Monirosadat (Sanaz) Sadati

Faculty and Staff

Title:	Associate Professor Affiliate faculty in Biomedical Engineering
Department:	Chemical Engineering Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing
Email:	sadati@cec.sc.edu
Phone:	803-777-4101
Resources:	CV

Experience and Education

Associate Professor, University of South Carolina, August 2026
Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina, January 2019
Postdoctoral Associate, The University of Chicago, 2014-2018
Postdoctoral Associate, Harvard, 2012-2014
PhD, Materials Science, ETH Zurich, 2012
BS and MS, Polymer Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, 2003

Research

Dr. Sadati’s lab focuses on understanding the structure, dynamics, and self-assembly of anisotropic soft materials to design and fabricate sustainable architected materials across nano- to macro-scales. By leveraging 3D printing and microfluidics, these materials are engineered with advanced, programmable properties for applications in energy, photonics, protective systems, and bioengineering.

Selected Publications

J. Money, S.M. Tabatabaei, P.A.A.L.D. Pattuwearachchi, J. A. Martinez-Gonzalez, R. Foudazi, N. Taheri-Qazvini, M. Sadati, “Programmable Anisotropy: From Mesophase Order to Functional Architectures”, Journal of Chemical Reviews, 126, 6101-6187 (2026).
S. Norouzi, Y. R. Morales-Flores, T. Emersic, J. Money, O. E. Rodriguez-Lopez, A. Casale, J. A. Martinez-Gonzalez, M. Sadati, “3D Polymer Shell Enables Reconfigurable Stabilized Blue Phase Soft Crystals”, Advanced Functional Material, 2424655 (2025) [Featured on the Front Cover].
S. Norouzi, J. Money, S. Villada-Gil, J. A. Martinez-Gonzalez, M. Sadati, “Curved Confinement Directs Anchoring-Mediated Structural Transitions in Highly Chiral Liquid Crystal Shells”, Journal of Molecular Systems Design and Engineering, 10, 836 (2025) [Featured on the Cover].
K George, N. Taheri‐Qazvini, P. M. Sadati, “Processing Parameter-Performance Nexus in 3D Printing of Nanostructured Chiral Photonics”, Small, 2407658 (2025).
K. Glassey, G. Roman-Martinez, L. DeLatte, T. Burns, M. Sadati, P. T. Coman, R. E. White, “Probing Sealed Ion- and Electron-Blocking Electrode Rigs for Ionic Conductivity in Hybrid Solid Polymer Electrolytes”, The Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 172, 020523 (2025).
M. Esmaeili, E. Akbari, K. George, G. Rezvan, N. Taheri‐Qazvini, M. Sadati, “3D Printing‐Assisted Self‐Assembly to Bio‐Inspired Bouligand Nanostructures”, Nano-Micro Letters, 16, 54 (2024).
N. Nikfarjam, P.T. Coman, C. Free, P. Ziehl, M. Sadati, R. White, “Advancing Ionic Conductivity in Solid Electrolytes: Insights from Polymerization-induced Phase Separation and Microstructural Optimization,” J. Energy Storage, 93, 112287 (2024).
Money, J. G Munguia-Fernández, S. Norouzi, M. Esmaeili, J. A Martínez-González, M. Sadati, “Photonic Features of Blue Phase Liquid Crystals Under Curved Confinement”, Chemical Communications, 59, 12231 (2023) [Perspective Article].
George, M. Esmaeili, J. Wang, N. Taheri‐Qazvini, A. Abbasbourrad, M. Sadati, “3D Printing of Responsive Chiral Photonic Nanostructures”, PNAS, 120, e2220032120 (2023).
Esmaeili, S. Norouzi, K. George, G. Rezvan, N. Taheri‐Qazvini, M. Sadati, “3D Printing‐Assisted Self‐Assembly to Bio‐Inspired Bouligand Nanostructures”, Small, 2206847 (2023) [Featured on Cover].
Norouzi, A. Tavera-Vazquez, J. Ramirez-de Arellano, D. Kim, T. Lopez-Leon, J. J. de Pablo, J. A. Martinez Gonzalez, M. Sadati, “Elastic Instability of Cubic Blue Phase Nano Crystals in Curved Shells”, ACS Nano, 16, 15894-15906 (2022).
Esmaeili, K. George, G. Rezvan, N. Taheri Qazvini, R. Zhang, M. Sadati, “Capillary Flow Characterization of Chiral Nematic Cellulose Nanocrystal Suspensions”, Langmuir, (2022) [Featured on Cover].

Honors and Awards

Swiss National Science Foundation Prospective Researchers Award, 2012
Swiss National Science Foundation Advanced Postdoc. Mobility Award, 2013

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