Dr Maria Parsa (Published name: Maryam Parsa) holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering – Heat & Fluids from the University of Hormozgan, Iran and an MSc in Thermal Power and Fluids Engineering (with Distinction) from the University of Manchester, UK. She also holds an MSc in Energy Conversion and Management (with Distinction) from the University of Nottingham, UK. Subsequently, she was employed as a doctoral researcher by the VEDECOM Institute, France to continue her studies for a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the LAMIH Laboratory (UMR CNRS 8201), Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France, France. In 2018, she was awarded the Doctoral Prize Fellowship by Loughborough University, UK. In 2020, she was appointed to a lectureship at the Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering at ֲýƵ.
Maria’s research is multidisciplinary (i.e., engineering, materials, colloid and interface science, biology) focused on experimental investigation of phase-change heat transfer and fluid flows of pure and complex fluids (i.e., nanofluids, biofluids) at all scales for important technological applications such as printing, coating, thermal management, biomedical and nanotechnologies. Her main research actvities are:
- Evaporation driven self-assembly (e.g. Mechanisms of pattern formation from drying colloidal sessile droplets)
- Phase-change heat transfer (e.g. Evaporation and condensation of droplets on surfaces)
- Antibacterial coating
- Acoustofluidics Powered Synthesis of Bacterial Cellulose, Zhang, J., Gilmour, K., Zhang, M., Jiang, Y., Arnold, P., Ong, H., Wu, Q., Parsa, M., Tao, R., Luo, J., Fu, Y. 1 Dec 2025, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
- Inclined colloidal drops: Evaporation kinetics and pattern formation, Parsa, M., Askounis, A. 25 Apr 2023, In: Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
- How do colloidal droplets evaporate when at an incline?, Askounis, A., Parsa, M. 2022, UK Heat Transfer Conference
- Modelling of foamed emulsion drainage, Koursari, N., Johnson, P., Parsa, M., Schneider, M., Trybala, A., Starov, V. 5 Sep 2020, In: Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
- Effect of different foam generation methods on emollient foams, Parsa, M. 24 Jun 2019, 8th Conference Bubble & Drop
- Foam in pharmaceutical and medical applications, Parsa, M., Trybala, A., Malik, D., Starov, V. 1 Dec 2019, In: Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science
- Mechanisms of pattern formation from dried sessile drops, Parsa, M., Harmand, S., Sefiane, K. 1 Apr 2018, In: Advances in Colloid and Interface Science
- Effect of Substrate Temperature on Pattern Formation of Bidispersed Particles from Volatile Drops, Parsa, M., Harmand, S., Sefiane, K., Bigerelle, M., Deltombe, R. 7 Dec 2017, In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
- Patterns from dried water-butanol binary-based nanofluid drops, Parsa, M. 28 Jul 2017, In: Journal of Nanoparticle Research
- Evaporation of Binary Mixture Nanofluid Drops: Pattern Formation, Parsa, M. 22 May 2016, TechConnect Briefs
- Participating in a conference, workshop, ...: UK Heat Transfer Conference 2022
- Oral presentation: Evaporation of Colloidal Drops on Inclined Surfaces 2021
- Publication Peer-review: Scientific Reports (Journal) 2021
- Membership of network: Engineering Professors' Council (External organisation) 2021
- Invited talk: Patterns from Drying Droplets of Complex Fluids 2021
- Organising a conference, workshop, ...: Reforming Multi-disciplinary Engineering Innovation for the New Normal 2020
- Participating in a conference, workshop, ...: SWEP Workshop 2020 2020
- Membership of network: American Physical Society (External organisation) 2020
- Membership of network: Royal Society of Chemistry (External organisation) 2020
- Publication Peer-review: Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects (Journal) 2019
- Glen Bowen Engineering Next-Generation Antimicrobial Surfaces and Coatings Start Date: 01/10/2025 End Date: 17/10/2025
- Glen Bowen Design and Development of Next-Generation Hybrid Antimicrobial Surfaces Start Date: 01/10/2025
Current Teaching responsibilites:
KB3018 - Foundational Engineering Approaches 1 [ Lead Tutor]
KB4044 - Thermodynamics
KB6060 - Investigative Project [Lead Tutor]
Previous Teaching responsibilites:
KB5005 - Fluid Systems
KB6004 - Sustainable Energy Systems
KB7068 - Research Methods
KB7052 - MSc Research Project
KB7056 - Advanced Practice
Administrative responsibilities:
Programme Leader for MSc Engineering Management, MSc Mechanical Engineering & MSc Renewable and Sustainable Energy Technologies - [Sep 2025 - present]
Year Tutor for Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Programmes (Level 6 - Final Year BEng) - [Sep 2023 - Sep 2025]
Year Tutor for Mechanical Engineering and Automotive Engineering Programmes (Level 4 - First Year BEng & MEng) - [Sep 2021 - Sep 2022]
EDI & Athena Swan Self-Assessment Team member at Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering - [Sep 2020 - 2024]
- Education PGCert March 02 2022
- Mechanical Engineering BSc
- Mechanical Engineering MSc
- Energy Studies MSc
- Mechanical Engineering PhD
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy FHEA 2022
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