Milad Abolhasani is an ALCOA Professor, a University Faculty Scholar, and the Director of the Graduate Program in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University. He also serves as the Director of Accelerated Technologies within NC State's Integrative Sciences Initiative. Dr. Abolhasani earned his B.Sc. (2008) and M.A.Sc. (2010) in Mechanical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology and the University of British Columbia, respectively, followed by his Ph.D. (2014) from the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, in collaboration with the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, at the University of Toronto. Prior to joining NC State, he completed postdoctoral research in the Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT (2014-2016). Dr. Abolhasani leads a diverse research team focused on flow chemistry strategies designed for accelerated development and manufacturing of advanced functional materials and molecules through autonomous robotic experimentation (Self-Driving Labs).

Dr. Abolhasani has received numerous awards, recognitions, and fellowships, including NSF CAREER Award, Machine Learning in Chemical Sciences & Engineering Award from The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, 2024 AIChE CRE Early Career Investigator Award, 2022 AIChE NSEF Young Investigator Award, AIChE 35 Under 35, I &EC Research 2021 Class of Influential Researchers, ACS-PRF Doctoral New Investigator Award, AIChE Futures Scholar, The John C. Chen Young Professional Leadership Scholarship (AIChE), ALCOA Scholar, University Faculty Scholar, Goodnight Early Career Innovator Award, Chancellor's Innovation Fund Award, NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship, and Emerging Investigator recognition from Nanoscale, Lab on a Chip, Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, Digital Discovery, and Journal of Flow Chemistry.