Dr. Ali Boushehri

 

Visiting Professor

 

Professor of Chemistry, Shiraz University, Iran

 

 

Education:

 

Tehran Teachers’ College, Tehran, Iran
B.S. (Chemistry), 1962

Indiana University, Indiana, USA

M.S. (Chemistry), 1968

St. Louis University, Missouri, USA

Ph.D. (Chemistry), 1971

 

Research Interests:


Equilibrium and transport properties of gases at low density,

Projects conducted at M.Sc. & Ph.D. levels,

EOS (Equations of State),

Polymers

 

 

 


220 Gilman Hall

U.C. Berkeley

Berkeley, CA 94720

(510) 643-4057

boushehri@berkeley.edu

 

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Teaching Experience:

       Institution                                                     Designation                                Dates

1. Shiraz University, Iran                       Professor                                           1979 to date

2. Brown University, USA                     Visiting Professor of Research          1991 – 1992

3. Brown University, USA                     Visiting Professor of Research          1984 – 1985

4. Shiraz University, Iran                       Associate Professor                           1975 – 1979

5. Brown University, USA                     Visiting Associate Professor              1976 – 1977

6. Shiraz University, Iran                       Assistant Professor                            1971 – 1975

7. St. Louis University, USA                  Teaching Assistant                            1968 – 1971

8. Indiana University, USA                    Research and Teaching Assistant      1966 – 1968

 

Membership in Professional Societies:

American Chemical Society, Iranian Chemical Society, IUPAC

 

Honors and Awards:

Iranian Government’s Scholarship for outstanding students (1964 – 1968)

Monsanto Company Award, USA (summer 1971)

Ministry of Higher Education Research Foundation Prize for Outstanding Research (1975, 1988)

Senior Fulbright-Hays Award (1976 – 1977)

Distinguished Professor of Shiraz University (1995)

The 9th Kharazmi International Festival Prize Winner (8 Feb. 1996), Tehran

 

Research Papers Presented at Recent National and International Conferences:

1.     13th European Conference on Thermophysical Properties, Lisboa, Portugal, 30 August-3 September 1993.

2.     6th European Symposium on Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Grado, Italy, 11-16, September 1994.

3.     38th IUPAC General Assembly, University of Surrey, 4-11 August 1995.

4.     The 5th  Conference of Physical Chemistry, Persian Gulf University, Jan. 31-Feb. 2,2002, P. 150.

5.     The 5th  Conference of Physical Chemistry, Persian Gulf University, Jan. 31-Feb. 2,2002, P. 230.

 

Publications:

1.             Diffusion Thermoeffect in Gases: A. Boushehri, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 19, 313(1974).

 

2.             Dufour Effect in Gases: A. Boushehri and S. Afrashetehfar, Bull. Chem. Soc. Japan, 48, 2372 (1975).

 

3.             Crystal and Molecular Structure of Di-m-hydroxo-bis[bipyridylcopper(II)] Diperchlorate: M. Toofan, A. Boushehri, and M. Haque, J. Chem. Soc. (Dalton), 217(1976).

 

4.             Dufour Effect in Gases:  A. Boushehri and S. Afrashetehrar, Pazhoohandeh, 15, 99(1977).

 

5.             Direct Determination of Interaction Potentials from Gas Viscosity Measurements Alone: A. Boushehri, L.A. Viehland, and E.A. Mason, Physica, 91A, 424(1978).

 

6.             On the Extended Principle of Corresponding States and the Pair Interaction Potenial: A. Boushehri, L.A. Viehland, and E.A. Mason, Chem. Phys. 17, 313(1978).

 

7.             Viscosity of Nonpolar Gases (Quaternary Mixtures): A. Boushehri and B. Najafi, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 24, 24(1979).

 

8.             Diffusion Thermoeffect in Gases (The Dufour effect): A. Boushehri and A. Abbaspour, Bull. Chem. Soc. Japan, 52, 2097(1979).

 

9.             The Extended Law of Corresponding States and the Interaction Potential: A. Boushehri, Physica, 97A, 206(1979).

 

10.         Estimation of Thermal Diffusion Factors in Gas Mixtures from Diffusion Thermoeffect Experiment. 4 Helium-Mathane: A. Boushehri, and J. Moghadasi Absardi, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 25, 333(1980).

 

11.         Viscosity of the Quaternary Gaseous Mixture He-N2-O2-CO2: A. Boushehri, and S. Rahmansetayesh, Bull. Chem. Soc. Japan, 57, 311(1984).

