Soraya Honarparvar
Village-scale desalination team
Research Interests
Soraya graduated with a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Texas Tech University. Her long- term research goal is to develop techniques and strategies that enable sustainable water and energy supplies for everyone while preserving the environment. Her PhD studies have revolved around developing scientific approaches to address the environmental issues associated with the growing water footprint of hydraulic fracturing. She developed comprehensive thermodynamic framework for the calculation of thermophysical properties of saline waters and sound prediction of salt scale precipitation. She also investigated the electrodialysis process for partial and total desalination of brackish water and oil and gas produced water to enable the application of alternative water supplies. She has recently joined the GEAR lab at MIT as a postdoc to investigate the strategies for scale mitigation and enhancement of water recovery in a community-scale electrodialysis reversal plant.
Education
PhD in Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, 2019
MS in Chemical Engineering with a Minor in Environmental Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 2013
BS in Chemical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 2010
Hobbies
Watching movies, hiking, traveling, baking