Students

Research Associates

Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering

Navid Niazkar (Jan 2025-)

Post-Doc Fellows

Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering

Emad Norouzi (Jan 2024-)

Effect of climate change on geomechanical behaviour and flow liquefaction of tailings.

Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering

Aylin Nouri (Jan 2024-)

Design of small modular reactors in northern regions.

Université de Montréal & Polytechnique Montréal, Biomechanical Engineering

Shihao Cui (Mar 2023-)

Thesis Topic: Nature-inspired approach for non-invasive multiscale characterizations of 3D bioprinted soft tissues

Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering

Sophie Jung (Mar 2023-)

Thesis Topic: Nature-based solutions for permafrost stabilization and carbon feedback fixation

Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering

M Ali (Jan 2023-)

Thesis Topic: A hybrid smart sensing system for real-time natural resource exploration

Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering

Hongwei Liu (Nov 2022-)

Thesis Topic: Multiphase characterization of complex porous materials

University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering

Miad Jarrahi (May 2021-Jan 2022)

Thesis Topic: Enhanced rock formation characterization using Gas Expansion Induced Water Intrusion Porosimetry

Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering

Farhad Davaripour (Jan 2021-Aug 2022)

Thesis Topic: Evaluation of the effects of pipe-soil interaction on the stress-based design of buried pipelines using advanced numerical modeling

PhD Students

Polytechnique Montreal, Civil Engineering

Mohammad Naderi (Jan 2024-)

Thesis Topic: Resilient design of Small Modular Reactors in northern regions in context of climate change (Co-supervised by Dr. Dipanjan Basu at the University of Waterloo)

Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering

Daniel Chukwuemeka (Jan 2024-)

Thesis Topic: Effect of Climate Change and Vegetation on Energy Balance of the Ground Surface in Permafrost Regions

Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering

Joela Ramde (Jan 2024-)

Thesis Topic: Climate change and anthropogenic activities on the safety of dams in West Africa (Co-supervised by Dr. Seta Naba (UniversitŽ Joseph KI-ZERBO, Burkina Faso))

Polytechnique Montréal, Software Engineering

Jérôme Pigeon (Sept 2023-)

Thesis Topic: AI for climate data scarcity (Supervised by Dr. Foutse Khomh (Software Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal))

Polytechnique Montréal, Software Engineering

Zhao Lei (Sept 2023-)

Thesis Topic: Digital Twin Platform for Climate Adaptive Management of GeoInfrastructure (Supervised by Dr. Giovanni Beltrame (Software Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal))

Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering

Sara Ghalandarzadeh (Sept 2022-)

Thesis Topic: Eco-friendly soil improvement by means of enhanced calcite precipitation in cold regions (Supervised by Dr. Beno”t Courcelles (Polytechnique Montréal))

Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering

Hamed Seifamiri (Jan 2022-)

Thesis Topic: Surface Waves for Subsurface Characterization and Resource Exploration and Geotechnical Paradigm for Habitat Construction on the Moon

Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering

Niloofar Fasaeiyan (Sept 2021-)

Thesis Topic: Thermo-Hydro-BiogeoChemical analysis of permafrost carbon feedback

University of Manitoba, Computer Engineering

Andres Felipe Perez Murcia (Jan 2021-)

Thesis Topic: Monitoring of northern infrastructure affected by climate change using an AI-based satellite remote sensing (Supervised by Dr. Ahmed Ashraf (Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Manitoba))

University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering

Dylan Stafford (May 2020-)

Thesis Topic: Development of a hydro-mechanical model for permafrost (Supervised by Dr. Hartmut Hollaender (Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba))

University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering

Ishmael Yevugah (Jan 2020-)

Thesis Topic: Numerical modelling of hydraulic fracturing and coupled THMC processes in fractured rocksalt formations (Supervised by Dr. Hartmut Hollaender (Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba))

University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering

Mahdi Alaei (Jan 2020-)

