Dr. Siamak Nejati joined the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 2016. He completed his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Sharif University of Technology in 2004, and in 2007 he completed a M.S. degree there in Biotechnology. He received his Ph.D. in 2013 from Drexel University in Chemical Engineering. In 2013, he moved to Yale University as a postdoctoral research associate  in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Nejati’s research interest centers on polymeric materials, nanostructures and nanoporous materials, and thin films. He strives to develop economically viable and advanced methods for addressing the current challenges to water and energy supplies and security.