Education:

• Louisiana State University (LSU) - Baton Rouge, LA, United States of America
  Postdoctoral Research Associate – Center for Coastal Resiliency, 2016-2018
• University of Central Florida (UCF) - Orlando, FL, United States of America
  Ph.D. – Civil Engineering, 2016
• University of California, Riverside (UCR) - Riverside, CA, United States of America
  Master of Science – Mechanical Engineering, 2011
• University of Tehran - Tehran, Iran
  Master of Science – Energy Conversion, 2008
• Semnan University - Semnan, Iran
  Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering, 2005

Research and Teaching Experience:

• Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, 2023-Present
• Research Assistant Professor, Baruch Institute for Coastal and Marine Sciences, University of South Carolina, 2018-2023
• Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Coastal Resiliency, Louisiana State University, 2016-2018
• Guest Lecturer, Louisiana State University, 2016-2017
• Research Assistant, CHAMPS Lab, University of Central Florida, 2011-2016
• Undergraduate Mentor and Advisor, COMPASS & EXCEL Programs, University of Central Florida, 2012-2014
• Research Assistant, Heat and Mass Transfer Research Lab, University of California, Riverside, 2010-2011
• Teaching Assistant, University of California, Riverside, 2009-2011
• Research Assistant, VFE Research Institute, University of Tehran, 2006-2009

Honors & Awards:

• High Ranked Universities Alumni Tenure Track Professorship, Iranian National Elites Foundation, INEF-KNTU- 2023
• Graduate Dean Dissertation Completion Award, UCF, 2015-2016
• Outstanding Contributor to IAHR Student Chapter at UCF, Builders of the Realm, Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering Department, UCF, 2014-2015
• ASCE Water Resources Technical Group Award, UCF, 2012-2013, 2013-2014
• Frank Hubbard Engineering Award, UCF, 2012-2013
• Elizabeth S. Lampp Trust and Estate Award, UCF, 2011-2012
• Outstanding Teaching Award, UCR, 2010-2011
• Graduate Division Fellowship Award, UCR, 2009-2011

Professional Service

• Topic Editor and Guest Editor for the Special Issues titled “Advances in Coastal Hydrodynamics and Wetland Modeling” in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE)
• Reviewer for
• Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research, Earth Surface, Nature Geoscience, PLoS ONE, Nature Scientific Reports, Water Resources Research, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Sciences, Journal of Estuaries and Coasts, Journal of Remote Sensing, Journal of Hydrology, Journal of Hydraulic Research, Journal of Geosciences, Journal of Water, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Journal of Sustainability, Journal of Sustainable Cities and Society, Journal of Environmental Modeling and Assessment, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Journal of Atmosphere, Journal of Hydrogeology and Hydrologic Engineering, and more on (https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/258862)
• National Science Foundation (NSF)
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Sea Grant Program Grants
• Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO)
• Vice President of the LSU Postdoctoral Society, 2016-2017
• Founder and First President of the International Association of Hydro-Environmental Engineering and Research (IAHR) Student Chapter at University of Central Florida, 2013-2015
• Treasurer Officer of Graduate Student Association (GSA), UCF, 2012-2013
• International Student Affairs Officer of GSA, UCR, 2010-2011
• Member of International Education Committee of Academic Senate, UCR, 2010-2011