Haydar Al-Jaafari

Haydar Aljaafari, a PhD candidate in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, came to Iowa after completing B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Technology in Baghdad, Iraq. With an interest in solving challenging research problems, Aljaafari has continued to pursue solutions in his graduate program at the University of Iowa. His Project focuses on an innovative treatment for a widespread issue in healthcare: infections occurring on medical implants.

After presenting his research in the Graduate College's 2019 Three Minute Thesis competition, Aljaafari was selected as a finalist. He was also awarded fellowships from the Graduate College (Ballard and Seashore Dissertation fall 2020, Summer Fellowship 2019 and 2020, and Post-Comprehensive Research Fall 2018. Moreover, Aljaafari started the program with financial support from the Higher Committee of Education Development in Iraq, and he targeted spring 2021 semester for his graduation.

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