Vahid joined MCN in November 2017 having obtained his PhD from the Faculty of Engineering at Monash University. Vahid previously worked as a lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IAU-Saveh Branch, Saveh, Iran. At MCN, Vahid is a part of thin film deposition team and is responsible for the diamond deposition and atomic layer deposition tools as well as Ellipsometry and Dicing equipment. His principal areas of research comprise the use of advanced nanofabrication and novel microscopy methods for multidimensional nanoscale imaging and characterisation of insulated and biological materials, particularly cellular imaging targeting antibiotic resistance.