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Research Interests
Concrete durability
Non-destructive techniques on evaluation of concrete materials
Supplementary cementing materials
Sustainable development in cement industry
Portland-limestone cements
Use of nanomaterials in cement mortars
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Assistant Professor and Faculty member – Iran University of science and Technology (August 2016 – Present)
Postdoctoral Fellow – Amirkabir University of Technology (January 2016 – August 2016)
Part-time Researcher – Niroo Research Institute (December 2015 – May 2016)
Postdoctoral Fellow – Concordia University (January 2015 – Present)
Research Assistant – Concordia University (Fall 2009 – Winter 2014)
Laboratory Demonstrator – Engineering Materials (CIVI 321), Department of Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University (Winter 2010 and 2013)
- Conducted weekly laboratory sessions and marked laboratory reports
Teaching Assistant & Tutor – Statics, Mechanics of Materials, Structural Analysis, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, AUT (Winter 2005 – Fall 2008)
- Conducted weekly 2-hour tutorial sessions for each course
- Prepared and marked assignments
Research Assistant – Iran’s Building and Housing Research Center (BHRC) - Concrete technology division (Summer 2007)
- Performed a literature review and an experimental plan for a research on natural pozzolans
Internship – Atava Consultant Company, Tehran, Iran (Summer 2006)
- Performed modeling and designing of industrial structures
Main Referee of Lightweight Trusses Competition – Iranian Macaroni Trusses Competition, AUT (Summer 2006)
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Technical Committee for Concrete Poles , Tavanir Company – (May 2016 – Present)
American Concrete Institute (ACI) – (Fall 2009 – Present)
Centre de recherche sur les infrastructures en béton (CRIB) – Student member (Winter 2010 – Present)
Labs’ safety committee – Department of Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University (Fall 2010 – Winter 2014)
Scientific Council – Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, AUT, (Fall 2004 – Summer 2005)
Structural Division in RASEKH Scientific Magazine – Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, AUT, (Fall 2003 – Summer 2004)
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
- Iran’s Elites Foundation Postdoctoral Award (2016)
- Contribution on improvement of the Canadian Standard CSA A3000 – Addition of silica fume to Portland-limestone cements – Letter of recognition is obtained from the Chair of the Technical Committee, Michel Chabot (2014)
- Full GPA (A+) in PhD studies
- Concordia University Accelerator Award (2013)
- American Concrete Institute (ACI) scholarship – Quebec and Eastern Ontario division (2011)
- Campaign for a new millennium student contribution graduate scholarship – Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, Concordia University (fall 2011, winter 2012)
- Campaign for a new millennium graduate scholarship – School of graduate studies, Concordia University (fall 2010, winter 2011)
- Power Corporation of Canada graduate fellowship (fall 2010, winter 2011)
- Centre de recherche sur les infrastructures en béton (CRIB) Award (2010) – (15000$, awarded to 3 out of more than 100 students)
- Concordia University international tuition fee remission award (7 semesters: May 1, 2010 until August 31, 2012)
- Concordia University partial tuition scholarship for international students (fall 2009, winter 2010)
- Ranked 4th among the M.Sc. graduates – Civil & Environmental Engineering Department – AUT (2008)
- Ranked 1st among the B.Sc. graduates – Civil & Environmental Engineering Department – AUT (2006)
- Top student of Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering – AUT (2002-2006)
- Selected as one of the top 15 students – Iranian Civil Engineering Olympiad (2006)
- Civil Engineering Olympiad is a high quality written exam taken from all the top students of Iranian universities, and the top 15 students are announced every year.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
B. Mohammadi, M. Nokken, S. Mirvalad, “Development of in-situ water absorption method – laboratory study and field validation”, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, under revision
S. Mirvalad , M. Nokken, “Studying thaumasite sulfate attack using compressive strength and ultrasonic pulse velocity”, Journal of Materials and Structures, pp.1-16, 2015
S. Mirvalad , M. Nokken, “Minimum SCM requirements in mixtures containing limestone cement to control thaumasite sulfate attack”, Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 84, pp. 19-29, 2015
A. A. Ramezanianpour, S. Mirvalad, E. Aramoon, M. Peydaayesh “Effect of four Iranian Natural Pozzolans on durability of structural concrete against Sulfate Attack”, Accepted in Amirkabir Journal of Science & Technology, Fall 2014 – In Persian
S. Mirvalad , M. Nokken, “Identification of Thaumasite Attack by UPV, DSC and XRD”, presentation for American Concrete Institute Convention, Reno, NV, March 2014
S. Mirvalad , “Introducing high sulfate resistant binary and ternary Portland-limestone cements to use in sulfate exposures in Canada”, presentation for “Progress in Concrete 2012”, American Concrete Institute, Boucherville, Quebec, November 2012
S. Mirvalad , “Improving performance of Portland-limestone cements in low temperature sulfate exposures”, presentation for American Concrete Institute Convention, Toronto, October 2012
A. A. Ramezanianpour, S. S. Mirvalad, E. Aramoon, M. Peydaayesh, “Effect of Four Iranian Natural Pozzolans on Concrete Durability against Chloride Penetration and Sulfate Attack”, Second International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy, June 2010
A. A. Ramezanianpour, M. Peydaayesh, S. Mirvalad, E. Aramoon, “Natural Pozzolans role in permeability reduction and promoting the concrete durability against chloride attack”, Amirkabir Journal of Science & Technology, No. 3, pp. 45-53, 2010 – In Persian
A. A. Ramezanianpour, M. Peydaayesh, S. Mirvalad, E. Aramoon, “Natural Pozzolans role in enhancing the concrete durability against chloride attack”, 8th International Congress on Civil Engineering, Shiraz University, Iran, 2009 (Poster and CD.ROM proceedings)
A. A. Ramezanianpour, M. Peydaayesh, S. Mirvalad, E. Aramoon, “Effect of Various Natural Pozzolans on Concrete Durability against Chloride Attack”, 1st National Conference on Concrete, Tehran, Iran, 2009 (Presentation and CD.ROM proceedings)
A. A. Ramezanianpour, M. Peydaayesh, E. Aramoon, S. Mirvalad, “Effect of Various Natural Pozzolans on Concrete Durability against Sulfate Attack”, 1st National Conference on Concrete, Tehran, Iran, 2009 (Presentation and CD.ROM proceedings)
TECHNICAL PAPER REVIEWER
- Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
- Journal of Materials and Structures
- Iranian Journal of Science and Technology
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTS AND CERTIFICATES
- Hazardous materials safety training – Concordia University (2010, renewed in 2015)
- Membership of safety committee for graduate students laboratories – Department of Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University (2012)
- Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS) training – Concordia University (2010)
- Chemistry of cement and concrete course (CIV 1299) – University of Toronto (May 17-21, 2010)
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