Abbas Taheri

Cross-Appointment to the Department of Civil Engineering at Queen's University - Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Claim this Profile
Contact Information
us****@****om
(386) 825-5501
Location
Kingston, Ontario, Canada, CA
Languages
  • Persian Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Professional working proficiency
  • Japanese Limited working proficiency

Topline Score

Topline score feature will be out soon.

Bio

Generated by
Topline AI

You need to have a working account to view this content.
You need to have a working account to view this content.

Experience

    • Cross-Appointment to the Department of Civil Engineering
      • Sep 2022 - Present

    • Chair in Mine Design, Tenured Associate Professor
      • Sep 2021 - Present

    • Australia
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Lecturer
      • Jan 2016 - Sep 2021

    • Lecturer
      • Nov 2011 - Dec 2015

      In November 2011, he appointed as a lecturer at the University of Adelaide involving 40% research, 40% teaching and 20% administration load.

    • Japan
    • Higher Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Postdoc Fellow
      • Nov 2008 - Nov 2011

      In 2008, Dr Taheri granted a JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) postdoctoral fellowship award and jointed Tokyo University of Science. This fellowship is generally awarded to only 10% of the applicants. Dr Taheri kept this position for three years. He had a leading role in a research team and mentored several undergraduate and graduate students. He gave several short seminars for the students. In 2008, Dr Taheri granted a JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) postdoctoral fellowship award and jointed Tokyo University of Science. This fellowship is generally awarded to only 10% of the applicants. Dr Taheri kept this position for three years. He had a leading role in a research team and mentored several undergraduate and graduate students. He gave several short seminars for the students.

    • Japan
    • Higher Education
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • PHD Researcher
      • Oct 2005 - Sep 2008

      In October 2005, Dr Taheri became a PhD candidate at Yokohama National University. This was a special English course. He awarded a scholarship from Japan government (Monbukagakusho scholarship) and earned a PhD in geotechnical engineering in 2008. For his PhD research, he had an opportunity to work in several advanced geotechnical laboratories and research centres in Japan belonging to Yokohama National University, OYO Corporation, Tokyo Construction Co. and Kiso-Jiban Consultant Ltd. In October 2005, Dr Taheri became a PhD candidate at Yokohama National University. This was a special English course. He awarded a scholarship from Japan government (Monbukagakusho scholarship) and earned a PhD in geotechnical engineering in 2008. For his PhD research, he had an opportunity to work in several advanced geotechnical laboratories and research centres in Japan belonging to Yokohama National University, OYO Corporation, Tokyo Construction Co. and Kiso-Jiban Consultant Ltd.

Education

  • Queen's University
    Advancing Leadership Program, Organizational Leadership
    2022 - 2023
  • Yokohama National University
    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Geotechnical Engineering
    2005 - 2008
  • Amirkabir University of Technology - Tehran Polytechnic
    Master's degree, Rock Mechanics
    1999 - 2002
  • Amirkabir University of Technology - Tehran Polytechnic
    Bachelor's degree, Mining Engineering
    1995 - 1999

Community

You need to have a working account to view this content. Click here to join now