal of Applied Physics Letters since

    2011 - Reviewed papers for Journal of Applied Physics since 2011 - Reviewed papers for 4th International Conference of ICCEI,

    Melbourne, Australia, Mar. 3-4, 2016 - Reviewed papers for the International Conference on Advances in

    Functional Materials, AFM, New York, USA, Jun. 29-Jul. 3, 2015 - Reviewed papers for 11th International Conference of ICMENS,

    Dubai, UAE, Nov. 12-13, 2015 - Reviewed papers for the International Conference of ICICT,

    Dubai, UAE, Nov. 12-13, 2015 - Reviewed papers for 10th International Conference of ICMENS,

    Dubai, UAE, Nov. 5-7, 2014 - Reviewed papers for 2nd International Conference on Control,

    Mechatronics and Automation, Dubai, UAE, Dec. 8-10, 2014 - Reviewed papers for the ASME Conference on Smart Materials,

    Adaptive Structures & Intelligent Systems, California, USA, Sep. 21-23, 2009

    Previous Administrative Position Held:

    Executive Committee of HKUST MEPGS (Mechanical Engineering Postgraduate Society), Hong Kong, Premier member

    International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM), Sweden,

  • FACULTY MEMBERS CURRICULUM VITAE

    Member

    Work Health and Safety Representative, Western Sydney University, Australia, Member

    Society of Plastics Engineers, Sydney, Australia, Member

    Graduate Supervisory Board, School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, Western Sydney University, Australia, Registered Member

    American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), USA, Member, Organizer

    Member of Organizing Committee, 18th International Conference, Emerging Materials and Nanotechnology, London, UK, Feb. 26-27, 2020

    Member of Steering Committee, 4th International Conference and Exhibition, Nanotech France 2020, Paris, France, Jun. 24-26, 2020

    Member of Organizing Committee, 31st European Congress, Nanotechnology and Materials Engineering (Nano Mat), Paris, France, Feb. 12-13, 2020

    Member of Technical Program Committee, International Conference on Innovative Applied Energy (IAPE), Oxford, United Kingdom, Mar. 14-15, 2019

    Member Technical Committee, International Workshop on Design Automation (IWoDA), Jeju Island, Korea, Oct. 15-17, 2019

    Previous Academic Positions Held:

    2014-2020 Visiting Scholar and Associate lecturer School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, Centre for Infrastructure Engineering (CIE) Western Sydney University, Australia

    2013 Visiting Scholar Department of Chemical & Bimolecular Engineering, Melbourne School of Engineering University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

    2012-2013 Postdoctoral Research Fellow

    Institute for Frontier Materials, School of Engineering

    Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia 2011-2012 Postdoctoral Research Fellow

    Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

    Monash University, Melbourne, Australia 2008-2011 Teaching Assistant (PhD and MSc courses) Department of Mechanical Engineering

    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

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    Fellowships And Honors: Distinguish BSc Engineering Thesis Award

    Distinguish Research Award 2018, ACK

    Ph.D. Fellowship, HKUST, Hong Kong

    Overseas Research Fellowship, HKUST, Hong Kong

    Fellowship Scholar, Western Sydney University, Australia

    Fellowship Scholar, Deakin University, Australia

    Teaching Experience:

    2016-date Australian College of Kuwait 2014-2016 Western Sydney University

    Industrial And Technical Experience:

    2006-2008 Designer and Machinery Programmer Magna Powertrain, Elite Stone Inc. Toronto, Canada 2000-2005 Supervisor, Mechanical Engineer Installation and Design Unit TUSRC

    Research Interest: Nanotech Materials, Nano biotech Nano energy Biomedical

    Research Grants: 1. Abbas Amini, International Research Grant, University of South Africa, 2014-2015, $25,000.

    2. R. Yang, Y. Xiang, Abbas Amini, Challenge Project Grant, Western Sydney University, 2015-2016, $10,000.

    3. Abbas Amini, Early Career Research Grant, Western Sydney University, 2014-2015, $6,500.

    4. Abbas Amini, SCEM RIF Travel Funding, Western Sydney University, 2014-2015, $3,000.

    5. Abbas Amini, Research Scholar Grant, HKUST, Hong Kong, 2011, $16,000.

    6. Abbas Amini, K. Khanafer, L. Alhajji (KISR), M. Nazari, M. R. Chaichi (California State Polytechnic University), Research Grant (I), ACK, 2017, $4000.

    7. Abbas Amini, K. Khanafer, L. AlHajji (KISR), A. Sedaghat, A. Khademhosseini (UCLA University), Research Grant (II), ACK, 2017, $4000.

    8. M. Nazari, A. A. Younis, E. Enayat, Abbas Amini, Research Grant, ACK, 2017, $4000.

    9. A. Sedaghat, Abbas Amini, S. Ghafoori, L. Borvayeh, Research Grant, ACK, 2017, $4000.

    10. M. Nazari, Abbas Amini, L. Alhajji, Research Grant, KFAS, 2018, $31000.

    11. Abbas Amini, Research Grant (I), ACK, 2019, $4000. 12. Abbas Amini, Research Grant (II), ACK, 2019, $4000. 13. R. Soleimanpour, Abbas Amini, M. El Badawy, Y. Q. Ni, S. M.

    Sajjadi Alehashem, KFAS Research grant, 2020, $30000.

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    Research and Publications including Journals and Books:

    2020 1. R. Shi, D. Kong, N. Shen, Y. Gan, Y. Zhao, Z. Wang, W. Wang, J.

    Wang, A. Amini, N. Wang, C. Cheng “Low-temperature wafer-scale fabrication of vertical VO2 nanowire arrays” Applied Physics Letters, Aug 2020, DOI: 10.1063/5.0020597.

    Publisher: American Institute of Physics, impact factor: 3.597 Q1 journal 2. S. Niu, S-W. Zhang, R. Shi, J. Wang, W. Wang, X. Chen, Z. Zhang,

    J. Miao, A. Amini, Y. Zhao, C. Cheng “Freestanding agaric-like molybdenum carbide/graphene/N-doped carbon foam as effective polysulfide anchor and catalyst for high performance lithium sulfur batteries” Energy Storage Materials, Jun 2020, DOI: 10.1016/j.ensm.2020.05.033.

    Publisher: Elsevier, impact factor: 16.28 Q1 journal 3. R. Shi, P. He, X. Cai, Z. Zhang, W. Wang, J. Wang, X. Feng, Z. Wu,

    A. Amini, N. Wang, C. Cheng “Oxide Inhibitor-Assisted Growth of Single-Layer Molybdenum Dichalcogenides (MoX2, X=S, Se, Te) with Controllable Molybdenum Release” ACS NANO, Jun 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c03469.

    Publisher: American Chemical Society, impact factor: 14.588 Q1 journal 4. J. Wang, T. Li, Q. Wang, W. Wang, R. Shi, N. Wang, A. Amini*,

    C. Cheng “Controlled growth of atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenides via chemical vapor deposition method” Materials Today Advances, Dec 2020, DOI: 10.1016/j.mtadv.2020.100098.

    Publisher: Elsevier *Corresponding Author 5. P. Madhusudan, R. Shi, B. N. Chandrashekar, S. Xiang, A. S.

    Smitha, W. Wang, H. Zhang, X. Zhang, A. Amini, C. Cheng “Highly Efficient Visible‐Light‐Driven Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Using Robust Noble‐Metal‐Free Zn0.5Cd0.5S@Graphene Composites Decorated with MoS2 Nanosheets” Advanced Materials Interfaces, May 2020, DOI: 10.1002/admi.202000010.

    Publisher: Wiley, impact factor: 4.834 Q1 journal 6. Y Huang, T Liu, C Liang, J Xia, D Li, H Zhang, A Amini, G Xing, C

    Cheng “Towards the Simplest Structure of High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells” Advanced Functional Materials, March 2020, DOI:10.1002/adfm.202000863.

    Publisher: Wiley, impact factor: 15.621 Q1 journal 7. M. Borzouyan Dastjerdi, A. Amini*, M. Nazari, C. Cheng, V. Benson,

    A. Gholami, Y. Ghasemi “Novel Versatile 3D Bio-scaffold Made of Natural Biocompatible Hagfish Exudate for Tissue Growth and

    https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202000010

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    Organoid Modelling” International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, May 2020, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.05.024.  

    Publisher: Elsevier, impact factor: 4.784 Q1 journal 8. A. Gholami, F. Emadi, A. Amini, M. Shokripour, M. Chashmpoosh,

    N. Omidifar “Functionalization of Graphene Oxide Nanosheets Can Reduce Their Cytotoxicity to Dental Pulp Stem Cells” Journal of Nanomaterials, August 2020, DOI: 10.1155/2020/6942707

    Publisher: Hindawi, impact factor: 2.00 Q2 journal 9. P. Chen, R. Shi, N. Shen, Z. Zhang, Y. Liang, T. Li, J. Wang, D.

    Kong, Y. Gan, A. Amini, N. Wang, C. Cheng “Multi-stimuli-responsive Insect-Scale Soft Robotics Based on Anisotropic Super-Aligned VO2 Nanowire/CNT Bimorph Actuators” Advanced Intelligent Systems, April 2020, DOI:10.1002/aisy.202000051.

    Publisher: Wiley 10. D. Li, W. Kong, H. Zhang, D. Wang, W. Li, C. Liu, H. Chen, W.

    Song, F. Gao, A. Amini, B. Xu, S. Li, C. Cheng “Bifunctional Ultra-thin PCBM Enables Passivated Trap States and Cascaded Energy Level toward Efficient Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells” Journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c02837.

