E-CAM

Ramona Fayazfar, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Research Director

Assistant Professor

Ontario Tech University

Dr. Ramona (Haniyeh) Fayazfar, Ph.D., P.Eng., is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at Ontario Tech University. She is the director of the Eco-Friendly Center of Circular Advanced Materials and Additive Manufacturing (E-CAM). She holds an affiliate associate graduate faculty appointment in Materials Science. Dr. Fayazfar holds a Ph.D., MS.C., and B.S.C. with high honors in Material Science and Engineering from the Sharif University of Technology (Tehran, Iran). Before joining Ontario Tech, she was a postdoctoral fellow in the Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing group at the University of Waterloo. She has over 20 years of experience in advanced materials, additive manufacturing, sustainable (nano) materials, electrochemistry, and surface engineering. Her current research in her group concentrates on Additive Manufacturing (metals, polymers, ceramics, composites), Bio Augmentation of Circular and Carbon-Negative Materials, Sustainable and Recyclable Materials for 3D Printing, Biomass-filled Biodegradable/Recyclble Polymeric Composites, Surface Engineering, and Advanced Coatings, as well as Sensors and Wearables for Point-of-care Diagnostics and Health Monitoring. She has been awarded the ‘Best Research Award’ for Innovative Development of Nanocomposite Materials as a High Sensitive Biosensor to Detect Cancer, presented by the International Research Awards on New Science Inventions 2021. Her research contributions have been recognized by Best Paper/Presentation awards at international materials, manufacturing, and engineering education conferences. She is also a recipient of the First Place Award in recognition of being ranked first among MS.C. and Ph.D. graduates in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Sharif University of Technology.