College of Graduate Studies
Dr Mahmood Akbari
| College of Graduate Studies | |
|---|---|
| Post-Doctoral Research Fellow | |
| E-mail: | mahmoa@unisa.ac.za |
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Dr Mahmood Akbari is a highly accomplished postdoctoral researcher at the UNESCO-UNISA-iTLABS/NRF Africa Chair in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of South Africa, where his research focused on the multifunctionality of vertical graphene nanosheets. Mahmood's expertise lies in computational materials science, with a strong background in molecular dynamics simulations, density functional theory (DFT), and quantum transport modeling. His research spans nanomaterials, nanofluids, biophysics, drug delivery systems, and nanoelectronics, contributing to energy applications, biomedical sciences, nanodevices, and environmental sustainability. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, is a reviewer for international journals, and has been involved in global research collaborations. He is a Fellow of the UNESCO-UNISA-iThemba LABS Africa Chair in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (U2ACN2) and a Nanoscience African Network (NANOAFNET) Fellow. He represents the Center for High-Performance Computing (CHPC) for the U2ACN2 research group. He serves as a standing panel member for THE BRICS Multilateral Joint Sciences and Technology Research Collaboration at the National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa. He is also a Graduate Student Member of IEEE and an active member of the IEEE Electron Devices Society, IEEE Young Professionals, and the South African Institute of Physics. Mahmood Akbari continues to play a vital role in advancing nanoscience, computational materials research, and innovative nanotechnology applications.