 

12.         Improved Tables for the Calculation of Nonspherical Contributions to Second Virial Coefficients: A. Boushehri, E.A. Mason, and J. Kestin, Int. J. Thermophys., 7, 1115(1986).

 

13.         Equilibrium and Transport Properties of Elven Polyatomic Gases at Low Density: A. Boushehri, J. Bzowski, and E.A. Mason, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 16, 445(1987), Erratum, 17, 255(1988).

 

14.         Second Virial Coefficients of Axially Symmatric Molelcules:  A. Boushehri, and A.M. Attaran, Bull. Chem. Soc. Japan 61, 1743(1988).

 

15.         Direct Determination of the Intermolecular Potential for Krypton: A. Boushehri and J. Moghadasi Absardi, Bull. Chem. Soc. Japan, 92, 1313(1989).

 

16.         On the Calculation of Second Virial Coefficients for Nonspherical Molecules: J. Moghadasi Absardi, A. Boushehri, and E.A. Mason, Int. J. Thermophys. 11, 508(1990).

 

17.         The Xenon Interaction Potential from the Extended Principle ot Corresponding States: A. Boushehri and A. Maghari, J. Phys. Soc. Japan, 59, 4302 (1990).

 

18.         Thermal Diffusion Factor in Gas Mixtures-Dufour Effect (I): A. Boushehri and A. Maghari, Iran. J. Chem. & Chem. Eng., 10, 46(1991).

 

19.         Second Virial Coefficient for Nonspherical Molecules and Their Experimental Measurements: A.  Boushehri and S.H. Moosavipour, Iran. J. & Chem. Eng., 10, 35(1991).

 

20.         Second Virial Coefficients of Nonspherial Molecules: A. Boushehri and A. Maghari, High Temp. –High Press., 24, 443(1992).

 

21.         Thermal Diffusion Factor in Gas Mixtures and Dufour Effect:  A. Boushehri and A. Maghari, Indian J. Chem., 32A, 414(1993).

 

22.         Equation of State for Compressed Liquid and Their Mixtures from the Cohesive Energy Density:  A. Boushehri and E.A. Mason, Int. J. Thermopys., 14, 685(1993).

 

23.         Common Bulk Modulus Point for Compressed Liquids: A. Boushehri, Fu-Ming Tao, and E.A. Mason, J. Phys. Chem., 97, 2711(1993).

 

24.         Thermal Diffusion Factor in Gas Mixtures:  A. Boushehri and E. Ghoharshadi, High Temp. –High Press., 25, 471(1993).

 

25.         Chemical Vapor Deposition of Materials:  A. Boushehri and A.R. Rastkar, I.R. Iran Patent, 24777 (filed 1993).

 

26.         Construction of the Burnett Apparatus: A. Boushehri and J. Moghadasi, Shiraz Univ. rep. No. 63(1994).

 

27.         Equilibrium properties of Liquids:  A. Boushehri and M.H. Kashavarz, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 67, 1213(1994).

 

28.         Modulation of the Integrated Rate Equation of a Composite System for the Kinetic Parametrs: M. H.  Ghatee and Ali Boushehri Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems, 25, 43(1994).

 

29.         Direct Determination of the Interaction Potentials of Ar-Xe, Kr-Xe, and Ar-Kr from the Extended Principle of Corresponding States: E.K. Ghoharshadi and A. Boushehri, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 67 2403(1994).

 

30.         Diffusion Thermoeffect in Gases: A. Boushehri and F.S. Hashemi, 36 Eurotherm, Proceeding Pages 44-48(1994).

 

31.         Corresponding States Correlation for the Surface Tension of Molten Alkali Metals:  M.H. Ghatee and A. Boushehri, High Temp. –High Press., 26, 507(1994).

 

32.         The Argon Interaction Potential from the Extended Principle of Corresponding States “Invert”: A. Boushehri and M.H. Mousazadeh, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn., 64, 331(1995).

 

33.         Direct Determination of the Intermolecular Pair-Potential Energy Function of Methane from the Extended Principal of the Corresponding States: E.K. Ghoharshadi and A. Boushehri, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 68, 1859(1995).

 

34.         An Analytical Equation of State for Molten Alkali Metals: M.H. Ghatee and A. Boushehri, Int. J. Thermophys., 16, 1429(1995).

