Dr.Amir Rostami

 Polymer compounding

 Investigation of rheology-structure-properties relationships

 Reactive extrusion and blending

 Polymer nanocomposites

 Functionalization and surface modification of nanoparticles

 Physical and mechanical properties

Journal Publications

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0989-9724

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=3C2DQysAAAAJ&hl=en

 H-index: 9; i10-index: 9. (as of July 2020)

1) Amir Rostami, Mehdi Vahdati, & Hossein Nazockdast, (2018). Unraveling

the localization behavior of MWCNTs in binary polymer blends using

thermodynamics and viscoelastic approaches. Polymer Composites, 39(7),

2356-2367.

2) Amir Rostami, Hossein Nazockdast, & Mohammad Karimi, (2016).

Graphene induced microstructural changes of PLA/MWCNT biodegradable

nanocomposites: rheological, morphological, thermal and electrical

properties. RSC Advances, 6(55), 49747-49759.

3) Amir Rostami, Mohsen Masoomi, Mohammad Javad Fayazi, & Mehdi

Vahdati, (2015). Role of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on

rheological, thermal and electrical properties of PC/ABS blend. RSC

Advances, 5(41), 32880-32890.

4) Amir Rostami, Hossein Nazockdast, Mohammad Karimi, & Zeinab Javidi,

(2015). Role of multiwalled carbon nanotubes localization on morphology

development of PMMA/PS/PP ternary blends. Advances in Polymer

Technology, 35(1), 80-89.

5) Javad Jeddi, Omid Yousefzadeh, Amir Babaie, Sadegh Ghanbar, & Amir

Rostami, (2016). Morphology, Microstructure and Rheological Properties of

SAN (Styrene-acrylonitrile)/EPDM (Ethylene-propylene-diene monomer)

Nanocomposites: Investigating the Role of Organoclay Type and Order of

Mixing. Materials Chemistry and Physics, Accepted 2016/02/12.

6) Zeinab Javidi, Zohre Tarashi, Amir Rostami, & Hossein Nazockdast, (2017).

Role of nanosilica localization on morphology development of

HDPE/PS/PMMA immiscible ternary blends, Express in Polymer letter, 11(5),

362–373.

7) Amir Rostami, Mehdi Vahdati, Younes Alimoradi, Mohammad Karimi, &

Hossein Nazockdast, (2018). Rheology Provides Insight into Flow Induced

Nano-structural Breakdown and its Recovery Effect on Crystallization of

Single and Hybrid Carbon Nanofiller Filled Poly(lactic acid), Polymer, 151,

115-131.

8) Amir Rostami, & Mehdi Moosavi, (2019). High‐performance thermoplastic

polyurethane nanocomposites induced by hybrid application of functionalized

graphene and carbon nanotubes. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, DOI:

10.1002/app.48520.

9) Amir Rostami, Forouzan Eskandari, Mohsen Masoomi, & Mohsen Nowrouzi,

(2019). Evolution of Microstructure and Physical Properties of

PMMA/MWCNTs Nanocomposites upon the Addition of

Organoclay. Journal of Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Technology, DOI:

10.22034/JOGPT.2019.95563.

10) Shiva Rashedi, Shahnoosh Afshar, Amir Rostami, Malihe Ghazalian, &

Hossein Nazockdast, (2020). Co-electrospun poly (lactic acid)/gelatin

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nanofibrous scaffold prepared by a new solvent system: morphological,

mechanical and in vitro degradability properties. International Journal of

Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials, 1-9.

 Advances in Polymer Technology

 Polymer for Advanced Technology

 Polymer Bulletin

 Polymer Composites

 Journal of Applied Polymer Science

 Nanoscale

 Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

 Polymer Engineering & Science

 Small

 journal of plastic film and sheeting

 Results in Physics

 Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems

and Nanostructures

 Journal of Physics and Chemistry of

Solids

1) Amir Rostami, Hossein Nazockdast, Mohammad Karimi, Mohammad Naser

Abdollahpour, Ali Naeimabadi, A comparative study on capability of

rheological and thermodynamic approaches in predicting the core-shell

morphology of ternary blend systems, Polymer Processing Society 2011

Asia/Australia Regional Meeting, Kish Island, Iran, Poster Presentation.

