ERFAN MASAELI

Innovative Materials Scientist with background in developing new materials and improving existing ones for various industrial applications. Skilled in conducting comprehensive research, analyzing data to create solutions that enhance material performance and sustainability. Demonstrated ability to lead projects that result in significant improvements in durability and efficiency of materials used in high-demand environments. Successfully collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate novel materials into production processes, leading to enhanced product quality and operational effectiveness.

- Peer to Review Journals

• Abdolazimi, O., Ma, J., Shishebori, D., Ardakani, M. A., & Masaeli, S. E. (2023). A multi-layer blood supply chain configuration and optimization under uncertainty in COVID-19 pandemic. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 182, 109441.
• Masaeli, S. Erfan, Mohsen Teimouri, Bhupendra Adhikari, Mahshid Attarroshan, James W. Akin, Selvam Raju, Sean L. Stokes, and Joseph P. Emerson. "Sodium Trifluoroacetate mediated Copper-Catalyzed aza-Michael addition of α, β-unsaturated olefins with aromatic amines." Tetrahedron letters 122 (2023): 154520.

- In preparation papers

• Masaeli, E. S., Gustavo Muñoz, Maxim E. Solovyev, Dennis W. Smith Jr., and Charles U. Pittman Jr. " Semi-Fluorinated 6F Polyaryl Amines Prepared via Interfacial Electrophilic Polycondensation with Hexafluoroacetone Trihydrate." Macromolecules, 2025.
• Masaeli, E. S., Gustavo Muñoz, Maxim E. Solovyev, Dennis W. Smith Jr., and Charles U. Pittman Jr. " Semi-Fluorinated 6F Polyaryl sulfides Prepared via Interfacial Electrophilic Polycondensation with Hexafluoroacetone Trihydrate." Macromolecules, 2025.
• Solovyev, Maxim E., Gustavo Muñoz, E. S. Masaeli, Dennis W. Smith Jr., and Charles U. Pittman Jr. “Polymerizing Cyclic and Non-Cyclic Perfluoro Olefins to Reduce PFAS.” Macromolecules, 2025.

• Poster Presentation Semi-Fluorinated 6F Polyaryl Amines Prepared via Interfacial Electrophilic Polycondensation with Hexafluoroacetone Trihydrate: A Comparative Study with 6F Polyaryl Ethers in LAGERS Conference at Mississippi State, MS. Fall 2025
• Poster Presentation Semi-Fluorinated 6F Polyaryl Amines Prepared via Interfacial Electrophilic Polycondensation with Hexafluoroacetone Trihydrate: A Comparative Study with 6F Polyaryl Ethers in Fluoropolymer Conference at Savannah, GA. Summer 2025
• Poster Presentation Recent synthetic strategies toward semi-fluorinated aromatic ether polymers for high-performance materials in Southeastern Polymer Conferences at Athens, GA Spring 2025
• Poster presentation Cationic TM-Al TM = Cu, Ag, Au complexes for catalytic (de)hydrogenation SERMACS conference at Durham, NC Fall 2023
• Poster presentation (Sodium Trifluoroacetate mediated Copper-Catalyzed aza-Michael addition of α, βunsaturated olefins with aromatic amines) ACS conference at Indianapolis, IN Spring 2023
• Internal Seminar Presentation: Impact of COVID-19 on Environment, Meteorology, Air Quality, and Human Health Spring 2023
• Poster presentation Lester Andrews Graduate Research Symposium (LARGS) at Mississippi State University. Spring 2022
• Presentation in the conference on the technology of polymer at Shahid Beheshti University Spring 2020
• 3rd. International conference on recent innovations chemical and chemical engineering at Amir Kabir University of technology Fall 2015

• Promoted to Ph.D. candidate position in polymer chemistry in chemistry department at Mississippi State University. (Summer 2025)
• Awarded Research Funding from the Semiconductor Industry Association as a Researcher graduate student (Summer 2025).
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• Gained certification for Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI). (May 2022).
• Gained Teaching Assistant Workshop and Classroom Teaching Certification at Mississippi State University (August 2021).
• Awarded a Teaching Assistant scholarship from the Mississippi State University as a full-time graduate student (Fall 2021).