Dr Mohammad Saadatfar

Department	Materials Physics
Research group
Qualifications	PhD
Office phone	(02) 612 56361
Email
Skype	mohammad.saadatfar
Office	Cockcroft 4 56

Publications

Book chapter

Islam M, Kader M, Brown A, Hazell P, Saadatfar M, Escobedo J
Experimental Investigation of Mechanical Behaviour of Closed-Cell Aluminium Foams under Drop Weight Impact
Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2017
Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, Switzerland (2017) 225-232

Kader M, Islam M, Brown A, Hazell P, Saadatfar M, Escobedo J
Deformation Mechanisms of Closed Cell-Aluminium Foams during Drop Weight Impact
Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2017
Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, Switzerland (2017) 233-242

Weaire D, Langlois V, Saadatfar M, Hutzler S
Foam as granular matter
Granular and Complex Materials volume 8
World Scientific Publishing Company, Singapore (2007) 1-26

Saadatfar M, Sheppard A, Knackstedt M
Grain partitioning and its applications
Advances in X-ray tomography for geomaterials
ISTE Publishing Knowledge, London (2006) 269-276

(4 publications)

Journal article

Herring A, Herring A, Sun C, Saadatfar M, Sun C, Saadatfar M, Armstrong R, Armstrong R, Saadatfar M, Saadatfar M
Insights into wettability alteration during cyclic scCO2-brine injections in a layered Bentheimer sandstone
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 122, 103803(2023)

Schaller F, Punzmann H, Punzmann H, SchrÃ¶der-Turk G, Saadatfar M
Mixing properties of bi-disperse ellipsoid assemblies: mean-field behaviour in a granular matter experiment
Soft Matter 19, 951(2023)

Tao J, Saadatfar M, Tao J, Saadatfar M, Tahmasebi P, Tahmasebi P, Kader M, Kader M, Feng D, Feng D, Sahimi M, Sahimi M, Evans P, Evans P, Saadatfar M, Saadatfar M
Wood biomimetics: Capturing and simulating the mesoscale complexity of willow using cross-correlation reconstruction algorithm and 3D printing
Materials and Design 228, 111812(2023)

Francois N, Cruikshank R, Herring A, Kingston A, Webster S, Knackstedt M, Saadatfar M
A versatile microtomography system to study in situ the failure and fragmentation in geomaterials
Review of Scientific Instruments 93, 8(2022)

Hazell P, Wang H, Lin T, Saleh M, Luzin V, Kader M, Saadatfar M, Ameri A, Ellis C
On the improvement of the ballistic performance of a silicon carbide tile through pre-stress: Experiments and simulations
International Journal of Impact Engineering 151(2021)

Herring A, King P, Saadatfar M, Mahdini F, Kemis Yahyah M, Ando E
3D microstructure controls on mineral carbonation
Journal of CO2 Utilization 47, 101494(2021)

Herring A, Sun C, Armstrong R, Li Z, Li Z, McClure J, Saadatfar M
Evolution of Bentheimer Sandstone Wettability During Cyclic scCO2-Brine Injections
Water Resources Research 57, 11(2021) 1-22

Kader M, Hazell P, Islam M, Ahmed S, Hossain M, Escobedo J, Saadatfar M
Strain-rate dependency and impact dynamics of closed-cell aluminium foams
Materials Science and Engineering A 818(2021) 1-9

Oberst S, Martin R, Halkon B, Lai J, Evans T, Saadatfar M
Submillimetre mechanistic designs of termite-built structures
Journal of the Royal Society Interface 18, 178(2021) 1-10

Rashed M, Bhattacharyya D, Mines R, Saadatfar M, Xu A, Ashraf M, Smith M, Hazell P
Enhancing the bond strength in the meta-crystal lattice of architected materials by harnessing the non-equilibrium solidification in metal additive manufacturing
"Additive Manufacturing" 37(2021)

Saadatfar M, Brink F, Latham S, King P, Middleton J, Troitzsch U, Turner M, Henley R
High resolution 3D mapping of grain kinematics during high temperature sequestration of SO2 from flue gas by carbonate aggregates
Scientific Reports 10(2020)

Parvanian A, Salimijazi H, Shabaninejad M, Kreider P, Saadatfar M
Ca/Al doped lanthanum manganite perovskite coated porous SiC for CO2 conversion
Materials Chemistry and Physics 253, 123306(2020) 1-7

