Profile

Throughout my undergraduate studies, I successfully completed foundational coursework in agriculture, environmental science, and water engineering. Fueled by a profound interest in my discipline, I resolved to pursue advanced studies at the Master’s level. Remarkably, I achieved the 9th rank in the highly competitive M.Sc. entrance exam of Iran, securing a full scholarship for advanced studies at Tarbiat Modares University. I defended my thesis with distinction, and subsequently, I have remained steadfastly committed to sustained research pursuits in the realms of water resources engineering and environmental science. My scholarly contributions materialized in the publication of two peer-reviewed articles, prominently featured in esteemed journals such as the Journal of Hydrology. My professional trajectory has been enriched through hands-on experiences in hydrology, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), flood management, and drought mitigation. These experiences have not only honed my technical acumen but have also deepened my fervor for engaging in applied research in these pivotal domains. In a broader sense, my academic aspirations revolve around delving into the interconnections among water, food, energy, and ecosystems. I am driven to leverage my analytical prowess to proactively address challenges pertaining to water, food, and energy, with the overarching goal of positively influencing the sustainability and resilience of human-environment complex systems.

Work Experiences

Sustainability Consultant and Financial Inspector (Part-Time)

June. 2022 – Now
Cooperative Company of the Kimia Garden Town, Shiraz, Iran
  • Water supply and demand management
  • Sustainability action plan
  • Stakeholders’ conflict resolution

Hydrologist, GIS specialist, Water and Soil Analyst (Part-Time)

Sep. 2022 – Now
Arazist Parsian Mehr Consulting Engineers, Shiraz, Iran
  • Hydrological and hydraulic modeling
  • Urban stormwater management
  • Gis application in hydrology and decision-making
  • Hydrological report writing

Research Assistant (Part-Time)

Feb. 2019 – Now
Drought Research Center, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
  • Discovering best management practices in agricultural systems
  • Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem nexus assessment
  • Application of remote sensing in water, soil, and crop sciences
  • Climate change impacts assessment (based on CMIP6 datasets)
  • hydrological and agricultural simulation and optimization
  • Evapotranspiration and irrigation water demand prediction

Farm Management Consultant (Part-Time)

Jan.2008 – Dec. 2012
Shahed Agricultural Store, Shiraz, Iran
  • Irrigation system design, Irrigation scheduling
  • Water, seed, fertilizer, and pesticide management
  • Agricultural consultant

Certifications

Water resources management and policy

2021 - 2021
Coursera (MX3B927JT2Z7)

Data Analysis with R Programming

2023 - 2023
Google (111-222)

Python Programming in Meteorology

2023 - 2023
Iranian National Geophysical Society

Machine Learning Methods in Python

2023 - 2023
Iranian National Geophysical Society

Water Engineering and Environment – Dam Engineering

2023 - 2023
Iran Ministry of Energy

Integrated Drought Management, Monitoring and Early Warning

2023 - 2023
Cap-Net (47db22a3c36d4371b4cf1930b799bf23)

Sustainable Urban Water Systems

2023 - 2023
Coursera (47db22a3c36d4371b4cf1930b799bf23)

Water Productivity in Practice

2023 - 2023
IHE Delft

SDG 6.5.1 IWRM Action Planning

2022 - 2022
Cap-Net

Assessing the Environmental Flow Requirement for SDG Indicator 6.4.2

2023 - 2023
IHE Delft

Agriculture, Economics and Nature

2022 - 2022
Future Learn

Structuring your article correctly

2022 - 2022
Elsevier

Projects

Some of the major projects I have done are listed in this section.

Hydraulics - M.Sc. Thesis - Investigating the application of approximate method of Artificial Neural Networks for modeling the water productivity in irrigation networks using hydrodynamic models.
Hydrology - Rainfall-runoff simulation of the Karkheh River Basin using Artificial Neural Networks.
Climatology - Comparing the capability of Lars-WG and cmhyd model for future climate data projection.
Hydrology - Calibration and application of the IHACRES model for assessing the impact of climate change on the water availability of the Hamoon Jazmourian Basin.
Hydrogeology - Assessing the impact of climate and land cover change on Gharesu Basin hydrological regime using SWAT model under CMIP6 scenarios.
Hydrology - Optimization of water allocation in a multistakeholder basin (Karkheh) under climate change using WEAP model.
Hydrology - Extraction of Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) Curves under Climate Change in the Qom-roud basin.
Urban Stormwater Management - Stormwater management of an urban area using SWMM model for recognizing the best management practices.
Hydraulics - Flood vulnerability mapping of the Dez River using HecRas and ArcGIS.
Remote Sensing - Crop mapping of the South-Karkheh Subbasin Using R and machine learning methods.

Honors and awards

Academic Award - Being among the top 5 percent of the national B.Sc. entrance exam (Full tuition fee scholarship). (2010)
interdisciplinary Honor - Design and construction of the largest sundial in Iran at the Jahrom University. (2013)
Academic Award - Rank 9 in the national M.Sc. Entrance Exam (Full tuition fee scholarship). (2014)
Executive Management Honor - The winner of the election (of the board of directors) of the Kimia Garden Town, Iran. (2022)
Academic Award - Best research proposal of the “Water engineering and environment” autumn school (fully-funded opportunity offered by Iran Ministry of Energy). (2023)

Publications

  • Modeling the effects of irrigation management scenarios on winter wheat yield and water use indicators in response to climate variations and water delivery systems
  • Davarpanah, R., & Ahmadi, S. H. (2021)
    Journal of Hydrology, 598, 126269. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126269)
  • Evaluation of total dissolved solids in rivers by improved neuro fuzzy approaches using metaheuristic algorithms.
  • Jannatkhah, M., Davarpanah, R., Fakouri, B., Kisi, O. (2024)
    Earth Science Informatics. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-024-01220-x)

    Skills & Proficiency

    Python

    R

    Matlab

    Google Earth Engine

    SWAT

    WEAP

    HecRas

    HecHms

    ArcGIS

    SWMM

    Aquacrop

    MODFLOW