    Publisher: American Chemical Society, impact factor: 8.46 Q1 journal 11. A. Amini*, M. Rahimi, H. Behmadi, M. Nazari, V. Benson, C. Cheng,

    B. Samali “2,6-Pyridinedicarbohydrazide-Salicylal Hydrazone-base Derivative with High Detection Limit and Binding Constant for Emissive Ion Chemosensing in Aqueous Solution” Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2020, DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2019.112344.

    Publisher: Elsevier, impact factor: 3.26 Q1 journal 12. Wang, Jingwei; Luo, Yi; Cai, Xiangbin; Shi, Run; Wang, Weijun; Li,

    Tianran; Wu, Zefei; Zhang, Xian; Peng, Ouwen; Amini, Abbas; Tang, Chunmei; Liu, Kai; Wang, Ning; Cheng, Chun Multiple Regulation over Growth Direction, Band Structure and Dimension of Monolayer WS2 by Quartz Substrate” Chemistry of Materials, 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b05124.

    Publisher: ACS publications, impact factor: 10.159 Q1 journal **Selected for the back Cover Page, Chemistry of Materials, March

    2020 13. A. Gholami, F. Emadi, M. Nazem, R. Aghayi, D. Khalvati, A. Amini*,

    Y. Ghasemi “Expression of Key Apoptotic Genes in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Line Treated with Etoposide-loaded Graphene

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    Oxide” Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 2020, DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2020.101725.

    Publisher: Elsevier, impact factor: 2.606 Q2 journal 2019 14. S. A. Shankaregowda, R. F. Ahmed, C. B. Nanjegowda, J. Wang, S.

    R. Guan, M. Puttaswamy, A. Amini, Y. Zhang, D. Kong, K. Sannathammegowda, F. Wang, C. Cheng “Single-electrode triboelectric nanogenerator based on economical graphite coated paper for harvesting waste environmental energy” Nano Energy, 2019, DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.104141.

    Publisher: Elsevier, impact factor: 15.548 Q1 journal 15. W. Wang, R. Shi, J. Wang, N. Shen, Y. Wang, H. Zhang, A. Amini*,

    N. Wang, C. Cheng, “Free Molecular-Flow Modulated Synthesis of Hexagonal Boron Nitride Monolayers” Crystal Growth & Design, 2019, cg-2019-00811r.R2.

    Publisher: American Chemical Society, impact factor: 4.15 Q1 journal 16. M. Rahimi, A. Amini*, H. Behmadi, “Novel symmetric Schiff-base

    benzobisthiazole-salicylidene derivative with fluorescence turn-on behavior for detecting Pb2+ ion” Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2019, DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2019.112190.

    Publisher: Elsevier, impact factor: 3.26 Q1 journal 17. M. Nazari, A. Amini, M. R. Hill, C. Cheng, B. Samali “Physical and

    chemical reaction sensing in a mixed aqueous solution via metal‐organic framework thin‐film coated optical fiber” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 2019, 1-6, DOI: 10.1002/mop.32045.

    Publisher: Wiley ISI, impact factor: 1 Q2 journal 18. W. Kong, W. Li, C. Liu, D. Li, A. Amini, S. Yang, J. Wang, B. Xu, C.

    Cheng “Organic Monomolecular Layers Enable Energy-Level Matching for Efficient Hole Transporting Layer Free Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells” ACS NANO, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b07627.

    Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS) ISI, impact factor: 13.903 Q1 journal 19. R. Shi, X. Cai, W. Wang, J. Wang, A. Amini, N. Wang, C. Cheng

    “Single‐Crystalline Vanadium Dioxide Actuators” Journal of Advanced Functional Materials, 2019, 29, 1900527.

    Publisher: Wiley ISI, impact factor: 15.621 Q1 journal

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2020.101725https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2020.101725

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    **Selected for the inside back Cover Page, Advanced Functional Materials, May 2019

    20. N. Shen, S. Chen, Y. Liang, A. Amini, J. Wang, C. Cheng “Joule

    heating driven infrared switching in flexible VO2 nanoparticle film with reduced energy consumption for smart windows” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TA11071A.

    Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry ISI, impact factor: 10.733 Q1 journal 21. G. Wang, C. Liu, W. Kong, D. Li, A. Amini, B. Xu, C. Cheng

    “Liberating Researchers from the Glovebox: A Universal Thermal Radiation Protocol Toward Efficient Fully Air‐Processed Perovskite Solar Cells” Solar RRL, Jan 2019, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.201800324

    Publisher: Wiley ISI **Selected for Front main Cover Page, Solar RRL, January 2019 22. R. Shi, N. Shen, J. Wang, A. Amini, N. Wang, C. Cheng “Recent

    Advances in Fabrication Strategies, Phase Transition Modulation and Advanced Applications of Vanadium Dioxide” Applied Physics Reviews, 2019, 6(1), 011312.

