Dr. Pourhashemi is an associate professor of the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department at Christian Brothers University (CBU). He is a graduate of the University of Maryland at College Park and Howard university. Before joining CBU, he worked as an adjunct faculty at Howard University where he had taught and managed the Unit Operations and Process Control laboratory courses and supervised graduate students on their research projects. He has been teaching various courses in chemical engineering including Capstone Process Design and supervising undergraduate seniors on their industrial internship projects.
He received the 2003-Featured Engineer Faculty Achievement Award of Memphis Joint Engineers' Council (MJEC), and the Chemical & Biochemical Engineering Department awards of 2003 and 2007. He is a member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and serves as a mentor for American Chemical Society (ACS) student scholars. He is a member of Grade Appeal Committee at CBU.
He has authored and coauthored various publications in the area of heat and mass transfer and served as a technical committee member and session moderator in technical conferences. His interests include developing laboratory experiments, reading and playing sports.
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