Office: 6-17 NINT
Phone: (780) 641-1933

Education:

Postdoc, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada (2002 – 2003)
PhD, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden (2001)

Position Summary/ Research Interest:

Adjunct Professor - University of Alberta (June 2011 - Present)
Principal Scientist - Kemira (March 2010 - Present)

Research Area:

• Oilfield Chemistry
• Water and Waste Water Treatment Technologies
• Material Chemistry
• Surface & Colloid Chemistry
• Electrochemistry & Corrosion
• X-ray Crystallography: Crystal growth, Structure determination and phase characterization

Publications:

PATENTS:

1) Pumice Containing Compositions for Cementing a Well, US7867954, CA2641472.

2) Oil & Gas Well Cement Systems Using Elemental Sulfur, US8268072, CA2656499.

3) Defoaming Compositions and Processes for Cementing Applications, US2012220692, WO12118823.

4) Processes for Treating Tailing Streams from Oil Sands Ore, CA2768522.

5) Process for Recoverying Bitumen from Oil Sands Ore, WO12088430.

6) Methods for Removing Contaminants from Aqueous Systems, WO12154965, US2012285893.

7) Powder Defoaming Compositions and Methods of Reducing Gas Entrainment in Fluids Compositions, WO12174405

8) Defoaming Compositions, WO13049506A1


JOURNALS & CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

2010 - Now

100) Mahmoudkhani, A., Tellakula, R., Stewart, K., Watson, P. and Kolla, H.; “Dual inorganic-organic flocculating systems for treatment of oil sands tailings”, To be presented at the 16th International Seminar on Paste and Thickened Tailings, June 17 – 19, 2013, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

99) Kolla, H., Mahmoudkhani, A., Awad, M., O’Neil, P. and Moore, L.; Next-generation polymeric flocculants for thickening and dewatering”, To be presented at the 16th International Seminar on Paste and Thickened Tailings, June 17 – 19, 2013, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

98) Moore, L., Putra, T. and Mahmoudkhani, A.; “Flocculant evaluations in a counter current decanter thickening process: field evaluation”, To be presented at the 16th International Seminar on Paste and Thickened Tailings, June 17 – 19, 2013, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

97) Bava, L., Mahmoudkhani, A., Wilson, R., Levy, L.; “New Generation of "Green" Defoamers for Challenging Drilling and Cementing Applications”, SPE 164504, 2013 SPE Production and Operations Symposium, Mar 23 - 26, 2013 2013, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

96) Moore, L., Cardoso, C., Costa, M., and Mahmoudkhani, A.; “Removal of Total Organics and Grease from Oil Production Effluents by an Adsorption Process”, SPE 163272, 2012 SPE Kuwait International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition, Dec 10 - 12, 2012 , Kuwait City, Kuwait.

95) Mahmoudkhani, A., Tellakula, R., Watson, P., Fenderson, T., Stewart, K., and Wu, Y.; “Consolidation of Oil Sands Process Tailings by Enhanced Coagulation-Flocculation”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Oil Sands Tailing Conference, December 2 – 5, 2012, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

94) Stewart, K., Fenderson, T., Mahmoudkhani, A., Watson, P., Wu, Y. and Nair, M.; “A Study of Environmentally Friendly Chemical Aids for Consolidation of Oil Sand Tailings”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Oil Sands Tailing Conference, December 2 – 5, 2012, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

93) Watson, P., Stewart, K., Sanders, L., Wu, Y., Mahmoudkhani, A., and Fenderson, T.; “MFT, Chemical Additives, and the “Goldilocks Zone” of Mixing”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Oil Sands Tailing Conference, December 2 – 5, 2012, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

92) Wu, Y., Sanders, L., Stewart, K., Fenderson, T., Mahmoudkhani, A., and Nair, M.; “A Novel Method to Improve Tailings Dewatering”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Oil Sands Tailing Conference, December 2 – 5, 2012, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

91) Fenderson, T., Mahmoudkhani, A., Guha Thakurta, S., Watson, P., Wu, Y. and Stewart, K.; “Novel Polymeric Adsorbents for Removal of Naphthenic Acids from Oil Sands Process and tailings Water”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Oil Sands Tailing Conference, December 2 – 5, 2012, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

