Biography
I am Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering and Programme Leader for Civil & Environmental Engineering (BEng, MEng). As a trained Geotechnical Engineer with over ten years’ experience of advanced geotechnical investigation of on-shore and off-shore soft sediments, I’ve held positions in both industry and academia in Malaysia, Iran and Germany.
Before joining Abertay University as a lecturer, I was a research associate in Geotechnical Engineering at Newcastle University.
I completed my PhD in Geotechnical Engineering jointly at the University of Bremen, Germany and University of Waikato, New Zealand. I also hold a MEng in Geotechnical Engineering from the University of Technology Malaysia.
My research interests are focused on applied geotechnics. I’m currently working on the SUCCESS project (Sustainable Urban Carbon Capture: Engineering Soils for Climate Change) to assess the impact of soil carbonation on flood risk and develop a system for measuring the carbonation process.
Qualifications
PhD – Geotechnical Engineering [Co-operative program – University of Bremen (Germany) & University of Waikato (New Zealand), 2014].
MEng – Geotechnical Engineering [University of Technology Malaysia, 2010].
Former professional experience
2014 – 2016: Research Associate, Newcastle University, UK.
2014: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Bremen, Germany.
2010 – 2011: Research Assistant, university of Technology Malaysia.
2006 – 2008: Geotechnical Engineer Technician, Kavoush Zamin Fars, Iran
Informal interests:
Running, fishing (amateur)
