MSc Sheykhifard

Expertise: Spintronics, Magnetic Sensors, Programmable Memristor, 2D Materials, Nanomagnetism

Zahra Sheykhifard was born in Isfahan, Iran. She received her B.Sc. (’11) in applied physics from Lorestan university, Khoramabad, Iran. In 2014 she received her M.Sc. in condensed matter physics from Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran. As her master thesis, she investigated the fabrication and characterization of the novel metals - based core-shell nanoparticles by Nd: YAG laser ablation method.

In 2015, she was accepted as the top (talented) student for Ph.D. position in the Department of Physics at Shahid Beheshti University without an entrance exam due to being identified as a qualified M.Sc. student in condensed matter physics. During her Ph.D., she developed successful integration of electrical nonvolatile memory and spin-valve effect to form flexible and printable spintronic devices with multi-functions. She could also bypass the challenge of high magnetoresistance in room temperature and in weak magnetic fields, which has consistently shown itself in fabricating 2D materials-based spintronic devices, by an efficient method. In addition to being a Ph.D. candidate, she also collaborated with the Department of Physics of Shahid Beheshti University as an expert in charge of the Nanophysics and Developed Materials laboratory. Besides, she has collaborated with Physics Society of Iran as the reviewer of the articles of the domestic conferences since 2018. She has also been the advisor of B.Sc. and M.Sc. students in Nanophysics and Spintronics group (NPSG) from 2018.

In September 2019, she joined as a guest researcher to the Microelectronics Department of the Delft University of Technology. Zahra’ research interests include fundamental and applied aspects of nano and microscale fabrication as well as materials and patterning techniques to form micro/magneto-electronic devices and sensing applications.

Last updated: 11 Jan 2021