Danial Taherzadeh

Edit: Due to many questions I got I added a short FAQ at the end of this page. Summary: We have received a special grant for conducting an exceptional research in the field of biofilms. In the context of this grant two PhD researchers will work together in close cooperation. The grant is provided by the International Graduate School of Science and Engineering of Technical University München (IGSSE), Germany. In the context of this grant, special funding is also available for travel and stay in other host universities (3 months is obligatory). In addition, the candidates will benefit from broad range of professional courses and services that IGSSE provides. Description of the project: Biofilm research is a sub-field of Biology and Bioengineering that has become an established field of research, which finds more and more new niches in e.g. fuel cells, new reactor and catalyst types and evolutionary studies. Biofilms are complex living structures consisted of bacteria and a polymer [ ... ]

Summary: We have received a special grant for conducting an exceptional research in the field of biofilms. In the context of this grant two PhD researchers will work together in close cooperation. The grant is provided by the International Graduate School of Science and Engineering of Technical University München (IGSSE), Germany. In the context of this grant, special funding is also available for travel and stay in other host universities (3 months is obligatory). In addition, the candidates will benefit from broad range of professional courses and services that IGSSE provides. Description of the project: Biofilm research is a sub-field of Biology and Bioengineering that has become an established field of research, which finds more and more new niches in e.g. fuel cells, new reactor and catalyst types and evolutionary studies. Biofilms are complex living structures consisted of bacteria and a polymer that protects bacteria from outside world. Despite two decades of active resear [ ... ]

Recently, one of my colleagues got interested in Matlab owing to >100k data points and an unfaithful Excel friendship. In a search for a nice tutorial I found one which stands out very nicely. YAGTOM: Yet Another Guide TO Matlab, by Matthew Dunham & Kevin Murphy, is a great tutorial that covers most of the practical usages of Matlab. Highly recommended.

Finally, after reconfiguring the site, I have possiblity to write more often about different topics. This one, is a one that I wanted to write for quite a long time. Thermodynamics is one of the essential and tough courses of engineerings. Usually, the profs teaching are not easier ones either. One special person in my life as a scientist-to-be is Prof. Dr. Deniz Üner, from Middle East Technical University. Below is a piece she used during our class teaching us Entropy concept; the handwriting is hers as well:

Browsing MathWorks Matlab Central File Exchange is one of my daily routines. One thing that I had always wished was a way to preview the matlab file images before clicking on the link. It can save a lot of time when browsing for a large number of files. So, I made a solution for it using Greasemonkey and jQuery. Enjoy! Download and install the script from here. You need to have Greasemonkey installed.  

August 12, 2010 - update: Also selected as the Spotlight paper.   Our new paper, me as a co-author, has just got accepted to Biotechnology and Bioengineering journal today.

Yup, the titles says it already. Look for B&B Volume 105-6 ;)
It is really a good feeling when your work pays off and is appreciated.

I finally submitted my Biofilms 4 abstract - before the first deadline ;) - titled: Coupled Multiphysics Study of Biofilm Streamers: Reverse Engineering Nature
Danial Taherzadeh, Cristian Picioreanu, Harald Horn This is the continuation of my earlie [ ... ]

My first paper, "Computational study of the drag and oscillatory movement of biofilm streamers in fast flows", has been selected as a Spotlight paper in Biotechnology and Bioengineering.

In nature, biological systems such as biofilms exhibit a streamlined form exposed to harsh changing environments. Also, these structures have an interesting structure in common. They have a base attached to the substratum and a tail that flaps in the flow [ ... ]