Sara M. Hashmi
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Contact
- s.hashmi@northeastern.edu
- 360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Office
- 220 Cullinane
- 617.373.6985
Lab
- 104 MU
Research Focus
Complex fluids, biomaterials & soft materials: manipulation of nanoscale and single-particle properties to control macroscale transport & assembly; microfluidics for biomedical, pharmaceutical & energy applications
Education
- PhD, Engineering & Applied Science; Yale University, 2008
- MS, Engineering & Applied Science, Yale University, 2004
Research Overview
Complex fluids, biomaterials & soft materials: manipulation of nanoscale and single-particle properties to control macroscale transport & assembly; microfluidics for biomedical, pharmaceutical & energy applications
Department Research Areas
Selected Publications
- SM Hashmi*, I Zucker*, J Yang, Y He, LD Pfefferle, M Elimelech, Shape-Dependent Interactions of Manganese Oxide Nanomaterials with Lipid Bilayer Vesicles, Langmuir 35 (43), 13958-13966
- A.N. Quay, T. Tong, S.M. Hashmi, Y. Zhou, S. Zhao, M. Elimelech, Combined Organic Fouling and Inorganic Scaling in Reverse Osmosis: Role of Protein-Silica Interactions, Environmental Science & Technology, 52, 2018, 9145-9153
- S.M. Hashmi, A. Firoozabadi, Efficient Removal of Asphaltene Deposition in Pipes, Journal of the Society of Petroleum Engineering, 21, 2016, 1747
- N. Quennouz, S.M. Hashmi, H.S. Choi, J.W. Kim, C.O. Osuji, Rheology of Cellulose Nanofibrils in the Presence of Surfactants, Soft Matter, 12, 2016, 157-164
- S.M. Hashmi, S. Senthilnathan, A. Firoozabadi, Thermodiffusion of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Binary Mixtures, Journal of Chemical Physics, 145, 2016, 184503
- S.M. Hashmi, M. Loewenberg, A. Firoozabadi, Colloidal Asphaltene Deposition in Metal Pipes: Flow Rate and Parametric Effects, Physics of Fluids, 27, 2015, 083302
- M. Xie, E. Bar-Zeev, S.M. Hashmi, L.D. Nghiem, M. Elimelech, Role of Reverse Divalent Cation Diffusion in Forward Osmosis Biofouling, Environmental Science & Technology, 49, 2015, 13222
- J.M. Thomsen, S.W. Sheehan, S.M. Hashmi, J. Campos, U. Hintermair, R.H. Crabtree, G.W. Brudvig, Electrochemical Activation of CP*Iridium Complexes for Electrode-Driven Water-Oxidation Catalysis, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136, 2104, 13826
- S.M. Hashmi, A. Firoozabadi, Self-Assembly of Resins and Asphaltenes Facilitates Asphaltene Dissolution by an Organic Acid, Journal of Colloid & Interface Science, 394, 2013, 115
Apr 11, 2020
FY21 TIER 1 Award Recipients
Congratulations to the 19 COE faculty and affiliates who were recipients of FY21 TIER 1 Interdisciplinary Research Seed Grants for 13 different projects.

Aug 29, 2019
New Faculty Spotlight: Sara Hashmi
Sara Hashmi joins the Chemical Engineering department in August 2019 as an Assistant Professor.