Dr. Nima Haghdadi

Associate Professor

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Biography

Nima Haghdadi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Materials at Imperial College London, specializing in Metallurgy. He holds degrees from the Institute of Frontier Materials at Deakin University, where he earned his PhD in 2017. Dr. Haghdadi's academic career includes significant positions at UNSW Sydney as a Senior Lecturer, as well as various roles at Deakin University and the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung in Germany. His research focuses on the interplay between microstructure and properties in metallic materials, particularly in advanced steels, nickel alloys, titanium alloys, copper alloys, and high entropy alloys. He has been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the TFS Cowley-Moodie award for his contributions to physical sciences through electron microscopy. Dr. Haghdadi has a robust publication record in top-tier journals and has served as an editor for the Journal of Materials Science. He is actively involved in supervising PhD candidates and guiding research students in the field of TMS (Thermomaterials Science).

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2024-02-01 — Present

Imperial College London • London, United Kingdom

Teaching and researching in the field of metallurgy.

Senior Lecturer

2024-02-26 — Present

UNSW Sydney • Sydney, Australia

Senior academic position focusing on research and teaching.

Victoria Fellow

2018-09-03 — 2019-01-14

Government Victoria • Melbourne, Australia

Research fellowship focusing on advanced materials.

Alfred Deakin (Vice-Chancellor) Fellow

2018-01-01 — 2019-01-14

Deakin University • Victoria, Australia

Research fellow focusing on materials science.

Visiting Scientist

2018-11-01 — 2018-12-31

Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung • Dusseldorf, Germany

Research collaboration on metallic materials.

Postdoc, Deputy Group Leader, Lecturer

2019-01-15 — 2024-02-23

UNSW Sydney • Sydney, Australia

Conducted research and supervised postgraduate students.

Awards

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TFS Cowley-Moodie Award

2023-11-01
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Acta Materialia Student Award

2017-01-01

Requirements for Imperial College London

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:125
Overall
Required:125
Prerequisites
Materials Science Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering Physics Chemistry
Application Checklist
  • Personal statement
  • CV/resume
  • Official university transcripts
  • Two academic or professional references
  • Application fee (£90)
Specialization Notes

Specialisms available in Materials for the Energy Transition or Theory and Simulation of Materials.