Dr. Hamid Reza Bahari

Founder & Director of CIGHTECH

Tech Entrepreneur Innovation mentor and Tech Consultant Research/Innovation Management Consultant Research interest: Photonic (nano)materials Glass/Ceramics NanoPhotonics RE doped (nano)materials

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• Education

2007-2012     Ph.D. in Physics, CGPA: 3.911/4. University Putra Malaysia (English medium, QS Ranking 2020: 132), Selangor, Malaysia. Research title: “Structure, optical and physical properties of GeO₂-PbO-Bi₂O₃ ternary glass”.
2003-2006     M.Sc. in Physics, CGPA: 16.49/ 20, University of Tehran, Tehran, IRAN. Research title: Doping of TiO₂ nano particles in YBCO superconductor”.
1999-2003     Sc. in Physics, CGPA: 15.19/ 20, University of Tehran, Tehran, IRAN.
1995-1999     High school Diploma, CGPA: 18.5/20, Alborz high school, Tehran, IRAN

• Grants and Awards
  • Membership (Nominated) Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society (𝜮𝜩)
    Note: Sigma Xi was founded at Cornell University in 1886 and is one of the oldest and most prestigious honor societies. Membership in Sigma Xi is by invitation only on the basis of their research achievements or potential. Sigma Xi goals aim to honor excellence in scientific investigation and encourage cooperation among researchers in all fields of science and engineering. Many of the world’s most influential scientists including over 200 Nobel lecturers have been members of Sigma Xi, such as Albert Einstein, Linus Pauling, Barbara McClintock, and Sally Ride.
  • Winner of Marie Curie fellowship (Experienced Researcher) to join a 2.45 million Euro project called LUSTRE. Note: The Marie-Curie Fellowship is Europe’s most competitive and prestigious award aimed at fostering interdisciplinary research and international collaborations. Winners of this fellowship, especially the ER (Experienced Researcher position), are practically known as talents of Europe and are extremely well paid. (£63,392 annual salary)
  • Innovation Mentor (Converging Technologies), INOTEX2020, INOTEX2021, INOTEX2022: International Innovation and Technology Exhibition; https://inotex.com/mentorslist ; https://www.instagram.com/p/COiH9caAvKs/ Note: INOTEX is a premier regional event and the largest innovation technology event in Iran for professionals engaged in Technology and Innovation, which its aim is to bridge the gap between innovators, investors and traders around the world. https://inotex.com/en
  • Member of National Elite Foundation of Iran
  • Honoree member, Mojtahedi Cultural Foundation; Link Note: Dr. Mohammad Ali Modjtahedi Gilani was an Iranian University professor and lifetime principal of the highly prestigious Alborz High School in Tehran, Iran. Founder of Sharif University of Technology and dean of Tehran Polytechnic University (currently renamed to Amirkabir University of Technology)
  • Silver medal in Research and Innovation Exhibition (PRPI 2012), UPM, Serdang, 17-19 July 2012, (Hamid-Reza Bahari Pour, Sidek Hj. Abd. Aziz, Halimah Mohamed Kamari, “Preparation and elastic study of GeO₂-PbO-Bi₂O₃ ternary glass”)
  • International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) workshop fellowship: Half price of travel and full residence allowance for “Workshop on Sphere Packing and Amorphous Materials” include with workshop fee waiver, Trieste, Italy.
  • Silver medal in Research and Innovation Exhibition (PRPI 2011), UPM, Serdang, 19-21 July 2011, (Sidek Hj. Abd. Aziz, Hamid-Reza Bahari Pour, Halimah Mohamed Kamari, “Ultrasonic study of rare earth doped GeO₂-PbO-Bi₂O₃ glass”)
  • Gold Medal (First place in the country) in “2^nd high school student Olympiad of laboratory physics”, Tehran, Iran.

