CURRICULUM VITAE

First Name:                Amir

Surname:                     Etemad-Shahidi

Marital status:            Married, two children

Profession:                 University Professor

University Degree:     Assistant Professor

Date of Birth:             Sep., 9, 1965

Citizenship:                 Iranian

Languages:                 Persian, English

University Address:   College of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science & Technology, P.O. Box 16765-163, Narmak, Tehran 16844, IRAN

Tel.: (+98-21) 7391-3170 Fax : (+98-21) 745-4053 E-mail: etemad@iust.ac.ir

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

11/93 - 12/97   Ph.D., Coastal environment, Uni. Of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.

2/89 - 9/91       M.Sc., Hydraulic structures, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, IRAN.

9/84 - 2/88       B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, IRAN.

THESES

Anatomy of turbulence in stratified flows, Doctoral dissertation, Department of environmental Engineering, Uni. Of Western Australia, April, 1998

Computer based ship structural design, Master's Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, IRAN, Sept. 1992. (in Persian)

QUALIFICATION EXAMS & SCHOLARSHIPS

Passed the Iranian National Board Examination to enter Ph.D. (for abroad) programs in Civil engineering. The Ministry of Science, Research & Technology of IRAN administered this exam in June 1990.

Passed the Iranian Universities Entrance Exam to enter M.Sc. program in Civil engineering with Second rank out of all Civil Engineering participants in IRAN. The Ministry of Science, Research & Technology of IRAN administered this exam in June 1988.

Ph.D. scholarship for doctoral studies Uni. Of Western Australia awarded by the Ministry of Science, Research & Technology of IRAN.

Ph.D. scholarship for doctoral studies Uni. Of Western Australia award. By the Center for Environmental fluid dynamics, Australia.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Iranian Association for Hydraulic (1999-..)

Iranian Association of Marine Science (2000-..)

International Association for Hydraulic engineering and Research (IAHR), (2001-..)

International Association for Hydraulic engineering and Research (IAHR), (2001-..)

Iranian Association of Civil Engineers (2004-..)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

6/05 -Now       Associate Professor   Department of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science & Technology, Tehran, Iran.

1/05-Now        Deputy of education and postgraduate studies        Department of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science & Technology, Tehran, Iran.

9/98 –6/05       Assistant Professor    Department of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science & Technology, Tehran, Iran.

11/97-5/98       Research associate    CWR, University of Western Australia

11/95-11/97 Research Officer CEFD, University Of Western Australia

11/94 –11/97   Guest lecturer                        Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Western Australia

2/91-2/93         Research officer        Ocean engineering Group, Sharif Uni. of Technology

2/90-2/91         Guest lecturer                        Dept. of Civil Eng, Sharif Uni. of Technology, Iran

COMPUTER SKILLS

Programming: Fortran, C Shell

Operation systems:    Unix, Windows and DOS.

Hardware Platforms: IBM PC compatible, Mac, Sun and Dec-Alpha.

Word Processors:      MS WORD and Latex.

Graphics:                    Illustrator, Matlab and PowerPoint

Softwares:                  MATLAB, CORMIX, VISJET and CE-QUAL-W2

COURSES PRESENTED

Ph.D. Level Teaching:           Port and Coastal Engineering

M.Sc. Level Teaching:           Marine Pollution, Coastal engineering, Water quality modelling and Design of coastal structures

B.Sc. Level Teaching :           Hydraulics, Hydrology, Hydraulics lab., and Fluid mechanics.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Environmental fluid dynamics, Coastal hydrodynamics and coastal engineering

TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES

Editorial panel: International Journal of Civil Engineering

Reviewer, Journal of Applied Ocean Research.

Technical Committee Member, 2^nd Iranian Conference on Civil Engineering, Tehran, May, 2005.

Technical Committee Member, MWWD and IEMSS 2004 Conf., Catania, Italy, 2004.

Reviewer, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans. American geophysical union.

Reviewer, International Journal of Science and Technology, Iran.

Panel member, 6th International River Engineering Conf., Ahwaz, Iran, Jan., 2003.

Panel member, 5th Int. Conf. on Coasts, Ports and Marine structures, Ramsar, Iran, Oct., 2002.

Scientific advisory committee, 4^th Int. Conf. on Env. problems, Rhodes, Greece, Sep. 2002.

Panel member, 3rd Iranian Conference on Hydraulic Engineering, Tehran, Nov. 19-20, 2001.