Thesis Topic: Design of a bio-inspired self-burrowing smart probe for subsurface investigation of lunar regolith (Co-supervised by Dr. Nan Wu (Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba))

University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering

Dana Amini (Sept 2019-)

Thesis Topic: Performance Analysis of Northern Infrastructure Affected by Climate Change

University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering

Marziyeh Fakharian (Sept 2018-)

Thesis Topic: Development of a critical-state elasto-thermo-viscoplastic constitutive model for rate-dependent deformation of frozen and unfrozen soils

University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering

Ali Fatolahzadeh (May 2018-)

Thesis Topic: AI-based threat assessment of northern civil infrastructure affected by climate change

Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering

Shihao Cui (Mar 2020-Feb 2023)

Thesis Topic: Health Monitoring of (Geo)structures Using Stress Wave-Based NonInvasive Techniques

University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering

Hongwei Liu (Sept 2018-Nov 2021)

Thesis Topic: Characterization of complex geomaterials based on a hybrid poromechanical and inverse method using stress waves

University of Manitoba, Biomedical Engineering

Mohammad Hodaei (Jan 2017-Jun 2021)

Thesis Topic: Biomechanical modeling of acoustic wave propagation through bonelike porous materials using the Biot-JKD theory (Co-supervised by Dr. Neil Popplewell (Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba))

University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering

Mohammad Katebi (Sept 2016-Jan 2021)

Thesis Topic: Evaluation of pipeline performance subjected to slope instabilities (Co-supervised by Dr. Dharma Wijewickreme (Civil Engineering, UBC))

MSc Students

Polytechnique Montréal, Mineral Engineering

Zaid Rana (Jan 2024-)

Thesis Topic: Development of a self-burrowing instrument for subsurface characterization of critical minerals

Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering

Mohammadhossein Afsharipour (Sept 2021-Nov 2023)

Thesis Topic: Small Modular Reactors for Energy Transition in Northern Canada: Thermal Modeling and Some Geotechnical Considerations

University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering

Nikhil Baral (Sept 2020-)

Thesis Topic: Characterization of permafrost soils using ultrasound and electrical resistivity tests

University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering

Amir Fathollahzadeh (Sept 2019-May 2021)

Thesis Topic: Long-Term Efficiency of Horizontal Closed-Loop Geothermal Heat Exchangers for Stabilization of Permafrost beneath a Subarctic Lagoon

University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering

Iman Jabalameli (Sept 2018-Aug 2023)

Thesis Topic: Risk assessment of riverbanks subjected to construction-induced ground vibration

University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering

Maryam Saaly (Sept 2017-Jul 2019)

Thesis Topic: Energy and structural performance of thermoactive piles in cold regions

University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering

Kirill Bobko (Sept 2016-Aug 2018)

Thesis Topic: Energy Efficiency of Below-Grade Envelope of the Stanley-Pauley Engineering Building in Winnipeg

University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering

Hongwei Liu (Sept 2016-Jul 2018)

Thesis Topic: Numerical Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering with Applications in Cold Regions

University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering

Alitking Anongphouth (Sept 2015-May 2019)

Thesis Topic: Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Modeling of Soil-Structure Interaction in Geothermal Energy Piles

Undergraduate Research Students

Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering

Maëlle Mathieu (May 2023-)

Thesis Topic: 3D Printing Technology for Modular Construction on the Moon

Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering

Jérôme Pigeon (Sept 2022-Aug 2023)

Thesis Topic: Exploitation minière automatisée sur la Lune

University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering

Zhipeng Shen (May 2020-Aug 2020)

Thesis Topic: Thermal design of buried utilities

University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering

Yu Yan Li (May 2018-Aug 2018)

Thesis Topic: Simulation of Energy Piles with Single U-tube Heat Exchanger

University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering

Ashish Ranjan (May 2018-Jul 2018)

Thesis Topic: Stability of Embankments on Soft Soils

MEng Students