Experience

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  University of Toronto

  • Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

  • Postdoctoral Researcher

    • Oct 2021 - Present
    • Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

    • Further expanded the application of discrete-element-method (DEM) code and developed new research directions via: Proposed the development of a new contact model. Estimated key parameters of the cohesion zone model, a model for studying earthquake rupture propagation, using inversion techniques.

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  University of Toronto Mississauga

  • Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

  • Course Instructor

    • Sep 2022 - Dec 2022
    • Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

    • Implemented innovative pedagogical practices: Modified the course syllabus; designed new project- and problem-based learning assignments.• Built positive relationships and provided leadership via: Provided office hours and individual consultations; supervised the teaching team; coordinated with the accessbility office to support special needs.• Streamlined the exam-making process, which greatly improved efficiency via: Wrote Python classes that calculated gravity anomalies, seismic arrival timess, geomagnetic anomalies and vertical heat flow in lithosphere.

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  University of Toronto

  • Canada
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Research Assistant

    • May 2015 - Jan 2021

    Numerical Simulation• Expanded the application of the DEM code via: Identified a key flaw in discrete-element-method (DEM) code that prevented it from simulate realistic physical phenomenon; Provided the solution to fix the flaw.• Collaborated with the research team to address research problems beyond my own project via: Simulated responses of seismic surveys for a high attenuation zone, such as a petroleum reservoir, with a finite difference model (FDM); Simulated poly-axial stress paths on anisotropic rock samples with a finite element model (FEM).Machine learning• Created a new direction for research in earthquake nucleation for the research group via: Recognized the values in the large quantities of data produced by the numerical simulation. Designed sampling standards based on the requirements. Designed a data pipeline that collects, transforms, and analyses data from numerical simulations to study the correlation between foreshocks and mainshocks. • Provided organized, reusable, and efficient code, making programming more manageable and scalable via: Wrote many classes for data integration, signal processing and interpretation, cluster analysis, and visualization in Python; Designed the code to be modular with standard input/output, enabling the research team to use them across various future projects and enhance collaboration efficiency.Experimental studies• Supported the systematic investigations of anisotropy in rock matrix that controlled fracture initiation and propagation via: Deployed NDE techniques such as acoustic monitoring and ultrasound wave surveys to study fracture initiation and propagation under poly-axial stress paths in rock samples; Lead to the understanding of fracture initiation at the boundary between two minerals due to thermal stress.

  • Teaching Assistance

    • Sep 2015 - Apr 2020

    • Facilitated teaching of a wide range of undergraduate courses, including second-year Engineering Mathematics (course code: CME261H), fourth-year Mining Environment Management (course code: MIN430H), first-year Earth System Sciences (CME185H), and second-year Structural Analysis (course code: CIV214H). • Implemented pedagogical innovation and promoted student engagement via: Designed problem sets based on trending Youtube videos in Engineering Mathematics.

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  University of Toronto

  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Research Assistant in Electronics

    • Sep 2014 - Apr 2015
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    • Optimized the wireless signal coverage in an average-zed home via: Developed algorithms in MATLAB to automatically identify the planar structures such as walls and table surfaces from depth camera data.

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  The Entrepreneurship Hatchery

  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Database Administrator

    • Aug 2013 - Aug 2014
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    • Assisted the students in launching their start-ups via: Designed and build a relational database that managed student information and activities with MySQL.• Ensured the delivery of the product on time via: Supervised the design of front-end webpage; coordinated with network administrator and web security team; managed the progress of the project with various tools.• Built positive relationships via: Assisted in students’ pitches of their entrepreneurial ideas; acted as their first point of contact.

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  University of Toronto

  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • DEEP Summer Academy Counsellor

    • Jul 2013 - Aug 2013
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    • Built positive relationships via: Lead and facilitated various activities at the high school summer academy; Interacted among different groups, including the instructor, the students, the material crews.

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  ZENAN GLASS

  • Commercial Photographer

    • Dec 2012 - Jul 2013

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  Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto

  • Research assistant

    • May 2012 - Aug 2012

    • Collected valuable data and share the responsibilities with the team to alleviate the supervisor's workload: Perform experiments on the net output of Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) induced by multiple interfaces between Silicon Silicas.• Developed algorithms to support future research endeavours via: Developed algorithms in MATLAB to simulate the SHG outputs.