Reza Nazemi

Reza Nazemi

Assistant Professor

Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Nazemi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Colorado State University (CSU) since 2022. Prior to this appointment, he was a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at Yale University (2021-2022). Before this, he was a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) (2020-2021). He earned his Ph.D. from the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech in 2020. Dr. Nazemi’s academic research experiences have been cross-disciplinary and span materials chemistry, photoelectrochemistry, and advanced spectroscopic techniques.  

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Research Interests

His research at CSU focuses on challenges associated with renewable energy utilization, storage, and transport. His group aims to contribute to the future electrification, decarbonization, and sustainability of various modern industries, including transportation, chemical, and wastewater treatment, with positive social and economic outcomes.

Education

  • Ph.D. 2020, Georgia Institute of Technology– Mechanical Engineering

  • M.S. 2015, Michigan Technological University– Mechanical Engineering

  • B.S. 2013, Sharif University of Technology– Aerospace Engineering

Other appointments

  • School of Materials Science and Engineering

Service and Involvement

  • American Chemical Society Science Coaches program
  • Electrochemical Society educational subcommittee member
  • Graduate Admission Committee member-School of Materials Science and Engineering
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Honors and Awards

  • 2025 Grainger Foundation Japan-America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
  • 2022 Electrochemical Society’s prestigious 2022 ECS Colin Garfield Fink Fellowship
  • 2021 American Chemical Society Physical Chemistry Division Young Investigator Award
  • 2018 Amazon Catalyst at ECS award
  • 2020 Georgia Tech Technology Innovation: Generating Economic Results Class of 2020 Fellow
  • 2020 Georgia Research Alliance Award 
  • 2020 Georgia Tech-Oak Ridge National Lab Seed Grant Award