Dr. Hossein Kazemian (PhD, C. Chem, MCIC)
Head, Northern Analytical Laboratory Services
Phone: 250-960-5168
Email: hossein.kazemian@unbc.ca
Office: #4-257
Supervises Graduate Students:
Masters and PhD of Environmental Science (NRESi) and Masters of Chemistry
Teaches Courses: CHEM410/610, NRES799
Education and Training:
Postdoc: Material and Environmental Chemistry, Western University (UWO), Canada ( 2009-2014)
PhD, Analytical Chemistry, Isfahan University, Iran
MSc, Analytical Chemistry, Isfahan University,Iran
BSc,(Honor) General Chemistry, Isfahan University,Iran
Hossein is a Chemist with many years of experience as a senior analytical, environmental and material chemist and a team leader in both academia and industry with extensive background on synthesis, characterization, properties and environmental applications (for water, air and soil remediation processes ) of porous zeolitic materials from natural and synthetic zeolite to MOFs & ZIFs.
He has developed several technology-based processes (up to pilot scales) and products (up to prototypes) and also directed industrial scale projects.
He has written many client-oriented R&D proposals and secured funding from industries and government agencies by forecasting the trend of research and development in manufacturing novel materials for separation and catalyst applications. He is a senior consultant for several Canadian and International companies, helping them to develop new products and marketing their technology-based products worldwide. He has worked with, developed SOPs for and troubleshoot many analytical instrumentation such as GC, HPLC, AA, ICP, TGA, DSC, BET, XRD, XRF, SEM, DVS, UV-vis, FTIR, DLS, KF, Radioanalytical techniques (Gamma, Alpha and Beta spectroscopy), etc.
Hossein is serving as a member of editorial board of several international journals and as a member of scientific board of many international conference.
He has taught several chemistry courses such as analytical chemistry, general chemistry, material and environmental chemistry, etc. and facilitated many technical & scientific workshops and also published many scientific articles including more than 100 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals.
Links of Interest
Professional Experience ( After PhD)
Adjunct Professor 10/2015-Present
Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, Western University (UWO), London, ON, Canada
Research Associate, 11/2009-09/2015
Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, Western University (UWO), London, ON, Canada
Senior Research Fellow, 2/2009-10/2009
Fuel Cell Institute, Chemical Eng. Dep., National University of Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Malaysia
Founder and Director , 3/2006 - 1/2009
SPAG Zeolite R&D Group, Science and Technology Park of Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
Associate Professor, 8/2004-2/2006
Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, AEOI, Iran
Assistant Professor, 7/1999-7/2003
Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, AEOI, Iran
