Institute for Color Science and Technology | Iran
Mohammad Mahdavian is an accomplished Ph.D. holder in Polymer Engineering with extensive expertise in advanced polymeric protective coatings and corrosion science. With more than a decade of academic and industrial experience, he currently serves as a Professor in the Surface Coatings and Corrosion Department at the Institute for Color Science and Technology, where he has led numerous high-impact research initiatives and technological projects. His research focuses on nano-structured coatings, conversion and silane coatings, LDHs, MOFs, graphene-based materials, electrochemical corrosion mechanisms, and smart protective systems. Dr. Mahdavian has supervised numerous M.Sc. and Ph.D. students and taught specialized courses in corrosion engineering, surface coatings, and polymer science. His scholarly output includes 221 indexed scientific documents with an h-index of 66 and more than 14,012 citations, reflecting his strong global influence. He holds several international patents and has published over 200 papers in leading peer-reviewed journals. He has been honored as a top reviewer by cof Science, ranked among the world’s top 2% of scientists by Elsevier BV and Stanford University, and recognized by national science foundations for research excellence. With proven success in both academic and industrial arenas, he continues to advance innovation in corrosion-resistant coating technologies.
Featured Publications
Mahdavian, M., & Attar, M. M. (2010). Electrochemical investigation of the anticorrosive performance of epoxy/polyamide coating containing zinc phosphate as a corrosion inhibitor. Progress in Organic Coatings, 66(3), 259–267.
Mahdavian, M., Naderi, R., & Ramezanzadeh, B. (2011). Inhibition of mild steel corrosion by imidazole derivatives: Electrochemical and surface characterization studies. Corrosion Science, 53(4), 1194–1204.
Mahdavian, M., Ashrafi, A., & Ramezanzadeh, B. (2012). Synergistic effects of sol–gel modified nanoparticles on corrosion resistance of epoxy coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology, 206(19–20), 4234–4242.
Mahdavian, M., Shokrolahi, F., & Naderi, R. (2014). Corrosion protection evaluation of epoxy coatings containing hybrid organic–inorganic inhibitors. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 131(8), 1–10.
Mahdavian, M., & Ashrafi, A. (2015). Development of nano-structured self-healing coatings using encapsulated corrosion inhibitors: Electrochemical assessment and surface analysis. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 149, 674–683.