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Dr.Ali Mohtashami
Assistant Professor
Hydrogeology and Engineering Team...
UNESCO Chair on Aflaj Studies – Archaeohydrology
Extension: 871 eMail: mohtashami@unizwa.edu.om Office Location: 25B G-02.. Time at UoN: Since 2022 Marital Status: Married..
Ali Mohtashami received his BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Isfahan in 2014. Then he was accepted to the University of Birjand, from which he obtained his MSc in Civil Engineering, Water Resources Management in 2017 and then he got his PhD certificate from University of Sistan and Baluchestan in 2021. His PhD thesis was on the application of data assimilation method in meshless local Petrov-Galerkin groundwater flow simulation model. During his PhD, He was awarded as the top student by University of Sistan and Baluchestan, faculty of Engineering. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher in UNESCO chair of Aflaj studies Archaeohydrology (UCASA) at the University of Nizwa. He is a referee for more than 10 civil, water management and agricultural Journals. He has authored and co-authored over 20 scientific papers, two books and 2 research projects.
Assistant Professor
Hydrogeology and Engineering Team...
UNESCO Chair on Aflaj Studies – Archaeohydrology
Ali Mohtashami received his BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Isfahan in 2014. Then he was accepted to the University of Birjand, from which he obtained his MSc in Civil Engineering, Water Resources Management in 2017 and then he got his PhD certificate from University of Sistan and Baluchestan in 2021. His PhD thesis was on the application of data assimilation method in meshless local Petrov-Galerkin groundwater flow simulation model. During his PhD, He was awarded as the top student by University of Sistan and Baluchestan, faculty of Engineering. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher in UNESCO chair of Aflaj studies Archaeohydrology (UCASA) at the University of Nizwa. He is a referee for more than 10 civil, water management and agricultural Journals. He has authored and co-authored over 20 scientific papers, two books and 2 research projects.
Academic Qualifications
- PhD of Civil Engineering , University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2021
- MSc, Civil Engineering, University of Birjand, 2017
- BSc, University of Isfahan, 2014
Teaching Activities
- Lecturer in Birjand University of Technology, Courses: Fluid Dynamics, Hydraulic of Open Channels, Water and Waste water Treatment,, 2021-2022
- Lecturer in University of Birjand, Courses: Water Machines, 2022-2023
- Lecturer at Bozorgmehr University of Qaenat, Courses: Environmental Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, 2021-2022
- Lecturer in Birjand University of Technology, Courses: Fluid Dynamics, Hydraulic of Open Channels, 2022-2023
- Environmental Informatics, Fall 2023
- Fundamentals of Air Pollution, Fall 2023
- Energy and Environment, Spring 2024
- Hydrology and Hydraulic, Spring 2024
Research Activities
- Research Interests
- Groundwater
- Numerical Method
- Aflaj Knowledge
- Quality Modeling
- Modeling and Simulation
- Conference Presentations
- Estimation groundwater balance with using meshless local Petrov-Galerkin, ``. 1st National Conference on Modelling and New Technologies in Water Management, 2018
- Conference Attendance
- 15th GCC Water Conference, Doha, Qatar, 28/04/2024
- Publications
- 1. 2024 Hydraulic of sustainable groundwater resources, aflaj in Oman, using meshless numerical method
- 2. 2023 Presentation of a new decision-making plan for prioritizing the rehabilitation of sustainable groundwater resources (case study: 9 aflaj of Oman)
- 3. 2023 Data assimilation application in prediction of flowrate for a sustainable groundwater resource: Falaj Al-Khatmain, Oman
- 4. 2023 Models Are Essential for Water Resource Management
- 5. 2023 Inverse modeling application for aquifer parameters estimation using a precise simulation–optimization model
- 6. 2023 Qanat`s hydraulic harim determination by the usage of meshless numerical method
- 7. 2022 Numerical simulation of groundwater in an unconfined aquifer with a novel hybrid model (case study: Birjand Aquifer, Iran)
- 8. 2022 Numerical and Experimental Assessment of Suspended Material Effects on Water Loss Reduction from Irrigation Channels
- 9. 2022 Determination the optimal dimensions of concrete gravity dam by using metaheuristic algorithms (Comparison of algorithms)
- 10. 2022 Application of random walk algorithm into finite element numerical groundwater model for capture zone depiction
- 11. 2022 Monitoring Network Design with MLPG-TLBO Hybrid Model (Case study Birjand, Iran
- 12. 2022 Application of Meshless local Petrov-Galerkin approach for steady state groundwater flow modeling
- 13. 2022 Numerical Investigation the effect of Groundwater Uplift on the Interface Between Fresh and Saline Water and Mixing Zone in the Aquifers Adjacent Deserts
- 14. 2021 Determination of Well`s Capture Zones Using Random Walk Algorithm and FeFlow Simulation Model
- 15. 2021 Leakage Detection in Water Distribution Networks by the Use of Analytical and Experimental Models
- 16. 2021 Estimation of Parameters in Groundwater Modeling by Particle Filter linked to the meshless local Petrov-Galerkin Numerical Method
- 17. 2020 Determination of the optimal location of wells in aquifers with an accurate simulation-optimization model based on the meshless local Petrov-Galerkin
- 18. 2020 Usage of Particle Filter for Exact Estimation of Constant Head Boundaries in Unconfined Aquifer
- 19. 2019 Numerical Simulation of Groundwater Recharge by Injection Wells with Using Meshless Local Petrov-Galerkin
- 20. 2019 Experimental and numerical investigation of the effects of muddy water on seepage reduction in earthen channels and dry zone of qanat
- 21. 2019 Determination of the capture zone of wells by using meshless local Petrov-Galerkin numerical model in confined aquifer in unsteady state (Case study: Birjand Aquifer)
- 22. 2019 Computation of Groundwater Balance Using Numerical MLPG Method (Case Study: Birjand Unconfined Aquifer)
- 23. 2019 Prediction of Groundwater Fluctuations Using Meshless Local Petrov-Galerkin Numerical Method in a Field Aquifer (Birjand Aquifer)
- 24. 2018 Investigation the effects of muddy water in decreasing seepage in the transition channels (Case study: Ferdows, South Khorasan province)
- 25. 2017 Development of two dimensional groundwater simulation model using meshless method based on MLS approximation function in unconfined aquifer in transient state
- 1. 2023 Novel Methods for Groundwater Management
- 2. 2020 Introduction to Groundwater Flow Modelling (Finite Element, Isogeometric and Meshless Methods)
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Consultancy Activities
- Research Expert, Regional Water Company, 2021- 2022
Membership in Professional Bodies
- 2022-Present: • Iranian Hydraulic Association
- 2021-Present: • Iranian Water Resources Management
- 2021-Present: • Iranian Rainwater Catchments Systems Association
- 2021-Present: • Iranian Water and Waste Water Association
Award and Recognitions
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- 2022 Elite Graduate Student of Engineering Faculty in University of Sistan & Baluchestan
- 2020 Top Student of Engineering Faculty of Univesity of Sistan and Baluchestan
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