Parisa Bazazi
Hello, hello, hello. Hope you are doing great and enjoying your post-pandem- ic life! I am thrilled and excited to join the Petroleum Engineering Depart- ment at Mines to establish my pro- fessional career in a well-established department and the beautiful Golden city!
I grew up in a hot and humid city on
the southern coast of Iran. Later, I
moved to the capital of Iran, Tehran,
to do my undergraduate study, where
I received my B.Sc. in Petroleum Engi-
neering at the University of Tehran in
2015. I arrived in Calgary, Canada, in January 2016 (middle of the winter!), where I did my M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Calgary. Recent- ly, I moved to New Jersey and started a postdoctoral research posi- tion at Princeton University.
My research is interdisciplinary, linking interfacial sciences, mate- rials, and fluid dynamics. I conduct experimental and theoretical research on transport phenomena in porous media, generation of novel interfacial materials, and soft matter. My interest in inter - faces started as an undergraduate student while doing some basic interfacial tension experiments. Given my petroleum engineering background, I was amazed to learn how tiny liquid-liquid and liq - uid-solid interfaces can control a massive oil production process. I thought as interfaces are everywhere, why wouldn’t we tune them in a way to get the desired outcome in a process? This question was the beginning of my exciting journey into the world of colloid and surface science. I started with the stability of nanoparticle-sta - bilized emulsions in my undergraduate and moved to the dynamic liquid-liquid-solid interfaces in my graduate studies. Experimenting and learning the key features of interfaces in static and dynamic conditions, while I was always looking for the fascinating interfacial phenomenon, led to my long-term research on manipulating the interfaces toward specific applications.
My research goal is to develop an integrated platform to formu - late engineered interfacial materials and tailor interfaces toward energy, environment, and health applications. During my graduate studies, I studied the role of interfacial materials and interfacial viscoelasticity on the evolution of liquid-fluid-solid interfaces, in - cluding dynamics of three-phase contact lines, droplet formation, and liquid threads. In particular, I developed a technique to deposit an aqueous phase into an oil medium and consequently turning the printed phase into a structured network of emulsion droplets in-situ, which opened new possibilities for all-in-liquid printing materials, nanodroplet deposition, and the fabrication of synthetic 3D porous mediums. At Princeton, I am working on the design of blood analogous fluids to understand the heterogeneity and flow of sickle cell disease in microcirculation. Aside from research, I am incredibly passionate about teaching and looking forward to designing a course on surface science-related topics at Mines! I enjoy discussion and collaboration, so please feel free to contact me (pbazazi@mines.edu). Let’s continue to explore, innovate, and grow!
Sabbatical Year for Dr. Wu
Dr. Yu-Shu Wu spent last year on sabbatical. In summer of 2021, he spent 2 months at Nazarbayev University (NU) of Kazakhstan to work on a couple of joint research projects. Next he spent 3 months with the Center for Integrative Pe - troleum Research (CIPR) of the College of Petroleum Engi- neering and Geosciences (CPG) at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)) of Saudi Arabia, partic - ipating in CCUS research projects as well as giving several seminars at KFUPM, Saudi Aramco, KAUST, and KACST. In spring of 2022, he spent 3 months at National Taiwan Uni - versity of Taiwan, teaching two geothermal and TOUGH2 training courses for graduate students as well as for profes- sionals from industry and other institutions.
Above: Dr. Wu in Saudi
Arabia.
Left: Dr. Wu with some
traditional gear in
Kazakhstan.
Right: Dr. Wu at National Taiwan
University.
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