 

35.         Common Intersection Point Independent of Temperature for Compressed Liquid Mixtures: A. Boushehri and E.K. Goharshadi, Themochimica Acta, 269/270, 371(1995).

 

36.         Equation of State for Compressed Liquids from Surface Tension: M.H. Ghatee and A. Boushehri, Int. J. Thermophys., 17, 945(1996).

 

37.         A New Property of the ISM Equation of State: M.H. Ghatee and A. Boushehri, J. Phys. Chem., 100, 1896(1996).

 

38.         Compressibility of Molecular Liquids and Liquid Mixtures: E.K. Goharshadi and A. Boushehri, Aust. J. Chem., 49, 521(1996).

 

39.         Direct measurement of the Intermolecular Potentials of CH4-Xe, CH4-Kr, CH4-Ar, and CH4-Ne from the Extended Principle of Corresponding States: A. Boushehri and F.S. Hashemi, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 67(1996).

 

40.         Synthesis of Diamond Particle by Hot-Filament Chemical Vapor Deposition: E.K. Goharshadi and A. Boushehri, I.R. Iran Patent 25410 (filed 1996).

 

41.         Corresponding States Correlation for the Surface Tension of Molten Alkali Halides, M.H. Ghatee, M.H. Mousazadeh, and A. Boushehri, High Temp. –High Press., 29, 717(1997).

 

42.         Prediction of Hydrocarbon and CFC Liquid Mixtures Densities:  A. Boushehri, F.S. Hashemi, and T. Keshavarzi, Fluid Phase Equil., 129, 61(1997).

 

43.         An Analytical Equation of States for Mercury:  N. Mehdipour and A. Boushehri, Int. J. Thermophys., 18, 1329(1997).

 

44.          Direct Calculation of CH4+He Interaction Potential from the Extended Principle of Corresponding States: M.H. Ghatee, M.M. Papari, and A. Boushehri, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 70, 2643(1997).

 

45.         Common Intersection Point Independent of Mole Fraction:  A New Regularity, E.K. Goharshadi and A. Boushehri, Int. J. Thermophys., 18, 1517(1997).

 

46.         Thermophysical Properties from the Equation of States of Mason and Co-Workers: A. Boushehri and H. Eslami, Int. J. Thermophys., 18, 1027(1997).

 

47.          The Liquid Density of Complex Liquid Mixtures: M.H. Keshavarz and A. Boushehri, Iran J. Chem. & Chem. Eng., 17, 89(1998).

 

48.         Equation of States for Molten Alkali Metals from Surface Tension.  Part II: N. Mehdipour and A Boushehri, Int. J. Thermophys., 19, 331(1998).

 

49.         Semi-Empirical Calculation of the Transport Properties of Eight Binary Gas Mixtures at Low Density by the Inversion Method: M.M. Papari and A. Boushehri, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 71, 2757(1998).

 

50.         Linear Isotherm for Compressed Molten Alkali Metals: M.H. Ghatee, M.H. Mousazadeh, and A. Boushehri, Int. J. Thermophys., 19, 317(1998).

 

51.         Equation of States for Molten Alkali Metal Alloys: H. Eslami and A. Boushehri, Fluid Phase Equil., 152, 235(1998).

 

52.         Second Virial Coefficients of Nonspherical Molecules with Individual Damping of HFDIDI Potential: F.S. Hashemi, A. Boushehri, J. Sci. I.R. Iran, 10, 43(1999).

 

53.         Semi-Empirical Calculation of the Transport Properties of Eight Binary Gas Mixtures at Low Density by the Inversion Method: M.H. Ghatee, M.M. Papari and A. Boushehri, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 72, 931(1999).

 

54.         Semi-Empirical Calculation of the Transport Properties of Eight Binary Gas Mixtures at Low Density by the Inversion Method: M.M. Papari and A. Boushehri, High Temp. -High Press., 31, 187(1999).

 

55.         Corresponding States Correlation for the Surface Tension of Alkanes: S. Sheikh and A. Boushehri, High Temp. –High Press., 31, 197(1999).

 

56.         Equation of State for Complex Liquuid Mixtures from surface Tension: M.H. Mousazadeh and A. Boushehri, Int. J. Thermophys., 20, 601(1999).

 

57.         The Equation of States of Song and Mason Applied to Fluorine: H. Eslami and A. Boushehri, Int. J. Thermophys., 20, 611(1999).

