Hadi Ramezani-Dakhel

Hadi was born and raised in Tehran, Iran. He earned his BS and MS degrees in polymer engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology. Prior to his PhD studies, he assumed several research and teaching positions in research companies and teaching centers. He obtained his PhD degree (2015) in polymer engineering from the University of Akron in the Heinz laboratory (currently at University of Colorado, Boulder). His graduate research has mainly focused on discovering the design principles of biological molecules for the growth of metal nanocrystals of controlled shape and size through facet-selective interactions. Furthermore, he developed a polarizable model for accurate simulation of fcc metals at biological interfaces and charged environments. Additionally, he developed the first models of specific carbohydrate polymer hydrogels for use in major healthcare products. Hadi was awarded the Eastman Chemical Company Fellowship, the Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award, the Ticona Excellence in Engineering Award, and an UASIS Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award. Currently, Hadi is a joint postdoc in the de Pablo group at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the Roux group at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. In his free time, Hadi enjoys playing ping pong, watching movies, and playing and listening to music.