90) Mahmoudkhani, A, Fenderson, T, Watson, P, Wu, Y., Nair, M.; "New Environmental Friendly Process Aids Improve Bitumen Recovery and Accelerate Tailings Settling of Low-Grade Oil Sands", SPE 157883-MS, Presented at the SPE Hydrocarbon Economics and Evaluation Symposium, 24-25 September 2012, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

89) Fenderson, T., Mahmoudkhani, A., Watson, P., Wu, Y., Nair, M.; "Improving Bitumen Recovery from Low Grade Oil Sands using Novel Inorganic Polymers", Oilsands 2012, 28-30 August 2012, Edmonton, Canada.

88) Maiti, A., Thakurta, S.G., Pernistky, D., Mahmoudkhani, A., Bhattacharjee, S.; "Effects of pH on SAGD Boiler Blow-Down and Spectro-Fluorescence Analysis", Oilsands 2012, 28-30 August 2012, Edmonton, Canada.

87) Bava, L., Mahmoudkhani, A., Wilson, R., Levy, L., De Palma, P., Masias, H.; "Optimizing Defoamer Usage in Drilling & Cementing Applications: Technology Review & Testing Methodologies", Latin American and CaribbeanCongressofDrilling, Completion, Repair& Service of Wells, 7-10 August 2012, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

86) Wu, Y., Mahmoudkhani, A., Nair, M.; "Synergism in Spreading of Hydrocarbon-Chain Surfactants on Highly Hydrophobic Surfaces", 19th International Symposium on Surfactants in Solution, 24-28 June, 2012, Edmonton, Canada.

85) Mahmoudkhani, A.; "Polymers in Action: Nontraditional Waste Water Treatment Methods in Oilfield Applications", 19th International Symposium on Surfactants in Solution, 24-28 June, 2012, Edmonton, Canada.

84) Wu, Y., Mahmoudkhani, A., Watson, P., Fenderson, T., Kolla, H., Nair, M.; "A Non-thermal Surfactant-Polymer Based Technology for Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery in Oil Sand and Ultra Shallow Reservoirs", SPE 157911-MS, Presented at the SPE Heavy Oil Conference Canada, 12-14 June 2012, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

83) Mahmoudi, A., Dehghanpour, S., Gholamrezazadeh, C., Jahanbakhshyan, M., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Attari, N.; “Reaction-Temperature-Dependent Supramolecular Isomerism of Copper(I) Coordination Polymers with Incorporated Thiocyanate and in situ Generated 5-Methyltetrazolate Ligands”, Polyhedron, 2012, in press.

82) Lynch, T.J., Carrrol, J.M., Helvenston, M.C., Tisch, T.L., Rheingold, A.L., Staley, D. L., Mahmoudkhani, A.; “Trindenyl Trimolybdenum and Tritungsten Complexes: Crystal Structure of (trindenyl) [(OC)3W−W(CO)3]W(CO)3Bn”, Organometallics, 2012, 31, 3300 - 3307.

81) Maiti, A., Thakurta, S.G., Pernistky, D., Mahmoudkhani, A., Bhattacharjee, S.; “Minimizing SAGD Boiler Blow-Down Disposal Volume by Evaporation and Acidification”, CONRAD 2012 Water Conference & Workshops, March 20 – 22, 2012, Edmonton, AB, Canada.

80) Fenderson, T., Mahmoudkhani, A., Watson, P., Nair, M.; “Sodium Free Processing of Oil Sands Ores: Toward Total Water Management in Mining Operations”, CONRAD 2012 Water Conference & Workshops, March 20 – 22, 2012, Edmonton, AB, Canada.

79) Wu, Y., Mahmoudkhani, A., Watson, P., Fenderson, T., Nair, M. ; “Development of New Polymers with Better Performance under Conditions of High Temperature and High Salinity “, SPE 155653-PP ; SPE EOR Conference at Oil & Gas West Asia, April 16 – 18, 2012, Muscat, Oman.

