Personal capability profile · September 2026
Nate Shakouri, Ph.D.
Science, Technology Strategy & Commercial Opportunity
I bring scientific depth and practical development experience to complex technology decisions, connecting technical feasibility, customer needs, and the path toward useful products. My focus spans advanced materials, chemical technologies, energy, environmental systems, and aerospace.
Ways I Can Contribute
- Technology strategy: connect application needs, scientific evidence, development constraints, and the next useful decision.
- Technical partnerships: clarify complementary capabilities, evaluation criteria, evidence requirements, and a focused first collaboration.
- Development planning: define validation priorities, test strategies, and pathways from a concept toward practical use.
Scientific Foundation
- Catalysis and reaction engineering; materials synthesis and characterization; electrochemistry and energy conversion; environmental and water-treatment technologies.
- Coauthored public academic research includes catalyst systems for fuel cells and alcohol electrooxidation, alongside materials and water-treatment studies. Publications appear under Abolfazl Shakouri as well as Nate Shakouri.
Cat Lab - Independent Product Direction
- A scientific computing workspace starting with a working catalyst-bed and reactor calculator. V1.0 exposes equations, units, assumptions, and physical checks.
- The long-term direction is a broader environment for models, data, reproducible engineering workflows, and validated simulation. These broader capabilities are planned.
Education
- Ph.D., Chemical Engineering (Catalysis), University of South Carolina, 2021.
- Ph.D., Nanotechnology (Chemical Engineering), Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, 2015.
- M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, 2009.
- B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, 2007.
Start a Conversation
- I welcome discussions about technology strategy, partnerships, advisory work, commercial leadership, and scientific software. Share a non-confidential outline of your question or opportunity.