Panel member, 4th Int. Conf. on Coasts, Ports and Marine structures, Bandar , Iran, Nov., 2000.

Panel member, 2^nd Iranian Conference on Hydraulic Engineering, Tehran, July 19-20, 1999.

Technical Committee Member, IUTAM int. Symp. on physical limnology, Broome, Sep., 1997.

PUBLICATIONS

Journal papers:

·        Taebi, S., Etemad-Shahidi, A. and Fardi, G. (2005), Examination of three eutrophication indices to characterize water quality in the north east of the Persian gulf, Accepted by J. Coastal Research.

·        Kazeminejhad. M., Etemad-Shahidi, A. and Mousavi, J. (2005), Application of fuzzy inference system in prediction of wave parameters, Ocean engineering, 32 (14), 1709-1725.

·        Moshfeghi, H. , Etemad-Shahidi, A. and Imberger, J.(2005), North pine dam destratification analysis, J. of Water Supply: Research and technology, 54, 37-46.

·        Etemad-Shahidi, A. and Imberger, J. (2005), Vertical eddy diffusivity estimation in Swan river estuary, Dynamics of Atmosphere and Ocean (39), 175-187.

·        Nikravesh, S., A. Etemad-Shahidi and N. Razeghi, (2003), The use of activated Carbon to reduce DOC in water treatment (in Persian), Int. J. of Eng. Sci.,14(2), 1471-59.

·        Etemad-Shahidi, A. (2003), The analysis of ship hull module using stiffened panel super elements, Int. J. of Eng. Sci., 39, 41-55.

·        Etemad-Shahidi, A. and Imberger, J. (2002), Anatomy of turbulence in a narrow and weakly stratified estuary, J. Marine and Freshwater Research, 53 (4), 757-768.

·        Etemad-Shahidi, A. and Imberger, J. (2002), Anatomy of turbulence in a narrow and strongly stratified estuary, J. Geophysical Research, Oceans, 107 (7), 701-716.

·        Etemad-Shahidi, A. and Imberger, J. (2001), Anatomy of turbulence in thermally stratified lakes, Limnology Oceanography, 46 (5), 1158-1165.

Conference papers

• Kazeminejhad, M., Mosavi, J  and Etemad-Shahidi, A. (2005), Application of fuzzy inference systems in wave prediction (in Persian), 2th Iranian national conf. on civil eng, Tehran, pp. 406-413.
• Dorostkar, A. and Etemad-Shahidi, A. (2005), Verification o MIKE 11 XZ hydrodynamics and advection-dispersion modules (in Persian), 2th Iranian national conf. on civil eng, Tehran, pp. 580-588.
• Shahkolahi, A., Dorostkar, A. and Etemad-Shahidi, A (2005), Calibration and verification of hydrodynamics in estuaries modules (in Persian), 2th Iranian national conf. on civil eng, Tehran, pp. 3050-3056.
• Sherkati-Azin, B., Etemad-Shahaidi, A., E. Jabbari  and Dorostkar, A., (2005), Prediction of salinity intrusion using empirical equations and numerical modeling, Hydrodynamics IV Conf., Perth, Australia, pp. 465-470.
• Kazeminezhad, M., Etemad-Shahidi, A. and Mousavi, J., (2005), Testing of CEM wave prediction model for lake Ontario, Hydrodynamics IV Conf., Perth, Australia, pp. 219-224.
• Rabiee, A., Yeganeh, A., Etemad-Shahidi, A. and Yamashita, T. (2005), Modeling beach erosion and sediment transport under storm conditions, Hydrodynamics IV Conf., Perth, Australia, pp. 273-278.

·        Kazeminejhad, M., Etemad-Shahidi, A.  and Mousavi, J. (2004), Application of simplified methods in  the prediction of wave parameters in Neka, 6^th Int. Conf. on coasts, ports and marine structures, Tehran, pp. 320-324.

·        Dorostkar, A., Etemad-Shahidi, A. Olesen, K.  and Jakobsen, F. (2004), A two-dimensional laterally averaged model for lakes, reservoirs and estuaries, 6^th Int. Conf. on coasts, ports and marine structures, Tehran, pp. 362-366.