    Publisher: American Institute of Physics ISI, impact factor: 12.75 Q1 journal **Selected as Featured Article (permanently located on the webpage

    of journal) 23. Z. Sharifi, M. Pakshir, A. Amini*, R. Rafiei “Hybrid Graphene Oxide

    Decoration and Water-Based Polymers for Atomic Surface Protection of Mild Steel in Saline Environment” Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2019, 74, 41-45.

    Publisher, Elsevier ISI, impact factor: 4.978 Q1 journal 24. M. Shirzad, S. Jamehbozorgi, I. Akbarzadeh, H. R. Aghabozorg, A.

    Amini “The Role of Polyethylene Glycol Size in Chemical Spectra, Cytotoxicity, and Release of PEGylated Nanoliposomal Cisplatin” Journal of ASSAY and Drug Development Technologies, 2019, ADT-2019-923-ver9.

    Publisher, Mary Ann Liebert ISI, impact factor: 1.42 Q1 journal 25. Y. Fu, W. Wang, J. Wang, X. Li, K. Liu, A. Amini, C. Cheng “MOFs

    derived Zn/Co-Fe core-shell nanocages with remarkable oxygen evolution reaction performance” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019, ID: TA-ART-02-2019-002017.R1.

    Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry ISI, impact factor: 10.733 Q1 journal 26. A. Amini*, M. Rahimi, M. Nazari, C. Cheng, B. Samali “One-pot

    https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TA11071Ahttps://doi.org/10.1002/solr.201800324

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    Facile Simultaneous In-situ Synthesis of Conductive Ag-Polyaniline Composites using Keggin and Preyssler-type Phosphotungstates” RSC Advances 2019, 9 (5), 2772-2783.

    Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry ISI, impact factor: 3.049 Q1 journal 2018 27. J. Miao, Z. Lang, X. Zhang, W. Kong, O. Peng, Y. Yang, S. Wang, J.

    Cheng, T. He, A. Amini, Q. Wu, Z. Zheng, Z. Tang, C. Cheng “Polyoxometalate‐Derived Hexagonal Molybdenum Nitrides (MXenes) Supported by Boron, Nitrogen Codoped Carbon Nanotubes for Efficient Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution from Seawater” Advanced Functional Materials 2018 https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201805893.

    Publisher: Wiley ISI, impact factor: 15.621 Q1 journal **Selected for the inside Front Cover Page, Advanced Functional

    Materials, February 2019 28. E. Bidram, A. Sulistio, H. J. Cho, A. Amini*, T. Harris, A. Zarrabi, G.

    G. Qiao, A. Stewart, D. E. Dunstan “Targeted Graphene Oxide Networks: Cytotoxicity and Synergy with Anticancer Agents” ACS applied materials & interfaces 2018, 10 (50), 43523–43532.

    Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS) ISI, impact factor: 8.456 Q1 journal 29. A. Amini*, A. Fallah, C. Cheng, M. Tajbakhsh “Natural phosphate-

    supported Cu (ii), an efficient and recyclable catalyst for the synthesis of xanthene and 1, 4-disubstituted-1, 2, 3-triazole derivatives” RSC Advances 2018, 8 (72), 41536-41547.

    Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry ISI, impact factor: 3.049 Q1 journal 30. W. Kong, G Wang, J. Zheng, H. Hu, H. Cheng, Y. Li, M. Hu, X.

    Zhou, C. Liu, B. N. Chandrashekar, A. Amini, J. Wang, B. Xu, C. Cheng “Fabricating High-Efficient Blade-Coated Perovskite Solar Cells under Ambient Condition Using Lead Acetate Trihydrate” Solar RRL, DOI: 10.1002/solr.201700214, Feb. 2018.

    Publisher: Wiley ISI **Selected for Cover picture, Solar RRL, March 2018 31. F. Shahriyari, A. Razaghian, R. Taghiabadi, A. Peirovi, A. Amini

    “Effect of Friction hardening pre-teatment on increasing cytocompatibility of alkali heat-treated Ti-6Al-4V alloy” Surface & Coatings Technology, DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2018.08.051

    Publisher: Elsevier ISI, impact factor: 3.192 Q1 journal 32. F. Emadi, A. Amini, Y. Ghasemi, A. Gholami “Graphene: recent

    advances in engineering, medical and biological sciences, and

    https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201805893

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    future prospective” Journal of Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol 4, No 3 (2018), DOI: 10.1111/2Ftips.v4i3.188

    Publisher: ISI 33. J. Wang, R. Shi, W. Wang, A. Amini, C. Chung “Directly Probing

    Light Absorption Enhancement of Single Hierarchical Structures with Engineered Surface Roughness” Scientific Reports (Nature publications), Ref. SREP-18-11500A, Jul. 2018.

