
Qualifications
PhD(Geomechanics), MSc, BSc(Civil Engineering)Education
- 2014
PhD (Geomechanics), The University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- 2007
Master of Science in Geotechnical Engineering, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran
- 2004
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran
Employment
- 2014
Research Associate, ARC Centre of Excellence for Geotechnical Science and Engineering, University of Newcastle, Australia
- 2010
PhD Student, University of Newcastle, Australia
- 2007
Senior Geotechnical Engineer, P.O.R Consulting Engineers, Iran
Awards
- 2014
Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS) NSW research award
- 2014
Excellent paper: Junior Award, IACMAG 2014 Conference, Kyoto, Japan
- 2013
Postgraduate Research Prize, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The University of Newcastle
Research Interests
- Soil - Structure Interaction
- Computational Geomechanics
- Soil Dynamics
- Contact Mechanics
- Finite Element Analysis
- Physical Modelling in Geotechnics
- In situ Soil testing and Site Investigation
- Soil Conditioning in Mechanised Tunnelling