Jaleh Mansouri

Senior Research Fellow

Contact Information: Room 705, Applied Science Bldg The University of New South Wales Sydney, 2052, Australia Tel: +61-2-9385 4328 Fax: +61-2-9385 5966 E-mail: click here

• PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia
• Master of Science by research and course work (first rank), Amir-Kabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Iran
• Bachelor of Science (Hon.), Amir-Kabir University of Technology

• July 2005-present: Senior Research Fellow, Cooperative Research Centre for polymers Pty Ltd., University of NSW, School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering
• 2000-July 2005: Senior Research Associate, Cooperative Research Centre for polymers Pty Ltd., University of NSW, School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering
• 1999-2000: Senior Research Associate, UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, UNSW
• 1996-1999: Research Associate, UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, UNSW
• 1995-1996: Research Associate, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, Department of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, Australia

• Polymer composites, polymer-ceramic systems
• Plasma polymerisation techniques in coating of polymer films and membranes
• Rubber formulations
• Silicone polymers/compounds
• Polymer Blends
• Polymer Rheology
• Polymer Processing and characterisation
• Layered Membrane Fabrication and surface modification
• Conducting Polymers (Characterisation and Processing)
• Conducting Polymer/ Conventional Polymer Blends
• Electro ultrafiltration
• Membrane Applications in Sensors
• Pervaporation
• Wastewater treatment and pollution control
• Membrane Distillation and Osmotic Membrane Distillation

• J. Mansouri, C. A. Wood, R. P. Burford, Y. B. Cheng, "Investigation of the ceramifying process of modified silicone-mica composition". Journal of Materials Science (2006) in press.
• J. Mansouri, R. P. Burford, Y. B. Cheng, "Pyrolysis behaviour of silicone-based ceramifying composites", Journal of Materials Science and Engineering A, 425:7-14 (2006).
• J. Mansouri, R. Burford, Y. B Cheng and L. Hanu, "Formation of Strong Ceramified ash from Silicone-based Compositions", Journal of Materials Science, 40:5741-5749 (2005).
• L. Hanu, G. Simon, J. Mansouri, R. Burford and Y. B. Cheng, "Development of Polymer-Ceramic Composites for Improved Fire Resistance", J. Material Processing Technology, 153 (2004) 401.
• K. Sharara, J. Mansouri, A. Fane, P. Crisp, P. Calderon, M. Guilhaus, "Development of membrane introduction mass spectrometry for monitoring organics in water" Water Science and Technology, 41(10-11) 2000.
• J. Mansouri and A.G. Fane, "Membrane development for processing of oily feeds in osmotic distillation", J. Membrane Sci.153 (1999) 103-120.
• K. Sharara, J. Mansouri, P. Crisp, M. Guilhaus and A. G. Fane, "Membrane Introduction Mass Spectroscopy" in the proceeding of Environmental Engineering Research Event, 1998, p401.
• J. Mansouri and A.G. Fane, "Membrane Development for Processing of Oily Feeds in IMD". In the proceeding of "Workshop on Membrane Distillation, Osmotic Distillation and Membrane Contactors? Italy (1998) P43.
• J. Mansouri, R. P. Burford, "XPS studies of Conducting Composite Membranes" Polymer, 38(24) (1997) 6055.
• N. Barisci, J. Mansouri, G. Spinks, G. G. Wallace, C.Y. Kim, D. Y. Kim and J.Y. Kim, "Electrochemical Preparation of Polypyrrole Colloids using a Flow Cell", Colloids and Surfaces, A: Physical and Engineering Aspects 126 (1997) 129.
• R. P. Burford and J. Mansouri, ?Polypyrroles from Isoporous Membranes", "Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia", CRC Ed., Vol. 9 (1996), 6678-6686.
• J. Mansouri, C. Small, C. Too and G. Wallace, "Assembly of Conducting Polymer Networks inside Hydrogel Structures", SPIE, Vol. 2716 (1996) 8-19.
• J. Mansouri and R.P. Burford, "Structural Studies of Polypyrroles with Fibrillar Morphology", J. Materials Sci., 29(1994) 2500.

• Jaleh Mansouri, Robert Burford, Yi-Bing Cheng, "Mechanism of ceramification for silicone-mica composites", in Proceeding of 27th Australasian Polymer symposium?, Adelaide, November 2004, p E3/3.
• Sam Meure, Robert Burford, Jaleh Mansouri, "Intrinsically Conducting Polymer Colloids and Composites, in Proceeding of 27th Australasian Polymer symposium", Adelaide, November 2004, p H1/6.
• K. Sharara, J. Mansouri, A. Fane, P. Crisp, P. Calderon, M. Guilhaus, "Pevaporation-based membrane introduction mass spectrometry for rapid analysis of mixed trace organics in water" Engineering with membrane conference, Granada. Spain (2001).
• K. Sharara, J. Mansouri, A. Fane, P. Crisp, P. Calderon, M. Guilhaus, "Development of Membrane Introduction Mass Spectroscopy for Monitoring of Trace Organics in Water", International Specialised Conference on Membrane Technology in Environmental Management, Tokyo, Nov 1999.
• J. Mansouri and A.G. Fane, "Osmotic Distillation of Oily Feeds", ICOM 99, Toronto, Canada, June 1999, P245.
• P. Calderon, M. Guilhaus, V. Mlynski, A. Huang, J. Mansouri, K. Sharara, A. Fane and P. Crisp, "Fundamental pervaporation studies with membrane introduction mass spectroscopy", ANZSMS 17 Conference, 1999.
• J. Mansouri, P. Hogan and A.G. Fane, "Isothermal Membrane Distillation-Improved Efficiency by Module and Membrane Design". Chemeca, Sept. 1998, Australia.

• Ceram Polymerik Pty Ltd., Cable and Article Design for Fire Performance, WO 2004/088676 (PCT/AU2004/000410), filing date 31 March 2004. 46 pp.
• Ceram Polymerik Pty Ltd., Fire Resistant Polymeric Compositions, WO 2004/035711 (PCT/AU2003/001383), Filing date: 17 October 2003. 61 pp.
• Ceram Polymerik Pty Ltd., Fire Resistant Silicone Polymer Compositions, WO 2004/013255 (PCT/AU2003/000968), Filing date: 1 August 2003. 38 pp.
• Ceram Polymerik Pty Ltd., Ceramifying Compositions for Fire Protection, WO 2005/095545, lodged on 31 March 2005. 53 pp.
• Ceram Polymerik Pty Ltd., High Electrical Resistance Ceramifying Compositions for Fire Protection, Provisional Specification, Lodged on 31 March 2005. 39 pp.