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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Winnipeg, Canada

• Mitacs Accelerate Project: Landfill design for 2 communities in the municipality of Morris.
• Developed intensive knowledge of landfill engineering, construction, and operations along with related national and provincial standards and environmental approvals requirements.
• Conducted site investigation, identified issues, and determined necessary corrective actions.
• Designed the optimum size for landfill cells and leachate storage pond based on the total waste generation and leachate… Show more Mitacs Accelerate Project: Landfill design for 2 communities in the municipality of.
• Designed the optimum size for landfill cells and leachate storage pond based on the total waste generation and leachate generation volume.
• Provided landfill design report, and landfill operation manual. Show less

Winnipeg, Canada

• Thesis: "Production of activated carbon from agricultural waste and investigation of its efficiency for textile wastewater treatment"
• Developed scientific methodology, experimental design, scientific writing, and oral presentation skills.
• Produced a sustainable activated carbon for the first time from unique agricultural waste.
• Increased the porosity of the produced activated carbon by 30% by implementing optimum experiment conditions (particle size, Impregnation ratio… Show more Thesis: "Production of activated carbon from agricultural waste.
• Increased the porosity of the produced activated carbon by 30% by implementing optimum experiment conditions (particle size, Impregnation ratio, carbonization temperature, and time).
• Achieved 100% dye removal from synthetic textile wastewater in the optimum pH, contact time, and AC dosage. Show less

Winnipeg, Canada

• Courses: “Environmental Engineering Analysis” & “Engineering Management and the Environment”
• Managed marking and technical guidance for 250 students and provided each student with detailed feedback.
• Improved students’ comprehension through online sessions during the pandemic by introducing new learning techniques.
• Conducted water sampling from Red River for students’ experiments; Prepared the laboratory for the analytical determination of 6 water quality parameters (pH, color… Show more Courses: “Environmental Engineering.
• Conducted water sampling from Red River for students’ experiments; Prepared the laboratory for the analytical determination of 6 water quality parameters (pH, color, turbidity, alkalinity, hardness, and COD).
• Trained students to apply environmental management techniques, such as environmental site assessment, impact assessment, and auditing to selected engineering construction projects and operations. Show less

Shiraz, Iran

• lncreased water distribution efficiency by 25% through designing the best practical irrigation networks, according to the clients’ budget and their land conditions (Source and quality of water, soil properties, types.
• Prepared bids and proposals.
• Monitored irrigation systems during operation to ensure adequate and efficient irrigation on site.
• Worked closely with farmers to effectively identify the issues they were facing during the operation… Show more
• Worked closely with farmers to effectively identify the issues they were facing during the operation of irrigation systems in order to improve them and transition into efficient water usage on their farms.
• Supervised and trained15 junior irrigation engineers and evaluated their design projects for farm sizes between 10 and 30 ha. Show less

M.Sc., Civil/Environmental Engineering

Thesis: "Production of activated carbon from agricultural waste and investigation of its efficiency for textile wastewater treatment."

B.Sc., Water Engineering

Project: “Evaluation of a microscopic model of soil spherical particles to estimate Soil Moisture Characteristic Curve”.