Parvanian A, Salimijazi H, Shabaninejad M, Troitzsch U, Kreider P, Lipinski W, Saadatfar M
Thermochemical CO2 splitting performance of perovskite coated porous ceramics
RSC Advances 10, 39(2020) 23049-23057

Mazloomi M, Saadatfar M, Evans P
Designing cricket bats using parametric modeling and genetic algorithms
Wood Science and Technology 54(2020) 755-768

Kader M, Hazell P, Brown A, Tahtali M, Ahmed S, Escobedo J, Saadatfar M
Novel design of closed-cell foam structures for property enhancement
"Additive Manufacturing" 31(2020)

Kader M, Brown A, Hazell P, Robins V, Escobedo J, Saadatfar M
Geometrical and topological evolution of a closed-cell aluminium foam subject to drop-weight impact: An X-ray tomography study
International Journal of Impact Engineering 139, 103510(2020)

Islam M, Kader M, Hazell P, Escobedo J, Brown A, Saadatfar M
Effects of impactor shape on the deformation and energy absorption of closed cell aluminium foams under low velocity impact
Materials and Design 191, 108599(2020)

Oberst S, Lai J, Martin R, Halkon B, Saadatfar M, Evans T
Revisiting stigmergy in light of multi-functional, biogenic, termite structures as communication channel
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal 18(2020) 2522-2534

Brown A, Walters J, Zhang Y, Saadatfar M, Escobedo-Diaz J, Hazell P
The mechanical response of commercially available bone simulants for quasi-static and dynamic loading
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 90(2019) 404-416

Lv A, Ramandi H, Masoumi H, Saadatfar M, Regenauer-Lieb K, Roshan H
Analytical and experimental investigation of pore pressure induced strain softening around boreholes
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences 113(2019) 1-10

Oren P, Ruspini L, Saadatfar M, Sok R, Knackstedt M, Herring A
In-situ pore-scale imaging and image-based modelling of capillary trapping for geological storage of CO2
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 87(2019) 34-43

Parvanian A, Salimijazi H, Fathi M, Saadatfar M
Synthesis and thermal shock evaluation of porous SiC ceramic foams for solar thermal applications
Journal of the American Ceramic Society 102, 4(2019) 2009-2020

Francois N, Zhang Y, Henley R, Knuefing L, Cruikshank R, Turner M, Beeching L, Limaye A, Kingston A, Saadatfar M, Knackstedt M
In-situ study of mineral liberation at the onset of fragmentation of a copper ore using X-ray micro-computed tomography
arXiv (e-archive for Pre-prints, author submits) , 26 Jun 2022(2018)

Islam M, Brown A, Hazell P, Kader M, Escobedo J, Saadatfar M, Xu S, Ruan D, Turner M
Mechanical response and dynamic deformation mechanisms of closed-cell aluminium alloy foams under dynamic loading
International Journal of Impact Engineering 114(2018) 111-122

Kader M, Islam M, Saadatfar M, Hazell P, Brown A, Ahmed S, Escobedo J
Macro and micro collapse mechanisms of closed-cell aluminium foams during quasi-static compression
Materials and Design 118(2017) 11-21

Karimpouli S, Tahmasebi P, Ramandi H, Mostaghimi P, Saadatfar M
Stochastic modeling of coal fracture network by direct use of micro-computed tomography images
International Journal of Coal Geology 179(2017) 153-163

Madadi M, Saadatfar M
A finite-element study of the influence of grain contacts on the elastic properties of unconsolidated sandstones
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences 93, -(2017) 226-233

Saadatfar M, Takeuchi H, Robins V, Francois N, Hiraoka Y
Pore configuration landscape of granular crystallization
Nature Communications 8(2017) 15082-15082

Ramandi H, Mostaghimi P, Armstrong R, Saadatfar M, Pinczewski W
Porosity and permeability characterization of coal: A micro-computed tomography study
International Journal of Coal Geology 154(2016) 57-68

Robins V, Saadatfar M, Delgado-Friedrichs O, Sheppard A
Percolating length scales from topological persistence analysis of micro-CT images of porous materials
Water Resources Research 52, 1(2016) 315-329

Kader M, Islam M, Hazell P, Escobedo J, Saadatfar M, Brown A
Computational Modelling of Closed-Cell Aluminium Foams to Investigate Structural Deformation under Quasi-Static Loading
Applied Mechanics and Materials 846(2016) 133-138

