Professor of Hydrogeology at the Faculty of Geosciences of Utrecht University and
Senior Advisor with Soil and Groundwater Department of Deltares. Graduated with
honors from the Department of Civil Engineering of Pahlavi University in Shiraz,
Iran, in 1975. Earned M.E.in 1976 and Ph.D. in 1979 at the Department of Civil
Engineering of Princeton University. Work experience as Assistant Professor with the
Abadan Institute of Technology (Iran, 1979-1982), Project Manager with the Yekom
Consulting Engineers (Iran, 1982-1984), Adjunct Assistant Professor with the
Technical and Engineering University of Tehran (Iran, 1982-1984), senior researcher
with the National Institute of Public Health and Environment, RIVM (Bilthoven, The
Netherlands, 1984-1995), Adjunct Assistant Professor with the Department of Geology
of Utrecht University (The Netherlands, 1990-1994), Associate Professor (1995-2001)
and later Professor(2001-2003) with the Faculty of Civil Engineering and
Geosciences, Delft University of Technology.
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Around 200 publications in journals, books, conference proceedings, or as technical
reports. Editor of Advances in Water Resources from 1991 till 2001. He is now on the
editorial boards of Transport in Porous Media (since 1989), Journal of Porous Media
(since 2009), The Open Hydrology Journal (since 2007), and The Open Civil
Engineering Journal (since 2007), Special Topics & Reviews in Porous Media; An
International Journal, (since 2010), and member of International Advisory Board of
Journal of Hydrologic Engineering (since 2004). Member of American Geophysical
Union, American Association for Advancement of Science, Soil Science Society of
America, European Geophysical Union, International Association of Hydrological
Sciences, US National Groundwater Association, and The Netherlands Hydrological
Society. Has organized many conferences, workshops, and short courses. Invited or
keynote speaker in a large number of international meetings. Elected Fellow of
American Geophysical Union in 2002, Elected Fellow of American Association for
Advancement of Science in 2007. Received honorary degree of Doctor-Ingenieur from
Stuttgart University, 2008; A recipient of von Humboldt Prize, 2010; Recipient of
Don and Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Award, 2011; Selected as 2012 Darcy Lecturer by
the US National Groundwater Association, 2011.
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