![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/07/Untitled-1-01.png)
Soroush Receives Advanced Energy-Hollis Caswell Scholarship
Our new PhD student, Soroush Dashtizad, has been selected for the Advanced Energy-Hollis Caswell scholarship. Congratulations!
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/07/Untitled-1-01-1.png)
Alireza Wins Energy Institute Internship Award
PhD student Alireza Masoumipour has been selected for summer internship award from Energy Institute at CSU. Congratulations!
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/07/CURC-1024x750.png)
Walter Wins Award at CSU’s CURC
Walter Jordan won the College Honors research award at Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity (CURC) competition. Congratulations!
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/11/Graduate-Showcase1-1024x686.png)
Carter Wins Research Award at Graduate Showcase
Congratulations to Carter Dojan for winning the New Graduate Student – Research Top Scholar Award at CSU’s Graduate Showcase!
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/05/TRFA-1-1024x686.png)
Morteza wins Excellence in Thermoset Polymer Research Award
Congratulations to Morteza Ziaee for winning the 2022 Excellence in Thermoset Polymer Research Award from the Thermoset Resin Formulators Association (TRFA)!
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/07/Demo-Day-1024x686.png)
Carter Wins Award at CSU’s Demo Day
Congratulations to PhD student Carter Dojan for winning the Innovation in Engineering award at CSU’s Demo Day organized by CSU Ventures!
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/07/Untitled-1-01-1.png)
Carter Wins Energy Institute Internship Award
PhD student Carter Dojan has been selected for summer internship award from Energy Institute at CSU. Congratulations!
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/03/Template-for-posts-01-1024x686.png)
Journal Cover Page!
Morteza’s paper on composite printing was highlighted on the cover of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Congratulations!
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/11/ASC-1024x686.png)
Morteza Wins Award at ASC
Congratulations to Morteza Ziaee for winning the Solvay Best Student Paper Award at the American Society for Composites (ASC) conference!
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/07/Untitled-1-01.png)
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/08/Template-for-posts-01-1024x686.png)
Journal Cover Page!
Morteza’s first paper was highlighted on the cover of the Journal of Polymer Science. Congratulations!
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/06/SAMPE-1024x686.png)
Hanna Presents at SAMPE
Hanna Narans presented a research poster at SAMPE neXus conference.
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/07/Demo-Day-1024x686.png)
Hanna Wins Award at CSU’s Demo Day
Congratulations to the graduate student Hanna Narans for receiving the Innovation in Engineering Award at CSU’s Demo Day organized by CSU Ventures!
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/11/Graduate-Showcase1-1024x686.png)
Morteza Wins a Research Award at Graduate Showcase
Congratulations to Morteza Ziaee for winning The Walter Scott College of Engineering Excellence in Research Award at CSU’s Graduate Showcase.
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/07/CURC-1024x750.png)
Sean Wins Award at CSU’s CURC
Sean Smith won the High Honors research award at Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity (CURC) competition. Congratulations!
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/07/Untitled-1-01-1.png)
Morteza Wins Energy Institute Internship Award
PhD student Morteza Ziaee has been selected for summer internship award from Energy Institute at CSU. Congratulations!
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/07/Untitled-1-01-3.png)
Presentation at ICCM
Dr. Yourdkhani gave a presentation entitled “Towards Self-Regulating Dental Composites” in the ICCM22 conference.
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/07/Untitled-1-01-3.png)
Scott White Memorial Symposium
Dr. Yourdkhani organized a memorial symposium honoring Prof. Scott White in the 22nd International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM22).
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/07/Untitled-1-01-2.png)
IACMI Annual Meeting
Our group attended the annual meeting of the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI).
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/07/Untitled-1-01-1.png)
Sean Wins Energy Institute Internship Award
Undergraduate student Sean Smith has been selected for summer internship award from Energy Institute at CSU. Congratulations!
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/07/Untitled-1-01.png)
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/07/Figure-2-Illustrator.png)
Paper Published in Nature
Our paper on energy-efficient manufacturing of polymers and composites was published in Nature and featured on ScienceDaily, Green Car Congress, CleanTechnica, c&en, 3D Printing Media Network, materialstoday, Chemistry World, R&D, ScienceNewsline, Materialsgate, and EurekAlert.
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-03-at-10.27.16-PM.png)
Finalist Outreach Video
The video of “Smart Microcapsules” was selected and exhibited as one of the finalist videos in the MRS 2017 SciVid competition in Boston, MA.
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2018/05/Planet-capsule.jpg)
Best Image Award
“Planet Capsule” image won the Scientific Image Competition at the BP-ICAM Annual Conference in Manchester, UK.
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2017/10/Nikon-Small-World-in-Motion-1024x686.png)
Award for Emulsion Generation Video
Video of monodisperse-emulsion generation received honorable mention in the Nikon Small World in Motion digital video competition. https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2018/05/Single-emulsion.mp4
![](https://www.engr.colostate.edu/projects/yourdkhani/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2018/05/1.jpg)
First Place in MRS Science as Art Competition
“Frozen Capsule” image won first place at the Spring 2017 MRS Science as Art competition in Phoenix, AZ. [links: MRS, Beckman Institute, Beckman Annual Report, Synergy]