Islam M, Kader M, Hazell P, Brown A, Saadatfar M, Quadir M, Escobedo-Diaz J
Investigation of microstructural and mechanical properties of cell walls of closed-cell aluminium alloy foams
Materials Science and Engineering A 666(2016) 245-256

Kader M, Islam M, Hazell P, Escobedo-Diaz J, Saadatfar M, Brown A, Appleby-Thomas G
Modelling and characterization of cell collapse in aluminium foams during dynamic loading
International Journal of Impact Engineering 96(2016) 78-88

Hanifpour M, Francois N, Robins V, Kingston A, Allaei M, Saadatfar M
Structural and mechanical features of the order-disorder transition in experimental hard-sphere packings
Physical Review E-Statistical, Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics 91, 6(2015)

Schaller F, Kapfer S, Hilton J, Mecke K, Cleary P, De Michele C, Schilling T, Saadatfar M, Schröter M, Delaney G, SchrÃ¶der-Turk G
Non-universal Voronoi cell shapes in amorphous ellipsoid packs
Europhysics Letters 111, 2(2015)

Schaller F, Neudecker M, Saadatfar M, Delaney G, Schröder-Turk G, Schröter M
Local Origin of Global Contact Numbers in Frictional Ellipsoid Packings
Physical Review Letters 114, 15(2015) 158001/1-5

Sufian A, Russell A, Whittle A, Saadatfar M
Pore shapes, volume distribution and orientations in monodisperse granular assemblies
Granular Matter 17, 6(2015) 727-742

Francois N, Arnoux T, Garcia L, Hyde S, Robins V, Saadatfar M, Saba M, Senden T
Experimental investigation of the mechanical stiffness of periodic framework-patterned elastomers
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Series A 372, 2008(2014) 20120035-20120035

Hanifpour M, Francois N, Allaei M, Senden T, Saadatfar M
Mechanical characterization of partially crystallized sphere packings
Physical Review Letters 113, 14(2014)

Parvanian A, Saadatfar M, Panjepour M, Kingston A, Sheppard A
The effects of manufacturing parameters on geometrical and mechanical properties of copper foams produced by space holder technique
Materials and Design 53, January 2014(2014) 681-690

Sheppard A, Latham S, Middleton J, Kingston A, Myers G, Varslot T, Fogden A, Sawkins T, Cruikshank R, Saadatfar M, Francois N, Arns C, Senden T
Techniques in helical scanning, dynamic imaging and image segmentation for improved quantitative analysis with X-ray micro-CT
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research: Section B 324(2014) 49-56

Schaller F, Kapfer S, Evans M, Hoffmann M, Aste T, Saadatfar M, Mecke K, Schroder-Turk G, Delaney G
Set Voronoi diagrams of 3D assemblies of aspherical particles
Philosophical Magazine 93, 31-33(2013) 3993-4017

Schaller F, Neudecker M, Saadatfar M, Delaney G, Mecke K, Schroeder-Turk G, Schroeter M
Tomographic analysis of jammed ellipsoid packings
AIP Conference Proceedings 1542(2013) 377-380

Schroeder-Turk G, Schielein R, Kapfer S, Schaller F, Delaney G, Senden T, Saadatfar M, Aste T, Mecke K
Minkowski tensors and local structure metrics: Amorphous and crystalline sphere packings
AIP Conference Proceedings 1542, 349(2013) 349-352

Saadatfar M, Francois N, Arad A, Madadi M, Sheppard A, Senden T, Knackstedt M
Grain-based characterisation and acoustic wave propagation in a sand packing subject to triaxial compression
AIP Conference Proceedings 1542, 571(2013) 571-574

Hanifpour M, Francois N, Allaei M, Saadatfar M
DEM simulation of experimental dense granular packing
AIP Conference Proceedings 1542, 337(2013) 337-340

Francois N, Saadatfar M, Hanifpour M, Cruikshank R, Sheppard A
Crystallisation in a granular material
AIP Conference Proceedings 1542(2013) 369-372

Francois N, Saadatfar M, Cruikshank R, Sheppard A
Geometrical Frustration in Amorphous and Partially Crystallized Packings of Spheres
Physical Review Letters 111, 14(2013) 148001-05

Saadatfar M, Mukherjee M, Madadi M, Schroder-Turk G, Garcia-Moreno F, Schaller F, Hutzler S, Sheppard A, Banhart J, Ramamurty U
Structure and deformation correlation of closed-cell aluminium foam subject to uniaxial compression (vol 60, pg 3604, 2012)
Acta Materialia 60, 16(2012) 5944-5944

