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Assistant Professor
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
- Assistant ProfessorFaculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
- +1 416-341-4067 (Work)
BIO
Afshin Abrishamkar is a Research Officer in the Medical Devices Research center at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and an Assistant Professor (status) in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto.
Afshin holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the ETH Zurich and completed postdoctoral fellowships at the PSL Université Paris and McMaster University. His multidisciplinary research is at the intersection of microfluidics, biomedical engineering, and material science, and aims to develop new microfluidic platforms for controlled fabrication and processing of bio-inspired advanced materials for health-related and biomedical applications.
He is currently working on collaborative research projects with researchers at NRC, University of Toronto, and McMaster University.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Assistant Professor, StatusUniversity of Toronto, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Toronto, CanadaJan 2024 - present
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Research OfficerNational Research Council Canada, Medical Devices Research Center, Toronto, CanadaJun 2023 - present
DEGREES
- Dr. Sc. (Ph.D.)ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland2014 - 2018
- M.Sc. with Distinction (Honor)Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland2011 - 2014
- B.Sc.Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran2006 - 2011
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Postdoctoral FellowMcMaster University, Hamilton, Canada2020 - 2023
- Postdoctoral FellowPSL Research University, Paris, France2019 - 2020
- Visiting StudentETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland2013 - 2013
- Exchange StudentFederal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais, Timoteo, Brazil2009 - 2009
LANGUAGES
- PersianCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- GermanCan read, write, speak and understand
- FrenchCan read and write
- PortugueseCan read
AVAILABILITY
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Collaborative projects
- Career advice
- Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
- Membership of an advisory committee
- Teaching provision
- Media enquiries