Our founders and specialists combine materials science, experimental physics and engineering to develop technological solutions. Their expertise supports client projects and QUANTUMAT’s own technology programmes, complemented by our international academic and industrial network.
Khashayar Khazen, PhD
President, Co-founder
Advanced materials, lithium-ion batteries and quantum technologies. Technology and innovation management.
Sanaz Haghgou, PhD
Co-founder
Advanced materials, nanomagnetism and spintronics; quantum materials and technologies, including molecular qubits. Project, financial and entrepreneurial management.
Dimitrios Gournis, Prof., PhD
R&D Director
Nanomaterials synthesis and characterisation, spanning 2D and carbon-based materials, hybrid nanocomposites, mesoporous structures and functional nanoparticles for energy, environmental and biomedical applications.
Imad Arfaoui, PhD, HDR
R&D Director
Surface science and scanning probe microscopy (STM/AFM), with expertise in molecular self-assembly, functional nanostructures, colloidal nanoparticles and the electronic and mechanical properties of nanomaterials.
Mostafa Mohammadi, PhD
Production and Technical Director
Battery science and electrochemistry; nanomaterials; precious metals recycling and extraction; advanced ceramics and 3D printing.
Aman Atabaei, PhD
Financial and Investment Adviser
Wealth-management advice for high-net-worth individuals, business intelligence, corporate finance, financial markets, and asset and liability management.