2) Zeinab Javidi, Hossein Nazockdast, Amir Rostami, Mohammad Karimi, The

Role of Thermodynamic Parameters and Mixing Kinetics in Determining the

Morphology of Nanosilica Containing Ternary Blends: with Emphasize on

Core-Shell Morphology, Polymer Processing Society 2011 Asia/Australia

Regional Meeting, Kish Island, Iran, Oral Presentation.

3) Amir Rostami, Mohammad Karimi, Zeinab Javidi, Hossein Nazockdast,

Study on the role of multiwall carbon nanotube (MWNT) on morphology and

rheological behavior of PMMA/PS/PP ternary blends, Polymer Processing

Society 2011 Asia/Australia Regional Meeting, Kish Island, Iran, Oral

Presentation.

4) Amir Rostami, Hossein Nazockdast, Mohammad Karimi, Theoretical and

Experimental Study on Role of Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes (MWNTs) on

Morphology and Rheological Behavior of PMMA/PS/PP Ternary Blends,

PPS Americas Conference 2012, Canada, Oral Presentation.

5) Amir Rostami, Hossein Nazockdast, Mohammad Karimi, Mohammad Naser

Abdollahpour, Morphology and Rheological Behaviour of PMMA/PS/PP

Ternary Blends and Their Layerd Silicate Nanocomposites, 10th

International Seminar on Polymer Science and Technology, ISPST 2012,

Tehran, Iran, Poster Presentation.

6) Mohammad Naser Abdollahpour, Amir Rostami, Hossein Nazockdast,

Ghodratollah Hashemi Motlagh, Effect of Expanded Graphite on The

Microphase Separation Kinetics of Thermoplastic Polyurethane, 10th

International Seminar on Polymer Science and Technology, ISPST 2012,

Tehran, Iran, Poster Presentation.

7) Amir Rostami, Babak Kaffashi, Ali Asghar Gholipour, Estimation of

Elongational Viscosity of Polypropylene Nanocomposites Using Entrance

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Flow, 10th International Seminar on Polymer Science and Technology,

ISPST 2012, Tehran, Iran, Poster Presentation.

8) Amir Rostami, Hossein Nazockdast, Mohammad Karimi, Use of Rheological

Methods and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis for Determining Carbon

Nanotubes Location in Ternary Polymer Blends, 1st International Conference

on Nanostructures and Nanomaterials: Science and Applications – ICNNSA

2012, Masjed Soleyman, Iran, Poster Presentation.

9) Amir Rostami, Hossein Nazockdast, Mohammad Karimi, Morphology

Prediction of Ternary Blends and Their Nanocomposites via Thermodynamic

Approach, 15th Iranian Physical Chemistry Conference 2012, Tehran, Poster

Presentation.

10) Mohammad Javad Fayazi, Mohsen Masoomi, Amir Rostami, Foruzan

Eskandari, Role of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) on

Rheological, Thermal and Electrical Properties of PC/ABS Blend, 11th

International Seminar on Polymer Science and Technology, ISPST 2014,

Tehran, Iran, Poster Presentation.

11) Amir Rostami, Mohammad Reza Maleki Sede, Hamid Garmabi, Glycidyl

Methacrylate/Styrene Melt Grafting onto Polypropylene by Co- Rotating

Twin Screw Extruder, 11th International Seminar on Polymer Science and

Technology, ISPST 2014, Tehran, Iran, Poster Presentation.

