Education<\/h3>\n\n- Post-doctorate<\/strong>, Risk Analysis, 2010\/08 – 2011\/07, <\/strong>Ecole des Mines de Nancy, Nancy, France.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Doctorate<\/strong> in Civil Engineering-Geomechanics<\/span><\/span>, 2006\/09-2010\/02<\/strong>, Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine, Nancy, France.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Master’s degree\u00a0<\/strong>in Rock Mechanics, 1997\/09-<\/strong>1998\/11,<\/strong> Tehran Polytechnic University, Tehran, Iran.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Bachelor<\/strong> in Mining Engineering, 1992\/02-1995\/10<\/strong>, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Professional Experience
\n<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- Canada Research Chair <\/strong>in forecasting and prevention of risks related to hydrogeotechnical hazards at the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Chicoutimi, D\u00e9partement des sciences appliqu\u00e9es,\u00a0 from 2011\/08 <\/strong>– present.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Professor <\/strong>at the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Chicoutimi, D\u00e9partement des sciences appliqu\u00e9es,\u00a0 from 2018\/05 – present<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Associate Professor <\/strong>at the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Chicoutimi, D\u00e9partement des sciences appliqu\u00e9es,\u00a0 from 2011\/08 – 2018\/05<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Director of “R2eau” research group <\/strong>at the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Chicoutimi, D\u00e9partement des sciences appliqu\u00e9es,\u00a0 from 2011\/08 – 2018\/05<\/strong>, 2024\/01 – 2024\/12<\/strong> and 2026\/01 – present<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Lecturer (ATER) and post doc.<\/em><\/strong> at the Ecole des Mines de Nancy, France, from 2009\/09 – 2011\/07<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Lecturer<\/strong> at University of Kerman, Iran, 2000\/09 <\/strong>– 2006\/07<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Geomechanical engineer <\/strong>in study office (Iran), Responsible for the rock mechanics department for the national project “Gavoshan”,<\/strong>\u00a0Iran, 1999\/05 – 2001\/03.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Geomechanical engineer,<\/strong> Zamin Sazeh Consultant Co., Iran, 1997\/12 – 1998\/01.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Awards and Honors
\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- John Franklin Award<\/strong> from the Rock Mechanics Division of the Canadian Geotechnical Society 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nProfessional Associations and Memberships
\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- Member of the Ordre des ing\u00e9nieurs du Qu\u00e9bec (OIQ)<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Member of the International Society of Rock Mechanics<\/strong>\u00a0(ISRM)<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Member of the Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS)<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Member of the Canadian Rock Mechanics Association (CARMA)<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Member of the American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Professional Services
\n<\/strong><\/h2>\nEvent Administration<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Co-chair of the Technical Committee of <\/strong><\/em><\/strong>the RockEng 2025 Conference<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> the 23rd Canadian Symposium on Rock Mechanics by the Canadian Association of Rock Mechanics (CARMA).<\/li>\n
- Chair during a technical session technique of the ACEX2024 Conference<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> the 18th International Conference on Advanced Computational Engineering and Experimenting.<\/li>\n
- Chair of the symposium UQAC-MTQ-SCG-Est 2021<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> by the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Chicoutimi, the Government of Quebec, and the Eastern Quebec (Quebec) Section of the Canadian Geotechnical Society.<\/li>\n
- Co-chair of a technical session of the ISRM Conference<\/strong><\/em><\/strong>, Montreal 2015.<\/li>\n
- Member of the Scientific Committee and Co-chair<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> of a session at the Qu\u00e9bec Mine 2013 Conference.<\/li>\n
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the symposium<\/em><\/strong> \u00ab Exploitations mini\u00e8res pass\u00e9es et pr\u00e9sentes : impacts environnementaux et soci\u00e9taux \u00bb as part of the Jacques Cartier Talks, November 26-27, 2013 in Chamb\u00e9ry, France.<\/li>\n
- Member of the Scientific Committee <\/em><\/strong>ACFAS 2018 at the UQAC.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Editorial Activities<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Reviewer<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> of the article “Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering”<\/li>\n
