Haydar Aljaafari
Lecturer


Dr Aljaafari awarded his B.Sc & M.Sc degrees Chemical Engineering from University of Technology- Iraq in 2006 & 2012, respectively. He gained his Ph.D degree in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, May 2022
He currently works in the Scientific Affairs Department, University of Technology- Iraq.
Title
- Lecturer
Education
Ph.D. in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, May 2022 (GPA 3.9/4.00)
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Technology, Baghdad-Iraq, July 2012 (Ranked 1 among 8 graduates)
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Technology, Baghdad-Iraq, July 2006 (Ranked 2 among 288 graduates)
Research Interests
- Reactions kinetic, Catalyst preparation, Reactive distillation, Azeotropic and extractive distillation, Adsorption, Modeling, Simulation, Optimization, Control
Teaching
- Bio-Separation.
- Physical Chemistry
- Fluid Flow
- Separation
- Aspen HYSYS
- Statistics
- Chemical Industries.
Most recent publications
- Ruhani, Behrooz; Basem Ali; Aljaafari, Haydar A.S.; Hanoon, Zahraa A.; Jumaah, Shams Dheyaa; Salahshour, Soheil; Emami, Nafiseh. Mechanical behavior of baghdadite-polycaprolactone-graphene nanocomposite for optimization of the bone treatment process in medical applications using molecular dynamics simulation. Results in Engineering. 10.1016/j.rineng.2024.102980
- Hu, Panpan; Basem, Ali; Jasim, Dheyaa; Raja, Waleed; Aljaafari, Haydar A.S.; Salahshour, Soheil; Hashemian, Mohammad. The effect of amplitude of heat flux on the adsorption of doxorubicin by MOF11 bio-carrier using molecular dynamics simulation. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2024.108043.
- Aljaafari, Haydar A. S.; Ali, Shams B.; Abbas, Marwa A.; Ali, Hind B.; Anaee, Rana A.; Naser, Shaimaa A.; Mahdi, Rahman I.; Anaee, Mays A. Improvement in the Corrosion Behavior of Al-Si-xWC Composites Prepared by Casting Technique. Journal of Bio- and Tribo-Corrosion. 1007/s40735-024-00902-9.
- Basem, Ali; Taher, Hameed H.; Majdi, Hasan Sh; Al-Shati, Ahmed Salah; Shomurotova, Shirin; Aljaafari, Haydar A.S.; Sultan, Abbas J.; Khan, Baseem. CO2 emission reduction by geothermal-driven CCHP tailored with turbine bleeding and regeneration CHP; economic/multi-aspect comparative analysis with GA-based optimization. Results in Engineering. 1016/j.rineng.2024.102646.
- Sun, Di; Gataa, Ibrahim Saeed; Aljaafari, Haydar A.S.; Cárdenas, Maritza Lucia Vaca; Kazem, Tareq Jwad; Mohammed, Abrar A.; Salahshour, Soheil; Eftekhari, S. Ali. The molecular dynamics simulation of coronavirus- based compound (6OHW structure) interaction with interferon beta-1a protein at different temperatures and pressures: Virus destruction process. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2024.107796.
- Liu, Zhiming; Liu Z.; Basem, Ali; Aljaafari, Haydar A.S.; Saleh, Sami Abdulhak; Kazem, Tareq Jwad; Jameel, Mohammed Khaleel; Salahshour, Soheil; Baghaei, Sh. Investigating the effect of heat flux on tetracycline absorption by bio-MOF-11 nanostructure: A molecular dynamics approach. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering. 1016/j.csite.2024.104756
- Aljaafari, Haydar A. S.; Abdulwahhab, Nadia I.; Nuxoll, Eric. Antibiotic Augmentation of Thermal Eradication of Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm Infections. 10.3390/pathogens13040327.
- Ben Said, Lotfi; Basem, Ali; Jasim, Dheyaa J.; Aljaafari, Haydar A.S.; Ayadi, Badreddine; Aich, Walid; Salahshour, Soheil; Eftekhari, S. Ali Numerical investigation of the heat flux frequency effect on the doxorubicin absorption by Bio MOF11 carrier: A molecular dynamics approach. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering1016/j.csite.2024.104158.
