Masoud充分
Masoud充分
微量分析化学
My lab team and I have made seminal contributions in developing chip-scale gas chromatography. We have used novel semiconductor micromachining techniques combined with nanotechnology and 3D printing to develop unique chips and integrated microsystems capable of capturing gaseous samples and identify the constituents of gas mixtures.
My re搜索 to put it in simple form, we are trying to make a dog-on-a-chip. 换句话说, we want to create an artificial nose with extreme capability for air quality monitoring including but not limited to occupational settings, for disease diagnosis through body odor and breath analysis, for detecting and saving lives during natural disasters, 还有很多其他的应用.
My most interesting re搜索 accomplishment ...
there are many but to me two are shining. One is the creation of the first gas chromatograph chip in which we integrated a unique silicon micromachined separation column with our patented photo ionization detector. Second was our use of additive manufacturing techniques to create novel chip-to-chip and chip-to-system interfaces. 以这种方式, assembling a system having chips with fluidic and electric interfaces looks like connecting Legos.
In the next 5 years new developments or innovations in my field ...
one of the beauties of re搜索 that fascinates me is to discover unknowns. Many things we accomplished were not in the original proposals we submitted but federal funding enables us to put resources into creativity and innovation and push the boundaries. So, I would say I need to wait and see where creative minds of re搜索ers joining my group will take us.
The most formative experience I've had ...
我12岁时失去了父亲. I learned through that period of time that: Do not lose hope and be patient. Painful times can provide opportunities for exponential growth.
Best part of working at 弗吉尼亚理工大学 ...
弗吉尼亚理工大学是我的家. Blacksburg is the town that I have lived the longest since was born. 弗吉尼亚理工大学, and especially the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has been instrumental in my achievements. The staff support has been amazing and the department has tried hard to provide the resources I needed.
Groups or organizations I am involved in ...
as an inventor, I need to know what goes on in my re搜索 space. Connecting with scientific and engineering societies like IEEE are then important. Knowing the federal and state funding agencies and investor networks would be important to find the right capital to turn your great idea into an engineered product or invention.
我真希望是我发明的 ...
我正在努力的方向. 一个快速, 可靠的, small system that can be widely used for smell detection and can be deployed quickly through drones, 机器人, 等. 在需要的时候.
Honor or award I am most proud of ...
I earned the first rank in the Iran National College Entrance Exam in 1992 among more than 300,000 high school students attending.
Words of encouragement to an aspiring inventor ...
不要放弃! 总会有办法的. We can learn a lot from failures to make or create something more impactful. Thinking out of the box and engineering things differently carries risk and may look frustrating at times but could be potentially more rewarding at the end.
What is something that people at 弗吉尼亚理工大学 may not know about you ...
I play ping pong with my son a lot. I have become a better player as he has grown up and plays better. We play competitively and enjoy it a lot. And with my daughter, we have this laughing bond. Sometimes and for no specific reason, we laugh so hard that our cheeks and abs hurt and we cry. 每个人的特别时刻.