- Reviewer<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> of the article “Bulletin of Engineering Geology”<\/li>\n
- Reviewer<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> of the article “Canadian Geotechnical Journal”<\/li>\n
- Reviewer<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> of the article “Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering”<\/li>\n
- Reveiwer<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> of the article “Geotechnical and Geological Engineering”<\/li>\n
- Reviewer<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> of the article “CIM Journal”<\/li>\n
- Reviewer<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> of the article “International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences”<\/li>\n
- Reviewer<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> of the article “Landscape and Urban Planning”<\/li>\n
- Invited Editor<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> of the special issue “Prediction and Prevention of Risks Related to Hydro – Geotechnical Hazards” of the article “Water”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Committee Participation<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Member of the Executive Committee of the DSA <\/strong><\/em><\/strong>at the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Chicoutimi since 2017<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Responsible<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> for the Geotechnical Engineering admission exam of the Quebec Order of Engineers since March 2014<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Member of the evaluation committee for doctoral and master’s theses <\/strong><\/em><\/strong>to several universities, such as the University of Ottawa, Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al, Universit\u00e9 Laval, UQAC, McGill University and the University of British Columbia, etc., from 2017 to the present.<\/li>\n
- Member of the committee of Fonds de recherche du Qu\u00e9bec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT)<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> \u00ab Grants for early-career researchers from 2023 – 2024<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Member of the selection committee for the nomination of candidates for the Tier II Canada Research Chair<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> “Grants for early-career researchers” in 2023<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Member of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) committee responsible <\/strong><\/em><\/strong>for the “allocation of John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) grants” from 2022 – 2023<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Member of several committees of the Canadian Geotechnical Society<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> “Rock Mechanics and Geohazards Committees” in 2018<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
International Collaboration Activities<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Academic collaborator and advisor<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> for KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Lule\u00e5 University, Sweden, from 2022 – 2025<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Collaboration with hydroelectric power \u2013 UNIPER <\/strong><\/em><\/strong>for the research project focused on assessing the risks of erosion at dam spillways.<\/li>\n
- Co-supervision of a doctoral thesis in collaboration with Professor Alba Yerro Colom of Virginia Tech, Virginia, USA <\/strong><\/em><\/strong>on the development of the Material Point Method (MPM) for the prediction of sensitive clayey landslides.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Invited Presentations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- Presentation at the \u00c9cole des Mines de Nancy-INERIS<\/strong>, Nancy, France titled “Development of probabilistic Approaches for the forecasting and prevention of risks related to hydrogeotechnical hazards” in 2024<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Presentation to Geotechnical Engineers at WSP Canada<\/strong> entitled “Forecasting and prevention of risks related to hydro-geotechnical hazards” in 2023<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Presentation at the Canadian Institute of Mining, Saguenay<\/strong> titled “Backfilling in mining stops: an approach for continuing operations at the Niobec mine” in 2023<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Presentation at the 8th Iranian Conference on Rock Mechanics<\/strong>, Shahrood, Iran titled “A damage simulator for the probabilistic assessment of building vulnerability in mining subsidence areas” in 2022<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Presentation to the Canadian Geotechnical Society – Eastern Section Quebec City, Quebec, Canada<\/strong> titled “Development of a damage simulator to study the vulnerability of an area subjected to subsidence hazards” in 2021<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Broadcast Interviews<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- Rock Mass Erosion<\/strong><\/em> at the OIQ meeting on June 3, 2023. https:\/\/www.oiq.qc.ca\/activite\/evacuateur-cruessolution-erosion-installation-hydroelectrique\/<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
