Bahram Gharabaghi, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Dr. Gharabaghi’s research has primarily been focused on watershed scale water quality models to improve the accuracy of calculations of these management tools for protection of source waters from further degradation and to develop effective strategies for improvement of the quality of impaired water bodies in Ontario. He has more than ten years of experience in research and development in hydrologic modelling and non-point source pollution control in Canada and internationally. He has conducted studies for several large-scale mining projects around the world, including the Goro project in New Caledonia, the Alto Chicama project in Peru, and the Voisey’s Bay project in Labrador, Canada. Dr. Gharabaghi is currently leading several research projects in collaboration with Conservation Authorities, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources, and Ministry of Agriculture.

Education

1989 Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
1992 Master of Science, Civil Engineering (Hydraulic Structures), Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
1999 Doctorate, Water Resources Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Experience

2016 - Professor, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
2008 - 2016 Associate Professor, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
2003 - 2008 Assistant Professor, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
2001 - 2003 Hydrologist, Golder Associates, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
1999 - 2001 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
1991 - 1993 Research Assistant, International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology