Ali received his M.S. and B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Iran and he is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at U of C. His research interests include 1D and 2D materials, such as nanowires, graphene and MXene, as well as implementing them for charge storage applications. He is a recipient of Izaak Walton Killam Pre-Doctoral and Alberta Innovates Graduate Student (AITF) Scholarships as well as Faculty of Graduate Studies International Research Excellence and Schulich School of Engineering Teaching Assistance Excellence Awards.