Education

Academic Degrees

· MS. Geotechnical Engineering, University of Guilan, 2011-2013

· B.Sc. Eng., Civil Engineering, Azad University, 2002-2006

Employment History

· Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, Graduate Research Assistant, (GRA), 05/2024-present

Area of Research and Professional Interest

· Mechanics of Compacted Granular Soils and its Application to Roadside Safety Engineering Problems

· Geoenvironmental Engineering

· Rockfill Materials

Research Experience

· Recipient of industry-funded research award. Fall2012

Title: Evaluation of Mechanical Behavior of Rockfill Materials in Guilan Rockfill Dams,

(funding awarded by industry, Regional Water Company of Guilan, Iran)

Teaching Experience

· Lecturer, University of Applied Sciences and Technology, Rasht, Guilan, Iran 2017-2022

(Soil Mechanic, Soil Mechanic Laboratory, Foundation Engineering, Construction Engineering)

Publications and Presentations

· AtashBahar, Mojtaba., Lasht e Neshaei, Mir Ahmad., Jamshidi Chenari, Reza. (2015, 7th September). "Evaluation of the Behavior of Rockfill Material Using Large-scale Triaxial Tests". 2nd International Conference on Geotechnical & Urban Earthquake Engineering, Tabriz, Iran.

· AtashBahar, Mojtaba., Lasht e Neshaei, Mir Ahmad., Jamshidi Chenari, Reza. (2014, 1st October). "Study on the Mechanical Properties of Two Rockfill Samples in Gilan Province Through Large-scale Triaxial Testing". 2nd Iranian Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, Kermanshah, Iran.

· AtashBahar, Mojtaba., Lasht e Neshaei, Mir Ahmad., Jamshidi Chenari, Reza. (2014, 2nd September). "Assessing the Mechanical Characteristics of Mountain Rockfill Materials in Gilan Province with Uniform and Extensive Granulation through Large-scale Triaxial Testing". 15th International Conference of Civil Engineering Students, Urmia, Iran.

· AtashBahar, Mojtaba., Lasht e Neshaei, Mir Ahmad., and Nemati, Mohsen. (2014, 1st May). "Assessing the Performance of Rockfill Materials in a Comprehensive Large-scale Triaxial Experiment". 1st National Congress on Construction Engineering and Project Assessment, Golestan, Gorgan, Iran.

Honors and Awards

· Best Instructor Award, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Applied Sciences and Technology, Rasht, Guilan, Iran. Fall 2020.

Certificates

· Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 10-Hour Certificate of attendance

· "Safety Training on fatigue among construction workers", OSHA

Professional Experience

· Graduate Research Assistant at Midwest Roadside Safety Facility (MwRSF)

· Professional Engineer, Iran

· EIT, California

· Geotechnical Engineer at Kavosh Azhand Consulting Engineering

· Head Manager, Geotechnical/Structure Engineer at Arang Engineering Office

· Controller of Geotechnical Experiments Construction Engineering Organization, Rasht, Iran (Part-time)

· Geotechnical/Structure Engineer at Toseh Novin Kadus

Contact Information:

City Campus (Lincoln)

WHIT 330N

matashbahar@unl.edu

Personal Links:

• Linkedin

• Midwest Roadside Safety Facility

Professional Memberships:

• International Society for soil mechanic and geotechnical engineering (ISSMGE)

• ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers

• Construction Engineering Organization, Engineering Board of Iran (Professional Engineer)