Dr. Bagherian is a distinguished materials and metallurgical engineer with a Ph.D. from the University of Dundee, UK, bringing over a decade of expertise in materials science within industry. With a robust background in both academic and industrial settings, Dr. Bagherian offers profound technical proficiency in the properties, applications, and performance of metals, composites, polymers, and ceramics.
His experience is so far including; casting of non-ferrous alloys, aluminum alloy filtration using ceramic foam filters, precious metals refining, thermite welding, NDT techniques (VT, PT, MT, UT, RT), failure analysis, microscopy analysis (SEM/EDX, Optical Microscopy), metallography analysis, alloy heat treatment and corrosion testing, mechanical testing, ergonomic factors, additive manufacturing and occupational health and safety.
He has published a number of papers on materials engineering and attended a number of seminars and conferences on various topics related to this field. He has also awarded a couple of management and technical certificates related to this field and able to work with some technical software.
Technical Expertise: Comprehensive knowledge of metals, composites, polymers, and ceramics, with a focus on their applications in industry. Proficient in advanced materials testing, alloy heat treatment, and corrosion testing.
Compliance and Standards: Extensive experience ensuring materials and processes comply with industry standards. Familiar with ASTM, API, and ISO standards, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements throughout the material lifecycle.
Project Support: Proven ability to provide technical support during the development and production, ensuring materials meet stringent performance and safety requirements. Skilled in preparing technical documentation, including material specifications, test plans, and reports.
Training and Mentoring: Experienced in providing training and mentorship to engineers and technical staff on material properties, selection, and applications. Developed and delivered numerous technical presentations and workshops.
Collaboration and Communication: Strong capability to work with cross-functional teams, including design, manufacturing, and quality assurance, ensuring successful material integration into production. Excellent communication skills to convey complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
Innovation and Problem-Solving: Demonstrated success in driving material applications innovation. Skilled in solving complex material-related problems during design, development, and production phases.
Professional Experience:
Academic Roles: Held significant teaching and curriculum development positions at different places such as Lincoln College, Interserve, American University of the Middle East and supervised student projects and contributed to ABET accreditation processes.
Industrial Roles: Notable roles at Rautomead Ltd., British Gold Refinery, and Qualitest International, Mokarrar Industrial Group, Manchester Procurement Materials Ltd and Foseco Ltd, contributing to over 40 industrial research projects and leading advancements in Manufacturing technology and metallurgical consulting. Achieved substantial commercial success and published numerous research papers.
Research Contributions: Published multiple research papers and participated in numerous international conferences. Holds an innovation patent for a new ceramic foam filter design for aluminum alloy casting.
a number of engineering and management certificates such as;