Student University of Ottawa Canada
Mostafa Bigdeli is a seasoned water resources engineer with over a decade of experience in sustainable water management, hydraulics, and hydrology. His expertise spans numerical modeling, hydrotechnical engineering, and designing water infrastructure. With a strong academic background and extensive research experience, Mostafa has contributed significantly to the field of water resources through his work at the University of Ottawa and the National Research Council of Canada.
Profile
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Education
🎓 Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Specialization in Hydrology and Hydraulics) (In Progress – Fall 2024)
University of Ottawa, Canada
🎓 M.Sc. in Civil and Environmental Engineering (2016)
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
🎓 B.Sc. in Civil Water and Waste Water Engineering (2013)
Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
Experience
💼 Research Assistant
National Research Council of Canada (NRC) (Jan 2023 – Feb 2024)
- Modeled microplastics transport and deposition.
- Developed CFD models for hydraulic applications.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams for data integration.
💼 Research Assistant
University of Ottawa – NRC (Jan 2022 – Jan 2023)
- Simulated microplastics transport in the Ottawa River.
- Conducted field studies and laboratory experiments.
💼 Supervisor
Air and Climate Projects, Tehran, Iran (Apr 2019 – Aug 2021)
- Managed air pollutants and GHG emission inventory projects.
- Developed emission reduction strategies.
💼 Supervisor
Water & Wastewater Networks Projects, Tehran, Iran (Mar 2017 – Mar 2019)
- Supervised water distribution and wastewater collection network projects.
Research Interests
Mostafa’s research focuses on sustainable water management, numerical and experimental modeling of water systems, hydrotechnical and hydrological modeling, dam break analysis, and microplastics transport. His work integrates advanced data analysis and computer modeling techniques to improve water resources management.
Awards
- Ranked in the top 1% of the Nationwide University Entrance Exams for B.Sc.
- Ranked in the top 0.5% of the Nationwide University Entrance Exams for M.Sc.
Publications
- Bigdeli, M., Mohammadian, A., Pilechi, A. (2024). “A Laboratory Dataset on Transport and Deposition of Spherical and Cylindrical Large Microplastics for Validation of Numerical Models.” Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12060953 – Cited by 5 articles.
- Roshani, E., Popov, P., Kleiner, Y., Sanjari, S., Colombo, A., Bigdeli, M. (2024). “Detecting and Locating Chemical Intrusion in Water Distribution Systems Using 9-1-1 Calls.” Journal of Hydroinformatics. https://doi.org/10.2166/hydro.2024.299 – Cited by 3 articles.
- Bigdeli, M., Taheri, M., Mohammadian, A. (2023). “Numerical Modeling of Dam-Break Flood Flows for Dry and Wet Sloped Beds.” ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1080/09715010.2022.2052986 – Cited by 4 articles.
- Bigdeli, M., Mohammadian, A., Pilechi, A. (2022). “Numerical Modeling of Marine Microplastics Deposition Using Coupled CFD-DEM.” 3rd IAHR Young Professionals Congress.
- Bigdeli, M., Mohammadian, A., Pilechi, A., Taheri, M. (2022). “Lagrangian Modeling of Marine Microplastics Fate and Transport: The State of the Science.” Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10040481 – Cited by 6 articles.
- Bigdeli, M., Mohammadian, A. (2021). “Numerical Simulation of Dam-Break Flood Flows on Sloping Beds.” CFDSC2021 Conference.
- Bigdeli, M., Mohammadian, A. (2021). “Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Offset Dense Jet Flow.” CSCE 2021 Annual Conference.