78) Filho, F., Mahmoudkhani, A., Costa, M., Caprio, A., Cardoso, C., Nair, M.; “Facilitating Treatment of Produced Water From Offshore Platforms by an Oxidation/Coagulation/Flocculation Approach”, SPE 153643-PP, SPE Latin American & Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, April 16 – 18, 2012, Mexico City, Mexico.

77) Moore, L., Mahmoudkhani, A., Durand, J.; “Removal of Heavy Elements from Aqueous Processes”, SME 2012 Annual Meeting, February 19 – 22, 2012, Seattle, WA, USA.

76) Moore, L., Mahmoudkhani, A., Durand, J.; “Methods for Removing Arsenic from Process Water”, SME 2012 Annual Meeting, February 19 – 22, 2012, Seattle, WA, USA.

75) Mahmoudkhani, A., Fenderson, T., Watson, P., Nair, M.; “Inorganic Polymers Improve Bitumen Recovery from Low Grade Canadian Oil Sands”, SME 2012 Annual Meeting, February 19 – 22, 2012, Seattle, WA, USA.

74) Mahmoudkhani, A.; “Oilwell Cementing: What is Next?”, SME 2012 Annual Meeting, February 19 – 22, 2012, Seattle, WA, USA.

73) Moore, L., Mahmoudkhani, A.; “Methods for Removing Selenium from Aqueous Systems”, Tailings and Mine Waste, November 6 – 9, 2011, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

72) Watson, P., Fenderson, T., Mahmoudkhani, A., Nair, M., Patel, A., Roberts, G.; “Breakage and Reformation of Flocs in Oil Sands Tailings Slurries”, Tailings and Mine Waste, November 6 – 9, 2011, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

71) Watson, P., Farinato, R., Fenderson, T., Hurd, M., Macy, P., Mahmoudkhani, A., Sanders, L., “Selective Separation of Oil Sands Tailings”,

70) Mahmoudkhani, A., Fenderson, T., Watson, P., Nair, M.; “A Study of Environmental Friendly Chemical Aids for Processing Low Grade Oil Sands”, 2011 Oilsands Conference, Feb

69) Mahmoudkhani, A., Bava. L., Wilson, B., “An Innovative Approach for Laboratory Evaluation of Defoamers for Oilfield Cementing Applications”, SPE 143825, 2011.

68) Rocker, J., Mahmoudkhani, A., Bava, L., Wilson, R.; “Low Environmental Impact Nonsilicone Defoamers for Use in Oil/Gas/Water Separators”, SPE 149462, 2011.

67) Watson, P., Farinato, R., Fenderson, T., Hurd, M., Macy, P., Mahmoudkhani, A., “Novel Polymeric Additives to Improve Oil Sands Tailings Consolidation”, SPE 141398.

66) Mahmoudkhani, A., Wilson, B., Rocker, J.; “A Versatile Method for Evaluation of Antifoaming and Defoaming Agents in Oilfield Applications as a Tool for Green Product Development”, SPE 141744.

65) Farinato, R., Mahmoudkhani, A., Fenderson, T. , Watson, P.; “Segregation and Differential Settling in Flocculated Tailings”, 2nd International Oil Sands Tailings Conference, December 5 – 8, 2010, Edmonton, AB, Canada.

2005 - 2009

64) Vargas-Baca, I., Zhang, W., Cozzolino, A.F., Tulumello, M., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., "Crystal Packing Influence on the Resonant Enhancement of the NLO Response of NLO Chromophores", 88th Canadian Chemistry Conference, May 28-June 1, 2005, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.

63) Mahmoudkhani, A.H, Dehghanpour, S., Mahmoudi, A., “A Novel Box-Like Dinuclear Cu(I) Complex with 2,3-Di-2-pyridylquinoxaline as Ligand”, 88th Canadian Chemistry Conference, May 28-June 1, 2005, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.

62) Shimizu, G.K.H, Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Taylor, J.M., “Preparation and Properties of Open Framework Solids from Metal Organophosphonate and Organosulfonate Building Blocks”, 89th Canadian Chemistry Conference, May 27-31, 2006, Halifax, NS, Canada.

