Experience
Teacher and Principal Investigator | Delft University of Technology, Delft, NL | Feb. 2023 - present
Providing education and supervision to students in order to develop the necessary talents and expertise for the mining and raw materials value chain, particularly in relation to advanced technological applications such as artificial intelligence
Delivering instruction in software tools, algorithmic design, programming, and applied problem-solving approaches to enhance students’ critical thinking and capacity to tackle complex and unforeseen challenges
Courses:
- Mineral Resource Geology and Modelling, Field Exploration Project, Geo-Resources for Cicular Societies, and GeoResource B-Module
- See Teaching for more
Project Coordinator and R&D specialist | Faratahghigh-E-Sepahan, Isfahan-Tehran, Iran | Aug. 2016 - Feb. 2023
Projects:
EPCs:
- GEG lime Co. Engineering and commissioning of two PFR furnaces
- GEG Pre-concentration enhancement, 4th line of Gol-E-Gohar concentrate production
- Gohar-Zamin Pelletizing Plant I
- Gohar-Podre-Pars (GPP) bentonite production and plant development project
R&D:
- Pre-feasibility studies of Ferrosilicon production in Mobarake Steel Co.
- Scientific studies of available Raymond mills around the world for the fine-grained bentonite production
- Pre-feasibility studies of water consumption in cooling towers by considering usage of lattice sheets
- Main achievement: Forging mathematical operational-data-based models to quantify iron ore pelletization using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning applications: a case study on Gol-E-Gohar I pelletizing plant
Teaching Assistant | University of Tehran, Tehran, IR | Sep. 2013 - May 2019
Courses:
- Mineralogy, Optical Mineralogy, Petrology, Optical Petrology, Mineralography
- Fundamentals of Minerals Exploration, Ore Reserve Evaluation, Fundamentals of Resource Estimation and Evaluation
Education
University of Tehran, Tehran | Iran, IR
MSc. of Mining Engineering, minored in Mineral Exploration | Sept. 2015 - Aug. 2018
- Achieved GPA of 3.38/4.0 via 32 credits
- Thesis: Forecasting ARD potential by influenced parameter determination and 3D prediction with geological data, a Geo-metallurgical approach
- Supervisors: Assistant Prof. MirSaleh Mirmohammadi, Associate Prof. Omid Asghari
- Advisor: Prof. Faramarz Doulati
University of Tehran, Tehran | Iran, IR
BSc. of Mining Engineering, minored in Mineral Exploration | Sept. 2011 - Aug. 2015
- Achieved GPA of 3.51/4.0 via 142 credits
- Thesis: Numerical and categorical resource classification of Mehdi-Abad Lead-Zinc deposit
- Supervisor: Associate Prof. Omid Asghari
Honors and Awards
- Best educator and motivator of the Bachelor Applied Earth Sciences - TU Delft | 2025
- Best educator of the Bachelor Applied Earth Sciences - TU Delft | 2024
- Earned first place in Mining Engineering, minored in Mineral Exploration of undergraduate academic years - University of Tehran | 2015
- Ranked 1st in Tehran RoboCup Simulation League (in 2D Soccer Simulation) - Tehran | 2008