Postdoctoral Research Fellows

  • Dr. Mohsen Kamali Zarch — The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (2026)
  • Dr. Mehrzad Rahimi — Rice University (2027)

Visiting Scholars

  • Dr. Hossein MolaAbasi — Assistant Professor, Gonbad Kavous University (2025)

PhD Students

  • Amirhossein Ahmadi — Bio-inspired stabilization of unsaturated slopes (tentative) (2030)
  • Zahra Shahrabi Farahani — AI-assisted interpretation of laboratory test results (tentative) (2029)
  • Vahid Zahed — Mitigation of silty soil liquefaction by desaturation (tentative) — co-supervised by Prof. S. M. Haeri (2028)
  • Anahita Aghagoli — Experimental and theoretical investigation of debris flow mechanism (tentative) (2028)
  • Hossein Nabi — Field and laboratory assessment and mitigation of land subsidence hazard (tentative) (2027)
  • Behnam Rahimi — Physical modelling of dust stabilization using eco-friendly techniques (tentative) (2026)
  • Peyman Samari — Assessment and biological stabilization of dust generating substrates of Iran territory (tentative) (2026)
  • Somayeh Ahmadi — Investigation of unsaturated hydraulic behavior of innovative landfill final cover materials (tentative) — co-supervised by Prof. Ali Pak (2025)
  • Ali Golaghaei Darzi — Mitigation of land subsidence hazard for protecting the infrastructures and lifelines (2026)

Elite Research Assistants

  • Ali Golaghaei Darzi — Remote sensing analysis of wind erosion and dust (2026)
  • Pouya Ali Panahi — Physical modelling of vegetated slopes subjected to rainfall infiltration (2023)

MPhil Students

  • Niusha Bakhshandeh — Experimental study of combined bio-engineering barrier design for debris flow mitigation (2027)
  • Paniz Surmanshahi — Susceptibility maps of wind erosion hazards in Tehran province (2026)
  • Amirhossein Ahmadi — Numerical modeling of vegetated slope behaviour considering anisotropy and heterogeneity (2026)
  • Vahid Shafiee — Development of geoenvironmental modelling framework for prediction of subsidence in Tehran basin (2026)
  • Mohammad Hossein Ghaemi Nasab — Laboratory construction of autoclaved aerated concrete block from dredged mud of the Gorgan Gulf (2026)
  • Mitra Taali Shandiz — Laboratory study of anisotropic hydraulic conductivity biochar amended soils (2026)
  • Fatemeh Rezaei — Experimental study of thermal effects on saturated hydraulic conductivity of landfill cover materials (2026)
  • Anahita Aghagoli — Physical modelling and experimental investigation of debris flow mechanism (2024)
  • Mehdi Valipour — Numerical investigation of desiccated clay strata under complex soil-atmosphere interactions (2024)
  • Samin Sadat Khoshouei — Physical modelling of vegetated slopes subjected to seasonal climate changes (2024)
  • Mohammad Erfan Mahdavi Rad — A laboratory study of shear strength properties of bare and vegetated soils (2024)
  • Afshin Taghvaei — Numerical and experimental investigation of heap leaching mining structures (2024)
  • Farshad Yazdani Bonekohal — Physical modelling of a fully instrumented slope model subjected to rainfall incidents (2024)
  • Ali Sheikhmiri — Stability analysis of of Miduk copper mine heap leaching structure (2024)
  • Milad Jabbarzadeh Ghandilou — Numerical modelling of ground subsidence in semi-arid to arid regions (May 2024)
  • Amirhossein Babaei — Feasibility study of remote sensing for the prediction of earth dam behaviour (May 2024)
  • Hossein Nabi — Laboratory investigation of soil properties in subsidence prone regions (September 2023)
  • Behnam Rahimi — Bioremediation of gasoline contaminated soil column by physical modeling (September 2022)
  • Seyed Amirreza Mirpanji — Numerical simulation of land subsidence induced by groundwater exploitation (March 2023)
  • Mona Anbarestani — Two-dimensional modeling of contaminant transport in tailings dams (February 2023)
  • Mostafa Gholami — Experimental study of hydraulic conductivity of vegetated soils (June 2023)
  • Sharareh Sadat Naseri — Optimization of critical slip surface in unsaturated slopes by CBO algorithm — co-advised by Dr. A. Akbari Garakani (February 2021)
  • Ali Golaghaei Darzi — Microstructural-based analytical modeling of soil water retention curve considering the osmotic potential (June 2021)
  • Aysa Hedayati Azar — Coupled hydro-chemical modelling of soluble contaminant transport through saturated clay (August 2021)
  • Peyman Samari — Development of a multi-functional soil column for studying bioremediation and multiphase flow — co-advised by Dr H. Moghimi (January 2022)
  • Amin Hasani Motlagh — Development of a high-precision unsaturated permeameter for characterizing two-phase flow through deformable porous media (August 2021)
  • Ali Heydari — A microstructural study of water retention and volume changes of a lean clay exposed to saline environment (August 2021)
  • Shadnaz Kaheh — Probabilistic stability analysis of a railway embankment on dispersive strata subjected to realistic rainfall patterns — co-advised by Prof. Mohammad M. Ahmadi (February 2021)
  • Saeed Khodadadi — Effects of microstructure and solute concentration on hydraulic conductivity of a silty clay (August 2021)
  • Hamed Nasiri — Experimental study of the influence of NaCl concentration on soil water retention and volumetric behavior in a developed unsaturated automatic oedometer (July 2020)
  • Ali Kolahdooz — Study of stability of unsaturated railway embankment founded on saline and desalinated loess — co-advised by Prof. Mohammad M. Ahmadi (January 2020)
  • Pouya Ali Panahi — Development of a double-cell triaxial permeameter for measuring saturated hydraulic conductivity of highly deformable soils (January 2020)

BSc. Final-Year Research Students

  • Negin Kamel — Experimental study of anisotropic hydraulic conductivity of biochar amended rhizosphere (2027)
  • Sajedeh Samin — Effects of temperature on hydraulic conductivity of layered landfill cover amended with biochar (2027)
  • Amir Mohammad Abdolmaleki — Soil column modelling of water transfer in vadose zone under the influence of temperature (2026)
  • Moein Hamezei Nia — SPH modeling of Betulaceae trunk behavior against debris flow (2026)
  • Arian Pourasadollah — Feasibility study of synthesizing construction products from recycled materials (2024)
  • Paniz Surmanshahi — Wave-based characterization of structural anisotropy of soil samples (2024)
  • Mahdi Alebooyeh — Development of a 2D physical model for studying debris flows (2024)
  • Mitra Taali Shandiz — Experimental study of wind erosion potential of bare soil strata (2023)
  • Farimah Arab — Experimental study of the influence of freeze-thaw on soil behaviour (2023)