    Publisher: Nature ISI, impact factor: 4.525 Q1 journal 34. F. Khodaei, M. Najafi, A. Hasani, A. Amini, M. Aghazadeh “Pilus–

    encoding islets in S. agalactiae and its association with antibacterial resistance and serotype distribution” Journal of Microbial Pathogenesis, DOI.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2018.01.035, Jan. 2018.

    Publisher: Elsevier ISI, impact factor: 2.581 Q2 journal 35. F-P. Du, N-N. Cao, Y-F. Zhang, R. Shi, A. Amini, C. Cheng,

    “PEDOT: PSS/Graphene Quantum Dots Films with Enhanced Thermoelectric Properties via Strong Interfacial Interaction and Phase Separation” Scientific Reports (NATURE publications), Ref. SREP-17-53478C (2018).

    Publisher: Nature ISI, impact factor: 4.525 Q1 journal 36. F. Khodaei, B. Sadeghi Kalani, N. Alizadeh, A. Amini, M.

    Aghazadeh “Genotyping and Phylogenetic Analysis of Group B Streptococcus by Multiple Locus Variable Number Tandem Repeat Analysis in Iran” Galen Medical Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.22086/gmj.v0i0.1121 (2018).

    Publisher: GMJ ISI 37. S. Safikhan, K. Khoshbakht, M.R. Chaichi, A. Amini, B.

    Motesharezadeh “Role of chitosan on the growth, physiological parameters and enzymatic activity of milk thistle (Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.) in a pot experiment” Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jarmap.2018.06.002.

    Publisher: Elsevier ISI, impact factor: 1.966 Q3 journal 38. S. Safikhan, K. Khoshbakht, M. R. Chaichi, A. Amini, B.

    Motesharezade “Application of nanomaterial graphene oxide on biochemical traits of Milk thistle (Silybum marianum L.) under salinity stress” Australian Journal of Crop Science, DOI: 10.21475/ajcs.18.12.06.PNE972

    Publisher: International peer-reviewed ISI, impact factor: 1.02 Q2 journal 39. S. Sadri, A. Amini*, C. Cheng, “A New Operational Method to Solve

    http://dx.doi.org/10.22086/gmj.v0i0.1121https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jarmap.2018.06.002

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    Abel’s and Generalized Abel’s Integral Equations” Applied Mathematics and Computation, 317C (2018) pp. 49-67.

    Publisher: Elsevier ISI, impact factor: 3.092 Q1 journal 40. S. Sadri, A. Amini*, C. Chung, “A New Numerical Solution for Delay

    and Advanced Integro-Differential Equations” Numerical Algorithms, 77 (2018) 381-412.

    Publisher: Springer ISI, impact factor: 2.417 Q2 journal 2017 41. F. NematiNiko, K. G. Chegini, H. Asghari, A. Amini*, N. Gheibi,

    “Modifying effects of carboxyl group on the interaction of recombinant S100A8/A9 complex with tyrosinase” Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics, 1865 (2017) 370-379.

    Publisher: Elsevier ISI, impact factor: 2.54 Q1 journal 42. F. Emadi, A. Amini*, A. Gholami, Y. Ghasemi “Functionalized

    Graphene Oxide with Chitosan for Protein Nanocarriers to Protect against Enzymatic Cleavage and Retain Collagenase Activity” Scientific Reports (NATURE publications), 7 (2017) 42258.

    Publisher: Nature ISI, impact factor: 4.525 Q1 journal 43. L. Zhang, Y. Zhang, R. Shi, A. Amini, B. N. Chandrashekar, C.

    Cheng “Phosphorous doped graphitic-C 3 N 4 hierarchical architecture for hydrogen production from water under visible light” Materials Today Energy, 5 (2017) 91-98.

    Publisher: Elsevier ISI Q1 journal 44. J. Wang, X. Cai, R. Shi, Z. Wu, W. Wang, A. Amini, N. Wang, C.

    Cheng “Twin Defect Derived Growth of Atomically Thin MoS2 Dendrites” ACS NANO, Dec. 12 (2017), DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b07693.

    Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS) ISI, impact factor: 13.903 Q1 journal 45. G. Zhang, J. Wang, Z. Wu, R. Shi, A. Amini, B. N. Chandrashekar,

    N. Wang, C. Cheng “Shape-Dependent Defect Structures of Monolayer MoS2 Crystals Grown by Chemical Vapor Deposition” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9 (2017) 763–770.

    Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS) ISI, impact factor: 8.456 Q1 journal 46. S. Akbarnezhad, A. Amini*, A. S. Goharrizi, T. Rainey, L. Morawska,

    “Capacity of quartz fibers with high filtration efficiency for capturing soot aerosol particles” International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 17 (2017) 1-10.

