Bejan Hamawandi

Dr. Phys. Bejan Hamawandi is a distinguished researcher in the field of materials and nanophysics, with profound expertise in the synthesis and characterization of nanostructured thermoelectric materials. His work covers various methodologies for developing advanced materials for energy conversion applications, including solution chemical synthesis and microwave-assisted heating. Dr. Hamawandi's research has significantly contributed to the understanding of organic-inorganic composites and their potential in thermoelectric systems. His innovative approach to green chemistry and sustainable material production is evident in the projects he has funded by the European Commission. His doctoral thesis and supervised master's projects reflect his commitment to advancing the field of thermoelectrics by developing novel materials and devices.

• Education

• PhD in Materials and Nanophysics (PhD)

•  Master's in Nanotechnology (MSc)

•  Bachelor's in Materials Science and Engineering(BEng)

• Work

• Guest Researcher at KTH.

• Leading Researcher at ISSP.

Research Areas

• Nanostructured Materials Characterization

• Solution Chemical Synthesis

• Microwave Assisted Heating

• Thermoelectric Materials

• Organic-Inorganic Composites

Projects

• Sustainable Thermoelectric Materials with Biopolymers and Earth-Abundant Inorganic Composites.Funded by: European regional funding, Latvian Research Council (2025-2028). (Leading researcher)
• Solid-liquid ThermoElectric systems with uncorrelated properties (UncorrelaTEd). Funded by: European Commission (2020-2024). (Researcher)
• Low Dimensional Thermoelectric Materials for Energy Recovery from Waste Heat.Funded by: Swedish Energy Agency (2017-2021). (PhD Student)
• A new generation of wireless sensors for integrated precise agriculture (AgriSensAct). Funded by: FP7 - Funded by: European Commission (2014-2016). (Research Engineer)

• Doctoral thesis

  Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials. (2017-2021)

Supervised Master Projects

• Synthesis of Copper Sulphides: A Green Chemistry Microwave Approach
• Microwave Assisted Aqueous Synthesis of Nanostructured Bi₂Te₃ and Sb₂Te₃ Thermoelectric Materials
• Fabrication and Evaluation of Solution Processed Thermoelectric Thin Films.
• Microwave assisted synthesis of thermoelectric nanostructures: p- and n-type Bi2-xSbxTe3
• The use of graphene quantum dots as detection elements in nanomaterials-based sensors for forensic applications
• Detection of Amphetamine with Graphene Quantum Dots