Education

Academic background.

Four credentials spanning mechanical engineering, civil engineering, and technology commercialization.

Jan 2022 — 2026 Current

Ph.D., Civil Engineering

York University · Toronto, Canada
Thesis
Transport and Entrainment of Microplastics in Aquatic Systems
Supervisor
Dr. Shooka Karimpour — Environmental Hydrodynamics (EHD) Lab
Focus
Environmental hydraulics — transport of microplastics in aquatic environments.
Methods
Simultaneous PIV / PTV, open-channel flume experiments, turbulence characterization, particle tracking, shadowgraphy.
CGPA
4.00 / 4.00
2023 — 2024 Certificate

Graduate Certificate, Science & Technology Commercialization

Simon Fraser University · Burnaby, Canada
Program
Invention to Innovation (i2I) — national commercialization program.
Recognition
Venture Pitch Finalist — Top 5 of 100 cohort participants.
CGPA
4.00 / 4.00
Sep 2017 — Nov 2019

M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering

Iran University of Science and Technology · Tehran, Iran
Thesis
Experimental Investigation of Partial Cavitation around Hydrofoils Using Data-Driven Modeling Techniques
Supervisor
Dr. Nowrouz Mohammad Nouri
Contributions
Among the first systematic experimental studies of hysteresis behaviour in partial cavitation; developed ANN and RSM predictive correlations, later published in Ocean Engineering.
CGPA
3.88 / 4.00
Sep 2013 — Sep 2017

B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering

University of Tabriz · Tabriz, Iran
Thesis
Hydraulic Design and Efficiency Improvement of Pumps
CGPA
3.53 / 4.00