61) Vaidhyanathan, R., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Shimizu, G.K.H., “A microporous alkaline-earth phosphonate sustained by one-dimensional inorganic and organic units”, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 2009, 87, 247 – 253.

60) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Huynh, D.N.T., Sylvestre, C., Schneider, J., “New environment-friendly cement slurries with enhanced mechanical properties”, SPE 115004, 2008, 1-11.

59) Ogini, F.O, Ortin, Y., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Cozzolino, A.F., McGlinchey, M.J., Vargas-Baca, I., “An investigation of the formation of 1,3,5-heterosubstituted benzene rings by cyclo-condensation of acetyl-substituted organometallic complexes”, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2008, 693, 1957-1967.

58) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Shimizu, G.K.H., “Three guest-including coordination solids from a single crystallization: a discrete cage and open-channel networks from one-dimensional ladders and one-dimensional ribbons”, Inorganic Chemistry, 2007, 46, 1593 – 1602.

57) Taylor, J.M., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Shimizu, G.K.H., “A tetrahedral organophosphonate as a linker for a microporous copper framework”, Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 2007, 46, 795-798.

56) Dehghanpour, S., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Amirnasr, M., “Synthesis and Characterization of [Cu(Phca2en)(PPh3)X] (X= Cl, Br, I, NCS, N3) Complexes: Crystal Structures of [Cu(Phca2en)(PPh3)Br] and [Cu(Phca2en)(PPh3)I]”, Structural Chemistry, 2006, 17, 255-262.

55) Chiniforoshan, H., Safari, N., Nezhad, J.M., Hadadzadeh, H., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., “Synthesis and Characterization of Tetraphenylporphyrin Iron(III) Complexes with Substituted Phenylcyanamide Ligands”, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2006, 359, 2101-2106.

54) Jones, K.M.E., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Chandler, B.D., Shimizu, G.K.H.; “An Adamantane-based Tetraphosphonic Acid that Forms an Open Diamondoid Net via a Hydrogen-Bonded Phosphonic Acid-Water Cluster”, CrystEngComm, 2006, 8, 303-305.

53) Meghdadi, S., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., “[N,N-Bis(1-benzoylethylene)propylene-diiminato(2-)]dipyrrolidine-cobalt(III) perchlorate”, Acta Crystallographica, Sec. E, 2006, E62, m69-m71.

52) Zhang, W., Cozzolino, A.F., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Tulumello, M., Mansour, S., Vargas-Baca, I., "Influence of -Stacking on the Resonant Enhancement of the Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Response of Dipolar Chromophores", Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2005, 109, 18378 -18384.

51) Cozzolino, A.F., Vargas-Baca*, I., Mansour, S., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., "The Nature of Supramolecular Association of 1,2,5-Chalcogenadiazoles", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2005, 127, 3184-3190.

2000 - 2004

50) Mahmoudkhani, A. H., Langer, V., “From Mononuclear to Polynuclear Cyclic Nickel Thiolates: Some Aspects of Structural Architecture and Molecular Dynamics”, 17th Nordic Structural Chemistry Meeting, 7-10 January 2001, Åarhus, Denmark.

49) Mahmoudkhani, A. H., Langer, V., “Organic Phosphorus Acids as Building Blocks for Crystal Engineering of Hydrogen Bonded Supramolecular Arrays”, 20th European Crystallographic Meeting (ECM-20), 25-31 August 2001, Krakow, Poland.

48) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Vargas-Baca, I., “Main Group Complexes of Anionic Sulfenamides”, 85th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, June 1-5, 2002, Vancouver, Canada.

47) Langer, V., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., “Layered Structures of Calcium and Strontium Compounds: Synthesis, Characterization & Properties”, 5th International Conference of Solid State Chemistry (SSC-2002), 7-12 July 2002, Bratislava, Slovak Republic (Invited Lecture).

46) Langer, V., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Casari, B.M., “How Weak are the P—H…X Hydrogen Bonds?”, 21th European Crystallographic Meeting (ECM-21), 24-29 August 2003, Durham, South Africa.

45) Vargas-Baca, I., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., “Lithium Sulfenamides: Structural Diversity and Chemical Reactivity”, 39th IUPAC Congress and the 86th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, August 10-15, 2003, Ottawa, Canada.