- Landslides in Quebec<\/strong> at the Weather Network on June 15, 2022. https:\/\/www.meteomedia.com\/fr\/nouvelles\/meteo\/meteo-extreme\/le-quebec-un-endroit-propice-aux-glissements-de-terrain<\/a><\/li>\n
- Risk of landslides<\/strong> at Radio-Canada on June 15, 2022. https:\/\/www.meteomedia.com\/fr\/nouvelles\/meteo\/meteo-extreme\/le-quebec-un-endroit-propice-aux-glissements-de-terrain<\/a><\/li>\n
- Erosion of a Rock Mass in Dam Spillways<\/strong>\u00a0at Radio-Canada on May 30, 2022. https:\/\/www.meteomedia.com\/fr\/nouvelles\/meteo\/meteo-extreme\/le-quebec-un-endroit-propice-aux-glissements-de-terrain<\/a><\/li>\n
- Saint-Jean-Vianney: Scientific Advances<\/strong> on Radio-Canada on May 4, 2021. https:\/\/www.meteomedia.com\/fr\/nouvelles\/meteo\/meteo-extreme\/le-quebec-un-endroit-propice-aux-glissements-de-terrain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Text Interviews<\/strong><\/h2>\n
- \n
- Doctorate<\/strong> in Civil Engineering-Geomechanics<\/span><\/span>, 2006\/09-2010\/02<\/strong>, Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine, Nancy, France.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n
- Master’s degree\u00a0<\/strong>in Rock Mechanics, 1997\/09-<\/strong>1998\/11,<\/strong> Tehran Polytechnic University, Tehran, Iran.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n
- Bachelor<\/strong> in Mining Engineering, 1992\/02-1995\/10<\/strong>, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n
Professional Experience
\n<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n- \n
- Canada Research Chair <\/strong>in forecasting and prevention of risks related to hydrogeotechnical hazards at the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Chicoutimi, D\u00e9partement des sciences appliqu\u00e9es,\u00a0 from 2011\/08 <\/strong>– present.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Professor <\/strong>at the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Chicoutimi, D\u00e9partement des sciences appliqu\u00e9es,\u00a0 from 2018\/05 – present<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Associate Professor <\/strong>at the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Chicoutimi, D\u00e9partement des sciences appliqu\u00e9es,\u00a0 from 2011\/08 – 2018\/05<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Director of “R2eau” research group <\/strong>at the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Chicoutimi, D\u00e9partement des sciences appliqu\u00e9es,\u00a0 from 2011\/08 – 2018\/05<\/strong>, 2024\/01 – 2024\/12<\/strong> and 2026\/01 – present<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Lecturer (ATER) and post doc.<\/em><\/strong> at the Ecole des Mines de Nancy, France, from 2009\/09 – 2011\/07<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Lecturer<\/strong> at University of Kerman, Iran, 2000\/09 <\/strong>– 2006\/07<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Geomechanical engineer <\/strong>in study office (Iran), Responsible for the rock mechanics department for the national project “Gavoshan”,<\/strong>\u00a0Iran, 1999\/05 – 2001\/03.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Geomechanical engineer,<\/strong> Zamin Sazeh Consultant Co., Iran, 1997\/12 – 1998\/01.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Awards and Honors
\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n- \n
- John Franklin Award<\/strong> from the Rock Mechanics Division of the Canadian Geotechnical Society 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
Professional Associations and Memberships
\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n- \n
- Member of the Ordre des ing\u00e9nieurs du Qu\u00e9bec (OIQ)<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Member of the International Society of Rock Mechanics<\/strong>\u00a0(ISRM)<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Member of the Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS)<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Member of the Canadian Rock Mechanics Association (CARMA)<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Member of the American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Professional Services
\n<\/strong><\/h2>\nEvent Administration<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n
- \n
- Co-chair of the Technical Committee of <\/strong><\/em><\/strong>the RockEng 2025 Conference<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> the 23rd Canadian Symposium on Rock Mechanics by the Canadian Association of Rock Mechanics (CARMA).<\/li>\n