• Work experiences

2017-Now    Founder and Director of Board (Private), Center of Innovation for Green and High Technologies, Tehran, Iran.
2023             Principal Investigator (PI) of a Turkish project (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK)), with the title “Green synthesis of glass-incorporated nanostructures by direct pulsed laser ablation in TEOS media” Executing at National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey. (TÜBİTAK-ARDEB, Project ID: 123F046)
2022-Now    Invited Researcher (Sabbatical Leave), National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey.
2017-18       Guest Assistant Professor (Iranian National Elite Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship), Physics Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
2014-16       Research Fellow (Marie Curie Experienced Researcher), Institute for Materials Research, School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, United Kingdom.
2014            Visiting researcher at Center for Solar Energy Research and Applications (GÜNAM) and Department of Physics, Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey.
2013-14       Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN) at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
2013            Researcher at Integrated Lightwave Research Group (ILRG), Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya
2010           Research assistant at Ultrasonic and Glass Lab at Universiti Putra Malaysia
2006           Research assistant of Superconductivity Research Laboratory (SRL) at the University of Tehran
2005-10     Video editor and advertisement counselor at “The Next Step” advertising and TV program producing company

• Journal Publications:

1. 1. H.R. Bahari, U. Taylan, B. Ortaç,, “Green synthesis of glass-incorporated nanostructures by direct pulsed laser ablation in TEOS media Green Synthesis of Glass-Incorporated Nanostructures by Direct Pulsed Laser Ablation in TEOS Media“, (In Process)
   2. H.R. Bahari, U. Taylan, B. Ortaç, N. Arik, C. Yildirim, “Ceramic Engineering of Highly Doped Y₂O₃:Yb³⁺/Er³⁺ as Laser Ablation Targets for Synthesizing Mono-Color Red Emitting Upconversion Nanoparticles with Photothermal Properties“, (In Process)
   3. H.R. Bahari, A.M. Khaneghah, I. Eş; “Upconversion nanoparticles-modified aptasensors for highly sensitive mycotoxin detection for food quality and safety“, Compr. Rev. Food Sci. Food Saf.; 23, e13369; doi: 10.1111/1541-4337.13369 (pdf)
   4. H.R. Bahari, H. A. A. Sidek, R. Zamiri, “Ultrasonic and optical properties and emission of Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ doped Lead Bismuth Germanate glass affected by Bi⁺/Bi²⁺ ions”, J. Lumin, 143, 526-533 (2013) doi:10.1016/j.jlumin.2013.05.053 (pdf).
   5. Hamid-Reza Bahari, Reza Zamiri, Hj. A. A. Sidek, Azmi Zakaria, Faisal Rafiq M. Adikan, “Characterization and synthesis of silver nanostructures in RE activated GeO₂-PbO glass matrix using matrix adjustment thermal reduction method”, Entropy, 15(5), 1528-1539 (2013) doi:10.3390/e15051528 (pdf).
   6. Reza Zamiri, Avito Reblo, Hamid-Reza Bahari Poor, J.M.F. Ferreira, “Quantum cutting effect and photoluminescence emission at about 1000 nm from Er-Yb co-doped ZnO nano-plate prepared by wet chemical precipitation method”, Phys. A, 117, 2289-2294 (2014). doi:10.1007/s00339-014-8664-0 (pdf)
   7. Reza Zamiri, Hamid-Reza Bahari-Poor, Azmi Zakaria, Raheleh Jor, Golnoosh Zamiri, Avito Rebelo, Akrajas Ali Omar, “Upconversion Properties of the Er-Doped Y₂O₃, Bi₂O₃ and Sb₂O₃ Nanoparticles Fabricated by Pulsed Laser Ablation in Liquid Media”, Phys. Lett. 30-11, 118103, (2013), doi: 10.1088/0256-307X/30/11/118103 (pdf)
   8. Hamid-reza Bahari Poor, Hj. A. A. Sidek, Faisal Rafiq Adikan, Wan M. M. Yunus, Mohamed K Halimah, “Infrared Study of Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ Co-Doped GeO₂-PbO-Bi₂O₃ Glass”, J. Mol. Sci. 13, 8609-8614 (2012). doi:10.3390/ijms13078609 (pdf).
   9. V. Sarrigani, K.A. Matori, W.F. Lim, A. Kharazmi, H.J. Quah, H.R. Bahari, M. Hashim, “Structural and optical properties of Erbium doped willemite-base glass-ceramics”, Appl. Opt. 54(33), 9925-9929 (2015) doi: 10.1364/AO.54.009925 (pdf).
   10. Reza Zamiri, Hamid-Reza Bahari Poor, Avito Rebelo, Akrajas Ali Umar, J.M.F. Ferreira, “Enhancement of 1536 nm emission of Er doped ZnO nanostructure by Ag doping”, Mater. 36(8) (2014) 1295-1298. doi: 10.1016/j.optmat.2014.03.012 (pdf)
   11. V. Sarrigani, H. J. Quah, W. F. Lim, K.A. Matori, N.S. Mohd Razali, A. Kharazmi, M. Hashim, Hamid-Reza Bahari, “Characterization of Waste Material Derived Willemite-Based Glass-Ceramics Doped with Erbium”, Adv. Mater. Sci. Eng. 2015 (2015) 953659(7). doi:10.1155/2015/953659 (pdf)
   12. Negar Rajabi, Felora Heshmatpour, Rasoul Malekfar, Hamid-Reza Bahari-Poor, Selda Abyar, “A comparative study of dip coating and spray pyrolysis methods for synthesizing ITO nanolayers by using Ag colloidal sol”, Sci.-Poland 32(1) (2014) 102-106. doi: 10.2478/s13536-013-0165-x (pdf).
   13. R. Bahari, H. A. A. Sidek, M. K. Halimah, and M. Y. Wan Mahmood, F. R. M. Adikan, “The effect of bismuth on the mechanical properties and structure of GeO₂-PbO-Bi₂O₃ ternary bulk glass system”, J. Ceram. Soc. Jpn. 120(1403), 280-285, (2012) doi.org/10.2109/jcersj2.120.280 (pdf).
   14. A.A. Sidek, H. R. Bahari, M. K. Halimah, and M. Y. Wan Mahmood, “Preparation and Elastic Moduli of Germanate Glass Containing Lead and Bismuth”, Int. J. Mol. Sci. 13(4), 4632-4641 (2012). doi:10.3390/ijms13044632 (pdf).
   15. Reza Zamiri, Hossein Abbastabar Ahangar, Azmi Zakaria, Golnoosh Zamiri, Hamid Reza Bahari, Gregor P. C. Drummen, “Hydrothermal Synthesis of Goethite (α-FeOOH) Nanorods in the Presence of Ethylenediamine:Thiourea”, Nanopart. Res. 16, 2333 (2014). doi: 10.1007/s11051-014-2333-2 (pdf).
   16. H.R. Bahari, H. A. A. Sidek, M. K. Halimah, M. Y. Wan Mahmood, F. R. M. Adikan, “Ultrasonic study of GeO₂-PbO-Bi₂O₃ glass”, J. Solid State Sci. Tech. Lett. 18(1-2), 2l-23 (2011). (ISSN 0128-8393) (pdf).

