{"id":106,"date":"2015-09-02T15:43:17","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T15:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mpml.mie.utoronto.ca\/info\/?page_id=106"},"modified":"2026-01-02T13:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T18:56:15","slug":"alireza-tabatabaei-naeini","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mpml.mie.utoronto.ca\/lab\/alumni\/alireza-tabatabaei-naeini\/","title":{"rendered":"Alireza Tabatabaei Naeini, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"8\" width=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2405\" src=\"https:\/\/mpml.mie.utoronto.ca\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/alireza.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mpml.mie.utoronto.ca\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/alireza.png 500w, https:\/\/mpml.mie.utoronto.ca\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/alireza-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mpml.mie.utoronto.ca\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/alireza-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mpml.mie.utoronto.ca\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/alireza-70x70.png 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"8\">Email: ali.naeini@utoronto.ca<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alireza-tabatabaei-ph-d-73a749b\/\">LinkedIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/A_Tabatabaei\">ResearchGate<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Dr. Alireza Tabatabaei received his PhD from the University of Toronto in 2017 and worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Microcellular Plastic Manufacturing Laboratory (MPML) after his graduation. Soon after he joined the Woodbridge Foam Group which is a global systems solution provider, specializing in fully-integrated foam solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Alireza&#8217;s research expertise is on manufacturing and characterization of the polymeric foams.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research\u00a0Area<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Development of light weighed non-flammable engineering plastics foams<\/li>\n<li>Microcellular extrusion and bead foaming<\/li>\n<li>Material-Process-Structure-Properties relationships for polymeric foams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Journal Articles<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Rizvi, A., <strong>Tabatabaei, A.<\/strong>, Vahedi, P., Mahmood, SH., and Park, C.B., &#8220;Non-crosslinked thermoplastic reticulated polymer foams from crystallization-induced structural heterogeneities&#8221;, Polymer, 135 (2018), 185-192.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tabatabaei, A. <\/strong>and Park, C.B., \u201cIn-Situ Visualization of PLA Crystallization and Crystal Effects on Foaming in Extrusion\u201d, <em>European Polymer Journal<\/em>, 96 (2017), pp. 505-519.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tabatabaei, A.<\/strong>, Barzegari, M.R., Mark, L.H., Park, C.B., \u201cA Study of Polypropylene Crystallization under the Influence of Supercritical CO<sub>2 <\/sub>in the Extrusion Foaming Process via Visualization\u201d, <em>Polymer<\/em>, 122 (2017), pp. 312-322.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tabatabaei, A.<\/strong>, Mark, L.H., Park, C.B., \u201cVisualization of polypropylene crystallites formed from a stressed melt in extrusion\u201d, <em>Polymer<\/em>, 101 (2016), pp. 48-58.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tabatabaei, A.<\/strong>, Barzegari, M.R, Nofar, M., Park, C.B., \u201cIn-situ visualization of polypropylene crystallization during extrusion\u201d, <em>Polymer Testing<\/em>, 33 (2014), pp. 57\u201363.<\/li>\n<li>Nofar, M., <strong>Tabatabaei, A.<\/strong>, Soujudinia, H., Park, C.B., Carreau, P.J., Heuzey, M.-C, Kamal, M.R., \u201cMechanical and foaming behaviors of PLA-PBAT and PLA-PBSA blends with different morphologies\u201d, European <em>Polymer J.<\/em>, 90 (2017), pp. 231-244.<\/li>\n<li>Nofar, M., <strong>Tabatabaei, A.<\/strong>, and Park, C.B., \u201cEffects of Nano-\/Micro-Sized Additives on the Crystallization Behaviors of PLA and PLA\/CO<sub>2 <\/sub>Mixtures\u201d, <em>Polymer, <\/em>54 (2013), 9, pp. 2382\u20132391.