 

58.         The ISM Equation of States Applied to Refrigerators: H. Eslami, F. Sabzi, and A. Boushehri, Int. J. Thermophys., 20, 1547(1999).

 

59.         Corresponding States Correlation for the Surface Tension of Melts (VIII B): S. Sheikh and A. Boushehri, 5th National Iranian and 4th International Chemical Engineering Congress, Proceeding Pages 11-20(2000).

 

60.         Corresponding States Correlation for the Surface Tension of Melts: S. Sheikh and A. Boushehri, High Temp. –High Press., 32, 233(2000).

 

61.         On the Equation of States for Quantum Systems: H. Eslami, M.M. Papari, A. Boushehri, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn., 69, 1731(2000).

 

62.         A Correlation of Densities of Liquid Natural Gas Mixtures from Surface Tension : M.H. Mousazadeh and A. Boushehri,,  Fluid Phase Equil., 168, 125(2000).

 

63.         Equation of States for Compressed Liquid Alkali Metals: H. Eslami, S. Sheikh, A. Boushehri, High Temp. –High Press, 33, 237(2001).

 

64.         Thermal Diffusion Factors in Gaseous Mixtures from Irreversible Thermodynamics: J. Moghadasi, S.A. Razavizadeh, and A. Boushehri, Int. J. Therm. Sci., 40, 245 (2001). 

 

65.         Calculation of the Second Virial Coefficient of Nonspherical Molecules: H. Eslami, F. Mozaffari, and A. Boushehri, Int. J. Therm. Sci. 40, 999 (2001).

 

66.         Equation of state for compressed liquid akali metals, Part II:  H. Eslami, S. Sheikh, and A. Boushehri, High Temp. –High Press. , 33, 725 (2001).

 

67.         On the Equation of State for Quantum Fluid Mixtures: H. Eslami, M.M. Papari, and A. Boushehri, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn, 70, 1201 (2001).

 

68.         Thermal diffusion factors for binary gas mixtures of  H2-CO and H2-WF6: E.K. Goharshadi, A. Nemati, A. Mokhbari, A. Boushehri, Int. J. Chem. 11, 31 (2001).

 

69.         Calculation of the Transport Properties of 4He-H2 System from Intermolecular Potential Energy using Inversion Method:  M.M. Papari, B. Haghighi, L. Maftoon, and A. Boushehri, I.J. Trans. Phenomena, 4, 17 (2002).

 

70.         Equation of State and Pressure-Volume-Temperature Properties of Refrigerants Based on Speed of Sound Data, S Sheikh, M.M. Papari, and A. Boushehri, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.,41, 3274 (2002).

 

71.         A general equation for the surface tension of metals based on the law of corresponding states: H.R. Rafiee and A. Boushehri, High Temp. High Press. 34,393(2002).

 

72.     Calculation of the Thermal Expansion of Cesium by using an Analytical Equation of State: S.     Sheikh and A. Boushehri, High Temp. -High Press.34,529(2002).

 

73.     Study of Changing Potentials on the Second Virial Coefficients at Different Temperature Ranges: M. H. Keshavarz and A. Boushehri, International Jour. Chem., 12, 97 (2002). 

 

74.     Calculation of the second virial coefficient of nonspherical molecules: N2O, CH4, C2H4, C2H6, and SF6, H. Eslami, Z. Sharafi, and A. Boushehri, Int. J. Therm. Sci., 42,295 (2003).

 

75.     Equation of State and PVTx Properties of Refrigerant Mixtures Based on Speed of Sound data: M. M. Papari, S. A. Razavizadeh and A. Boushehri, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 42,3802 (2003).

 

76.     An Analytical Equation of State for Alkaline Earth Metals: J. Moghadasi, A. Boushehri, L. Maftoon and H. Eslami., Int. J. Thermophys., 35, 901 (2004).

 

77.     Equation of State for Alkaline Earth Metals: Prediction from boiling Point Constants: H. Eslami, L. Maftoon and A. Boushehri, J. Chem. Eng. Jpn., 37, 871 (2004).

 

78.     An Analytical Equation of State for Some Saturated Metals: L. Maftoon-Azad and A. Boushehri, Int.J.Thermophys., 25, 893 (2004).

 

79.     Application of the ISM EoS for Polymer Melts: F. Sabzi and A. Boushehri, European Polymer Journal , 40, 1105 (2004).