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    Publisher: Springer ISI, impact factor: 2.031 Q2 journal 47. M. Moghadasi, D. Ilghari, M. Sirati-Sabet, A. Amini*, H. Asghari, N.

    Gheibi, “Structural characterization of recombinant human fibroblast growth factor receptor 2b kinase domain upon interaction with omega fatty acids” Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, 202 (2017) 21-27.

    Publisher: Elsevier ISI, impact factor: 2.536 Q1 journal 48. M. Khatami, S. M. Mortazavi, A. Amini, E. Amini, H. Heli,

    “Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using pine pollen and evaluation of the antifungal efficiency” Iranian Journal of Biotechnology, 15 (2017) 95-101.

    Publisher: IJG ISI, impact factor: 1 Q3 journal 49. K. Sadri, A. Amini*, C. Cheng, “Low cost numerical solution for

    three-dimensional linear and nonlinear integral equations via three-dimensional Jacobi polynomials” journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 319 (2017) 493-513.

    Publisher: Elsevier ISI, impact factor: 1.883 Q2 journal 2016 50. L. Zhang, M. Yang, S. Zhang, A. Amini, Y. Zhang, D. Wang, S. Bao,

    Z. Lu, N. Wang, C. Cheng, “V2O5-C-SnO2 Hybrid Nanobelts as High-Performance Anode for Lithium-ion Batteries”, journal of Scientific Reports (NATURE publications), 6 (2016) 33597.

    Publisher: Nature ISI, impact factor: 4.525 Q1 journal 51. L. Haghshenas, A. Amini, A. B. Bhatti, G. Rahimi, “In vitro

    Antibacterial Biofilm effect of Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles on Streptococcus mutans”, Journal of Micro & Nano Biomedicine, 1, (2016) 21-27.

    Publisher: peer-reviewed journal ISI 52. R. Azimi, S. Hossein Jafari, M.K. Kianian, A. Amini, “Studying

    Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Symbiotic Effects on Establishment and Morphological Characteristics of Bromus kopetdaghensis in Cadmium Contaminated Soil”, journal of Taiwan Water Conservancy, 64 (2016) 82-91.

    Publisher: peer-reviewed journal ISI Q3 journal 53. E. Bidram, A. Sulistio, A. Amini, Q. Fu, G. Qiao, A. Stewart, D. E.

    Dunstan, “Fractionation of graphene oxide single nano-sheets in water-glycerol solutions using gradient centrifugation” Carbon, 103 (2016) 363-371.

    Publisher: Elsevier ISI, impact factor: 7.466

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    Q1 journal 54. A. Hashem Nia, A. Amini, S. Taghavi, H. Eshghi, M. Ramezani, “A

    Facile Friedel-Crafts Acylation for the Synthesis of Polyethylenimine-Grafted Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes as Efficient Gene Delivery Vectors” International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 502 (2016) 125-137.

    Publisher: Elsevier ISI, impact factor: 4.213 Q1 journal 55. S. Mohammadi, S. Pourseyedi, A. Amini*, “Green Synthesis of

    Silver Nanoparticles using Cowpea Seeds (Vigna sp. L) with a Long-Lasting Stability”, journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 4 (2016) 2023-2032.

    Publisher: Elsevier ISI

    Q1 journal

    56. M. Soltani Nejad, G.H. Shahidi Bonjar, A. Amini, S. Aghighi, “In vitro and in vivo antifungal properties of silver nanoparticles against Rhizoctonia solani, a common agent of rice sheath blight disease” IET Nanobiotechnology, (2016) DOI: 10.1049/iet-nbt.2015.0121.

    Publisher: IET Digital Library ISI, impact factor: 1.925 Q2 journal 57. R. Shi, C. Huang, L. Zhang, A. Amini, K. Liu, Y. Shi, S. Bao, N.

    Wang, C. Cheng “Three-Dimensional Sculpturing of Vertical Nanowire Arrays by Conventional Photolithography”, journal of Scientific Reports (NATURE publications), 6 (2016) 18886.

    Publisher: Nature ISI, impact factor: 4.525 Q1 journal 58. Y. Shi, S. Bao, R. Shi, A. Amini, Z. Wu, N. Wang, C. Cheng, “Y-

    shaped ZnO Nanobelts Driven from Twinned Dislocations”, journal of Scientific Reports (NATURE publications), 6 (2016) 22494.

    Publisher: Nature ISI, impact factor: 4.525 Q1 journal 59. M. Naebe, M. M. Abolhasani, H. Khayyam, A. Amini, B. Fox, “Crack

    Damage in Polymers and Composites: A Review”, Polymer Reviews, 56 (2016) 31-69.

    Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISI, impact factor: 6.766 Q1 journal 60. A. Amini*, C. Yang, Y. Xiang, “Hypothesis on phase transition

    nucleation and propagation in polycrystalline NiTi shape memory alloys under nanoscale compressive loading”, journal of Materials Today: P., 3 (2016) 708-714.

