Reza Vakili

Research associate @ImperialChemEng. Using operando/in-situ spectroscopic techniques for catalysis/photocatalysis

[Imperial ChemEng @ImperialChemEng]

Proud to see our department ranked in the top 4 worldwide in the 2026 @worlduniranking 🥳

A great result in a field shaped by some of the world’s most established institutions.

A testament to what a focused, collaborative community of staff and students can achieve 💫

#QSRankings #OurImperial #HigherEducation #UniversityExcellence #ChemicalEngineering #TopRanked #AcademicExcellence #GlobalEducation #StudentSuccess @imperialcollege @ImpEngineering

[Reza Vakili @RV_Catalysis]

Great experience at Diamond Light Source’s B18 beamline! Collected valuable data for my research on plasmonic NPs for photocatalysis. Thank you B18 team for all your support.

@Petit_Group
@B18Diamond
@ImperialChemEng
@DiamondLightSou

[Reza Vakili @RV_Catalysis]

Today, I was in Vienna for TUW-Imperial kick-off event. The aim was to actively and specifically discuss future co-operation and funding opportunities.

Nice talks and a lot of opportunities for collaboration!

@Petit_Group
@imperialcollege
@tu_wien
@chemistry_tuw

[Imperial Engineering @ImpEngineering]

'The work of Chemical Engineering is a vital contribution to our sustainability targets and we very much encourage collaboration across Imperial and wider'

Officially opening #ChemEngDayUK24 is our President Professor Hugh Brady.

[Imperial ChemEng @ImperialChemEng]

Kicking off an afternoon of research presentations, networking (read: banter!), and the announcement of the prestigious Sir William Wakeham Awards at the #ImperialChemEng #PostdocSymposium2024!

Shout-out to all our @ChemEngPostdocs who make the department a brighter place 🎆

[Reza Vakili @RV_Catalysis]

Happy Nowruz!

Let's celebrate the ancient persian festival of Nowruz with food and festivities.

Wishing you and your family a joyful Nowruz! May the upcoming year bring you happiness, health, prosperity, and good luck.

[Petit Materials Lab @Petit_Group]

📣 Postdoc position available in our group on automation & high throughput experimental development of advanced materials! 🥼🔬

Opportunity to join a project led by @titiricigroup, involving 3 universities & access to @AtlasFacility !

👉🏻 https://t.co/dXftpwI5eF
@ImperialChemEng

[Ioanna Itskou @Ioanna_Itskou]

It was great to participate in and present our work (@Petit_Group) at #MATSUS24 @nanoGe_Conf this past week! Full of good science, interesting discussions and new friends. ☺️

[Imperial ChemEng @ImperialChemEng]

🔈Join us for a virtual #postgraduate open day!
📆12 February
⏰️12.00pm-13.00pm(GMT)
🖇https://t.co/eITFNUxKBw

Find out about:
➡️The 1yr MSc programme in Advanced Chemical Engineering
➡️The Biotech, Materials Engineering & Process Systems Engineering streams
➡️Our PhD
➡️Admissions & scholarships

[Imperial ChemEng @ImperialChemEng]

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE INCOMING ➡️

15 January|5pm GMT: final abstract submission date for the much-anticipated #ChemEngDayUK2024, 25-26 April, at @imperialcollege.

Have you submitted? 👇
#ChemicalEngineering #HEevents #STEM @IChemE @ImpEngineering
https://t.co/fWNiXX8s36

[Imperial ChemEng @ImperialChemEng]

Need another reason to register for #ChemEngDayUK?

Look no further than our plenary speakers:
👉 Prof. Lisa Hall, Dept of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, @Cambridge_Uni
👉 Prof. Marco Mazzotti, Dept of Mechanical & Process Engineering, @ETH_en
🔗 https://t.co/fWGGzpAcUw

[Prof. Haresh Manyar FRSC FICS FHEA @HareshManyarLab]

We are hiring 3 postdocs. Please RT

Are you experienced researcher with skills in carbon capture and CO2 hydrogenation. To join our project apply online before 08th January 2024.

For more details visit https://t.co/3SFhlTibwb

@qubcce @qubeps

[Reza Vakili @RV_Catalysis]

So pleased to participate in this week’s TNZ seminar @ImperialTNZ in which @LucyVBarton presented a part of her PhD project on rotary adsorbers and their application in CO2 capture. Very interesting presentation!
@Petit_Group
@rosteadys

[Petit Materials Lab @Petit_Group]

Omar from @BeckyLGreenaway group and our group is presenting his work on automated and high throughput development of porous liquids for #CO2 capture using @AtlasFacility at this year’s #bpICAM conference.

[ATLAS @AtlasFacility]

Want to know how our ATLAS facility looks like?
👉🏻Check our 3D virtual tour 🎬 https://t.co/pt7JdyCmGW
👉🏻Details on the robots’ specs available 🤖

Any questions, contact us https://t.co/SFJbzbbYWZ

@ImperialDigiFAB @ImperialChemEng @BeckyLGreenaway @JYYHeng @TheoniGeo

[Reza Vakili @RV_Catalysis]

Today, @Ioanna_Itskou, one of our PhD students, presented a part of her PhD research @ImperialTNZ .
Ioanna works on the development of novel photocatalysts for CO2 reduction to fuel.
Vey nice talk and looking forward to seeing many publications from her research 🤞
@Petit_Group

[ChemCatChem @ChemCatChem]

Towards the Operational Window for Nitridic and Carbidic Palladium Nanoparticles for Directed Catalysis by Emma K. Gibson, Peter P. Wells, and co-workers (@glasgow_cat, @SotonCompChem, @XMaSBeam, @CCI_Cardiff, @UKCatalysisHub, @HareshManyarLab) #OpenAccess https://t.co/gwG0ZT8dDS

[Reza Vakili @RV_Catalysis]

Tonight we had the last night-shift of our beamtime at K11 (DIAD) @DiamondLightSou
Interesting results and a lot of CT and XRD data to process 💻.
I would like to thank all my colleagues and especially beamline scientists at K11.

@Petit_Group
@rosteadys
@ImperialChemEng

[Imperial ChemEng @ImperialChemEng]

🔊 Save the date! 🔊

Pleased to announce we'll be hosting the next #ChemEngDayUK 👊🏽.

📆 25 - 26 April 2024
📍@imperialcollege | South Kensington campus

Inviting potential sponsors & attendees to register their interest for the event ⏬️
🔗 https://t.co/7hL5tBdAef
@IChemE

[Reza Vakili @RV_Catalysis]

Another visit @DiamondLightSou to participate in one-week beamtime in DIAD (K11) where we investigate gas diffusion in shaped zeolite pellets using operando X-ray computed tomography imaging and diffraction.

@Petit_Group
@rosteadys
@ImperialChemEng