Sabereh Nazari (Sahar) is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering and Technology at the China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT), renowned for her expertise in mineral processing and environmental technology. Prior to this, she was a Postdoctoral Scholar in this school from 2021 to 2023. She received her Ph.D. in Mineral Processing from the University of Tehran in Iran, where she conducted pioneering research on advanced techniques for ore characterization and processing.
Sahar has made substantial contributions to academia and industry, playing a pivotal role in fostering collaboration between China and Iran, particularly between the University of Tehran and Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. This collaboration has been evident through various projects focused on ore processing and the recycling of valuable materials. Additionally, she has collaborated with universities and companies in Sweden, Norway, and the USA. She has been awarded competitive research funding in the field of mineral processing, including the Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities. She has published more than 25 research papers, attended important conferences, and filed provisional patents titled Production of Fine-Grained Artificial Stone from Silica Waste and A nanobubble-enhanced flotation separation method for spent lithium-ion battery electrode materials. Most of these publications are in top-tier journals such as Minerals Engineering, Journal of Energy Storage, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Separation and Purification Technology, Powder Technology, and International Journal of Mining Science and Technology.
Her research interests focus on mineral processing, spent lithium-ion batteries, flotation, leaching, and nanotechnology.