Saadatfar M, Sheppard A, Senden T, Kabla A
Mapping forces in a 3D elastic assembly of grains
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 60, 1(2012) 55-66

Schroder-Turk G, Mickel W, Schröter M, Delaney G, Saadatfar M, Senden T, Mecke K, Aste T
Disordered spherical bead packs are anisotropic
Europhysics Letters 90, 3(2010) art. no. 34001

Saadatfar M
Computer simulation of granular materials
Computing in Science & Engineering 11, 1(2009) 66-74

Saadatfar M, Garcia-Moreno F, Hutzler S, Sheppard A, Knackstedt M, Banhart J, Weaire D
Imaging of metallic foams using X-ray micro-CT
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 344(2009) 107-112

Saadatfar M, Barry J, Weaire D, Hutzler S
Ordered cylindrical foam structures with internal bubbles
Philosophical Magazine Letters 88, 9-10(2008) 661-668

Jenkins M, Schroter M, Swinney H, Senden T, Saadatfar M, Aste T
Onset of mechanical stability in random packings of frictional spheres.
Physical Review Letters 101, 1(2008) 018301

Hutzler S, Saadatfar M, van der Net A, Weaire D, Cox S
The dynamics of a topological change in a system of soap films
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 323, 1-3(2008) 123-131

Aste T, Di Matteo T, Saadatfar M, Senden T, Schroter M, Swinney H
An invariant distribution in static granular media
Europhysics Letters 79, 2(2007) 24003

Knackstedt M, Arns C, Saadatfar M, Senden T, Limaye A, Limaye A, Sakellariou A, Sheppard A, Sok R, Schrof W, Steininger H
Elastic and transport properties of cellular solids derived from three-dimensional tomographic images
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 462, 2073(2006) 2833-2862

Sheppard A, Arns C, Sakellariou A, Senden T, Sok R, Averdunk H, Saadatfar M, Limaye A, Knackstedt M
Quantitative properties of complex porous materials calculated from X-ray CT images
Proceedings of SPIE - Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging 7, 38(2006) 631811/1-15

Aste T, Saadatfar M, Senden T
Geometrical structure of disordered sphere packings
Physical Review E-Statistical, Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics 71(2005) 061302-1-15

Knackstedt M, Arns C, Saadatfar M, Senden T, Sakellariou A, Sheppard A, Sok R, Schrof W, Steininger H
Virtual Materials Design: Properties of Cellular Solids Derived from 3D Tomographic Images
Advanced Engineering Materials 7, 4(2005) 238-243

Saadatfar M, Arns C, Knackstedt M, Senden T
Mechanical and transport properties of polymeric foams derived from 3D images
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 263(2005) 284-289

Aste T, Saadatfar M, Sakellariou A, Senden T
Investigating the Geometrical Structure of Disordered Sphere Packings
Physica A: Statistical mechanics and its applications 339(2004) 16-23

Saadatfar M, Knackstedt M, Arns C, Sakellariou A, Senden T, Sheppard A, Sok R, Steininger H, Schrof W
Polymeric Foam Properties Derived from 3D Images
Physica A: Statistical mechanics and its applications 339(2004) 131-136

(64 publications)

Conference paper

Sommacal S, Sommacal S, Kingston A, Ploeckl M, Matschinski A, Consul P, Saadatfar M, Compston P, Compston P
3D characterisation of carbon fibre reinforced composite microstructure via x-ray computed tomography
ICCM22 International Conference on Composite Materials ?, ?(2019) 1-12

Arns C, Sheppard A, Saadatfar M, Knackstedt M
Prediction of permeability from NMR response: Surface relaxivity heterogeneity
SPWLA 47th Annual Logging Symposium 2006 ?, ?(2018)

Brown A, Escobedo J, Saadatfar M
Experimental Investigation of Mechanical Behaviour of Closed-Cell Aluminium Foams Under Drop Weight Impact
International Symposium on Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials, 2017 ?, ?(2017) 225-232

Islam M, Kader M, Kader M, Brown A, Hazell P, Escobedo J, Saadatfar M
Experimental Investigation of Mechanical Behaviour of Closed-Cell Aluminium Foams Under Drop Weight Impact
International Symposium on Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials, 2017 ?, ?(2017) 225-232

