Dr. Mohammad Nazari-Sharabian, P.E.

Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering,

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) – USA

Dissertation title: “A Hybrid Experimental-Numerical Study on the Flow Topology in the Confluence Hydrodynamics Zone of an Open Channel with Lateral Drainage Pipe Discharge”

2020

M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering

Isfahan University of Technology (IUT) – Iran

Thesis title: “Investigating the Effects of Climate Change on Watershed Pollutant Load and Reservoir Water Quality (Case Study: Mahabad Dam)”

2016

B.Sc. in Civil Engineering

Shahed University – Iran

Senior research project title: “Studying the Destructive Impacts of Surface Runoff on Bridges and Road Surfaces”

2013

Environmental Engineering Design

The course covers topics in sanitary sewer design, preliminary treatment, primary treatment, secondary treatment, and tertiary treatment.

Fall 2023

Introduction to Transportation Engineering

The course introduces fundamental engineering principles used in design and analysis of functioning of transportation systems and their components.

Spring 2023

Construction Engineering

The course covers topics in construction site layout, earthmoving materials and operations, construction equipment, construction methods and practice, wood/concrete/steel construction, and management of constructed facilities.

Spring 2023

Introduction to Environmental Engineering

The course covers topics in material balances and separations, reactions, reactors, energy flows and balances, ecosystems, water quality, water treatment, wastewater treatment, and air quality.

Fall 2022

Summer 2017

Civil Engineering Materials

The course covers the engineering properties of common civil engineering materials including metals, soils, aggregates, Portland cement concrete, asphalt concrete, wood, and masonry.

Fall 2022

Algebraic Methods

The course covers the basic parts of college algebra; real numbers, radical expressions, linear and quadratic equations and inequalities, systems of linear equations, polynomials, functions, exponentials, and logarithms.

Fall 2022

Introduction to Engineering Design

The course introduces the students to the theory and techniques of engineering design and creative problem-solving, as well as design issues and practices in engineering.

Summer

2018 & 2019

Fluid Mechanics

The course covers topics in fluid properties, pressure in a fluid field and its measurement, hydrostatic forces on surfaces, buoyancy, Bernoulli equation, viscous pipe flow, and drag and lift concepts.

Spring 2023

Summer 2017

FE Exam Review (Mathematics)

The course covers topics in analytical geometry, calculus, linear algebra, vector analysis, differential equations, and numerical methods.

Fall 2017

Assistant Professor – Department of Mathematics, Engineering, and Computer Science, West Virginia State University, WV

2022-Present

Environmental scientist – Universal Engineering Sciences, NV

Responsible for environmental due diligence audits for industrial and commercial transactions, including standard Phase I & II Environmental Site Assessments consistent with ASTM standards.

2021-2022

Postdoctoral scholar – University of Nevada Las Vegas, NV

Conducted numerical modeling on stepped spillways, to study the flow behavior and characteristics in them.

2021-2022

Watershed modeling engineer – City of Fayetteville, NC

Performed watershed-scale hydrologic and hydraulic modeling to identify flood-prone areas, based on storms with different return periods, and proposed mitigation strategies.

2020-2021

Design of lateral confluences of flood control channels – UNLV

Conducted experimental and numerical analyses on the impacts of submerged lateral flow to open channels, on flow topology, across a range of channel widths, flow rates, Froude numbers, confluence angles, inlet pipe diameters, and lateral flow to main channel flow ratios.

2017-2020

Water quality modeling of the Mahabad watershed-reservoir system–IUT

Performed modeling and analysis on the impacts of climate change on nutrient loads of Mahabad Watershed, and the impacts on the water quality status of the dam reservoir. In this research, different general circulation models, under different RCP scenarios were used, and software packages such as SDSM, SWAT, SWAT-CUP, and CE-QUAL-W2 were implemented.

2014-2016

Field investigator – Rah Pol Gostar Consulting Engineers Company

Investigated the extent of structural damages in different bridge types, caused by surface runoff, rich in salt and other anti-freeze agents.

2016

Water resources technician – Pasar Consulting Engineers Company

Performed hydrological and watershed-scale analyses in ArcGIS and AutoCAD, for designing bridges and culverts.

2012

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Aghaei, Y.; Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Afzalimehr, H.; Karakouzian, M. Hydrogeochemical Assessment of Groundwater Quality and Its Suitability for Drinking and Agricultural Use – Case Study: Fars Province, Iran. Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research, 2023, 13(3), 10797-10807. DOI: 10.48084/etasr.5884

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Soltani, N.; Afzalimehr, H.; Shahiri Tabarestani, E.; Eftekhari, A.; Khabari, M.; Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Karakouzian, M. Turbulence Characteristics in Mild and Steep Entrance Slopes of Pool-Riffle Sequences. Water, 2023, 15(4), 720. DOI: 10.3390/w15040720

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Kazem, M.; Taheri Behbahani, M.T.; Afzalimehr, H.; Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Karakouzian, M. The Impact of Operational Scenarios and Concrete Aging Factor on the Freeboard Height of an Irrigation Canal. Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research, 2023, 13(1), 10199-10203. DOI: 10.48084/etasr.5592