• Conferences and Lectures

1. 1. R. Bahari, “Metal nanoparticle embedded and rare-earth doped novel glasses for photonic application” International Conference on Photonics & Optoelectronics; July 15-16, 2019; Zurich, Switzerland; https://www.meetingsint.com/conferences/photonics/2019
   2. R. Bahari, “How to work with physics? Professional meeting on Entrepreneurship in Physics”, 3 July 2017, Physics Department, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
   3. R Bahari, A.A. Umar, M.M. Salleh, R. Turan, “Synthesis of (CH₃NH₃)PbI₃ organic/inorganic hybrid perovskite on TiO₂ nano-structure layer for solar cell application” Science & Applications of Thin Films Conference & Exhibition, 15^th-19^th September 2014, Cesme, Izmir, Turkey.
   4. Hamid-Reza Bahari, “Lecture on optical materials: GeO₂-PbO-Bi₂O₃ glass: from a suitable medium for rare-earth ions using in optical waveguide, fibers, amplifiers and lasers to glass nanoparticles and nanometal embedded into glassy matrix”, Invited lecturer, 14^th March 2014, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
   5. Hamid-Reza Bahari, Reza Zamiri, Sidek Abd Aziz, “The synthesis of Silver nanoparticle embedded in PbO-GeO₂ glass matrix”, The Seventh International Conference on Magnetic and Superconducting Materials 2011, 10^th-13^th October 2011, Avillion, Port Dickson Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. http://science.upm.edu.my/msm11/
   6. Hamid-Reza Bahari, Reza Zamiri, Hj Abd Aziz Sidek, “Fabrication of Silver nano particle inside Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ activated GeO₂-PbO glass matrix”, 2^nd workshop and conference on nano technology, 12-13 March, 2011, UKM, Malaysia.
   7. Sidek Hj. Abd. Aziz, Hamid-Reza Bahari Pour, Halimah Mohamed Kamari, “Ultrasonic study of rare earth doped GeO₂-PbO-Bi₂O₃ glass”, Research and Innovation Exhibition (PRPI 2011), UPM, Serdang, 19-21 July 2011.
   8. R. Bahari, H. A. A. Sidek, M. K. Halimah, M. Y. Wan Mahmood, F. R. M. Adikan, Esmaeil Shahriari, “UV-Visible Study of GeO₂-PbO-Bi₂O₃ Ternary Glass Doped With Er³⁺ ”, 3rd International Conference on Solid State Science & Technology, ICSSST2010, December 01-03, 2010, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
   9. R. Bahari, H. A. A. Sidek, M. K. Halimah, W. M. Daud , “Spectroscopic, Optical and Elastic properties of Rare-Earth doped GeO₂-PbO-Bi₂O₃ Glass”, Poster presentation at 24^th Regional Conference on Solid State Science and Technology 2008 (RCSSST 2008), 30 November-2 December 2008, Tiara Beach Resort, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
   10. R. Bahari, Oral presenter at Fundamental Science Congress (FSC 2012),17^th – 18^th July 2012, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Organized by Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia.

