Mohammad Danesh-Yazdi

Education

• Ph.D. Civil Engineering (Water Resources Engineering), University of Minnesota, USA, 2017.


• M.Sc. Civil Engineering (Water Resources Engineering), Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2011.


• B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2009.

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Academic Profession

• Associate Professor, 2023-present, Department of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran


• Assistant Professor, 2018-2023, Department of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran


• Postdoctoral Fellow, 2017-2018, Integrated Groundwater Modeling Center (IGWMC), Colorado School of Mines, USA.


• Research Assistant, 2011-2017 , St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL), University of Minnesota,USA.

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Executive Profession

• Vice Presidency of Research; Energy, Water and Environment Institute, Sharif University of Technology, 2021-present.


• Executive Manager; UNESCO Chair in Water and Environmental Management for Sustainable Cities, 2019-2021.


• Technical Manager; Remote Sensing Research Center (RSRC), Sharif University of Technology, 2019-present


• Professional Adviser to the Urmia Lake Restoration Program, 2018-2021

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Honors

• The Best Young Scientist Award, Sharif University of Technology, 2023.


• The Best University Award for International Grants, Sharif University of Technology, 2022.


• Sharif Research Grant, 2021.


• The Best University Teacher Award, Department of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 2021.


• Early Career Research Award, Sharif University of Technology, 2020.


• Top Downloaded Paper 2018-2019 in Ecohydrology.


• Kazemi Ashtiani Award, National Elites Foundation, Iran, 2018.


• Sommerfeld Travel Grant Award from the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities , USA, 2013 and 2014.


• Tsai Travel Award from the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, USA, 2014, and 2016.


• Student Fund Travel Award from the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, USA, 2015.