    Publisher: Elsevier ISI 61. F. Daneshnia, A. Amini, M. R. Chaichi, “Berseem clover quality and

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    basil essential oil yield in intercropping system under limited irrigation treatments with surfactant”, journal of Agricultural Water Management, 164 (2016) 331-339.

    Publisher: Elsevier ISI, impact factor: 3.542 Q1 journal 62. H. Asghari, K. G. Chegini, A. Amini*, N. Gheibi, “Effect of Poly and

    Mono Unsaturated Fatty Acids on Stability and Structure of Recombinant S100A8/A9 Complex”, journal of Biological Macromolecules, 84 (2016) 35-42.

    Publisher: Elsevier ISI, impact factor: 4.784 Q1 journal 2015 63. C. Huang, R. Shi, A. Amini, Z. Wu, S. Xu, L. Zhang, W. Cao, J.

    Feng, H. Song, Y. Shi, N. Wang, C. Cheng, “Hierarchical ZnO nanostructures with blooming flowers driven by screw dislocations”, journal of Scientific Reports (NATURE publications), 5 (2015) 8226.

    Publisher: Nature ISI, impact factor: 4.525 Q1 journal 64. A. Amini*, C. Yang, Y. Xiang, “Improved nanoindentation phase

    transformation in functional structure of NiTi SMA and graphene”, journal of Advanced Materials Research, 1119 (2015) 160-164.

    Publisher: Scientific.Net ISI Q3 journal 65. A. Amini*, C. Yang, C. Cheng, M. Naebe, Y. Xiang, “Nanoscale

    variation in energy dissipation in austenitic shape memory alloys in ultimate loading cycles”, journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 26 (2015) 2411-2417.

    Publisher: SAGE ISI, impact factor 2.582 Q1 journal 66. F. Daneshnia, A. Amini, M. R. Chaichi, “Surfactant effect on forage

    yield and water efficiency for berseem clover and basil in intercropping and limited irrigation systems”, journal of Agricultural Water Management, 160 (2015) 57-63.

    Publisher: Elsevier ISI, impact factor: 3.542 Q1 journal 67. F. Ghasempour, R. Azimirad, A. Amini*, O. Akhavan, “Visible light

    photoinactivation of bacteria by tungsten oxide nanostructures formed on a tungsten foil”, journal of Applied Surface Science, 338 (2015) 55-60.

    Publisher: Elsevier ISI, impact factor: 5.155 Q1 journal 2014 68. C. Cheng†, A. Amini†, C. Zhu, Z. Xu, H. Song, N. Wang, “Enhanced

    catalytic performance of TiO2-ZnO hybrid nanostructures”, journal of

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    Scientific Reports (NATURE publications), 4 (2014) 4181. †Equal role Publisher: Nature ISI, impact factor: 4.525 Q1 journal 69. M. Naebe, J. Wang, A. Amini, H. Khayyam, N. Hameed, L. H. Li, Y.

    Chen, B. Fox, “Mechanical Property and Structure of Covalent Functionalised Graphene/Nanocomposites Polymers”, journal of Scientific Reports (NATURE publications), 4 (2014) 4375.

    Publisher: Nature ISI, impact factor: 4.525 Q1 journal 70. C. Cheng, H. Guo, A. Amini, K. Liu, D. Fu, J. Zou, H. Song, “Self-

    Assembly and Horizontal Orientation Growth of VO2 Nanowires”, journal of Scientific Reports (NATURE publications), 4 (2014) 5456.

    Publisher: Nature ISI, impact factor: 4.525 Q1 journal 2013 71. A. Amini*, C. Cheng, “Nature of hardness evolution in

    nanocrystalline NiTi shape memory alloys during solid-state phase transition”, journal of Scientific Reports (NATURE publications), 3 (2013) 2476.

    Publisher: Nature ISI, impact factor: 4.525 Q1 journal 72. A. Amini*, C. Cheng, Q. Kan, M. Naebe, H. Song, “Phase

    Transformation Evolution in NiTi Shape Memory Alloy under Cyclic Nanoindentation Loadings at Dissimilar Rates”, journal of Scientific Reports (NATURE publications), 3 (2013) 3412.

    Publisher: Nature ISI, impact factor: 4.525 Q1 journal 73. A. Amini*, C. Cheng, M. Naebe, J. Church, N. Hameed, A. Asgari,

    F. Will, “Temperature variations at nano-scale level in phase transformed nanocrystalline NiTi shape memory alloys adjacent to graphene layers”, journal of Nanoscale, 5 (2013) 6479-6484.

    Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry ISI, impact factor: 7 Q1 journal 74. A. Amini*, C. Cheng, A. Asgari, “Combinational rate effects on the

    performance of nano-grained pseudoelastic Nitinols”, journal of Materials Letters, 105 (2013) 98-101.

