Dr. Leila Zargarzadeh

Education:
  • PhD, 2018
          Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada
         Thesis title:
Comparative Gibbsian composite-system thermodynamics for confined and unconfined multicomponent multiphase systems
  • MSc , 2012
         Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada
         Thesis title: Comparative Surface Thermodynamic Analysis of New Fluid Phase Formation in Various Confining Geometries
  • BSc, 2009
         Shiraz University, School of Chemical, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Iran
 
Publication
Journal paper
Zargarzadeh, L., and Elliott, J.A.W. Bubble Formation in a Finite Cone: More Pieces to the Puzzle, Langmuir, 2019,  35, 40, pp 13216-13232

Zargarzadeh, L., and Elliott, J.A.W. Comparison of the osmotic virial equation with the Margules activity model for solid–liquid equilibrium, J. Phys. Chem. B., 2019,  123 (5), pp 1099–1107

Liu, F., Zargarzadeh, L., Chung, H. J. Elliott, J.W.A. Thermodynamic Investigation of the Effect of Interface Curvature on Solid–Liquid Equilibrium, and Eutectic Point of Binary Mixtures. J. Phys. Chem. B., 2017, 121 (40), pp 9452–9462

Zargarzadeh, L., and Elliott, J.A.W., Thermodynamics of surface nanobubbles. Langmuir, 2016, 32 (43). 1130911320 (invited paper for Special Issue on Nanobubbles in Langmuir, Oct. 2016)

Zargarzadeh, L., and Elliott, J.A.W., Surface Thermodynamic Analysis of Fluid Confined in a Cone and Comparison with the Sphere–Plate and Plate–Plate Geometries. Langmuir, 2013, 29 (42). 12950–12958

Zargarzadeh, L., and Elliott, J.A.W. Comparative Surface Thermodynamic Analysis of New Fluid Phase Formation between a Sphere and a Flat Plate. Langmuir, 2013, 29 (11). 3610–3627

Oral Presentation
Zargarzadeh, L., Elliott, J.W.A. (Aug 2018) Thermodynamics of nanobubbles at solid–liquid interfaces, invited talk at 256th ACS National Meeting  Environmental Chemistry Division, Symposium: Nanobubbles: A Sustainable Solution for Water Treatment & Agricultural Applications, Boston, USA
Elliott, J.W.A., Zargarzadeh, L. (May 2018) Thermodynamics of capillary bridges and capillary menisci, Conference of the International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists (IACIS). Netherlands, Keynote talk of Janet A. W. Elliott
Zargarzadeh, L. *, Elliott, J.W.A.  (May 2018) Thermodynamic stability of bubble formation in a finite cone: more pieces of the puzzle, Conference of the International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists (IACIS). Netherlands
Zargarzadeh, L. *, Elliott, J.W.A. (Oct 2017) Comparison of the osmotic virial equation and the Margules activity model and their application to solid–liquid equilibrium, 67th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference (CSChE2017), Edmonton, Canada
Liu, F., Zargarzadeh, L., Chung, H. J. Elliott, J.W.A. (June 2017) Thermodynamic Investigation on Solid‒liquid Equilibrium of Binary Mixtures with Curved Interfaces. Faculty of Engineering Graduate Research Symposium (FEGRS) 2017, University of Alberta
Zargarzadeh, L.*, Elliott, J.W.A. (May 2015) Thermodynamic Analysis of Interfacial Nanobubbles. 15th Conference of the International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists. Germany
Zargarzadeh, L.*, Elliott, J.W.A. (June 2012) Comparative Surface Thermodynamic Analysis of New Fluid Phase Formation in Various Confining Geometries. 86th International Colloid and Surface Science Symposium. USA
Zargarzadeh, L.*, Elliott, J.W.A. (June 2011) Role of contact angle in the stability of a liquid bridge between a sphere and a flat plate. 85th International Colloid and Surface Science Symposium. Canada
Shokrollahi, M., Zargarzadeh, L.*, Kheirollahivash, M., Tavallali, M.S., Ayatollahi, Sh. (Oct. 2007) Simulation of Porosity in Porous Media, in a Cube Filled with Cylinders and Sphere. 7th National Conference of Chemical Engineering Students. Iran (in Persian)
Allahrabbi, N., Tavallali, M.S., RanjbarSahraei, B., ZareDerisi, E., Zargarzadeh, L., Sarafzadeh, P.*, KarimiEstahabanati, M.R., Karimi, Gh., Akhond, M. (Oct. 2007) Making an Apparatus for Determining the Concentration of Materials. 7th National Conference of Chemical Engineering Students. Iran (in Persian)
Allahrabbi, N.*, Tavallali, M.S., RanjbarSahraei, B., ZareDerisi, E., Zargarzadeh, L., Sarafzadeh, P., KarimiEstahabanati, M.R., Karimi, Gh. (Oct. 2007) Studying the Effect of Temperature on Electrochemical Performance of Aluminum-Cupper Battery Used in Low-Power Applications – An Experimental Study. 7th National Conference of Chemical Engineering Students. Iran (in Persian)
Poster Presentation
Zargarzadeh, L., J.W.A. (February 2018) Models to describe solid–liquid equilibrium in cryobiology: Osmotic virial equation versus Margules activity model, 2018 Alberta Regenerative Medicine Workshop held in Partnership with the 2018 Extreme Cryo Symposium, Calgary, Canada
Liu, F., Zargarzadeh, L., Chung, H. J. Elliott, J.W.A. (April 2017) Thermodynamic Investigation on Solid‒liquid Equilibrium of Binary Mixtures with Curved Interfaces. 253rd American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition. USA San Francisco
Zargarzadeh, L.*, Elliott, J.W.A. (Sep 2015) Graduate recruiting event, Surface Thermodynamic Analysis of New Fluid Phase Formation in Various Confining Geometries, University of Alberta, CA
Nikooee, E.*, Zargarzadeh, L., Ostvar, S., Habibagahi, G., Ayatollahi, Sh. (March 2009) Can Fractal Geometry shed light into the Relationship among Capillary Pressure, Saturation, and Interfacial Area?. 1st International conference on Challenges of Porous Media – Fraunhofer Institute of Industrial Mathematics. Germany, Poster presentation
Tavallali, M.S.*, Allahrabbi, N., RanjbarSahraei, B., ZareDerisi, E., Zargarzadeh, L., Sarafzadeh, P., KarimiEstahabanati, M.R., Akhond, M., Karimi, Gh. (Jan. 2008) Performance Analysis of an Aluminum-Cupper Battery for Low Power Applications – An Experimental Study. 5th International Chemical Engineering Congress – ICHEC. Iran, Poster presentation
Allahrabbi, N., Tavallali, M.S., RanjbarSahraei, B., ZareDerisi, E., Zargarzadeh, L., Sarafzadeh, P., KarimiEstahabanati, M.R.*, Karimi, Gh. (Oct. 2007) Designing and Making an Experimental Car and Studying of the Effect of Weight on its Performance – an Experimental Study. 7th National Conference of Chemical Engineering Students. Iran, Poster presentation in Persian