Assist. Prof. Dr. Saeid Darvishi is a distinguished materials scientist and chemical engineer whose research integrates polymer science, nanotechnology, and computational modeling to develop advanced functional materials. He is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher in Automatic Control and Systems Engineering at the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, contributing to the development of soft and resilient machines. Dr. Darvishi earned his Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Koç University, Istanbul, where his dissertation focused on the effect of polymer architecture on the structure and dynamics of polymer nanocomposites. His core research areas include polymer nanocomposites, polymer electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries, soft materials, molecular dynamics simulations, and drug delivery systems, supported by deep expertise in both experimental and computational techniques. His notable publications include Entangled Polymer Dynamics in Attractive Nanocomposite Melts, Nonlinear Architectures Can Alter the Dynamics of Polymer–Nanoparticle Composites, Decoding Polymer Architecture Effect on Ion Clustering, Chain Dynamics, and Ionic Conductivity in Polymer Electrolytes, Effect of Polymer Topology on Microstructure and Ionic Conductivity in PEO/PMMA-Based Solid Polymer Electrolytes, and Enhanced Ionic Conductivity and Mechanical Strength in Nanocomposite Electrolytes with Nonlinear Polymer Architectures. He has also contributed to interdisciplinary studies such as Interfacial Polymer Architecture Control of Nanoparticle Dispersion, CapsNet-MHC Prediction of Peptide–MHC Binding, and Enteric Coating of Drug-Loaded Aerogel Particles. His research has appeared in top-tier journals including ACS Macromolecules, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, ACS Applied Energy Materials, European Polymer Journal, and Communications Biology. Widely recognized for his academic excellence, Dr. Darvishi has presented at major international conferences such as the American Physical Society (APS) March Meetings and continues to advance the frontier of smart polymers, energy materials, and biocompatible nanostructures, bridging theory, simulation, and experimental innovation in modern materials science.
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Bakar, R., Darvishi, S., Yahsi, U., Tav, C., Menceloglu, Y. Z., & Senses, E. (2023). Decoding polymer architecture effect on ion clustering, chain dynamics, and ionic conductivity in polymer electrolytes. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 6(7), 4053–4064.
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Bakar, R., Darvishi, S., Li, T., Han, M., Aydemir, U., Nizamoglu, S., Hong, K., & Senses, E. (2021). Effect of polymer topology on microstructure, segmental dynamics, and ionic conductivity in PEO/PMMA-based solid polymer electrolytes. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 4(1), 179–190.
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Senses, E., Darvishi, S., Tyagi, M. S., & Faraone, A. (2020). Entangled polymer dynamics in attractive nanocomposite melts. Macromolecules, 53(12), 4982–4989.
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Darvishi, S., Nazeer, M. A., Tyagi, M., Zhang, Q., Narayanan, S., Kizilel, S., & Senses, E. (2021). Nonlinear architectures can alter the dynamics of polymer–nanoparticle composites. Macromolecules, 54(21), 10118–10125.
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Akgün, I. S., Demir, E., Isik, M., Ekmekçiyan, N., Darvishi, S., Karaz, S., & Erkey, C. (2023). Enteric coating of drug loaded aerogel particles in a Wurster fluidized bed and its effect on release behaviour. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 82, 104279.