• Alikia, H., Afshar, A. and  Etemad-Shahidi, A. (2004), Modeling of Karkheh reservoir and river system (In Persian), First Iranian conf. on Water Resources management, Tehran, pp. 1-10.
• Azimi, A. and Etemad-Shahidi, A. (2004) Comparison of lagrangian models for predicting outfall dilution, MWWD and IEMSS 2004 Conf., Catania, Italy, pp. E12.
• Etemad-Shahidi, A. and  Azimi, A. (2004) Near field modeling of T diffuser performance with a mixing zone model MWWD and IEMSS 2004 Conf., Catania, Italy, pp. E13.
• Dorostkar, A. and Etemad-Shahidi, A., (2004), Study of the effect of time step and grid size in simulation of salinity intrusion (in Persian), First Iranian national conf. on civil eng, Tehran, pp. 1-8.
• Kazeminejhad, M., Etemad-Shahidi, A. and Mosavi, J., (2004), Study of the application of SPM method in predicting Waves in Anzali (in Persian), First Iranian national conf. on civil eng, Tehran, pp. 1-8.
• Taebi, S., Etemad-Shahidi, A. And Fardi, G. (2004), Evaluating the quality of coastal waters in Hormozgan using OECD and Nutrient scale methods (In Persian), First Iranian national conf. on civil eng, Tehran, pp. 1-8.
• Sadeghi, O., Etemad-Shahidi, A. and Ketabdari, M., (2004), Evaluating the performances of SPM and Bretschneider methods in in Amirabad (in Persian), First Iranian national conf. on civil eng, Tehran, pp. 1-9.
• Etemad-Shahidi, A., Zahed, F., Jabbari, E. and Yeganeh, A., (2004) Turbulence closure modeling of a strongly stratified estuary, 8 th Int. Coastal Symposium, Brazil, under press.
• Jabbari, E., Bozorgi, R. and Etemad-Shahidi, A. (2004), Longitudinal dispersion coefficient in estuaries, 8 th Int. Coastal Symposium, Brazil, under press.
• Azimi, A. and Etemad-Shahidi, A. (2004) Simulation of thermal discharges using two mixing zone models, 8 th Int. Coastal Symposium, Brazil, under press.
• Etemad-Shahidi, A., Azimi, A. and Hadjizadeh-zaker, N., (2004) Numerical simulation of Boston outfall in stagnant ambient current, 8 th Int. Coastal Symposium, Brazil, under press
• Hosseini, S., Etemad-Shahidi, A. and Kayhan, K. (2003), Verification of Mike 11 hydrodynamics and advection-dispersion modules, 4th Iranian hydraulic conference (in Persian), Shiraz, pp.317-324.
• Shekatiazin, B., Etemad-Shahidi, A. and Jabbari, E. (2003), Comparison of CE-QUAL-W2 hydrodynamics module results with analytical solution, 4th Iranian hydraulic conference (in Persian), Shiraz, pp. 293-300.
• Jabarri, E. Sedaghat, A. and Etemad-Shahidi, A. (2003), Simulation of flow in sedimentation basins using k-E model, 4th Iranian hydraulic conference (in Persian), Shiraz, pp. 309-316.
• Azimi, A. and Etemad-Shahidi, A. (2003), Performance of an integral type model applied to ocean outfalls, 7^th IWA Int. Conf. on diffuse pollution and basin management, Dublin, pp. 134-139.
• Etemad-Shahidi, A. and Azimi, A. (2003), Testing the CORMIX2 and VISJET models to predict the dilution of San Francisco outfall, 7^th IWA Int. Conf. on diffuse pollution and basin management, Dublin, pp.129-134.
• Azimi, A. and Etemad-Shahidi, A. (2003), Testing an integral model for simulation of thermal discharges, 30^th IAHR Congress, Thessaloniki, pp. 619-624.
• Etemad-Shahidi, A., M. Hadjmomeni and T. Asano (2003), On the prediction of salinity reduction using numerical modeling and empirical equations. 30^th IAHR Congress, Thessaloniki, pp.211-215.

·        Azimi, A. and Etemad-Shahidi, A. (2003), Numerical Simulation of an Outfall in Shallow Waters, 6^th Int. Conf. on Civil engineering, Isfahan, pp.179-183.

·        Azimi, A.H. and Etemad-Shahidi, A. (2002), Numerical Simulation of an outfall with a T diffuser, 5^th Int. Conf. on coasts, ports and marine structures (in Persian), Ramsar, pp. 83-87.