- Chair during a technical session technique of the ACEX2024 Conference<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> the 18th International Conference on Advanced Computational Engineering and Experimenting.<\/li>\n
- Chair of the symposium UQAC-MTQ-SCG-Est 2021<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> by the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Chicoutimi, the Government of Quebec, and the Eastern Quebec (Quebec) Section of the Canadian Geotechnical Society.<\/li>\n
- Co-chair of a technical session of the ISRM Conference<\/strong><\/em><\/strong>, Montreal 2015.<\/li>\n
- Member of the Scientific Committee and Co-chair<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> of a session at the Qu\u00e9bec Mine 2013 Conference.<\/li>\n
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the symposium<\/em><\/strong> \u00ab Exploitations mini\u00e8res pass\u00e9es et pr\u00e9sentes : impacts environnementaux et soci\u00e9taux \u00bb as part of the Jacques Cartier Talks, November 26-27, 2013 in Chamb\u00e9ry, France.<\/li>\n
- Member of the Scientific Committee <\/em><\/strong>ACFAS 2018 at the UQAC.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Editorial Activities<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n
- \n
- Reviewer<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> of the article “Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering”<\/li>\n
- Reviewer<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> of the article “Bulletin of Engineering Geology”<\/li>\n
- Reviewer<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> of the article “Canadian Geotechnical Journal”<\/li>\n
- Reviewer<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> of the article “Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering”<\/li>\n
- Reveiwer<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> of the article “Geotechnical and Geological Engineering”<\/li>\n
- Reviewer<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> of the article “CIM Journal”<\/li>\n
- Reviewer<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> of the article “International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences”<\/li>\n
- Reviewer<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> of the article “Landscape and Urban Planning”<\/li>\n
- Invited Editor<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> of the special issue “Prediction and Prevention of Risks Related to Hydro – Geotechnical Hazards” of the article “Water”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Committee Participation<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n
- \n
- Member of the Executive Committee of the DSA <\/strong><\/em><\/strong>at the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Chicoutimi since 2017<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Responsible<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> for the Geotechnical Engineering admission exam of the Quebec Order of Engineers since March 2014<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Member of the evaluation committee for doctoral and master’s theses <\/strong><\/em><\/strong>to several universities, such as the University of Ottawa, Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al, Universit\u00e9 Laval, UQAC, McGill University and the University of British Columbia, etc., from 2017 to the present.<\/li>\n
- Member of the committee of Fonds de recherche du Qu\u00e9bec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT)<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> \u00ab Grants for early-career researchers from 2023 – 2024<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Member of the selection committee for the nomination of candidates for the Tier II Canada Research Chair<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> “Grants for early-career researchers” in 2023<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Member of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) committee responsible <\/strong><\/em><\/strong>for the “allocation of John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) grants” from 2022 – 2023<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Member of several committees of the Canadian Geotechnical Society<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> “Rock Mechanics and Geohazards Committees” in 2018<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
International Collaboration Activities<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n
- \n
- Academic collaborator and advisor<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> for KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Lule\u00e5 University, Sweden, from 2022 – 2025<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Collaboration with hydroelectric power \u2013 UNIPER <\/strong><\/em><\/strong>for the research project focused on assessing the risks of erosion at dam spillways.<\/li>\n