12) Amin Hezbekhah, Mohsen Masoomi, Amir Rostami, Modification of

Rheological Properties of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) by Reactive

Processing in Presence of Nano-CaCO3, 11th International Seminar on

Polymer Science and Technology, ISPST 2014, Tehran, Iran, Poster

Presentation.

13) Amir Rostami, Mostafa Yavarahmadi, Shahnoosh Afshar, Alireza

Khalilipour, Zahra Heidari, Effect of Nanoclay on Rheological and Thermal

Properties of Poly(lactic acid), 9th International Chemical Engineering

Congress & Exhibition (IChEC 2015), Shiraz, Iran, Poster Presentation.

14) Amir Rostami, Amin Ahmadhosseini, Study on the Role of Carbon

Nanotubes on the Rheological and Thermal Properties of

Polyethylene/Carbon Fiber Composites, 3rd International Conference On

Masterbatch & Polymer Compounds, 5,6 th Feb 2018, Tehran, Iran, Oral

Presentation.

15) Amir Rostami, Mostafa Yavarahmadi, Samira Zolfaghari, Milad Rezaie

Babadi, Study on the Microstructure, Rheological and Thermal Properties of

Polyethylene Compounds Containing Carbon Fillers, 3rd International

Conference On Masterbatch & Polymer Compounds, 5,6 th Feb 2018,

Tehran, Iran, Oral Presentation.

16) Amir Rostami, Mehdi Moosavi, Controlling Microstructure of Thermoplastic

Polyurethane / Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes by Addition of

Functionalized Graphene Nanoplatelets: The Effect on Rheological,

Morphological, and Electrical Properties, 13th International Seminar on

Polymer Science and Technology (ISPST 2018), 19-22 November 2018,

Tehran, Iran

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17) Amir Rostami, Study on the Effect of Molecular Weight on Flow Induced

Crystallization of Poly(lactic acid) by Rheological Methods, 5th National

Seminar on Polymers, 19-20 November 2019, Isfahan, Iran.

18) Amir Rostami, Effect of simultaneous presence of carbon nanoparticles on

rheological, mechanical and electrical properties of thermoplastic

polyurethane, 5th National Seminar on Polymers, 19-20 November 2019,

Isfahan, Iran.

 Co-supervisor of B.Sc. project titled “Study on the Role of Organoclay on the

Microstructural, Rheological and Thermal Properties of SAN/EPDM Blend”,

Principle Investigator: Prof. Hossein Nazockdast, Amirkabir University of

Technology, Mahshahr Campus (2011).

 Co-supervisor of B.Sc. project titled ” Investigation of Free-Radical Grafting

of Glycidyl Methacrylate onto Polypropylene by Co-rotating Twin Screw

Extruder”, Principle Investigator: Prof. Hamid Garmabi, Amirkabir

University of Technology, Mahshahr Campus (2011)

 Teaching in Petrochemical Companies

 Teaching in Universities:

 Persian Gulf University

 Amirkabir University of Technology

 Islamic Azad University, Mahshahr Branch

 Islamic Azad University, Omidiyeh Branch

 Courses: “Polymer Processing: mixing and compounding”, “Polymer

Blends”, “Rheology”, “Plastic Engineering”, , “Physical and Mechanical

Properties of Polymers”, “Polymer Identification, Characterization and

Analysis”, “Mass Transfer”, “Fluid Mechanics”, “Applied Mathematics”

 Honors Ph.D. graduate in polymer engineering, Amirkabir University of

Technology (2016).

 Honors M.Sc. graduate in polymer engineering, Amirkabir University of

Technology (2011).

 Honors B.Sc. graduate in polymer engineering, Amirkabir University of

Technology (2009).

 Recipient of Iranian Nanotechnology Initiative Council Honors Grant

 CA, PVC, SBR, AR and OL plants at Bandar Imam Petrochemical

Company (BIPC)

 HDPE, LDPE and LLDPE Plants at Amir Kabir Petrochemical Company

(AKPC)