• Book and Chapters:

1. 1. R. Bahari, M.R.PourHosaini, E. Shafee, R. Boudaghi, “Electromagnetic Properties of Polymer Composites”, In Process
   2. R. Bahari, “Upconverting nanoparticles (UCNP) for biosensing” Book Chapter of Book; “Fundamentals of Sensor Technology: Principles and Novel Designs” Editor: Ahmed Barhoum, In Process

• Workshops and Meetings

• • Hamid-Reza Bahari; “Photonics webinar Series: Practice on Metal Nanoparticles”; Sunday, 6:00 PM GMT+3:3028th March, 2021; Online
  • Innovation Mentor (Converging Technologies), INOTEX: International Innovation and Technology Exhibition; https://inotex.com/mentorslist ; https://www.instagram.com/p/COiH9caAvKs/
  • “Advanced Materials: Establishing Future Research Priorities and Collaborations”, (10 March 2016), The Technology & Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
  • “Materials Science Institute Conference”, (22-23 March 2016), Lancaster University Conference Centre – Lancaster House Hotel, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.
  • “Workshop on Sphere Packing and Amorphous Materials” (25-29 July 2011) Adriatico Guest House – Kastler Lecture Hall, the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) Trieste, Italy, http://cdsagenda5.ictp.trieste.it/full_display.php?ida=a10157
  • “Complex photoinduced nonlinear optical properties of the nanocomposites” & “New nanocomposite optoelectronic materials-The use of laser treatment to modify their properties”, (28 May 2014), Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Malaysia.
  • “Expository Quantum Lecture Series 5 (EQuaLS5)” (9-13 January 2012), Faculty of science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia, http://einspem.upm.edu.my/equals5/index.php?com=main
  • “2^nd workshop and conference on nano technology”, (12-13 March, 2011), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia.
  • “The 7th workshop on X-ray diffraction 2011” (28 December 2011) Faculty of science & technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
  • “The international Conference for Nanomaterials Synthesis and Characterization 2011 (INSC 2011)” Conference: 4-5th July 2011, Workshop: 6-7th July 2011. Mines Wellness Hotel, Seri Kembangan, Selangor MALAYSIA, “Workshop participant”.

• Scientific event organizing and collaborations
  • Media collaboration with over 250 conferences around the globe since 2017 based on CIGHTECH’s strategy for international collaboration. http://www.cightech.ir/index.php/activities-news/events/
  • Organizing Committee Member of “International Conference on Photonics & Optoelectronics”; July 15-16, 2019; Zurich, Switzerland; https://www.meetingsint.com/conferences/photonics/2019
  • Organizing Committee Member of “3^rd International Conference on Materials Physics and Materials Science” London, UK February 28-29, 2020 ; http://alliedacademies.com/profile/Bahari
  • Organizing Committee Member of “CPD Accredited International Conference on Materials Physics and Materials Science”, Paris, France November 22-23, 2018; http://materialsphysics.alliedacademies.com/2018/organizing-committee
  • Organizing Committee Member of “CPD Accredited 2nd International Conference on Materials Science and Engineering”, Paris, France February 25-26, 2019; http://materialscience.alliedacademies.com/europe/
  • Experts Advisory Board of “Euro Industrial Chemistry and Water Reclamation 2019”, Zurich, Switzerland, July 19-20, 2019; https://www.lexisconferences.com/industrialchemistry
  • Exhibition Organizer of “The 6^th national conference on Progress in Superconductivity and Magnetism” 1-2 May 2019, Physics Department of Tehran University, Tehran Iran.
  • Initiating and Organizing of 5 Annual conferences: “Student Physics Conference of University of Tehran” (three years as a member of the head team and one year as a supporter) (1999-2005).