Farid Akhtar

Biography

I have B. Sc. and M. Sc. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from University of Engineering and Technology Lahore Pakistan. I received my doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Science and Technology Beijing, China in 2007 under supervision of Professor Guo Shiju. I carried out postdoctoral research in Professor Lennart Bergström’s group at Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry at Stockholm University in 2007. Later, I worked as researcher at Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry. I have joined Luleå University of Technology in March 2014.

Research Interest

My research focuses on synthesis and processing of porous materials for gas separation and storage and designing and tailoring of microstructure and properties of metallic, intermetallic and ceramic materials for high temperature applications. Look at ongoing projects and publications for more details.