- Wei, Donghui; Basem, Ali; Alizadeh, As’ad; Jasim, Dheyaa J.; Aljaafari, Haydar A.S.; Fazilati, Mohammadali; Mehmandoust, Babak; Salahshour, Soheil. Optimum tilt and azimuth angles of heat pipe solar collector, an experimental approach. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering. 10.1016/j.csite.2024.104083
- Alawi, Nabil Majd; Nguyen, Hoang M.; Al-Mohammedawi, Hassan H.; AL-Zuhairi, Firas Khaleel; Phan, Chi M.; Abdullah, Thamer Adnan; Aljaafari, Haydar A. S.; Shakor, Zaidoon M.; Sukkar, Khalid A.; Ali, Jamal M. Steam combined dry reforming of methane over CoMo/Al2O3 nanoflake catalyst at low microwave power irradiation. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering. 10.1007/s43153-024-00436-0.
- Almukhtar, Riyadh S.; Yahya, Ali Amer;Mahdy, Omar S.; Majdi, Hasan Shakir; Mahdi, Gaidaa S.; Alwasiti, Asawer A.; Shnain, Zainab Y.; Mohammadi, Majid; AbdulRazak, Adnan A.; Philib, Peter; Ali, Jamal M.; Aljaafari, Haydar A. S. Alsaedi, Sajda S. Numerical Analysis of Gas Hold-Up of Two-Phase Ebullated Bed Reactor. 10.3390/chemengineering705010.
- Aljaafari HAS, Parnian P, Van Dyne J, Nuxoll E. Thermal susceptibility and antibiotic synergism of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilms. Biofouling. 2023;39(5):516-526. DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2023.2234290.
- Haydar A.S. Aljaafari, Yuejia Gu, Hannah Chicchelly, Eric Nuxoll. Thermal Shock and Ciprofloxacin Act Orthogonally on Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms. Antibiotics. 2021; 10(8). DOI:10.3390/antibiotics10081017
- Hayder A.Alalwan, Malik M.Mohammed, Abbas J.Sultan, Mohammed N. Abbas, Thekra A. Ibrahim, Haydar A. S. Aljaafari, Alaa A. Alminshid. Adsorption of Methyl Green Stain from Aqueous Solutions using Non-conventional Adsorbent Media: Isothermal Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies. Bioresource Technology Reports. 2021; Volume 14, Pages 100680-100686. DOI:10.1016/j.biteb.2021.100680
- Hayder A.Alalwan, Alaa H.Alminshid, Haydar A.S. Aljaafari. Promising evolution of biofuel generations. Subject review. Renewable Energy Focus. 2019; Volume 28, March 2019, Pages 127-139. DOI:10.1016/j.ref.2018.12.006
- Erica Ricker, Haydar Aljaafari, Trigg Bader, Bruce Hundley, and Eric Nuxoll. Thermal Shock Susceptibility and Regrowth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa International Journal of Hyperthermia. 2018; 34(2):168-176. DOI:10.1080/02656736.2017.1347964
- Alsalhy, Q.F., R.I. Ibrahim, A. Salih and M.A. Zablouk. Experimental investigation and optimization of air sparging on hollow fiber membrane performance. Am. J. Mod. Chem. Eng. 2014; 1: 40-54.
- Alsalhy, Q.F., A. Salih, S. Simone, M. Zablouk, E. Drioli and A. Figoli. Poly(ether sulfone) (PES) hollow-fiber membranes prepared from various spinning parameters. Desalination. 2014; 345: 21-35. DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.04.029
- Alsalhy, Q.F., A. Salih, R.H. Melkon, Y.M. Mahdi and N.A. Abdul Karim. Effect of the preparation conditions on the morphology and performance of poly(imide) hollow fiber membranes. J. Applied Polym. Sci. 2014; Vol. 131, No. 12. DOI: 10.1002/app.40428.
- Eight letters of thanks and appreciation from the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research for contributions to academic and scientific initiatives.
- More than 20 thanks and appreciation letters from the head of the University of Technology.
- More than 30 thanks and appreciation letters from the head of the Chemical Engineering department, UOT.
- Kammermeyer Research Award from the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
- Microbes at Biomedical Interfaces Graduate Student Competition Award from AIChE Annual Meeting 2020.
- Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Fellowships Award from Graduate College UI Fall 2020.
- Two Summer Fellowship Awards from Graduate College UI Summer 2020, 2019.
- Two Travel grants award from Graduate Student Senate 2020, 2017
- Finalist of Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition University of Iowa 2019.
- Winner of the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition 2019.
- Graduate College Post-Comprehensive Research Award from Graduate College UI Fall 2018.
- Two Travel grant awards from Graduate & Professional Student Government 2017 and 2018.
- Fellowship sponsored by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research