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Dr. Masoud Isapour
Education
2009-2011:
Major Field: M.Sc. Student of chemical Engineering (Design of Separation Processes) at Tehran University,
Iran. GPA: 17.23 out of 20 (Percentile: 86.15%). Graduation Date: December 2011
2005-2009:
Major Field: Graduated Student of Petroleum drilling Engineering at Petroleum University of Technology
(Former AIT), Iran. GPA: 16.21 out of 20 (Percentile: 81.05%)
2004-2005:
Pre university diploma in Mathematics & Physics at School of shahid ansari, Gilan , Iran.
GPA: 18.21 out of 20 (Percentile: 91.05%)
2001-2004:
High school diploma in Mathematics & Physics at High School of haj Mohammad Goldashti, Gilan, Iran.
GPA: 19.53 out of 20 (Percentile: 97.65%).
Training Courses
Job training in North Drilling company (NDCO), Iran-Alborz semisubmersible drilling rig, July 2007
Job training job in National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC), Ahwaz Field, July 2008
Workshop of "Project Management" held by TOTAL company, March 2009
Workshop of "Drilling office" held by Schlumberger company, May 2009
Academic and Industrial Working Experience
Working Experience:
Modeling and simulation of distillation tower and adsorption column with Matlab
Modeling Of two phase fluid with FLUET.
Design and construction of an experimental bioreactor and pilot plant.
Statistical analysis of a weather station with minitab
Job Experience:
Member of question making department of M.Sc. Examination in Mahan institute, 2011.
Working at Siri gas compression and export in Iranian offshore oil company (IOOC), 2012-2013.
Research Interests
Biological processes such as bioleaching
Performance & Mechanical Design & Economical Calculation of Chemical Industrial Units.
Research & Development of Chemical Industrial Units.
Computer Simulation & Optimization.
Separation process design, such as Distillation, Extraction, Membrane Separation Processes & etc.
Simulator Programming
Modeling of asphaltene precipitation
Analysis of Statistical Data with Minitab
Computer Skills:
Skillful at MATLAB
Skillful at Fluent & Gambit
Skillful at Minitab & Design Expert
Familiar with HYSYS
Familiar with Aspen Plus
Skillful in Microsoft office package & Windows operating system.
Laboratory experience:
Reservoir rock and fluid properties laboratory
Fluid mechanics laboratory
Heat transfer laboratory
Thesis:
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Investigation of asphaltene deposition mechanisms, under supervision of Dr. M. Bahrami.
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Bioleaching of a low grade uranium ore in a stirred tank reactor’’, under supervision of Dr. M. Mousavian,
Dr. A. Keshtkar, Dr. A. Rashidi.
Honors & Awards
48th Ranked in M.Sc. Examination in chemical Engineering among 6231 participants, 2009.
6th Ranked in M.Sc. Examination in gas treatment an transportation Engineering among 874 participants,
2009.
Ranked 1517 among More Than 450,000 Participants in National Entrance Exam of Universities in Iran, July
2005.
Publications
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M. Eisapour, A. Keshtkar, M.A. Moosavian, A. Rashidi, 2013, Bioleaching of uranium in batch stirred tank
reactor: process optimization using Box-Behnken design, Annals of Nuclear Energy, 54, 245-250.
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M. Eisapour, M.A. Moosavian, A. Keshtkar, A. Rashidi, 2011, Investigation the effects of pulp density on
the uranium bioleaching in stirred tank reactor, 7th International Chemical Engineering Congress &
Exhibition.
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M. Eisapour, A. Keshtkar, M.A. Moosavian, A. Rashidi, 2012, Feasibility of uranium bioleaching using Box
Behnken response-surface methodology in different operational conditions in a stirred tank reactor, 3rd
conference of separation science and engineering.
Chemical Engineering & Gas Processing