Milad Yavari

Chief Technology Officer at Membravo

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

About Milad Yavari

Milad Yavari is Chief Technology Officer at Membravo. Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States.

A chemical engineer with research and hands-on experience in membrane technology, polymer science and characterization, product development, process design and scale-up, recognized as a self-motivated results-driven engineer who commitment to excellence and demonstrated the ability to communicate and work with associates. CHARACTERIZATION AND ANALYSIS --- H & C-NMR, SEM-EDS, FTIR and Raman Spectroscopy, TGA, DSC, X-Ray Diffractometry, UV-Vis Spectroscopy, GPC, BET, Ellipsometry, Contact Angle, HPLC and Gas Chromatography, Viscometry, Turbidity, Bubble point. EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES --- Polymeric membrane synthesis and characterization, Surface fictionalization, Hollow fiber spinning, Coating techniques, Polymer solution casting, Organic chemistry, Polymer synthesis, Process scale-up, Liquid-liquid separation, Solvent purification systems, Fractional and vacuum distillation, AKTA purification, Web-handling. COMPUTER and simulation SKILLS --- Design of experiment (DOE), Six Sigma and statistical analysis, Knowledgeable of computer programs and softwares including Minitab, Python, R, LabVIEW, ChemDraw, Aspen HYSYS.

Skills

  • Polymer Science
  • Material Characterisation
  • Chromatography

Additional experience

  • Activate Fellow, Activate Berkeley at Berkeley Lab's Cyclotron Road

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    Started July 2025

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), University at Buffalo
  • Master's Degree, Sharif University of Technology