 

80.    Application of the ISM Equation of State for Polymer Solutions and Blends, F. Sabzi, A. Boushehri,

   European Polymer Journal, 40, 2689 (2004).

 

81.     A Perturbed Hard-Sphere Equation of State for Refractory Metals: H. Eslami, M. Farrokhnia. N.

          Mehdipour, and A. Boushehri, Fluid Phase Equil., 226, 277 (2004).

 

82.     Equation of State for Molten Alkaline Earth Metals from the heat of Vaporization: J. Moghadasi, A.

          Boushehri, L. Maftoon and H. Eslami.: High Temp.- High Press, 35/36, 447 (2003/2004).

 

83.       Corresponding- States Correlation for the Surface Tension of Hydrocarbons: H. R. Rafiee, A. Zarnegar and A. Boushehri, High Temp. – High Press, 35/36, XXX (2003/2004).

 

84.       Sorption Phenomena of Organic Solvents in Polymers: part I. F. Sabzi and A. Boushehri, Eur. Poly. J.,41,974 (2005).

 

85.       Common Intersection Points of Bulk Modulus for Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Mixtures: M. M. Papari, A. Boushehri, A. A. Rostami and B. Haghighi, Journal-Chinese Chemical Society, Taipei, 52, 209 (2005).

 

86.       Equation of State for Aluminum: L. Maftoon-Azad and A. Boushehri, J. Chem. Eng. Jpn., 38,  (2005).

 

87.        An Analytical Equation of State for some Liquid Refrigerants: L. MaftoonAzad, M. 

            Javanmardi and A. Boushehri, Fluid Phase Equil., 237, 236 (2005).

88.       Transport Properties of Argon-Hydrogen Gaseous Mixture from an Effective unlike Interaction: M. M. Papari, D. Mohammad-Aghaiee, B. Haghighi, and A. Boushehri, Fluid Phase Equil., 232, 122 (2005).

 

89.       Sorption Phenomena of Organic Solvents in Polymers: Part II. F. Sabzi and A. Boushehri,  

     Eur. Poly. J., 41, 2067 (2005).

 

90.      Prediction of  the Density of  Molten Metals: Part II: N. Mehdipour, A. Boushehri, and H.  

           Eslami, J. Non-crystaline Solids, 351, 1333 (2005).

 

91.      Saturated Liquid Densities for 33 Refrigerants Binary Mixtures Based on ISM Equation of  

           State: Z. Sharafi and A. Boushehri, Int. J. Thermophys, 6,785-794 (2005).

 

92.     Semi-empirically based assessment for predicting dilute gas transport properties of F2 and

    Ar/F2 systems: M. M. Papari, D. Mohammad-aghaiee,J. Moghadasi and A. Boushehri,

    Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. ,79,  67-74 (2006).

 

93.     On Compatibility of Polymer Blends, Part I: Copolymers with Organic Solvents. F. Sabzi

          and A. Boushehri, J. Appl. Poly. Sci. ,101, 492-498(2006).

 

 

94.     Modified Perturbed Hard-Sphere-Chain Equation of State for Alkali Metal Alloys: F. Sabzi,     

           H. Eslami and A. Boushehri, J. Non-crystaline solids , 52, 3113-3120 (2006).

 

 

95.     Equation of State for Aluminum(SC),L. Maftoonazad and A. Boushehri, J. Chem. Eng.

           Japan, 39, 111-113(2006).

 

 

96.      A Perturbed Hard Sphere Equation of State for Alkali Metal Alloys: F. Mozaffari,

           H. Eslami and A. Boushehri, Int. J. Thermophys., 28, 1-8(2007).

 

 

97.      On Compatibility of  Polymer Blends, F. Sabzi and A. Boushehri, in "Frontiers in

           Polymer Research" Robert K. Bregg (Editor) Chapter 7, XXX-XXX Nova Science 

           Publisher, Inc. Hauppauge N.Y. (2007).

 

98.     A Perturbed Hard-Sphere Equation of State for Alkali Metals: L. Maftoon-Azad, H. Eslami  

           and A. Boushehri, Fluid Phase Equil. , 263, 1-5(2008).

 

 

99.     Water Diffusion through Hydrogel Membranes. A Novel Evaporation Cell Free of Extended

          Mass-Transfer Resistence. F. Fornasiero, D. Tang, A. Boushehri, J. Prausnitz, and C. J.       

          Radke, J. Membr. Sci. (Accepted).