44) Ogini, F., Ortin, Y., McGlinchey, M.J., Vargas-Baca, I., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., “Experimental and Computational Investigations of the Cyclo-Condensation of Acetyl-Organometallic Complexes Induced by SiCl4”, 39th IUPAC Congress and the 86th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, August 10-15, 2003, Ottawa, Canada.

43) Zhang, W., Cozzolino, A., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Vargas-Baca, I., “Hyperpolarizabilities of Compounds of Heavy Main-Group Elements”, 39th IUPAC Congress and the 86th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, August 10-15, 2003, Ottawa, Canada.

42) Cozzolino, A.F., Vargas-Baca, I., Rauscher, S., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., “The Supramolecular Association of Tellurium-Nitrogen Organic Heterocycles”, 39th IUPAC Congress and the 86th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, August 10-15, 2003, Ottawa, Canada (2nd Poster Award).

41) Vargas-Baca, I., Zhang, W., Cozzolino, A.F., Tulumello, M., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., "Crystal Packing Influence on the Resonant Enhancement of the NLO Response of NLO Chromophores", North East Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, October 31-November 3, 2004, Rochester, NY, USA.

40) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Cote, A.P., Shimizu*, G.K.H., "A Neutral Self-Assembled Coordination Cage for Inclusion of Aromatic Guests", Chemical Communication, 2004, 2678-2679.

39) Casari, B.M., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Langer, V., "A Redetermination of cis-Aquabis(glycinato-N,O)copper(II)", Acta Crystallographica, Sec. E., 2004, E60, m1949-m1951.

38) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Langer, V., Lindqvist, O., “Radical Addition of Bis(trimethylsily)phosphite to Vinyltrimethylsilane and Vinyltriethoxysilane: Crystal Structure of 2-Trimethylsilylethylphosphonic Acid”, Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon, 2003, 178, 2159-2168.

37) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Vargas-Baca, I., “N-(4-Tolyl)thio)-tert-butylamine”, Acta Crystallographica, Sec. E, 2003, 59, o1082-o1083.

36) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Rauscher, S., Gradjles, B., Vargas-Baca*, I., “Structural Diversity of Lithium Sulfenamides: 7Li NMR Studies in Solution and Crystal Structures of [Li2(2-(CH3)3C-NS-C6H4-CH3-4)2(THF)2] and [Li2(1-4-CH3-C6H4-NS-C6H4-CH3-4)2(THF)4]”, Inorganic Chemistry, 2003, 42, 3849-3855.

35) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Langer, V., “Self-Assemblies of Extended Hydrogen-Bonded Arrays Using 1,4-Butanebisphosphonic Acid as a Versatile Building Block”, Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon, 2002, 177, 2941-2951.

34) Amirnasr, M., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Gorji, A., Dehghanpour, S., Bijanzadeh, H. R., “Cobalt(II), Nickel(II) and Zinc(II) Complexes with Bidentate N,N’-Bis(-phenyl-cinnamaldehyde)-1,2-diiminoethane Schiff Base: Synthesis and Structures”, Polyhedron, 2002, 21, 2733-2742.

33) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Langer, V., “Lamellar Architecture of 1,6-Hexamethylene-diammonium Tetrachlorocobaltate(II)”, Acta Crystallographica, Sec. E, 2002, 58, m592-m594.

32) Amirnasr, M., Vafazadeh, R., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., “Synthesis, Structure and Electrochemistry of Cobalt(II) complexes with Bis(benzoylacetone)ethylenediimine Schiff Base”, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 2002, 80, 1196-1203.

31) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Langer, V., Smrcok, L., “Layered Strontium Phenylphosphonate: Synthesis, Thermal Properties and Crystal Structure from X-Ray Powder Diffraction Data”, Solid State Sciences, 2002, 4, 873-878.

30) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Langer, V., “Phenylphosphonic Acid as a Building Blocks for Two-Dimensional Hydrogen-Bonded Supramolecular Arrays”, Journal of Molecular Structure, 2002, 609, 97-108.

29) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Langer, V., “Structure Correlations of Methylphosphonate and Phosphite Salts: Crystal Structures of Anilinium Methylphosphonate and Ethylenediammonium Methylphosphonate”, Journal of Molecular Structure, 2002, 609, 55-60.

28) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Langer, V., ”Supramolecular Isomerism and Isomorphism in the Structures of 1,4-Butanebisphosphonic Acid and Its Organic Ammonium Salts”, Crystal Growth & Design, 2002, 2, 21-25.

27) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Langer, V., “Two-Dimensional Inorganic Networks in the Crystal Structures of Calcium and Strontium Phosphite Monohydrates”, Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon, 2001, 176, 83-94.

26) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Langer, V., “Pillared Layered Hydrogen-Bonded Network in the Structure of Hexamethylenediammonium Hydrogenphosphite”, Acta Crystallographica Sec. E, 2001, 57, o866-o868.

25) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Langer, V., “Zigzag Hydrogen-Bonded Sheets in the Structure of p-Phenylazoaniline Hydrochloride”, Acta Crystallographica Sec. E, 2001, 57, o839-o841.

24) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Langer, V., Casari, B.M., “Two-Dimensional Netwrok of CH…ClCo Hydrogen Bonds in the Structure of 1,1,4,4–tetraisopropyl-piperazinium Tetrachlorocobaltate”, Acta Crystallographica Sec. E, 2001, 57, m393-m395.

23) Mahmoudkhani, A. H., Langer, V., “Two-Dimensional Hydrogen Bonded Arrays in p-Phenylazoanilinium,Oxalate”, Acta Crystallographica Sec. E, 2001, 57, o898-o900.

22) Dehghanpour, S., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Langer, V., “Redetermination of Piperazine Dihydrochloride Monohydrate”, Acta Crystallographica Sec. E, 2001, 57, o610-o611.

21) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Casari, B., Langer, V., “Refinement of the Crystal Structure of Bis(2,4-pentanedionato-O,O)-oxovanadium(IV) at 183K, VO(C5H7O2)2”, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie NCS, 2001, 216, 205-206.

20) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Langer, V., “Layered Calcium Phenylphosphonate: Synthesis and Properties”, Solid State Sciences, 2001, 3, 519-525.

19) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Langer, V., “Layered Calcium Hydrogenphosphite Monohydrate at 173 K”, Acta Crystallographica Sec. E, 2001, 57, i19-i21.

18) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Langer, V., “On the Reaction of Nickel(II) ions with Thiolacetic Acid”, Acta Crystallographica Sec. E, 2001, 57, m92-m94.

17) Rashidi-Ranjbar, P., Mohajeri, A., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., "Revision of the Structure and Stereochemistry of Formation of the 2-Naphthol- Acetaldehyde 2:2 Adduct: A Study by X-ray Crystallography, 1H-NMR, FT-IR and AM1 Method", Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, 2001, 14, 210-216.

16) Gorji, A. R., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Amirnasr, M., “Synthesis and Structure Determination of [Cu(-L)(N3)]NO3 and [Cu(-L)(NCS)2] Complexes with L=trans-5(R),7(R),12(S),14(S)-tertamethyl-6,13-dinitro-1,4,8,11-tetraaza-cyclotetradecane”, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2001, 315, 133-138.

15) Bühl, M., Håkansson, M., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Öhrström*, L., “X-ray Structures and DFT Calculations on Rhodium-Olefin Complexes: Comments on the 103Rh-NMR Shifts-Stability Correlation”, Organometallics, 2000, 19, 5589-5596.

14) Mahmoudkhani, A. H., Langer, V., “Development of New Layered Metal Phosphonates as Protective Thin Films: Design, Synthesis, Structure and Properties”, 19th European Crystallographic Meeting (ECM-19), 25-31 August 2000, Nancy, France, Acta Crystallogr. Sec. A, 2000, 56 (Supplement), s317.

13) Mahmoudkhani, A. H., Langer, V., “A Study of Molecular Motions in a Cyclic Nickel Thiolate by NMR and X-ray Diffraction Techniques”, 19th European Crystallographic Meeting (ECM-19), 25-31 August 2000, Nancy, France, Acta Crystallogr. Sec. A, 2000, 56 (Supplement), s120.

