Maryam Fashandi

Office: RS210D

Maryam is a Ph.D. student in Microcellular Plastics Manufacturing Laboratory at the University of Toronto starting from September 2018.

Her current research is focused on the preparation and characterization of aerogels.

University of Toronto, Ph.D. student, Mechanical Engineering, (Sep. 2018- present)
York University, Master’s degree, Mechanical Engineering, (2015-2017)
Amirkabir University, Bachelor’s degree, Polymer Engineering, (2010-2014)

M. Fashandi, S. Karamikamkar, S.N. Leung, H.E. Naguib, J. Hong, B. Liang, C.B. Park, Synthesis, structures and properties of hydrophobic Alkyltrimethoxysilane-Polyvinyltrimethoxysilane hybrid aerogels with different alkyl chain lengths, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 608 (2022) 720–734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.128
S. Karamikamkar, M. Fashandi, H.E. Naguib, C.B. Park, In Situ Interface Design in Graphene-Embedded Polymeric Silica Aerogel with Organic/Inorganic Hybridization, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 12 (2020) 26635–26648. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c04531.
M. Fashandi, S.N. Leung, Sodium acetate trihydrate-chitin nanowhisker nanocomposites with enhanced phase change performance for thermal energy storage, Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells. 178 (2018) 259–265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2018.01.037.
M. Fashandi, S.N. Leung, Preparation and characterization of 100% bio-based polylactic acid/palmitic acid microcapsules for thermal energy storage, Mater. Renew. Sustain. Energy. 6 (2017) 14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40243-017-0098-0.

M. Fashandi, S.N. Leung, “Microencapsulation of Palmitic Acid With Polylactic Acid Shell for Thermal Energy Storage” SPE, ANTEC, Technical Papers, Paper #420, Anaheim, CA, USA, May 8-10, 2017.
M. Fashandi, and S.N. Leung, “Fabrication and Characterization of Bio-based PCM Microcapsules for Thermal Energy Storage,” SPE, ANTEC, Technical Papers, Paper #380, Indianapolis, IN, USA, May 23-25, 2016.