<\/li>\n<li>Rizvi, A., <strong>Tabatabaei, A.<\/strong>, Barzegari, R., Mahmood H., and Park, C.B., \u201c<em>In situ <\/em>Fibrillation of CO<sub>2<\/sub>-Philic Polymers: Sustainable Route for Manufacturing Polymer Foams in a Continuous Process\u201d, <em>Polymer<\/em>, 54 (2013), 17, pp. 4645-4652.<\/li>\n<li>Nofar, M., <strong>Tabatabaei, A.<\/strong>, Ameli, A., and Park, C.B., \u201cComparison of Melting and Crystallization Behaviors of Polylactide under High-Pressure CO<sub>2<\/sub>, N<sub>2<\/sub>, and He\u201d, <em>Polymer<\/em>, 54 (2013), 23, pp. 6471-6478.<\/li>\n<li>Shaayegan, V., Mark, L.H., <strong>Tabatabaei, A.<\/strong>, Park, C.B., \u201cA New Insight into Foaming Mechanisms in Injection Molding via a Novel Visualization Mold\u201d, <em>eXPRESS Polymer Letters<\/em>, DOI: 10.3144\/expresspolymlett.2016.44<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Conference Papers<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tabatabaei, A.<\/strong>, Mark, L.H., Xie, Q., and Park, C.B., &#8220;Dynamic Solubility of Carbon Dioxide in Polypropylene Melt&#8221;, <em>Society of Plastics Engineers, Annual Technical Conference &#8211; ANTEC, Conference Proceedings<\/em>, Paper # 433, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 23-25, 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Barzegari, M.R., <strong>Tabatabaei, A.<\/strong>, Hossieny, N., Wang, H., and Park, C.B., &#8220;A Study on the Morphological Properties and Foaming Behavior of PS\/Polyolefin Blends&#8221;, <em>Society of Plastics Engineers, Annual Technical Conference<\/em>, <em>Technical Papers, <\/em>Paper # 1591547, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 21-24, 2013<\/li>\n<li>Nofar, M.R., <strong>Tabatabaei, A.<\/strong>, Barzegari, M.R. and Park, C.B., &#8220;PLA Extrusion Foaming Behavior: Effects of Varying Isothermal Melt Crystallization Kinetics\u201d, Society of Plastics Engineers, Annual Technical Conference, Technical Papers, Paper # 1591538, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 21-24, 2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Chapters in Book<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Nofar, M., <strong>Tabatabaei, A.<\/strong>, and Park, C.B., &#8220;Chapter 8 \u2013 Innovative PLA Bead Foam Technology&#8221;, in: <strong><em>Polymeric Foams: Innovation in Process, Technology, and Products<\/em><\/strong>, Lee, S.T., ed., CRC Press, accepted, January 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Patents<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Glenn Jr, Robert Wayne, Todd Ryan Thompson, J. U. N. G. Ungyeong, Z. H. U. Changwei, and <strong>Alireza Tabatabaei-Naeini<\/strong>. &#8220;Process of Forming a Personal Care Article.&#8221; WO2014152085 A1, Sep 25, 2014<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Certificates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lean Six Sigma Green Belt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Awards &amp; Honors<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mechanical &amp; Industrial Department Graduate Discovery Award (2017)<\/li>\n<li>SPE Michael Reedy Scholarship (2017)<\/li>\n<li>SPE Ananda Chatterjee Student Travel Award Honorable Mention (2017)<\/li>\n<li>Mechanical &amp; Industrial Department (UofT) Travel Grant (2016)<\/li>\n<li>SPE Ananda Chatterjee Student Travel Award (2016)<\/li>\n<li>SPE FOAMS 2016, Best Poster Award (2016)<\/li>\n<li>PhD Doctoral Completion Award (2016)<\/li>\n<li>Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2015)<\/li>\n<li>Polymer Processing Society, Best Poster Award (2015)<\/li>\n<li>University of Toronto Graduate Student Conference Grant (2015)<\/li>\n<li>Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2014)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Email: ali.naeini@utoronto.ca LinkedIn | ResearchGate Dr. Alireza Tabatabaei received his PhD from the University of Toronto in 2017 and worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Microcellular Plastic Manufacturing Laboratory (MPML) after his graduation. Soon after he joined the Woodbridge Foam Group which is a global systems solution provider, specializing in fully-integrated foam solutions. Alireza&#8217;s research expertise is on manufacturing and characterization of the polymeric foams. 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