Morteza Sheibani Karkhaneh
Boise,ID
Summary
Scholarly with 15 years of experience researching in the physics field. Knowledgeable about experimental and theoretical research and all technics for collecting and recording data. Forward-thinking with great attention to detail. Skilled Laboratory Manager with background in overseeing lab operations, ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards. Familiarity with maintaining laboratory equipment, conducting tests, interpreting results and troubleshooting complex issues. Strengths include sound decision-making skills, strong leadership, and effective communication. In previous roles, implemented streamlined processes that improved efficiency and productivity within the lab environment.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Chemical Laboratory Manager
Meter Group, Inc.
Pullman, WA
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Initiating, monitoring, and controlling process, and completing analyses for production of substances
- Collecting and testing samples, adjusting process controls, and completing in-process tests to maintain quality standards
- Documents processing.
Researcher
Washington State University
Pullman, WA
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Hands-on experience in making smart polymeric materials such as dye-doped thin films by spin coating, dye-doped fibers and elastomers in cleanroom
- Designed and executed experiments (DOE) to characterize the mechanism of thermo-mechanical and photomechanical response in polymeric materials such as dye-doped polymer fibers, and thin films
- Developing models to guide the synthesis of new polymer materials with higher efficiencies
- Optical alignment, building intensity and polarization-dependent setups for characterizing the photomechanical response in polymeric materials
- Following photolithography process to make micron size barcodes and QR codes on different thin films by UV lasers
- Experienced in data analysis with Origin
- Design and simulation of semiconductors with SCAPS software
- Working with ellipsometer to find the thickness and refractive index of thin films and fibers
- Experienced in working with lasers (UV, VIS), and laser safety
- Familiar with photolithography, and plasma and wet etching
- Working with some design software such as Solid Work.
Physics and Chemistry Teacher
Tehran high schools
Tehran, Iran
01.2010 - 01.2018
- Physics and Chemistry teacher at Tehran high schools
- Astronomy teacher with holding night sky observation with different telescopes to help students learn working with telescopes and increase their astronomy knowledge
- Taught physics to over 900 students over six years in Tehran's high schools while increasing the pass percentage of students by %22 compared to school wide average.
Consulter
Bonyan Teb Afagh
Tehran, Iran
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Helped company to design medical products with higher quality.
M.Sc. in Physics
Semnan University
Semnan, Iran
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Project: "Spatial correlation in vertical and horizontal magnetic fields in the internetwork of sun photosphere."
Manager and Founder of Astronomy Association
University of Mazandaran
Babolsar, Iran
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Established the Astronomy association for the first time at University of Mazandaran (UMZ) in 2007
- Served as the manager of the club from 2007 to 2010
- Managed and taught Astronomy to more than about 500 members among students of UMZ
- Held Astronomy class once a week for members
- Held observation twice a month for members and published the Astronomy magazine yearly.
Physics and Chemistry Teacher
High School
2023 - 2024
Education
Master of Science - Physics
Semnan University
Semnan, IR02-2016
Skills
- Photolithography
- Spin Coating
- Clean Room
- Synthesis and Characterization of smart Polymeric Materials
- Using SCAPS for semiconductor simulation
- Light-matter interaction
- Laser
- Optical Alignment
- GC
- FTIR
- DSC
- Spectroscopy
- Ellipsometer
- Familiar with AFM
- Fiber
- Thin Film
- Liquid polymer Network
- Elastomer
- Manufacturing
- Soldering
- Assembly
- Solidworks
- LaTeX
- MS Office
- Origin
- Jmp
- Python
- Mentorship
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Scientific Writing
- Optical & Mechanical Systems
- Force Sensors
- Chemical and Laser Safety
- Equipment Maintenance
- Cross-Functional Teamwork
- Environmental Monitoring
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Sample Processing
- Hazardous waste management
- Facilities oversight
- Lab equipment maintenance
- Quality controls
- Procedure Monitoring
- Laboratory Management
Awards
- Admiration for increasing the average score of physics 101-102 in the high school final exam in Tehran region (2014).
- Full tuition fee scholarship for MSc degree (2013).
- Awarded the best manager of associations at University of Mazandaran (2009).
- One of the top 8 nominees for physics education among more than 2000 participants in Tehran province in the universities' entrance exam for undergraduate in physics (2006).
- Founder and manager of astronomy club at University of Mazandaran for 3 years.
Publications
- Photothermal and Reorientational Contributions to the Photomechanical Response of DR1 Azo Dye-Doped PMMA Fibers, Appl. Sci., 2022, 12, 1, 315, https://doi.org/10.3390/app12010315, Z. Ghorbanishiadeh, B. Zhou, M. Sheibani Karkhaneh, R. Oehler, M. G. Kuzyk
- Effect of Disperse Red 1 Azobenzene Dye Doping and Annealing on the Thermomechanical and Photomechanical Properties of PMMA Fibers, Appl. Sci., 2022, 12, 16, 7991, https://doi.org/10.3390/app12167991, Z. Ghorbanishiadeh, B. Zhou, M. Sheibani Karkhaneh, R. Oehler, M. G. Kuzyk
- The photomechanical response in thin-film dye-doped glassy polymers, Working Paper on Thin Films, Z. Ghorbanishiadeh, B. Zhou, M. Sheibani Karkhaneh, M. G. Kuzyk
Timeline
Chemical Laboratory Manager
Meter Group, Inc.
01.2021 - 01.2023
Researcher
Washington State University
01.2018 - 01.2021
Consulter
Bonyan Teb Afagh
01.2015 - 01.2016
M.Sc. in Physics
Semnan University
01.2013 - 01.2016
Physics and Chemistry Teacher
Tehran high schools
01.2010 - 01.2018
Manager and Founder of Astronomy Association
University of Mazandaran
01.2007 - 01.2010
Physics and Chemistry Teacher
High School
2023 - 2024
Master of Science - Physics
Semnan University