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Taheriyoun, M.; Fallahi, A.; Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Fallahi, S. Optimization of Best Management Practices Combination to Control Runoff Water Quality in an Urban Watershed using a Novel Framework of Embedding Response Surface Model. Journal of Hydro-environment Research, 2023, 46, 19-30. DOI: 10.1016/j.jher.2022.11.003

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Derakhshan, S.; Dodangeh, E.; Afzalimehr, H.; Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Raeisifar, H.; Karakouzian, M. Effect of Vertical Variation of Submerged Vegetation Density on the Flow Resistance. Hydrology, 2022, 9(11), 191. DOI: 10.3390/hydrology9110191

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Karami, M.; Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Bristow, J.; Karakouzian, M. Evaluation of the stability of terraced slopes in clayey gravel soil using a novel numerical technique. Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering.

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Naderi, M.; Afzalimehr, H.; Dehghan, A.; Darban, N.; Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Karakouzian, M. Field Study of Three–Parameter Flow Resistance Model in Rivers with Vegetation Patch. Fluids, 2022, 7(8), 284. DOI: 10.3390/fluids7080284

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Hadian, S.; Shahiri Tabarestani, E.; Afzalimehr, H.; Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Karakouzian, M. Determining Flood Zonation Maps, Using New Ensembles of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making, Bivariate Statistics, and Artificial Neural Network. Water, 2022, 14(11), 1721. DOI: 10.3390/w14111721

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Taheriyoun, M.; Marzban, H.; Geranmehr, M.; Nazari-Sharabian, M. Optimization of Pollutant Discharge Permits using the Trading Ratio System: A Case Study. Earth, 2022, 3(3), 814-824. DOI: 10.3390/earth3030046

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Kazem, M.; Afzalimehr, H.; Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Karakouzian, M. Determination of Skin Friction Factor in Gravel Bed Rivers: Considering the Effect of Large-Scale Topographic Forms in Non-Uniform Flows. Hydrology, 2022, 9(4), 58. DOI: 10.3390/hydrology9040058

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Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Taheriyoun, M. Climate Change Impact on Water Quality in the Integrated Mahabad Dam Watershed-Reservoir System. Journal of Hydro-environment Research, 2022, 40, 28-37. DOI: 10.1016/j.jher.2021.12.001

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Aghaei, Y.; Kilanehei, F.; Faghihi-Rad, Sh.; Nazari-Sharabian, M. Dynamic Pressure at Flip Buckets of Chute Spillways – a Numerical Study. International Journal of Civil Engineering, 2022, 20, 421–432. DOI: 10.1007/s40999-021-00670-4

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Galoie, M.; Kilanehei, F.; Motamedi, A.; Nazari-Sharabian, M. Converting Daily Rainfall Data to Sub-Daily - Introducing the MIMD Method. Water Resources Management, 2021, 11. DOI: 10.1007%2Fs11269-021-02930-3

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Mohammadi, M.; Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Karakouzian, M. A Novel Analytical Method for Evaluating the Characteristics of Hydraulic Jump at a Positive Step. Water, 2021, 13, 2005. DOI: 10.3390/w13152005

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Ahmadi, H.; Kilanehei, F.; Nazari-Sharabian, M. Impact of Pumping Rate on Contaminant Transport – A Numerical Study. Hydrology, 2021, 8, 3. DOI: 10.3390/hydrology8030103

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Nikravesh, G.; Aghababaei, M.; Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Karakouzian, M. Drought Frequency Analysis Based on the Development of a Two-Variate Standardized Index (Rainfall-Runoff). Water, 2020, 12, 2599. DOI: 10.3390/w12092599

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Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Karakouzian, M.; Hayes, D. Flow Topology in the Confluence of an Open Channel with Lateral Drainage Pipe. Hydrology, 2020, 7, 57. DOI: 10.3390/hydrology7030057

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Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Aghababaei, M.; Karakouzian, M.; Karami, M. Water on Mars - A Literature Review. Galaxies, 2020, 8, 40. DOI: 10.3390/galaxies8020040

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Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Karakouzian, M.; Pashmchi, P. Water Vapor Conductance of Dry Soil – Analyzing Transport Processes by Analogy with Ohm’s Law. Ecology, Environment and Conservation, 2020, 26, 198-203.

