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Established in 1994 within the Faculty of Engineering, the Department of Chemical Engineering offers comprehensive academic programs at the BSc, MSc, and Ph.D. levels. The Department maintains robust collaborative ties with key sectors of the chemical industry, including petroleum, refining, petrochemicals, and biotechnology. Our facilities are designed to support both rigorous education and advanced research. We host a diverse array of teaching laboratories—such as Heat Transfer, Process Control, Unit Operations, Fluid Mechanics, Oil, Polymer, Quality Control, and Chemistry—that provide students with essential practical experience. Furthermore, our specialized research laboratories, including those focused on Industrial Biotechnology, CFD, Petroleum Processes, Catalysis, and Process Design and Simulation, conduct cutting-edge research across the broad spectrum of chemical and petroleum engineering.

Programs Offered:
BSc: Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Polymer Engineering
MSc: Process Design - Catalyst and Thermodynamics – Biotechnology - Separation Processes – Polymer
Ph.D.: Chemical Engineering
Head of Department: Dr. Omid Bakhtiari
Tel: +98-833-434-3193
Email: obakhtiari@razi.ac.ir 
 
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Gholamreza Moradi Professor Thermodynamics, Biodiesel, Catalyst and Catalytic Reactions gmoradi@razi.ac.ir
Masood Rahimi Professor Computational Fluid Dynamics, Renewable Energy and Microfluidic m.rahimi@razi.ac.ir
Shahram Sharifnia Professor Photocatalytic Reactions sharif@razi.ac.ir
Omid Bakhtiari Associate Professor Construction of Membranes and Membrane Process Design obakhtiari@razi.ac.ir
Jamshid Behin Professor Gas-liquid Reactors, Zeolite and Ozonation  behin@razi.ac.ir
Alireza Habibi Professor Fermentation Processes, Enzyme Technology and Waste Management a.habibi@razi.ac.ir
Farshad Rahimpour Professor Design of Biotechnology Processes, Biofuel, Biorefinery and Biological Separation f_rahimpour@razi.ac.ir
Mojtaba Ahmadi Assistant Professor Wastewater Treatment, Environmental Biotechnology and Natural Bitumen m_ahmadi@razi.ac.ir
Mahdi Amirinejad Assistant Professor Membrane Separation Processes and New Energy amirinejad@razi.ac.ir
Fatemeh Bashipour Assistant Professor Chemical process Design and Process Simulation f.bashipour@razi.ac.ir
Hani Hashemi Kiasari Assistant Professor Petroleum Engineering h.hashemi@razi.ac.ir
Milad Karimian Assistant Professor Kinetics of Thermally Stimulated Processes, Drilling Fluids and Cement Technologies, Acidizing Operation Design m.karimian@razi.ac.ir
Saeed Ovaysi Assistant Professor Petroleum Engineering s.ovaysi@razi.ac.ir
Arsalan Parvareh Associate Professor Process Design, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Adsorption a.parvareh@razi.ac.ir
Mahdi Poorabdollah Associate Professor Polymer Engineering poorabdollah@razi.ac.ir
Esmaeel Sharifzadeh Associate Professor Physical-Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites and Polymer Mixtures, Nanoparticles Synthesis, Pickering Emulsion Systems, Distribution of Nanoparticles in Polymer Systems and Polymer Rheology e.sharifzadeh@razi.ac.ir
Major B.Sc. M.Sc. Ph.D.
Biotechnology   

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Petroleum Engineering   

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Polymer Engineering     

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Process Design Engineering  

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Separation Process  

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Thermokinetic and catalyst 

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Laboratory  
Biotechnology Process Research Laboratory
Catalyst Research Laboratory
Chemistry Laboratory
Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Research Laboratory
Heat Transfer Laboratory
Intelligent Neural Network Research Laboratory
Petroleum Laboratory
Process Control Laboratory
Process Design Research Laboratory
Quality Control laboratory
Separation Process Research Laboratory
Unit Operation Laboratory
Address: Faculty of Engineering, Razi University, Tagh Bostan, Kermanshah, Iran 
Tel: +98-833-434-3193
Email: obakhtiari@razi.ac.ir