Dr. Naimeh Naseri
Details
Department: School of Engineering
Campus: City Campus Australia
naimeh.naseri@rmit.edu.au
Open to
- Collaborative projects
- Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Industry Projects
About
Dr Naimeh Naseri Taheri has more than 15 years of academic experience across research, teaching, supervision, mentoring, and leadership. She is an Alexander von Humboldt Experienced Research Fellow and a TWAS/UNESCO Young Affiliate, with a strong track record in developing advanced materials and device technologies for clean energy, sustainability, energy storage, sensing, and advanced manufacturing. Over her academic career, she has supervised 10 PhD and master’s students, mentored four postdoctoral researchers.
Naimeh is passionate about both research and teaching, and about connecting fundamental scientific knowledge with technologies that can address real-world challenges in sustainability, clean energy resources, and functional devices. She is committed to empowering the next generation of scientists and fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and safe academic environment where innovation, creativity, and impactful contributions can thrive. Her background includes leadership in advanced functional printing facilities, research translation, international collaboration, and laboratory quality and accreditation systems. Her academic activities have also included research project leadership, industry-facing collaboration, international visiting appointments, and contributions to women’s participation in STEM.
Research fields
- 4018 Nanotechnology
- 401805 Nanofabrication, growth and self assembly
- 400404 Electrochemical energy storage and conversion
- 5104 Condensed matter physics
UN sustainable development goals
- 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
- 3 Good Health and Well Being
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Teaching interests
Dr Naseri Taheri teaches and supervises across topics at the interface of physics and engineering. Her teaching experience spans undergraduate and postgraduate courses including quantum physics, solid-state physics, semiconductor devices, nanoscience and nanotechnology, experimental methods in physics, spectroscopy, and thermodynamics. Her teaching philosophy is centred on helping students connect fundamental physical concepts with real-world engineering and sustainability challenges. She is particularly committed to mentoring students as independent thinkers and emerging researchers, supporting them to develop strong conceptual foundations, experimental skills, critical thinking, and confidence to contribute to future clean energy and advanced technology sectors.
Research interests
Naimeh’s research is grounded in nanophysics and surface science, with a strong interest in multidisciplinary interfaces where a physical phenomena can be translated into functional materials and scalable devices. Her work connects nanoscale surface structure, transport processes, and material architecture with applications in clean energy conversion and storage, catalysts, printable and flexible devices, sensor arrays, and advanced manufacturing.
