Work Experience
Research Assistant | UNBC and Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, Vanderhoof, BC | 2023–2024
• Designed and implemented groundwater monitoring programs
• Performed hydrogeological data analysis
• Developed a 3D stratigraphic modelling
• Developed a conceptual model and a 3D numerical model (MODFLOW-USG) to quantify
groundwater–surface water interaction and support environmental assessments
• Conducted fieldwork activities in Stoney Creek Watershed
• Prepared technical reports and managed project deliverables to support environmental and water
resources assessments
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams, including land use and hydrology specialists to support
integrated watershed assessments
• Collaborated with a regional hydrogeologist for conducting pumping test of a new monitoring well
Research Assistant | UNBC and Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, Bulkley River, Northern BC | 2024–2025
• Conducted field measurements of temperature and groundwater levels along the Bulkley River
using the data logger installation
• Developed a 3D numerical model to simulate groundwater and surface water interactions
• Calibrated and validated the developed models through observed water level data
• Investigated river–aquifer interactions to support hydrogeological assessment in the hyperopic zone
• Collaborated with a regional hydrogeologist for the estimation of the hydraulic conductivity of aquifers
using seepage meter method
Research Assistant | UNBC and Shelley Indigenous Community, Prince George, BC | 2024–2026
• Led well drilling and installation of two monitoring wells
• Designed and installed data loggers for measurement of water level and electrical conductivity
• Conducted surface and groundwater quality sampling and analyzed water–rock interactions
• Developed a 3D groundwater flow model and an Excel-based water balance model
• Developed machine learning models for water level projection and groundwater–surface water
interaction analysis
• Collaborated with a regional hydrogeologist for the estimation of hydraulic conductivity for the
aquifers using slug test method
• Mentored and guided two MSc students in fieldwork, data analysis, and groundwater vulnerability
model development
Research Assistant | Water Engineering and Management Group, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran | 2020–2023
• Developed and applied the hydrological model (WEAP and QUAL2K) for water resources planning
• Calibrated and validated of developed models through observed data in the steams
• Developed scenarios for upstream development projects within the watershed
• Conducted sustainability and risk analysis of water supply and demand at country level
• Developed conceptual models and numerical models to simulate groundwater flow and streamflow
under different management scenarios
• Investigated groundwater–wetland interactions in five wetlands of the Urmia Lake watershed
• Developed water balance model for the watershed and sub-watershed scales
• Identified uncertainty sources and conducted uncertainty analysis
• Fieldwork management and water quality sampling