Professor of Civil Engineering and Head of Transportation Group, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology
EDUCATION
PhD in Civil Engineering (Pavement), The University of Sydney, 1997
MSc in Civil Engineering (Highway), Iran University of Science & Technology, 1990
BSc in Civil Engineering, Sistan & Balouchestan University, 1985
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
» Professor of Civil Engineering and Head of Transportation Group, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology. 1998-Now.
Duties: Teaching and research in the field of pavement engineering, pavement management systems, and railway engineering at undergraduate and graduate levels.
» Director, Pavement Engineering Lab., Amirkabir University of Technology. 1998-Now.
Duties: 17 years of experience in Bitumen and Modified Bitumen Testings, Mix design, Monotonic and Cycling Indirect Tensile Tests, and Monotonic and Cyclic Creep Tests of Asphalt Mixtures.
» Post-Doctoral Fellow in Numerical Modeling of Geosynthetics Reinforced Pavements, School of Civil Engineering, The University of Western Sydney, 1997-1998.
Duties: Developed Design method for Geosynthetic reinforced pavements.
AWARDS
• “DADMAN Distinguished Researcher Award”, Awarding Institution: Collaboration of
Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame and Ministry of Roads and Urban Planning-2017
•Distinguished Researcher in Transportation Award”
Awarding Institution: National Railway Organization- 2011
•Recognized as the Top Figure in Bitumen and Asphalt Industry in Iran, Awarding
Institution: Iran Road, Housing & Urban Development Research Center– 2019
•Citation of Recognition by the Minister of Road and Urban Development for Effective
Service to Iran Highway Network Maintenance - 2019