Scientific activities:

Academic positions:

1. Senior lecturer from 1982 to present in:


2. Associate Professor in Remote Sensing Engineering group, K.N.Toosi University of Technology, Iran.

3. Editorial member of:
  • Journal of the Persian Gulf
  • Journal of Climatological Research (JCR)
  • Iranian Journal of RS & GIS

4. Member of GANT Research Group, Australia

Research:

  • "Effect of the Cool Skin of the Ocean on Satellite SST measurements". Sponsored by JCU, Australia.
  • "Measurement of the Index of Refraction in the Marine Layer of the Ocean". sponsored by DSTO Australia, 1993-94, Townsville, Australia.
  • "Cooperation in the Calibration of Nephelometers for measuring sediment deposition", 1994, JCU, Australia.
  • "Cloud classification using Satellite Imagery". sponsored by University of S&B, 2000, Iran.
  • Research affiliate in a joint China-Australia project "Searching for Cheng-He (14th century) Lost Fleet in Hurmoz Island waters in the Persian gulf (currently being conducted).
  • "Ozone Monitoring Using Satellite Technology", 2005. A research sponsored by K.N.Toosi university of Technology). Completed.
  • "Monitoring SSC at the Surface Water Using MODIS Images", 2004. A research sponsored by Khuzestan Water and Electricity Organization. Completed.
  • "Assessment of ET at the Northern and Central regions of Khuzestan by ETM Images", 2006. A research sponsored by Khuzestan Water and Electricity Organization.
  • "Designing Fundamental Remote Sensing Laboratories for Iran Space Agency", 2007.
  • "Writing a strategy for research in Remote Sensing, 2009. A research funded by ITRC, Iran.

Supervision:

Total students:
M.Sc, from 1995-2008: 45 students
PhD, from 1995-2006: 9 students

Currently I am supervising:
8 M.Sc. students at K.N.Toosi University, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran University, Iran
One PhD student at James Cook University, Australia.
5 PhD students at K.N.Toosi University of Technology, Iran.

Lecturing:

PhD courses:
  • "Advanced Remote Sensing", K.N.Toosi University of Technology, 2004.
  • "Aerosols and their effects on Remote Sensing Images", K.N.Toosi University of Technology, 2007.
  • "Spectrometry", K.N.Toosi University of Technology, 2007 and 2008, 2010.
  • "Remote Sensing of the Environmental Parameters", 2009 and 2010.
  • "Remote Sensing of the Environment", Hormozgan-James Cook University (a Joint PhD program with James Cook University of Australia), 2002.
  • "Applied Mathematics for Physical Chemistry", University of S&B, 1997.
  • "Interpretation of Meteorological Satellite Imageries", Tehran University, 2003.

M.Sc. courses:
  • "Physics of Remote Sensing", Tarbiat Modaress University 1995 up to the present, K.N.Toosi university of Technology, 2002 up to the present.
  • "Applied Remote Sensing Technology", K.N.Toosi University, 2002 - 2008.
  • "Applied Mathematics", University of S&B, 1999.
  • "Classical Electrodynamics", University of S&B, 1999 - 2000.
  • "Satellite Meteorology", Tarbiat Modaress and K.N.Toosi University, 2002 up to the present.

B.Sc. courses:
  • "Optics", "Electromagnetism 1", "Electromagnetism 2", "Applied Mathematics", "Advanced Physics of Air", "Heat and Thermodynamics" and "Basic Science Courses and Laboratories", From 1982 - 2004 in the following universities: "Toledo University, USA", "University of S&B, Iran", James Cook University, Australia", "K.N.Toosi University, Iran".
  • "Fundamentals of Remote Sensing", K.N.Toosi University, 2004 up to present.