Curriculum Vitae
Amir Nobahar
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Amir Nobahar
Citation names
- Nobahar, Amir
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 3A19-5673-BA9A
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-7401-9076
- Google Scholar ID
- https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Wgc6MlUAAAAJ&hl=en
- Researcher Id
- LRU-6767-2024
- Scopus Author Id
- 57197708666
Email addresses
- anobahar@ua.pt (Professional)
- nobahar.amir@gmail.com (Personal)
Telephones
- Mobile phone
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- 918133391 (Personal)
- Telephone
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- 234370958 Ext.: 33525 (Professional)
Addresses
- CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, room 29.1.37, 3810-193, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Amir-Nobahar-2 (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology
- Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
- Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
| Portuguese | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) |
| Persian (Mother tongue) | |||||
| Azerbaijani (Mother tongue) | |||||
| Turkish | Upper intermediate (B2) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Advanced (C1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2018/09/01 - 2023/05/15
Concluded
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Ciências Biológicas (Doctorate)
Major in Especialidade: Bioquímica e Biotecnologia
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Innovative combination of chemical and biological strategies for the recovery of metals
from metal-bearing wastewaters and leachates" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Approved unanimously, with highest Distinction and Honors |
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2013/09/01 - 2016/03/04
Concluded
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Soil Biology and Biotechnology (Master)
University of Tabriz, Iran
"Efficiency of Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria in Buffered and Unbuffered Media and
in Sterile Soil in Presence of Maize." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2008/09/01 - 2013/05/01
Concluded
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Soil Sciences (Bachelor)
Urmia University, Iran
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Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2024/01/15 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal |
| Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal | ||
| 2018/09/01 - 2023/12/30 | Researcher (Research) | Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal |
| Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2020/12 - 2022/06 | Prospección en ambientes subterráneos de compuestos bioactivos microbianos con uso
potencial para la medicina, agricultura y medio ambiente
0483_PROBIOMA_5_E
CTM2015-2339
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European Regional Development Fund |
Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2023/02/01 - 2026/06/30 | Recovery and separation of platinum group metals and rare earth elements from spent
automotive catalytic converters
2022.04478.PTDC
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2024/02/01 - 2026/01/31 | CICECO – Instituto de Materiais de Aveiro
LA/P/0006/2020
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2022/01 - 2023/12 | Photorelease of pollutants and microplastics particles from plastic surfaces
EXPL/CTA-AMB/1613/2021
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
| 2018/09/01 - 2022/05/31 | Innovative combination of chemical and biological strategies for the recovery of metals
from metals bearing wastewaters and leachates
PTDC/BTA-BTA/29251/2017
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal Universidade do Algarve, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
| Conference abstract |
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| Conference paper |
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| Conference poster |
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| Journal article |
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| Website |
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Intellectual property
| Patent |
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Other
| Other output |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2025/09 | Keratin-based adsorbent for sustainable recovery of platinum group metals | 7th International Conference on WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities
(Funchal, Portugal)
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| 2025/07/10 | Selective Separation and Recovery of Platinum Group Metals by Keratin-Based Adsorbents | HIMET 2025 - Symposium on Hydrometallurgical Innovations and Technologies
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2025/05/12 | Upcycling Poultry Waste for Selective and Sustainable Platinum Group Metal Recovery | ISGC 2025 - International Symposium of Green Chemistry, 9th Green & Sustainable Chemistry
Conference
ISGC 2025 (La Rochelle, France)
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| 2025/03/03 | Stirring the pot: Harnessing the potential of alternative solvents to transform waste biomass into innovative materials | ACS Spring 2025
ACS (San Diego, California, United States)
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| 2025 | Development of New Approaches for the Selective and Sustainable Platinum Group Metal Recovery | 6th Doctoral Congress in Engineering
Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
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| 2023/08 | Organic Contaminants Released Form Plastics | 9th World Congress on New Technologies (NewTech'23)
International Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (International ASET Inc.) (London, United Kingdom)
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| 2023/06/15 | Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Photolysis on surfaces | 18th International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment
University Ca’ Foscari of Venice (Venice, Italy)
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| 2021/09/02 | AliCy as Extractant to Remove Iron from Copper-Free Extreme AMD for Further Extraction of Zinc. |
Global NEST (Athens, Greece)
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| 2021/06/16 | Solvent extraction to recover copper from extreme acid mine drainage. | International Mine Water Association Conference 2021
Natural Recourses Wales (NRW) (Wales, United Kingdom)
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| 2017/08/28 | Efficient phosphate solubilization in highly alkaline soils by phosphate solubilizing bacteria. | 15th National Iranian Soil Science Congress
Isfahan University (Isfahan , Iran)
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2025/07/10 - 2025/07/10 | HIMET 2025 – the Symposium on Hydrometallurgical Innovations and Technologies was
held on 10 July 2025 at the University of Aveiro and was co-organised by the PlatILPlus
project. The event gathered 79 participants and featured 17 oral presentations, bringing
together national and international researchers as well as industry representatives
active in sustainable hydrometallurgy and metal recovery. Further information about
the event programme and speakers is available at https://sites.google.com/view/himet2025.