1995 - 1999

12) Mahmoudkhani, A. H., Langer, V., “Crystal Structure of 2-Diisopropylaminoethyl Chloride Hydrochloride and 2-Diisopropyl-aminoethanethiol Hydrochloride”, 16th Nordic Structural Chemistry Meeting, 8-10 January 1998, Sigtuna, Stockholm, Sweden.

11) Mahmoudkhani, A. H., Langer, V., Lindqvist, O., “Radical Addition of Bis(trimethylsilyl) Phosphonate to Vinyltrimethylsilane: Crystal Structure of (2-Trimethylsilylethyl)phosphonic Acid”, 14th International Conference on Phosphorus Chemistry, 12-17 July 1998, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Published in: Phosphorus, Sulfur, Silicon and the Related Elements, 1999, 147, 231.

10) Dehghanpour-Farashah, S., Mahmoudkhani, A. H., Eslami, A., Gholivand, K., “Evidence of Long-Rang 13C-31P Couplings: A 13C NMR Investigation of Some Aryl Esters of Phosphoramidochloridic Acid and the Related Compounds”, 14th International Conference on Phosphorus Chemistry, 12-17 July 1998, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Published in: Phosphorus, Sulfur, Silicon and the Related Elements, 1999, 147, 233.

9) Mahmoudkhani, A. H., Langer, V., “Crystal Structure of [NH2(CH3)2]2 CoCl4 at Elevated Temperatures”, 18th European Crystallographic Meeting (ECM-18), 15-20 August 1998, Prague, Czech Republic.

8) Mahmoudkhani, A. H., Langer, V., “A Novel Homoleptic Nickel Thiolate with a Pentagonal-Prismatic Sulfur Framework”, Proceedings of the 18th European Crystallographic Meeting (ECM-18), 15-20 August 1998, Prague, Czech Republic.

7) Mahmoudkhani, A. H., Langer, V., “A Novel Homoleptic Nickel Thiolate with a Hexaagonal Prismatic Sulfur Framework”, Proceeding of the XVIIIth International Union of Crystallography Congress, 4-13 August 1999, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Acta Crystallogr. Sec. A, 1999, 55 (Supplement), Abstract P07.07.035.

6) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Langer, V., “(2-Chloroethyl)diisopropylammonium Tetrachlorocobaltate(II)”, Acta Crystallographica Sec. C, 1999, 55, 1631-1634.

5) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Langer, V., “(2-Hydroxyethyl)diisopropylammonium Chloride and Its Derivatives”, Acta Crystallographica Sec. C, 1999, 55, 1163-1167.

4) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Langer, V., “A Novel Oligomerization versus Metal Chelation: Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Pentakis[di--(diisopropylamino-ethanethiolato)nickel]”, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 1999, 294, 83-86.

3) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Langer, V., “Crystal Structure of [NH2(CH3)2]2 CoCl4 at Elevated Temperatures”, Acta Crystallographica Sec. B, 1999, 55, 752-757.

2) Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Langer, V., “Structural Investigation of Nickel Thiolates: A Cyclic Hexanuclear Nickel Thiolate with Highly Distorted NiS4 Units”, Polyhedron, 1999, 18, 3407-3410.

1) Gholivand, K., Mahmoudkhani, A.H., Khosravi, M., “Synthesis and Spectroscopic Investigation of 4-methyl phenyl Esters of N,N-dimethyl phosphoramidochloridic Acid and N,N-dimethyl phosphoramidofluoridic Acid”, Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon, 1995, 106, 173-177.

Awards/Honors:

• Alberta Ingenuity Fund (AIF) Industrial Associateship, Alberta (2006-2008)
• Izaak Killam Fellowship, University of Calgary, Alberta (2004-2006)
• Adlerbertska Research Fund, Göteborg University, Sweden (2000)
• Nordic Academy for Advanced Studies (NorFA) Scholarship, Norway (1999)
• Faculty of Science Graduate Student Scholarship, Göteborg University, Sweden (1997-2001)