Education
PhD of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (2023 - Expected 2028)
Geosciences
Master of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Kashan (2018 - 2020)
Nanochemistry
Thesis title: Synthesis, characterization and investigation on photocatalytic properties to eliminate water pollution and hydrogen storage for APbI3 (A = Cs, Tl, Cu) perovskite nanostructures by hydrothermal and sonochemical methods
Bachelor of Science, University of Kashan (2014 – 2018)
Pure Chemistry
Research & Work Experience
Research Assistant (2018 - 2020)
Kashan University
Synthesis and characterization perovskite materials to obtain new application as photocatalyst and hydrogen storage structures
Research Assistant (2023 - 2024)
Virginia Tech
Synthesis and characterization pigments in the laboratory, utilizing a combination of Ferrihydrite and Goethite.
Research Assistant (2024 - Expected 2028)
Virginia Tech
Working on a NASA funded project focused on mineralogical and optical characterization of Saharan dust samples collected from Tenerife, Spain using scattering, imaging, and spectroscopy
Technical Skills
Expert in working with Adobe Photoshop
Expert in working with Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Good in working with Corel-VideoStudio
Experienced in X-ray diffraction (XRD) operation and data acquisition
Experienced in scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) for data collection and analysis
Mineral phase identification and quantitative analysis using X’Pert HighScore
Adobe Photoshop
Panalytical Empyrean Nano Edition
JEOL IT-500HR
X’Pert HighScore
Contact
Email: maryamk96@vt.edu