    Publisher: Elsevier ISI, impact factor: 3.019 Q1 journal 75. N. Hameed, J. Church, N. Salim, T. Hanley, A. Amini, B. Fox,

    “Dispersing Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Ionic Liquids”, journal of RSC Advances, 3 (2013) 20034-20039.

    Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry ISI, impact factor: 3.049

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    Q1 journal 76. W. Yan, A. Amini, Q. Sun, “On anomalous depth-dependency of the

    hardness of NiTi shape memory alloys in spherical nanoindentation”, journal of Materials Research, 28 (2013) 2031-2039.

    Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISI, impact factor: 1.71 Q2 journal 77. A. Amini*, N. Hameed, J. Church, C. Cheng, A. Asgari, F. Will,

    “Effect of graphene layers on thermomechanical behavior of NiTi shape memory alloy during nano-scale phase transition”, journal of Scripta Materialia, 68 (2013) 420-423.

    Publisher: Elsevier ISI, impact factor: 4.539 Q1 journal 2012 78. A. Amini*, H. Beladi, N. Hameed, F. Will, “Effects of dynamic loading

    on nano-scale depth-recovery and damping property of single crystal CuAlNi shape memory alloy”, journal of Alloys and Compounds, 545 (2012) 222-224.

    Publisher: Elsevier ISI, impact factor: 4.175 Q1 journal 2011 79. A. Amini, Y. He, Q. Sun, “Loading rate dependency of maximum

    nanoindentation depth in nano-grained NiTi shape memory alloys”, journal of Materials Letters, 65 (2011) 464-466.

    Publisher: Elsevier ISI, impact factor: 3.019 Q1 journal 80. A. Amini, W. Yan, Q. Sun, “Depth dependency of indentation

    hardness during solid-state phase transition of shape memory alloys”, journal of Applied Physics Letters, 99 (2011) 021901.

    Publisher: American Institute of Physics ISI, impact factor: 3.521 Q1 journal

    Paper Presentations at Professional Conferences:

    1) A. Amini, M. Nazari, R. Mbarki, A. A. AlAnazi, H. Abdulrazzaq “High Efficiency Performance of Quarz Fibers for Filtering Soot Aerosols” First International Conference on Applications of Air Quality in Science and Engineering (ICAAQSE 2020), 10-12 Feb. 2020, Kuwait

    2) A. Sedaghat, H. Salem, S.A.A. Oloomi, L. Borvayeh, M. Rashid, A.

    Amini, S. Ghafoori, J.C. Lopez, G.K. Mohanan “Design and Manufacturing a Miniature Reynolds Apparatus for Testing Nanofluids” Gulf Conference on Sustainable Built Environment (GCSBEKW-2019), 10-13 Mar. 2019, Kuwait, paper code A20

    3) A. Amini, E. Kohan “Decolorization of Textile Dye C.I. Yellow28 in Water using Environmentally Friendly Bi2-x(Lu, Er)xO3 Nanoparticles”, Advances in Functional Materials, AFM, (2017)

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    University of California, Los Angles (UCLA), USA 4) A. Amini, Q. Sun “Loading rate dependency of indentation depth

    and its nano-scale temperature measurement in NiTi shape memory alloy”, 4th International Indentation Workshop (IIW4) (2010) Seoul, South Korea

    5) A. Amini, Q. Sun “Rate dependency of depth in nanoindentation of

    polycrystalline NiTi”, International Conf. on Experimental Mechanics, ICEM14, 6, (2010) 29004, Poitiers, France. DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20100629004

    6) A. Amini, M. Behzad “Measurement of Horizontal Forces on Sloping Float Breakwater Subjected to Waves”, International Conf. on Hydrodynamic Structures, (2002) Kerman University, Kerman

    7) A. Amini, H. Mehdigholi, M. Elahinia “Finite element martensite ratio

    derivation of NiTi via measurable criteria of strain rate”, International Conf. on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures & Intelligent Systems, (2009) 1452 ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), California, USA.

    8) A. Amini, H. Mehdigholi, M. Elahinia “Nonlinear dynamic modelling

    of smart composite with Piezoelectric, Nitinol and MMC”, International Conf. on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures & Intelligent Systems, (2009) 1462 ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), California, USA.

    9) A. Amini, H. Mehdigholi, M. Elahinia “Smart materials,

    characteristics, applications and modelling”, International Conf. on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures & Intelligent Systems, (2009) 1463 ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), California, USA.

    10) A. Amini, H. Mehdigholi, M. Elahinia “Nonlinear parameters of shape

    memory alloys via strain rate”, International Conf. on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures & Intelligent Systems, (2009) 1464 ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), California, USA.

    College Service including committee Membership:

    - Industrial practice

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    School Committees: - Research committee - Validation committee - Curriculum committee - Appeal committee