- Co-supervision of a doctoral thesis in collaboration with Professor Alba Yerro Colom of Virginia Tech, Virginia, USA <\/strong><\/em><\/strong>on the development of the Material Point Method (MPM) for the prediction of sensitive clayey landslides.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Invited Presentations<\/strong><\/h2>\n
- \n
- Presentation at the \u00c9cole des Mines de Nancy-INERIS<\/strong>, Nancy, France titled “Development of probabilistic Approaches for the forecasting and prevention of risks related to hydrogeotechnical hazards” in 2024<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Presentation to Geotechnical Engineers at WSP Canada<\/strong> entitled “Forecasting and prevention of risks related to hydro-geotechnical hazards” in 2023<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Presentation at the Canadian Institute of Mining, Saguenay<\/strong> titled “Backfilling in mining stops: an approach for continuing operations at the Niobec mine” in 2023<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Presentation at the 8th Iranian Conference on Rock Mechanics<\/strong>, Shahrood, Iran titled “A damage simulator for the probabilistic assessment of building vulnerability in mining subsidence areas” in 2022<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Presentation to the Canadian Geotechnical Society – Eastern Section Quebec City, Quebec, Canada<\/strong> titled “Development of a damage simulator to study the vulnerability of an area subjected to subsidence hazards” in 2021<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Broadcast Interviews<\/strong><\/h2>\n
- \n
- Rock Mass Erosion<\/strong><\/em> at the OIQ meeting on June 3, 2023. https:\/\/www.oiq.qc.ca\/activite\/evacuateur-cruessolution-erosion-installation-hydroelectrique\/<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
- Landslides in Quebec<\/strong> at the Weather Network on June 15, 2022. https:\/\/www.meteomedia.com\/fr\/nouvelles\/meteo\/meteo-extreme\/le-quebec-un-endroit-propice-aux-glissements-de-terrain<\/a><\/li>\n
- Risk of landslides<\/strong> at Radio-Canada on June 15, 2022. https:\/\/www.meteomedia.com\/fr\/nouvelles\/meteo\/meteo-extreme\/le-quebec-un-endroit-propice-aux-glissements-de-terrain<\/a><\/li>\n
- Erosion of a Rock Mass in Dam Spillways<\/strong>\u00a0at Radio-Canada on May 30, 2022. https:\/\/www.meteomedia.com\/fr\/nouvelles\/meteo\/meteo-extreme\/le-quebec-un-endroit-propice-aux-glissements-de-terrain<\/a><\/li>\n
- Saint-Jean-Vianney: Scientific Advances<\/strong> on Radio-Canada on May 4, 2021. https:\/\/www.meteomedia.com\/fr\/nouvelles\/meteo\/meteo-extreme\/le-quebec-un-endroit-propice-aux-glissements-de-terrain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Text Interviews<\/strong><\/h2>\n
- Landslides in Quebec<\/strong> at the Weather Network on June 15, 2022. https:\/\/www.meteomedia.com\/fr\/nouvelles\/meteo\/meteo-extreme\/le-quebec-un-endroit-propice-aux-glissements-de-terrain<\/a><\/li>\n
- Presentation to Geotechnical Engineers at WSP Canada<\/strong> entitled “Forecasting and prevention of risks related to hydro-geotechnical hazards” in 2023<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Collaboration with hydroelectric power \u2013 UNIPER <\/strong><\/em><\/strong>for the research project focused on assessing the risks of erosion at dam spillways.<\/li>\n
- Responsible<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> for the Geotechnical Engineering admission exam of the Quebec Order of Engineers since March 2014<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Reviewer<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> of the article “Bulletin of Engineering Geology”<\/li>\n
- Chair during a technical session technique of the ACEX2024 Conference<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> the 18th International Conference on Advanced Computational Engineering and Experimenting.<\/li>\n
- Member of the International Society of Rock Mechanics<\/strong>\u00a0(ISRM)<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Member of the Ordre des ing\u00e9nieurs du Qu\u00e9bec (OIQ)<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Professor <\/strong>at the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Chicoutimi, D\u00e9partement des sciences appliqu\u00e9es,\u00a0 from 2018\/05 – present<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Canada Research Chair <\/strong>in forecasting and prevention of risks related to hydrogeotechnical hazards at the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Chicoutimi, D\u00e9partement des sciences appliqu\u00e9es,\u00a0 from 2011\/08 <\/strong>– present.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Bachelor<\/strong> in Mining Engineering, 1992\/02-1995\/10<\/strong>, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Master’s degree\u00a0<\/strong>in Rock Mechanics, 1997\/09-<\/strong>1998\/11,<\/strong> Tehran Polytechnic University, Tehran, Iran.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n