About Sohrab Alex
He is a Machine Learning & AI Engineer with a background in applied physics, material science & nanotechnology, and computer science.
He is currently a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the Nanoscience Technology Center at UCF, with special focus on 2D hybrid nanomaterials for electronic and energy technologies.
He is also Ph.D. and senior scientist in the “Advanced Functional Nanomaterial Group” in Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He has previously completed a two year research fellowship in the Mechanical Engineering Department at University of Boulder Colorado, focused on nanoscale material synthesis for sustainable energy and environmental applications, respectively.
Sohrab has made notable contributions to the science community
His notable collaborations include working with SINTEF industry and TESLA for energy efficiency applications in Green and Zero-Emission buildings (ZEB). He was selected for the NANO2021 program and his research project “High-Performance Nano Insulation Materials (Hi-Per NIM, project no. 250159)” is funded by the Research Council of Norway.
His background includes Physics, Chemistry and Material Science. He has previously served as a Ph.D. candidate in the Nanochemistry Department at the Italian Institute of Technology in Italy. Prior to his Ph.D studies, he received a Master Degree in Condensed Matter and Nanoscience from University of Strasbourg in France, a Master’s degree in Applied Physics from Wroclaw University of Technology in Poland, and a Bachelor degree in Physics from Middle East Technical University in Turkey.
During his Ph.D and Post Doctorate studies, he has focused on:
- Synthesis of nanostructured materials with unprecedented properties; exploring technologies that benefit from these properties by design.
- Characterization of thermal, optical and thermoelectric properties of nanostructures and nanomaterials; developing techniques and devices with unique functionalities enabled by materials engineering.
- Modelling optical and thermal transport properties in the nanoscale for materials used in thermal management and energy systems.
- Developing scalable-manufacturing technique that enable large-scale deployment of innovative nanostructures and nanomaterials for advanced applications in photonics, zero-emission buildings and energy systems.