(2025/07/10 - 2025/07/10)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal |
| 2019/09 - 2023/09 | Contributor to the organization of regular weekly scientific seminars at CCMAR, supporting
scheduling, speaker coordination, and dissemination of interdisciplinary research
topics. (2019/09 - 2023/09)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade do Algarve Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal |
| 2023/07 - 2023/07 | In July 2023, I contributed to the organization of the ChIR Symposium - International
Symposium on Chemical Innovation and Regulation at the University of Algarve as supporting
member. (2023/07 - 2023/07)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade do Algarve, Portugal |
| 2019/06/03 - 2019/06/04 | Involvement in organizing "From Molecules to Crystals and Beyond" workshop (2019/06/03)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade do Algarve Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2021/07/14 - 2021/07/16 | Most of strategic metals are obtained through mining of finite primary sources which
are rapidly decreasing, and according to estimations of supply risk some industries
will struggle to maintain supplies in the next twenty to thirty years. Therefore,
there has been an increasing interest in exploring the potential of metals’ recycling
from secondary sources.
Conference
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Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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| 2020/11/02 - 2020/11/04 | O Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal terá a sua próxima edição nos dias
3 e 4 de Novembro de 2020. Esta edição do encontro anual de investigadores portugueses
visa promover um amplo debate sobre os principais tópicos e desafios da agenda científica
além do mundo da investigação científica. O objetivo principal do encontro é estimular
não apenas a participação, mas também a interação entre investigadores, o setor empresarial
e o público em geral.
Conference
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Encontro Ciência 2020
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Ciência Viva, Portugal |
Ad Hoc journal article review
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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| 2026/01/16 - 2026/02/16 | Waste management (1879-2456) | Elsevier |
| 2026/01/10 - 2026/01/20 | ACS Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (0888-5885) | American Chemical Society |
| 2025/12/01 - 2026/01/16 | Processes (2227-9717) | MDPI |
| 2026/01 - 2026/01 | Green Chemistry | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| 2025/11/20 - 2025/12/22 | Separations (2297-8739) | MDPI |
| 2025/10/12 - 2025/11/17 | Toxics (2305-6304) | MDPI |
| 2025/03/10 - 2025/03/24 | Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (0021-8561) | American Chemical Society |
| 2024/04/01 - 2024/05/10 | Journal of molecular liquids (1873-3166) | Elsevier |
Committee member
| Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2025/05 - 2025/05 | Session organizer at ISGC 2025, responsible for defining the session scope, coordinating
invited and contributed speakers, and organizing the scientific structure of the session
within the conference program.
Member
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La Rochelle Université, France |
Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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| 2014/09/01 - 2018/06/30 | Advanced English language | (Laurea) |
Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
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| 2025/10 - Current | Mechanochemical activation as a highly efficient method for leaching PGM from spent autocatalytic converters | Thais S. Soares |
| 2025/03 - 2025/12 | Urea and thiourea functionalization of carbonized material for selective and high capacity adsorption of PGM | Vahid Rahimi |
| 2025/02 - 2025/06 | Development of keratin-based membrane materials for selective separation of platinum-group metals from aluminum-based leachates | Rita Moreira Carvalho |
| 2024/09 - 2025/03 | Development of ovalbumin conjugated carbon nanotubes for selective recovery of platinum group metals | Pedro José da Silva Teixeira |
| 2023/09/01 - 2023/12/31 | Photodegradation and pyrolysis products of plastics | Abdelrahman Elrawy |
| 2023/06/01 - 2023/12/31 | Evaluation of Photochemical Oxidation products of Polyethylene Terephthalate Microplastics | Camila Q. V. Costa |
| 2023/03/01 - 2023/12/31 | Photodegradation product of polyethylene terephthalate and polypropylene | Maria Carolina Melo de Sousa |
| 2023/05/01 - 2023/09/01 | Chemical composition and ecotoxicity assessment of leachate of car tire rubber particles on gamete quality of the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis | Ilaria Savino |
| 2022 - 2022/09/01 | Isolation of acidophilic sulfate reducing bacteria from sediments of Sao Domingos mining area | Eduarto T. Fitas |
| 2021/01/31 - 2022 | Metals separation and recovery from acid mine drainage by pH adjustment studies | Luiz Neves |
| 2020/09/01 - 2020/12/30 | Development of sulfate reducing bacteria consortium from Sao Domingos mining sediments | Alexandra Pusta |
| 2018/10/01 - 2019/09/01 | Cupper and zinc recovery through solvent extraction | Alemu Melka |
| 2019/01/01 - 2019/06/30 | Metals recovery from extreme acid mine drainage using plants extracts | Joana Rodrigues |
Distinctions
Award
| 2026 | Best Poster Award |
| 2026 | Best Poster Award |
| 2023 | Highest Distinction for PhD thesis
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
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| 2015 | Student Chapter Leadership Award
University of Tabriz, Iran
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Other distinction
| 2013 | Ranked 58th nationally among approximately 5,000 candidates in Iran’s 2013 MSc entrance
examination for Soil Science (Agricultural Engineering)
University of Tabriz, Iran
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