Personnel

Director

Professor Chul B. Park, PhD, P.Eng., FRSC, FCAE, FKAST, FNAEK, FEURASC,FAAAS, FASME, FCSME, FEIC, FSPE, DFIETI
University of Toronto Distinguished Professor of Microcellular Engineered Plastics
NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Multi-Functional Graphene-Based Polymer Nanocomposites and Foams

 

Office location: RS210A, Rosebrugh Building
Email: park@mie.utoronto.ca
Phone: (416) 978 3053
Fax: (416) 978 0947

Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Piyapong Buahom
piyapong.buahom@utoronto.ca
Office: RS316
Research: Modeling of Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer in Thermal Insulation Foams and Aerogels
Dr. Meysam Salari
msalari@mie.utoronto.ca
Office: RS304
Research: Graphene-Based Conductive Polymer Composite Foams and EMI Shielding Materials
Dr. Nigus Maregu Demewoz
nigus.demewoz@utoronto.ca
Office: RS316
Research: Micro/Nanocellular Foams and Graphene-Based Polymer Nanocomposites
Dr. Raghavendrakumar Rangappa
r.rangappa@utoronto.ca
Office: RS316
Research: Glass Fiber-Reinforced Expanded Polypropylene (EPP) Foams
Dr. Mohamad Kheradmandkeysomi
mohamadk@mie.utoronto.ca
Office: RS304
Research: Nanofibril Composites and Flexible Aerogel Fibers
Dr. Linda Nwaeto
linda.nwaeto@utoronto.ca
Office: RS316
Research: Graphene-Reinforced  Expanded Polypropylene (EPP) Foams for Packaging
Dr. Jianxiang Zhao
jxzhao@mie.utoronto.ca
Office: RS210
Research: Polymer Processing; Passive Cooling; Physics-Informed Machine Learning
Dr. Xinyan Chen
xinyanxy.chen@utoronto.ca
Office: RS316
Research: Molecular Modeling of Polymer–Gas Systems

PhD & MASc Students
Hamidreza Akrami
PhD Student
akrami@mie.utoronto.ca
Office: RS210
Research: Polymer Fibrillation Processing
Mehran Ashouri
PhD Student
ashouri@mie.utoronto.ca
Office: MB68
Research: Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Micro/nano-structured Graphene-based Polymer Nanocomposites
Zeineb Ben Rejeb
PhD Student
zbrejeb@mie.utoronto.ca
Office: RS210
Research: Aerogels
Abdullah Faysal
PhD Student*
faysal@mie.utoronto.ca
Office: RS206
Research:Multilayered Conductive Polymer Composites with High EMI Shielding Effectiveness and Low Conductive Percolation Threshold
Behrang Mohajer
PhD Student
bmohajer@mie.utoronto.ca
Research: Transonic and Supersonic Air Flows in Spunbonding Manufacturing Process
Kenneth Baimey
PhD Student
kbaimey@mie.utoronto.ca
Office: RS210
Research: Aerogels
Reza Rahmati
PhD Student
rrahmati@mie.utoronto.ca
Office: RS304
Research: Conductive Polymers and Microcellular Composites
Taha Baig
PhD Student
t.baig@mail.utoronto.ca
Office: RS316
Research: Thermal Management Materials for Electric Vehicle (EV) Batteries
Anthony Tuccitto
PhD Student*
tuccitto@mie.utoronto.ca
Office: RS204
Research: Biopolymer-based Aerogel Fabrication
Yueshuang Wang
PhD Student
yswang@mie.utoronto.ca
Office: RS304
Research: Flexible Aerogels; Expanded Polypropylene (EPP) Foams
Ebuka Okafor
PhD Student
ebuka.okafor@mail.utoronto.ca
Office: RS316
Research: Electrospinning of Aerogel Fibers
Yue He
PhD Student
yue.he@utoronto.ca
Office: RS210
Research: Foam Injection Molding
Boim Chang
PhD Student
boim.chang@mail.utoronto.ca
Office: RS304
Research: AI/Data Science
Md. Hasibul Hasan
PhD Student
md.hasan@mail.utoronto.ca
Office: MB68
Research: Aerogel Fiber Spinning from Nanofibers for Flexible and Thermally Insulating Fibers
Mojtaba Salehabadi
PhD Student
m.salehabadi@mail.utoronto.ca
Office: MB68
Research: Polymer Processing; Foam Injection Molding
Mohamed Aboughaly
PhD Student
mohamed.aboughaly@mail.utoronto.ca
Office: RS316
Research: Aerogel-Based Electrocatalyst Platform for Hydrogen Production
Ayesha Manzur
PhD Student
ayesha.manzur@mail.utoronto.ca
Office: RS210
Research: Carbon Aerogel Electrodes for Hydrogen Production via Water Electrolysis
Arya Mohammadzadeh
PhD Student
arya.mohammadzadeh@mail.utoronto.ca
Office: MB68
Research: AI-/ML-based Electrode Architecture Design

 

 

Last update: February 26, 2026

*Co-supervised