DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT & CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Assistant Professor Rouzbeh Nazari
Title: Assistant Professor
Education:
City University of New York, PhD, (2010)
City University of New York, M.Sc (2008)
City College of New York, M.E. (2007)
Isfahan University of Technology, B.SC. (2002)
Professional Experience
Visiting Assistant Professor, Fordham University, New York, NY
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Columbia University, NY
Research Associate, NOAA-CREST, New York, NY
Consultant on Air Pollution and Aerosol Mapping and Modeling,
Jacobi Medical Center
Professional Activities And Trainings
- Invited Speaker and Visiting Scientist at University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center
- Invited Speaker at Earth Institute of Columbia University, The International Research Institute for Climate and Society
- Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University (2010) Consultant on Environmental Impact of Air Pollution and Aerosol Mapping and Modeling for Asthma Research Center
- Invited Speaker at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)
- Visiting Fellow, Exploring the Atmosphere: Observational Instruments and Techniques at NCAR-Advance Study Program, Boulder, Colorado
- Visiting Scientist at NOAA- Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA), Colorado State University, Fort Collin, Colorado
- Visiting Scientist at NOAA- NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR), College Park, Maryland
- TECHNIC Construction Company (Civil & Construction, Industrial, Transportation Projects), Project Manager, (Mar 1999 - Mar 2000)
- Supervised all phases of construction including foundation and fire-resistant steel structure
- Prepared technical progress report and provided structural evaluations during the construction process
- STRATUS International Contracting Company, Associate Engineer, (Mar 2000 – Jan 2002)
- Worked on various projects from building construction, dam, road and railways
- Provided evaluation and cost estimation for construction
- Assistant project manager on the field and prepared technical reports and supervised the construction crew
Awards
- Space Science and Engineering Center/ University of Wisconsin-Madison Collaboration Grant (2011)
- The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Advanced Study Program (ASP) Summer Colloquia Fellowship(2010)
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Visiting Scientist Program Fellowship (2009)
- American Geological Union Conference Grant (2009)
- Department of Education, New York City Science and Engineering Award (2009)
- City University Graduate Teaching Fellowship (2005-2009)
- First-place Award, Engineering Graduate Symposium, City University of NY (2008)
- City University Research Travel Fellowship (2008)
- American Meteorological Union Conference Grant (2007)
- Graduate Center of CUNY Science Fellowship (2004-2008)
- City University Tuition Fellowship (2004-2009)
- The Mott Hall-CCNY STARS Award (2005)
Teaching
Static and Strength of Materials, Route Surveying, Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulics and Hydrology Engineering, Advanced Hydraulics, Mapping and Geographic Information System (GIS), Statistics and Probabilities, Remote Sensing of the Environment, Global Hazard of the Environment, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Regulations and Waste Management, Environmental Economics
Research Interests
Application of Satellite Remote Sensing in Water Resources, Surface Monitoring and Mapping, GIS Modeling and Urban Development, Environment and Climate studies/ Air Pollution and Climate Variability impact on Human Health (Asthma and infectious diseases) and environment/ Surface and Subsurface Hydrology/ Hydrometeorology/ Land and Cloud interaction/ Ice and Sea Ice mapping and environmental monitoring and sustainable development.
Professional Affiliations
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- American Meteorological Society (AMS)
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- American Water Resources Association (AWRA)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
- New York State United Teachers (NYUST)
- Professional Staff Congress of CUNY (PSC)
Books And Book Chapters
Rouzbeh Nazari, Co-Editor in Chief of 2012 Handbook of Engineering Hydrology
Rouzbeh Nazari et al., ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ENERGY, A Reference Work on the Role of Energy in Society Produced by Golson Media to be published by Salem Press in 2012
Rouzbeh Nazari and Saeid Eslamian, WATER QUALITY, Water Reuse and Sustainablity (2012), ISBN 979-953-307-745-0
Kristin Leigh Gilroy, Richard McCuen, Saeid Eslamian and Rouzbeh Nazari, HYDROLOGIC CHANGE: The DETECTION AND MODELING OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON HYDROLOGIC PROCESSES, INTECH PUBLISHER (2011) ISBN 978-953-307-621-8
Selected Publications
Nazari, R. and Khanbilvardi, R. (2011) ‘Application of dynamic threshold in sea and lake ice mapping and monitoring’, Int. J. Hydrology Science and Technology, Vol. 1, Nos. 1/2, pp.37–46.
ROUZBEH NAZARI, VANESSA CLARK and REZA KHANBILVARDI, Assessment of Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and Normalized Difference Sea Ice Index (NDSI) Derived from MSG SEVIRI Satellite for Sea Ice Applications, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Accepted on 29-June-2010
Rouzbeh Nazari, Magdalena Rychtecka, Hosni Ghedira and Reza Khanbilvardi,Stepwise Linear Regression for mapping and monitoring sea and lake ice for the future GOES-R, International Journal of Terraspace Science and Engineering , Volume I, Issue 2, June, 2009
R. Nazari, NOAA-CREST, New York, NY; and Hosni Ghedira, M. Temimi, P. Romanov, and R. Khanbilvardi, Development and validation of a BRDF model for ice mapping for the future GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) using Artificial Neural Network, The 88th Annual Meeting (20-24 January 2008) (New Orleans, LA)
Rouzbeh Nazari, Marouane Temimi, Hosni Ghedira and Reza Khanbilvardi, NOAA- CREST, New York City, New York, An automated approach for sea ice mapping and ice fraction determination for the future GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), 2008 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium, July 6-11, 2008, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A
R. Nazari, S. Mahani, and R. Khanbilvardi, Climate Changes Interaction with Tropical Storm (Hurricane), Fourth Annual NOAA-CREST Symposium, February 23-25 2006, Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
R. Nazari, S. Mahani, and R. Khanbilvardi, Changes in Sea Surface Temperature and North Atlantic Hurricane Activities, AGU Joint Assembly, May 23-25 2006, Baltimore, Maryland
R. Nazari, S. Mahani, and R. Khanbilvardi, Impacts of Climate Change and Tropical Storms (Hurricanes) on Coastal regions, 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 2006, Monterey, California
Rouzbeh Nazari, Megan Wiley, Frank W. Grasso, Olfactory and Hydrodynamic Contributions to Wake Perception and Wake-tracking Behavior in catfish, Grant Final Report. City University of New York, June 2005
Nazari, Rouzbeh and Eslamian, S. S., Management, Optimization and Simulation for an Optimum Distribution of Water in Kalamarz Multi-Reservoir System, Mianeh Basin. 6th International Conference on Hydro science and Engineering (ICHE-2004), Brisbane, Australia, May 30-June 2, 2004.
Nazari, R., Tabatabaei H., Abedi Koupai, J., A Mathematical & Management Model of Ground Water with Emphasis on Artificial Recharge for Damaneh Plain, The Second International Conference on Salt Water Intrusion and Coastal Aquifers, Mirada, Mexico, 2003
Nazari, R. and Eslamian, S. S. Hydrological Homogeneity Test of Catchments Using L-moments Diagram, International Conference on the Rational Use and Conservation of Water Resources in a Changing Environment, Yerevan, Armenia, 2003.