Biography
Dr Farnaz Mohsenpour is an Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. She currently serves as Associate Executive Dean for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) within the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences. Dr Mohsenpour obtained her PhD in Chemical Engineering from Heriot-Watt University in 2014, following an MSc Bioprocessing in 2010. She received her BEng in Chemical Engineering from Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran (Iran), in 2008. Her research interests span sustainable process engineering, particularly microalgae cultivation and photobioreactor design to produce value-added bioproducts and biofuels, as well as engineering education research focusing on belonging, inclusion, employability, and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in STEM education.