Education

Academic background.

Three engineering degrees and a graduate certificate in technology commercialization — from applied fluid machinery to environmental hydraulics and from research to market.

2022 — 2026

Ph.D., Civil Engineering

York University
Focus
Environmental hydraulics — transport of microplastics in aquatic environments. CGPA 4.00/4.00.
2023 — 2024

Graduate Certificate, Science and Technology Commercialization

Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University
Focus
One year, part-time, on taking a research invention to market: opportunity assessment and market prioritization, customer discovery and value-proposition validation, business-model development, early IP strategy, financing and financial literacy, innovation management, and investor pitching — applied throughout to a water-filtration technology from the laboratory. Invention to Innovation (i2I) program; CGPA 4.00/4.00.
2017 — 2019

M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering

IUST
Thesis
Experimental Investigation of Partial Cavitation around Hydrofoils Using Data-Driven Modeling Techniques
2013 — 2017

B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering

University of Tabriz
Thesis
Hydraulic Design and Efficiency Improvement of Pumps