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Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Nazari-Sharabian, A.; Karakouzian, M.; Karami, M. Sacrificial Piles as Scour Countermeasures in River Bridges - A Numerical Study using FLOW-3D. Civil Engineering Journal, 2020, 6(6). DOI: 10.28991/cej-2020-03091531

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Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Karakouzian, M. Relationship Between Sunspot Numbers and Mean Annual Precipitation: Application of Cross-Wavelet Transform - A Case Study. J-Multidisciplinary Scientific Journal, 2020, 3(1), 67-78. DOI: 10.3390/j3010007

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Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Taheriyoun, M.; Ahmad, S.; Karakouzian, M.; Ahmadi, A. Water Quality Modeling of Mahabad Dam Watershed–Reservoir System under Climate Change Conditions, using SWAT and System Dynamics. Water, 2019, 11, 394. DOI: 10.3390/w11020394

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Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Taheriyoun, M.; Karakouzian, M. Surface Runoff and Pollutant Load Response to Urbanization, Climate Variability, and Low Impact Developments – A Case Study. Water Supply, 2019, 19(8), 2410-2421. DOI: 10.2166/ws.2019.123

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Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Taheriyoun, M.; Karakouzian, M. A Sensitivity Analysis of DEM Resolution and Effective Parameters on Runoff Yield in the SWAT Model – A Case Study. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-AQUA, 2019, 69(1), 39-54. DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2019.044

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Babaei, H.; Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Karakouzian, M.; Ahmad, S. Identification of Critical Source Areas (CSAs) and Evaluation of Best Management Practices (BMPs) in Controlling Eutrophication in the Dez River Basin. Environments, 2019, 6, 20. DOI: 10.3390/environments6020020

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Karakouzian, M.; Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Karami, M. Effect of Overburden Height on Hydraulic Fracturing of Concrete-Lined Pressure Tunnels Excavated in Intact Rock: A Numerical Study. Fluids, 2019, 4, 112. DOI: 10.3390/fluids4020112

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Karami, M.; Kabiri-Samani, A.; Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Karakouzian, M. Investigating the Effects of Transient Flow in Concrete-Lined Pressure Tunnels, and Developing a New Analytical Formula for Pressure Wave Velocity. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2019, 91, 102992. DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2019.102992

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Karakouzian, M.; Karami, M.; Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Ahmad, S. Flow-Induced Stresses and Displacements in Jointed Concrete Pipes Installed by Pipe Jacking Method. Fluids, 2019, 4, 34. DOI: 10.3390/fluids4010034

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Taheriyoun, M.; Memaripour, A.; Nazari-Sharabian, M. Using Recycled Chemical Sludge as a Coagulant Aid in Chemical Wastewater Treatment in Mobarakeh Steel Complex. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 2020, 22, 745-756. DOI: 10.1007/s10163-019-00966-7

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Karakouzian, M.; Chavez, A.; Hayes, D.; Nazari-Sharabian, M. Bulbous Pier: An Alternative to Bridge Pier Extensions as a Countermeasure against Bridge Deck Splashing. Fluids, 2019, 4, 140. DOI: 10.3390/fluids4030140

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Kaji, A.; Taheriyoun, M.; Taebi, A.; Nazari-Sharabian, M. Comparison and Optimization of the Performance of Natural Based Non-Conventional Coagulants in a Water Treatment Plant. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-AQUA, 2019, 69(1), 28-38. DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2019.075

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Nazari-Sharabian, M.; Ahmad, S.; Karakouzian, M. Climate Change and Eutrophication: A Short Review. Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research, 2018, 8(6), 3668-3672. DOI: 10.48084/etasr.2392

• Scouring of river bridges in Iran – Iran University of Science and technology

January 2022

• Application of the FLOW-3D model in the design of flood control channels in Las Vegas, NV – Isfahan University of Technology; University of Tehran; Iran University of Science and technology

December 2021 - January 2022

• InfoWorks ICM – City of Fayetteville

July 2020

• FLOW-3D – CCRFCD

August 2018

• SWAT model training workshop – Shahid Beheshti University

May 2016

• High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) – IUT

March 2014

• Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) – Iran’s Hydroinformatic Institute

May 2014

• MODFLOW – Iran’s Hydroinformatic Institute

August 2013

Environmental Engineering Design

The course covers topics in sanitary sewer design, preliminary treatment, primary treatment, secondary treatment, and tertiary treatment.

Introduction to Transportation Engineering

The course introduces fundamental engineering principles used in design and analysis of functioning of transportation systems and their components.

Construction Engineering

The course covers topics in construction site layout, earthmoving materials and operations, construction equipment, construction methods and practice, wood/concrete/steel construction, and management of constructed facilities.

Introduction to Environmental Engineering

The course covers topics in material balances and separations, reactions, reactors, energy flows and balances, ecosystems, water quality, water treatment, wastewater treatment, and air quality.

Civil Engineering Materials

The course covers the engineering properties of common civil engineering materials including metals, soils, aggregates, Portland cement concrete, asphalt concrete, wood, and masonry.

Algebraic Methods

The course covers the basic parts of college algebra; real numbers, radical expressions, linear and quadratic equations and inequalities, systems of linear equations, polynomials, functions, exponentials, and logarithms.

Introduction to Engineering Design

The course introduces the students to the theory and techniques of engineering design and creative problem-solving, as well as design issues and practices in engineering.

Fluid Mechanics

The course covers topics in fluid properties, pressure in a fluid field and its measurement, hydrostatic forces on surfaces, buoyancy, Bernoulli equation, viscous pipe flow, and drag and lift concepts.

FE Exam Review (Mathematics)

The course covers topics in analytical geometry, calculus, linear algebra, vector analysis, differential equations, and numerical methods.