Dr Mostafa Seifan
Teaching/Research Fellow
Qualifications: BEng, MEng, PhD, PCert (Newcastle Uni)
Research Interests
- Additive manufacturing of concrete (3D printing of concrete)
- Self-healing material development
- Nano and recycled materials in concrete and sustainable concrete technology
- Micro-structural and mechanical properties of engineered cementitious composites (ECC)
- Smart product design, fabrication and testing
- Engineering education and virtual reality laboratory
Research Supervised
PhD
- Ms. Donya Novin (in progress)
- Mr. Keith Soo (in progress)
Teaching Commitments
Expertise
Concrete; 3D printing of concrete; Self-healing material development; Nanoconcrete; Recycled materials in concrete; Micro-structural and mechanical properties of engineered cementitious composites; Engineering education; Virtual reality laboratory
Recent Publications
Seifan, M., Sarabadani, Z., & Berenjian, A. (2020). Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation to design a new type of bio self-healing dental composite. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. doi:10.1007/s00253-019-10345-9
Seifan, M., Dada, O. D., & Berenjian, A. (2020). The Effect of Real and Virtual Construction Field Trips on Students’ Perception and Career Aspiration. Sustainability, 12(3), 1200. doi:10.3390/su12031200 Open Access version: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/13441
Seifan, M., Sarabadani, Z., & Berenjian, A. (2020). Development of an innovative urease-aided self-healing dental composite. Catalysts, 10(1). doi:10.3390/catal10010084 Open Access version: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/13450
Lal, N., Seifan, M., Novin, D., & Berenjian, A. (2019). Development of a Menaquinone-7 enriched product through the solid-state fermentation of Bacillus licheniformis. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 19. doi:10.1016/j.bcab.2019.101172