Experience

Olds College of Agriculture & Technology

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Faculty Member

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Dr. Alireza Keyhani is a faculty member at Werklund School of Agriculture, Olds College. He is an experienced academic administrator and internationally recognized applied researcher with over 20 years of administrative experience in large academic institutions. He received his Ph.D from the University of Saskatchewan and has served in multiple administrative positions including Head of the Central Library, Associate Dean (Finance), Associate Dean (Academic), and Dean of the Faculty of… Show more Dr. Alireza Keyhani is a faculty member at Werklund School of Agriculture, Olds College. He is an experienced academic administrator and internationally recognized applied researcher with over 20 years of administrative experience in large academic institutions. He received his Ph.D from the University of Saskatchewan and has served in multiple administrative positions including Head of the Central Library, Associate Dean (Finance), Associate Dean (Academic), and Dean of the Faculty of Biosystems Engineering at the University of Tehran. Dr. Keyhani has been recognized as among the top 1% most influential researchers in the world by Thomson-Reuters in 2017. His areas of research expertise include renewable energy technologies and agricultural engineering. Show less Dr. Alireza Keyhani is a faculty member at Werklund School of Agriculture, Olds College. He is an experienced academic administrator and internationally recognized applied researcher with over 20 years of administrative experience in large academic institutions. He received his Ph.D from the University of Saskatchewan and has served in multiple administrative positions including Head of the Central Library, Associate Dean (Finance), Associate Dean (Academic), and Dean of the Faculty of… Show more Dr. Alireza Keyhani is a faculty member at Werklund School of Agriculture, Olds College. He is an experienced academic administrator and internationally recognized applied researcher with over 20 years of administrative experience in large academic institutions. He received his Ph.D from the University of Saskatchewan and has served in multiple administrative positions including Head of the Central Library, Associate Dean (Finance), Associate Dean (Academic), and Dean of the Faculty of Biosystems Engineering at the University of Tehran. Dr. Keyhani has been recognized as among the top 1% most influential researchers in the world by Thomson-Reuters in 2017. His areas of research expertise include renewable energy technologies and agricultural engineering. Show less



University of Tehran

• Iran
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Full Professor

  • 2009 - 2019

  Teaching and researching in energy and renewable energies related courses and projects.

• Associate Professor

  • 2005 - 2009

• Associate Dean (Planning and Development), University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

  • 2007 - 2008

  Managed a campus complex with more than 230 faculty members, 3500 undergraduate and 1800 graduate students with 240 employees. Devised, implemented, and led a major restructuring plan to merge five faculties into three in order to increase efficiency.

• Dean, Faculty of Biosystems Engineering

  • 2006 - 2007

  Provided senior leadership to a faculty of 52 academic staff and about 600 students.

• Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Biosystems Engineering

  • 2005 - 2006

• Head of Central Library, Faculty of Agriculture

  • 2003 - 2005

  I led this library containing about 70000 books and documents through major managerial improvements and automation efforts. Led initiatives to purchase and implement new software for the library, increase operational efficiency, and refresh the book collection according to faculty needs.

• Assistant Professor

  • 1997 - 2005

• Associate Dean (Finance), Faculty of Agriculture

  • 2000 - 2003

  Led all financing and budgeting for a faculty with 190 academic staff, 200 non-academic staff, 2500 undergraduate students, and 800 graduate students.



Center of Excellence of Optimization of Energy Consumption in Agricultural Mechanization

• Alborz Province, Iran

• Head

  • 2012 - 2014

  This is a major national research center that supervises nation-wide research in its area of focus in Iran. This is a major national research center that supervises nation-wide research in its area of focus in Iran.



Iranian Society of Agricultural Machinery and Mechanization Engineering

• Tehran Province, Iran

• Head

  • 2008 - 2011

  ISAMM has more than 3000 members (both academic and industry). ISAMM has more than 3000 members (both academic and industry).