Islam M, Kader M, Hazell P, Escobedo-Diaz J, Brown A, Appleby-Thomas G, Saadatfar M, Quadir M
Dynamic Crushing Response of Closed-cell Aluminium Foams during Shock Loading
19th Biennial American Physical Society Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, SCCM 2015 ?, ?(2017) 1-5

Kader M, Islam M, Hazell P, Escobedo J, Saadatfar M, Brown A
Numerical modelling of closed-cell aluminium foams under shock loading
19th Biennial American Physical Society Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, SCCM 2015 ?, ?(2017) 1-4

Saadatfar M, Takeuchi H, Hanifpour M, Robins V, Francois N, Hiraoka Y
Granular compaction and the topology of pore deformation
8th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media, Powders and Grains 2017 ?, ?(2017)

Schaller F, Punzmann H, Schröder-Turk G, Saadatfar M
Towards minimal models for realistic granular materials: Tomographic analysis of bidispersed assemblies of ellipsoids
8th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media, Powders and Grains 2017 ?, ?(2017) 4

Ramandi H, Armstrong R, Mostaghimi P, Saadatfar M, Pinczewski W
X-ray micro-computed tomography imaging for coal characterization
SPE Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Conference and Exhibition ?, ?(2015) 177017-MS-1-11

Sheppard A, Kingston A, Myers G, Varslot T, Knackstedt M, Fogden A, Sawkins T, Cruikshank R, Saadatfar M, Francois N, Arns C, Senden T
New Methods in Helical Scanning, Dynamic Imaging and Image Segmentation for Improved Quantitative Analysis in Micro-CT
International Conference on Tomography of Materials and Structures (ICTMS 2013) ?, ?(2013) 119-122

Saadatfar M, Francois N, Arad A, Madadi M, Cruikshank R, Seyed Alizadeh S, Sheppard A, Kingston A, Limaye A, Senden T, Knackstedt M
3D mapping of deformation in an uncosolidated sand: a Micro mechanical study
Society of Exploration Geophysicists Annual Meeting (SEG 2012) ?, ?(2012) 1-6

Arns C, Sheppard A, Saadatfar M, Knackstedt M
Predication of permeability from NRM response: surface relaxivity heterogeneity
Annual Logging Symposium of the Society of Petrophysicists & Well Log Analysts (SPWLA 2006) ?, ?(2006)

Saadatfar M, Sheppard A, Knackstedt M
Grain partitioning and its applications
International Workshop on X-Ray for GeoMaterials (GeoX 2006) ?, ?(2006) 8

Bauget F, Turner M, Arns C, Saadatfar M, Sheppard A, Sok R, Knackstedt M
Rock Typing and Petrophysical property estimation via direct analysis on microtomographic images
International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts 2005 ?, ?(2005) 1-12

Bauget F, Turner M, Arns C, Saadatfar M, Sheppard A, Sok R, Knackstedt M
Towards modelling regolith permeability with high resolution X-ray tomography
International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition (Petrotech-2005) ?, ?(2005)

Saadatfar M, Kabla A, Senden T, Aste T
The geometry and the number of contacts on monodisperse sphere packs using X-ray tomography
International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media (Powders & Grains 2005) 1(2005) 33-36

Saadatfar M, Turner M, Arns C, Averdunk H, Senden T, Sheppard A, Sok R, Pinczewski W, Kelly J, Knackstedt M
Rock Fabric and Texture from Digital Core Analysis
Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts Annual Symposium 2005 ?, ?(2005) ZZ1-16

(17 publications)

Conference written presentation

Kader M, Islam M, Brown A, Hazell P, Saadatfar M, Escobedo J
Deformation Mechanisms of Closed Cell-Aluminium Foams During Drop Weight Impact
International Symposium on Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials, 2017 ?, ?(2017) 233-239

Sakellariou A, Senden T, Sawkins T, Knackstedt M, Turner M, Jones A, Saadatfar M, Roberts R, Limaye A, Arns C, Sheppard A, Sok R
An x-ray tomography facility for quantitative prediction of mechanical and transport properties in geological, biological and synthetic systems
International Society for Optical Engineering Conference 2004 5535(2004)

(2 publications)

Journal article (non-refereed)

Aste T, Saadatfar M, Senden T
Local and global relations between the number of contacts and density in monodisperse sphere packs
Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment (2006) 1-10

(1 publications)