Homayoun Fathollahzadeh

Homayoun Fathollahzadeh
Contact Details
Cell Phone: +1-416-5686-946
E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]
Research Interests:
Environmental impacts of mineral and energy extraction
Elements and microorganisms interactions within disturbed systems
Sediment, urban, harbor, and landfill mining
Assessment, rehabilitation, reclamation, remediation of contaminated sites
Recovery of energy and valuable materials from wastes and sediments
Bioleaching and biomining by Bioelectrochemical systems (BES/MFC)
Contaminants geochemistry in polluted groundwater and aquifers
Life cycle assessment and evaluation of environmental footprints
Watershed biogeochemistry (effect of climate change, element interaction, etc)
Fate, transport, bioavailability and toxicity of pollutants in environment
Application of biological systems in environmental research
Educations:
2010 – 2013: MSc in Soil and Water Management (Environmental Science) – Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) – Sweden
2005-2009: B.S. in Soil Science-Agricultural Engineering at University of Tehran,
Karaj, Iran, GPA: 14.63/20
2000-2003: High School diploma majoring natural science at"Motahari High School", Tehran,
Iran, GPA: 15.68/20
Thesis:
B.Sc.: "Detection and isolation of cellulolytic fungi in specific soils of Iran" (Grade:
19/20)
M.Sc: "Speciation of metals in contaminated sediments in the Kalmar County,
Sweden : An initial approach toward sediment mining"(Advisor: Professor William
Hogland" (Grade: 4/5)(Nominated for best thesis of Sweden 2012, Renaremark, Remediation area)
Languages:
Persian(Farsi): Native
English: Very good
Turkish and Arabic: Basic
Exam:
IELTS Academic- June 2013
GRE Revised General - Dec 2011 (Q:152, V:141, AW:2)
Relevant Experiences:
June 2012, Bioleaching and toxicity tests in contaminated sediments from Oskarshamn Harbor
July 2011, studying the spatio-temporal variability of hydromorphic soils in the riparian zone,
Kindla catchment, Central Sweden
April 2011, Mapping and distribution of red list Macro Fungi in Uppsala region
Activities:
Member of Association of Applied Geochemists
Member of Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)
Member of Soil Science Society of Iran (SSSI)
Member of editor of Khakdaneh Magazine by Student Society of Soil Science, Karaj, College
of Agriculture & Natural Resources of Tehran University
Freelance journalist and writer in Iranian Newspapers and a weblog about soil, water and
environmental issues
Training attended courses: Mining waste treatment technology selection; Biochemical reactors
for treating mining influenced water; Integrated DNAPL site strategy; Wastewater treatment
and related modeling technical workshop; In situ treatment of soil metals: science to
experiment; Green and sustainable remediation; A decision framework for applying
attenuation processes to metals and radionuclides; Strategies for mold investigation and
sampling; Asbestos in soil
Publications:
Evaluating the environmental footprint of remediation alternatives for contaminated harbor
sediments (Under submission)
Significance of environmental dredging on metal mobility from contaminated sediments in
Oskarshamn Harbor, Sweden, 2014, Chemoshphere (In press)
Fathollahzadeh, H., Kaczala, F., Bhatnagar, A., Hogland, W., 2013, Speciation of metals in
contaminated sediments from Oskarshamn Harbor, Oskarhamn, Sweden, Environmental
Science and Pollution Research, (DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2173-0)
Fathollahzadeh, H., Kaczala, F., Bhatnagar, A., Hogland, W., 2012, Sediment mining: A
sustainable strategy for contaminated sediments, Proceeding of 8th Eco-Tech Conference,
Kalmar, Sweden., pp165-171
Hassani-Mahmooei, B., Darvish, M., Mosayebi, M,. Fathollahzadeh, H., 2011, Lake Urmia
water level variability, weather and climate Change, The National Conference in Climate
Change, Agriculture and Environment (Persian), Tabriz, Iran
Computer Knowledge:
Familiar with Arc GIS software
Familiar with MS Office; Operating system: DOS, Windows (XP, 7)
Familiar with Visual MINTEQ, GPower, and Powersim
References:
Prof. William Hogland, Professor in Environmental Engineering, The
Environmental Science and Engineering Group, Linnaeus University, Sweden
Personal Page [email protected]
Prof. Kevin Bishop, Professor in Hydrology and Aquatic/Catchment Science
Dept of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, SLU, Sweden and (Department of Earth
Science, Uppsala University, Sweden) Personal Page [email protected]
[email protected]
Prof. Nicholas Jarvis, Head of Biogeophysics and Water Quality Research
Group, Dept of Soil and Environment, SLU, Sweden Personal Page
[email protected]
Dr. Amit Bhatnagar, , Postdoctoral researcher, The Environmental Science and
Engineering Group, Linnaeus University, Sweden [email protected]
Dr. Brian Huser, Researcher, Dept of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, SLU,
Sweden Personal Page [email protected]
Dr. Ahmad Heidari, Assistant Professor in Soil Genesis and Classification, Deputy
Chief of Faculty of Soil and Water Engineering, College of Agriculture & Natural
Resources, University of Tehran, Iran Personal Page [email protected]
Dr. Ahmad Ali Pourbabaei, Assistant Professor in Soil Biology and Microbiology,
College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Iran
Personal Page [email protected]
Recommendation letters upon request