·        Etemad-Shahidi, A. (2002), Estimation of the vertical eddy diffusivity: Observations in Swan river estuary, 11th Int. conf. on physics of estuaires and coastal seas, Hamburg, Germany, pp. 29-33.

·        Abbasloo,T., T. Mohammadi, Shahhosseini S. and Etemad-Shahidi, A. (2002), Modelling of transport of TDS, Anions and cations in lake of tailing dam of Sarcheshmeh Copper complex, SWEMP 2002 con.,Cagliari, Italy, pp. 909-916.

• Etemad-Shahidi, A. and Hadjmomeni, M. (2002), Rehabilitation of the Zangi bay, numerical modeling and empirical equations, Fifth Int. Conf. on hydroinformatics, Cardiff, UK, pp. 377-382.
• Etemad-Shahidi, A. (2002), Indirect estimation of the vertical eddy diffusivity in lakes, Ninth Asian Congress on Fluid Mechanics, Isfahan, pp. 80-85.
• Etemad-Shahidi, A. and Imberger, J. (2001), The estimation of vertical eddy diffusivity in estuaries, In 6^th Int. Conf. on the modeling, monitoring and management of water pollution, C. Brebbia (ed.), Rhodes, Greece, pp. 456-463.
• Etemad-Shahidi, A. (2001), Directional wave and current measurements using S4DW, 29^th IAHR Congress, Beijing, Vol. E, pp.1-7.
• Etemad-Shahidi, A, (2001), Measurement of density, velocity and turbulence profiles in an estuary, 3^rd Iranian hydraulic conference (in Persian), Tehran, pp.345-351.
• Etemad-Shahidi, A. (2001), The use of super elements in the analysis of marine structures, Int. Conf. On Hydraulic Structures, Kerman, pp. 67-73.
• Etemad-Shahidi, A. (2000), Field estimation of the vertical eddy diffusivity: A review, 4th Int. Conf. On Coast, Ports and Marine structures, Bandar Abbas, pp. 553-560.
• Etemad-Shahidi, A. and Imberger, J. (1997), Turbulent mixing in stratified waters, 4^th Int. Conf. On Civil Eng., Tehran, pp. 243-251.
• Lemckert C., Etemad-Shahidi, A. and Imberger, J. (1995), Mixing efficiency in thermally stratified turbulent flows, 12th Australian Fluid Mechanics, Sydney. pp. 359-362.

BOOKS

Coastal Engineering dictionary (In Persian), 1991, Jahad-Daneshgahi Sharif.

PROJECTS INVOLVED

Water quality study of Kondok dam, 2004

Iran's Water quality standards for marine wastewater disposal, 2004

Iran's commercial port master plan, 2003

Surface water management of Kamyaran city, Iran, 2002

Standard code for ports and marine structures, environmental aspects, Iran, 2001

Sea water intake and outfall of Parreh Sar power plant, Iran, 2001.

Sea water intake and outfall of Bandar Abbas power plant, Iran, 2001.

Modelling of pollutant transport in the sedimentation reservoir of Sarcheshmeh Copper complex , Iran, 2001

Field study of sedimentation regime in Port of Bushehr, Iran, 2000

Rehabilitation of bays in petrochemical special economic zone of port of Imam, Iran, 2000

Surface water management of Roodan city, Iran, 1999

Field study of mixing in salinity stratified estuaries, Australia, 1997

Field study of mixing in thermally stratified lakes, Japan, 1995

Design of Bushehr fishing port, Iran, 1992

Computer based ship structural analysis, Iran, 1991

Design of concrete floating quay, Iran, 1989

WORK SHOPS and SHORT COURSES ATTENDED

The CORMIX software, its development and use, Catania, 2004

Hydraulic design of sea outfalls, Beijing, 2001.

Environmental impact assessments, methods and procedures, Bushehr, 2000.

THESES SUPERVISED

Simulation of cohesive sediment transport in rivers using Mike 11

Simulation of hydrodynamics and dispersion in estuaries

Evaluation of CEM and ANFIS methods in predicting wave parameters

Simulation of outfall dilution using integral models

Water quality simulation of river-reservoir systems using CE-QUAL-W2

Prediction of salinity intrusion in estuaries

Water quality simulation in rivers using Mike 11

Numerical simulation of outfall dispersion using Cormix model.

Simulation of salinity intrusion in a vertically stratified estuary.

Study of coastal water quality indices in Hormozgan coastal waters.

The use of powdered activated Carbon to reduce DOC in water treatment plants.