Behrouz Gholamahmadi, Simon Jeffery, Oscar Gonzalez-Pelayo, Sergio Alegre Prats, Ana Catarina Bastos, Jan Jacob Keizer, Frank G.A. Verheijen (2023) Biochar impacts on runoff and soil erosion by water: A systematic global scale meta-analysis.
Science Of The Total Environment, 871
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Behrouz Gholamahmadi
PhD Candidate
- Author Name : Gholamahmadi B.
- Doctoral Programme: Environmental sciences and engineering
- Thesis title: Engineering soils with biochar to maximise soil water and combat desertification (WATERDESERT)
- Supervisor: Dr. Frank Verheijen
- Researcher ID: HMV-7037-2023
- ORCID: 0000-0001-9647-6414
- Ciencia ID: E315-D29A-E167
- Department: Environment and Planning
- Research Group: Socio-Ecological Systems Analysis, Management & Planning (SES)
- ISI Web of KnowledgeSM search factor: AU=Gholamahmadi,Behrouz; Web of Science ResearcherID: HMV-7037-2023; SCOPUS ID: 57453246500; Google Scholar ID: fSYgruAAAAAJ Thesis title: Engineering soils with biochar to maximise soil water and combat desertification (WATERDESERT) Supervisor: Dr. Frank Verheijen Category: BO Grant type: BI Funding entity: FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Grant reference: 2014 (PTDC/AGR-FOR/4143/2014) Start date: 2021-01-01 End date: 2024-12-31
Research interests
Research on innovative ways to sustain water, and soil resources against climate change using nature-based solutions, with the main focus on engineering soils with biochar to maximise soil water and combat desertification (WATERDESERT).
Academic degrees
2018-2024, PhD, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of Aveiro, Portugal. Supervisor: Dr. Frank Verheijen
2009-2012, MSc, Agricultural Engineering-Hydraulic Structures, Islamic Azad University, Iran. Supervisor: Dr. Kazem Esmaili
2004-2009, BSc, Agricultural Engineering-Water, Islamic Azad University, Iran. Supervisor: Dr. Keyvan Kharghani
2009-2012, MSc, Agricultural Engineering-Hydraulic Structures, Islamic Azad University, Iran. Supervisor: Dr. Kazem Esmaili
2004-2009, BSc, Agricultural Engineering-Water, Islamic Azad University, Iran. Supervisor: Dr. Keyvan Kharghani
Scientific activities
Jun 2021 - May 2024, SOILCOMBAT, Researcher funded by FCT, Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Portugal
Jan 2021 - Dec 2024, WATERDESERT, PhD scholarship (2020.04610.BD) funded by FCT, Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Portugal
Feb 2022 - May 2022, Mentoring the BSc. student "Hugo Brass" from Wageningen University, Netherlands, under International Exchange Erasmus Student Network
Aug 2020 - Dec 2020, Project Fellow, FRISCO Project, Department of Environment and Planning & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Portugal
May 2020 - July 2020, Project Fellow, CESAM Lysimeter Site, Associated laboratory Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Portugal(BI/UI88/8801/2020)
Oct 2019 - Feb 2020, Project Fellow, FIRE-C-BUDs Project, Department of Environment and Planning & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Portugal(BI/UI88/8801/2019)
Sep 2019 - Oct 2019, Project Fellow, EPyRIS Project, Department of Environment and Planning & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Portugal(BI/UI88/8801/2019)
2018 - 2024, PhD Student in the Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Portugal
2009 - 2012, MS Student in the Islamic Azad University, Iran. Under Supervision by Dr. Kazem Esmaili (Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Faculty of Agriculture)
Jan 2021 - Dec 2024, WATERDESERT, PhD scholarship (2020.04610.BD) funded by FCT, Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Portugal
Feb 2022 - May 2022, Mentoring the BSc. student "Hugo Brass" from Wageningen University, Netherlands, under International Exchange Erasmus Student Network
Aug 2020 - Dec 2020, Project Fellow, FRISCO Project, Department of Environment and Planning & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Portugal
May 2020 - July 2020, Project Fellow, CESAM Lysimeter Site, Associated laboratory Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Portugal(BI/UI88/8801/2020)
Oct 2019 - Feb 2020, Project Fellow, FIRE-C-BUDs Project, Department of Environment and Planning & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Portugal(BI/UI88/8801/2019)
Sep 2019 - Oct 2019, Project Fellow, EPyRIS Project, Department of Environment and Planning & Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Portugal(BI/UI88/8801/2019)
2018 - 2024, PhD Student in the Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Portugal
2009 - 2012, MS Student in the Islamic Azad University, Iran. Under Supervision by Dr. Kazem Esmaili (Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Faculty of Agriculture)
Others
2022, Member of Biocharcology Lab, University of Aveiro, Portugal
2022, Member of European Geoscience Union (EGU)
2022, Member of Project Management Institute (PMI)
2019-2022, Member of Earth Surface Processes Team, University of Aveiro, Portugal
2018, Certified Consultant Engineer, Grade 2, P.E., Hydraulic Structures, Agricultural and Natural Resources Engineering Organisation of Iran (IAEO) (1008810320)
2014 - 2018, Project Consultant, Agricultural and Natural Resources Engineering Organisation of Iran (IAEO), Mashhad, Iran
2012 - 2014, Project Engineer in the water infrastructures projects, Municipality of Mashhad, Iran
2009, Member of International Commission of Irrigation and Drainage National Iran Branch
2009, Member of Agricultural and Natural Resources Engineering Organisation (IAEO), Iran
2022, Member of European Geoscience Union (EGU)
2022, Member of Project Management Institute (PMI)
2019-2022, Member of Earth Surface Processes Team, University of Aveiro, Portugal
2018, Certified Consultant Engineer, Grade 2, P.E., Hydraulic Structures, Agricultural and Natural Resources Engineering Organisation of Iran (IAEO) (1008810320)
2014 - 2018, Project Consultant, Agricultural and Natural Resources Engineering Organisation of Iran (IAEO), Mashhad, Iran
2012 - 2014, Project Engineer in the water infrastructures projects, Municipality of Mashhad, Iran
2009, Member of International Commission of Irrigation and Drainage National Iran Branch
2009, Member of Agricultural and Natural Resources Engineering Organisation (IAEO), Iran
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SOILCOMBAT - Engineering the sponge function of Portuguese pasture soils to sustainably combat desertification
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