Microplastics Research Lab

Our Research Team

Dr. Farhad Jazaei
Lead Investigator

Dr. Farhad Jazaei

UMRF Ventures Professor / Associate Professor

Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering

Email: fjazaei@memphis.edu

Phone: 901.678.4232

Address: 223F Engineering Research & Innovation Complex (ERIC) Building, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152

Biography

Dr. Jazaei specializes in environmental engineering, groundwater flow, transport processes, and microplastic pollution impacts. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Auburn University, M.Sc. from Sharif University of Technology, and B.Sc. from K.N. Toosi University of Technology. He previously worked as a Research Associate at CAESER.

Current Team Members (Ph.D. Students / Researchers)

Mohammad Hamza

Mohammad Hamza

Muhammad Fahim Aslam

Muhammad Fahim Aslam

Faraz Ul Haq

Faraz Ul Haq

Saliha Qamar

Saliha Qamar

Zeshan Ali

Zeshan Ali

Graduated Ph.D. Students

Ahmed Shakir Ali (2024)

Ahmed Shakir Ali

(2024)

Muhammad Masood Ashiq (2024)

Muhammad Masood Ashiq

(2024)

Alireza Bakhshaee (2025)

Alireza Bakhshaee

(2025)

Linkon Bhattacharjee (2024)

Linkon Bhattacharjee

(2024)

Master’s Students

Tareq Jamal Chy (2021)