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Dr. Mohammad Mahdi (Mehdi) A. Shirazi

Research Fellow

Staff Member Details
Email: m.shirazi@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1652-2159

Dr Mehdi Shirazi is a Research Fellow at the Mineral Recovery Research Centre (MRRC), School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University. His research focuses on advanced membrane technologies and hybrid separation systems for critical minerals and rare earth element processing, resource recovery, desalination, industrial effluent treatment, brine and tailings valorisation, and environmental protection. He has extensive international experience across Denmark, Canada and Australia in membrane process design, pilot-scale development and advanced materials for sustainable separation processes. His work supports the translation of laboratory-scale innovations into practical industrial applications, with an emphasis on improving process efficiency, reducing environmental impacts in mineral processing, and contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Dr Shirazi’s research integrates membrane science with process engineering to enable selective separation, water recovery, resource recovery and process intensification under complex, high-ionic-strength and impurity-rich industrial conditions. Since joining ECU, he has contributed to industry-linked and translation-focused projects, including ECU’s CRC-P project on sustainable high-purity alumina production. He is also actively involved in supervising and mentoring students, research assistants and early-career researchers. Dr Shirazi has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, edited two books with Elsevier, and contributed to several book chapters. According to Scopus, his publications align strongly with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation, SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy, and SDG 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure. More than 43% of his research output involves international collaboration, and 47.9% of his publications are ranked among the top 25% most-cited publications worldwide. He also contributes to research-led teaching, HDR mentoring, industry collaboration and professional service, including editorial roles with Elsevier journals and the Membrane Society of Australasia.

Research Areas and Interests

  • Membrane technology for resource recovery and desalination
  • Wastewater and industrial effluent valorisation
  • Emerging pollutants remdiation and environmental protection

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Chemical Engineering, Iran, 2020.

Research Outputs

2026

Journal Articles

  • Al-Bostami, RD., Al-Othman, AL., Tawalbeh, M., McPhedran, KN., Agha Hosseinalishirazi, MS. (2026). Treatment and valorization of spent caustic brine: A critical review with emphasis on membrane technologies. Chemosphere, 395(2026), article number 144835. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2026.144835.
  • Noroozi, A., Mahdavi, H., Yagci, MB., Agha Hosseinalishirazi, MS., Bazgir, S., Jahangiri, H., Ünal, U. (2026). Electrospun PAN-Derived Carbon Nanofibers Embedded With NiCoFeW-Based High-Entropy Oxides for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ChemCatChem, 18(8), article number e70740. https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.70740.
  • Noroozi, A., Bazgir, S., Agha Hosseinalishirazi, MS. (2026). Gas-assisted electrospinning of mixed matrix polyacrylonitrile-graphene oxide nanofiber membranes for enhanced lithium-ion battery separators. Polymer, 351(2026), article number 129826. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2026.129826.

2025

Journal Articles

  • Bahutair, W., Darra, R., Al-Othman, A., Tawalbeh, M., McPhedran, K., Agha Hosseinalishirazi, MS. (2025). Purifying the future: Membrane technologies for ultrapure water supply in hydrogen production. Desalination, 614(2025), 119174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2025.119174.

Research Projects

  • Research Collaboration in Garnet Materials, GMA Garnet Group, Grant, 2026, $68,500.

Research Student Supervision

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