\n![\"vahid\"](\"https:\/\/mpml.mie.utoronto.ca\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/vahid-264x300.jpg\") <\/td>\n | \n University of Toronto<\/b><\/p>\n Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
\n<\/b><\/p>\n (5 King’s College Road, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3G8)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Email:<\/strong> vahidsh@mie.utoronto.ca<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n Vahid Shaayegan<\/strong> was a postdoctoral fellow at Microcellular Plastics Manufacturing Laboratory. His research focus was on “processing-structure” and “structure-properties” relationship of injection-molded (thermoplastic) foams in foam injection molding process.<\/p>\nAcademic Background<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- PhD<\/em>: Mechanical Engineering (Advanced Manufacturing; Polymer Processing); University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada<\/li>\n
- MASc<\/em>: Mechanical Engineering (Rheological and Physical Properties of Immiscible Polymer Blends); Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada<\/li>\n
- MASc<\/em>: Materials Science and Engineering (Materials Design & Selection); Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran<\/li>\n
- BASc<\/em>: Materials Science and Engineering (Industrial Metallurgy); Tehran Polytechnic, Tehran, Iran<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Journal Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- (Equal Contribution of First and Second Authors)<\/strong> Mike Tromm, Vahid Shaayegan<\/strong>, Chongda Wang, Hans-Peter Heim, Chul B. Park, \u201cInvestigation of the mold-filling phenomenon in high-pressure foam injection molding and its effects on the cellular structure in expanded foams\u201d Polymer (United Kingdom)<\/em> (2018) https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.polymer.2018.11.006<\/li>\n
- Vahid <\/strong>Shaayegan<\/strong>, Chongda Wang, Franco Costa, Sejin Han, Chul B. Park \u201cEffect of the Melt Compressibility and the Pressure Drop Rate on the Cell-Nucleation Behavior in Foam Injection Molding with Mold Opening\u201d, European Polymer Journal<\/em>, Vol. 92, 314-325 (2017).<\/li>\n
- Vahid Shaayegan, <\/strong>Guilong Wang, Chul B. Park, \u201cEffect of Foam Processing Parameters on Bubble Nucleation and Growth Dynamics in High-Pressure Foam Injection Molding\u201d Chemical Engineering Science<\/em>, Vol. 155, 27-37 (2016).<\/li>\n
- Vahid Shaayegan, <\/strong>Guilong Wang, Lun Howe Mark, Chul B. Park, \u201cIdentification of Cell-Nucleation Mechanism in Foam Injection Molding with Gas-counter Pressure via Mold Visualization\u201d, AIChE Journal<\/em>, Vol. 62, No. 11, 4035-4046 (2016).<\/li>\n
- Vahid Shaayegan, <\/strong>Amir Ameli, Sai Wang, Chul B. Park, \u201cExperimental Observation and Modeling of Fiber Rotation and Translation during Foam Injection Molding of Polymer Composites”, Composites Part A<\/em>, Vol. 88, 67-74 (2016).<\/li>\n
- Vahid Shaayegan, <\/strong>Guilong Wang, Chul B. Park, \u201cStudy of the Bubble Nucleation and Growth Mechanisms in High-Pressure Foam Injection Molding through in-situ Visualization\u201d, European Polymer Journal<\/em>, Vol. 76, 2-13 (2016).<\/li>\n
- Vahid Shaayegan, <\/strong>Lun Howe Mark, Alireza Tabatabaei, Chul B. Park, \u201cA New Insight into Foaming Mechanisms in Injection Molding via a Novel Visualization Mold\u201d, eXPRESS Polymer Letters<\/em>, Vol. 10, Issue 6, 462-469 (2016).<\/li>\n
- Vahid Shaayegan<\/strong>, Paula Wood-Adams, Nicole Raymonde Demarquette, \u201cLinear Viscoelasticity of Immiscible Blends: The Application of Creep\u201d, Journal of Rheology<\/em>, Vol. 56, Issue 5, 1039-1056 (2012).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Collaborations:<\/p>\n \n- S. Wang, A. Ameli, V. Shaayegan<\/strong>, Y. Kazemi, Y. Huang, H.E. Naguib, C.B. Park, \u201cModelling of Rod-Like Fillers\u2019 Rotation and Translation near Two Growing Cells in Conductive Polymer Composite Foam Processing\u201d, Polymers<\/em>, 10<\/strong>, 261 (2018).<\/li>\n
- R. Li, N. Ye, V. Shaayegan<\/strong>, T. Fang, \u201cExperimental Measurement of CO2<\/sub> Diffusion in PMMA and its Effect on Microcellular Foaming\u201d The Journal of Supercritical Fluids<\/em>, 135<\/strong>, 180-187 (2018).<\/li>\n
- G. Wang, L. Wang, L.H. Mark, V. Shaayegan<\/strong>, G. Wang, H. Li, G. Zhao, C.B. Park, \u201cUltra-low threshold and lightweight biodegradable porous PLA\/MWCNT with segregated conductive networks for high-performance thermal insulation and electromagnetic interference shielding applications\u201d, \u00a0ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces<\/em>. 10 (1)<\/strong>, 1195-1203 (2018).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Awards & Honors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- PPS Young Researcher Travel Award 2018 (Polymer Processing Society)<\/li>\n
- Nominated for Faculty Teaching Award, FASE Teaching Assistant Award (TAA) (Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2016)<\/li>\n
- MIE Graduate Research Discovery Award (Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2016)<\/li>\n
- MIE Teaching Assistant Award (Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2016)<\/li>\n
- TATP TA Excellence Award, Shortlisted (12 finalists out of over 180 nominees; Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI), University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2016)<\/li>\n
- Thermoplastics Materials & Foams Division Travel Award (TPM&F) (SPE ANTEC, 2016)<\/li>\n
- SGS Conference Grant (School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2016)<\/li>\n
- MIE Graduate Student Travel Grant (Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2015)<\/li>\n
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) (University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2013-2014)<\/li>\n
- Special Scholarship for New High-Caliber Ph.D. Students (Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada; 2010)<\/li>\n
- Partial Tuition Scholarship for International Students (Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada; 2010)<\/li>\n
- Conference Award Competition (Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada; 2010)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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