Prof. Mohsen Karrabi | greenhouse gas emission | Most Reader’s Article Award
Associate Professor at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
Dr. Mohsen Karrabi is an accomplished Associate Professor in Environmental Engineering at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran. With a Ph.D. from Grenoble Institute of Technology (INPG), France, he specializes in the coupling between hydrodynamic and biofilm in porous media, particularly in biofilters. His post-doctoral research at CNRS, Aix-Marseille University, France, focused on the rheological characterization of wastewater sludge. Dr. Karrabi’s professional journey includes significant contributions as a Civil and Environmental Engineer at the Ministry of Energy in Iran, where he focused on water and wastewater management. His research interests encompass environmental engineering, fluid mechanics, and biosciences, focusing on water and wastewater treatment, biofiltration technologies, and membrane separation processes. Dr. Karrabi is also actively involved in teaching, having taught various courses in environmental engineering at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad and in France. His commitment to education and research is reflected in his diverse course offerings and his dedication to advancing environmental engineering practices.
Professional Profiles:
Education:
Dr. Mohsen Karrabi’s educational background includes a post-doctoral fellowship in Environmental Fluid Mechanics from The National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), Aix-Marseille University, France, focusing on the rheological characterization of wastewater sludge. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Grenoble Institute of Technology (INPG), France, with a thesis on the coupling between hydrodynamic and biofilm in porous media. Dr. Karrabi also has an M.Sc. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Tarbiat Modares University, Iran, and a B.Sc. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from PWIT University of Technology, Iran, specializing in Water and Wastewater Engineering.
๐Professionalย Experience:
Dr. Mohsen Karrabi worked as a Civil and Environmental Engineer from 1999 to 2004, focusing on research and development in water and wastewater management at the Ministry of Energy in Iran.
๐Teaching Experience:
Dr. Mohsen Karrabi has extensive teaching experience in both France and Iran. In France, he served as a Teaching Assistant, teaching courses such as Open Channel Hydraulic at Grenoble Institute of Technology in Spring 2007, Multiphase Flow in Packed Beds and Fluidized Bed Reactors at IUT de Marseille in Winter 2008, and Rheological Properties of Non-Newtonian Fluids at IUT de Marseille in Winter 2009. In Iran, Dr. Karrabi holds the position of Assistant Professor at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, where he has been teaching since 2010. His teaching responsibilities include courses such as Physical, Chemical, and Biological Processes, Water and Wastewater Treatment, Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment, Environmental Engineering, Engineering Hydrology, Surface and Groundwater Contamination, Modeling in Groundwater Contamination, Environmental Chemistry, Soil Pollution, Environmental Geotechnics, and Contaminant Transport and Modeling. His dedication to teaching and diverse range of courses demonstrate his expertise in environmental engineering and commitment to education.
๐งชResearch Interest:
Dr. Mohsen Karrabi’s research interests span several key areas in environmental engineering, fluid mechanics, and biosciences. In environmental engineering, he focuses on physical, chemical, and biological processes in water and wastewater treatment, including activated sludge treatment, biofiltration technologies, and membrane separation processes. His research also extends to fluid mechanics, where he studies modeling in water distribution and wastewater sewer systems, as well as the coupling of biofilm growth and hydrodynamics in packed bed reactors. In biosciences, Dr. Karrabi explores mathematical modeling of biofilms, bioprocess kinetics, and bioremediation techniques. His diverse research interests demonstrate a comprehensive approach to addressing challenges in environmental and fluid dynamics fields.
๐Honors and Awards:
Dr. Mohsen Karrabi has received several honors and awards throughout his academic and professional career, including the Civil Engineering Grant from the Ministry of Energy in Iran in 1991. He was also honored with the Outstanding Educational Award from PWIT University of Technology in Iran in 1995. Dr. Karrabi received the Graduate Research Grant from the Ministry of Energy in Iran in 1997 and the Graduate Research Award from Tarbiat Modares University in Iran in 1998. He was also awarded the Postgraduate Research Grant from the Ministry of Science in Iran in 2005 and the Post-doctoral Research Grant from CNRS in France in 2009.
๐ ๏ธSkills:
Dr. Mohsen Karrabi possesses advanced computer skills, with expertise in Comsol and Femlab for computational modeling and simulations, as well as proficiency in LaTeX for document preparation. He also has intermediate skills in MATLAB, R, and Simulink for data analysis and modeling. In addition to his computer skills, Dr. Karrabi is multilingual, with Persian as his maternal language and fluent proficiency in both French and English, enabling effective communication in diverse professional environments.
Anaerobic co-digestion of poultry slaughterhouse wastes with sewage sludge in batch-mode bioreactors (effect of inoculum-substrate ratio and total solids)
Authors: P Latifi, M Karrabi, S Danesh
Citations: 105
Year: 2019
A novel approach to find and optimize bin locations and collection routes using a geographic information system
Authors: SMH Erfani, S Danesh, SM Karrabi, R Shad
Citations: 64
Year: 2017
Using applied operations research and geographical information systems to evaluate effective factors in storage service of municipal solid waste management systems
Authors: SMH Erfani, S Danesh, SM Karrabi, R Shad, S Nemati
Citations: 32
Year: 2018
A comprehensive review on biogas production from lignocellulosic wastes through anaerobic digestion: An insight into performance improvement strategies
Authors: M Karrabi, FM Ranjbar, B Shahnavaz, S Seyedi
Citations: 30
Year: 2023
Designing a smart risk analysis method for gas chlorination units of water treatment plants with a combination of Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Shannon Entropy, and Petri Net
Authors: M Gheibi, M Karrabi, M Eftekhari
Citations: 29
Year: 2019
Bioenergy production from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste and sewage sludge using mesophilic anaerobic co-digestion: An experimental and kinetic modeling study
Authors: A Sedighi, M Karrabi, B Shahnavaz, M Mostafavinezhad
Citations: 25
Year: 2022
Statistical analysis of effective variables on the performance of waste storage service using geographical information system and response surface methodology
Authors: SMH Erfani, S Danesh, SM Karrabi, M Gheibi, S Nemati
Citations: 25
Year: 2019
Biodegradation of phenol by cold-tolerant bacteria isolated from alpine soils of Binaloud Mountains in Iran
Authors: S Sepehr, B Shahnavaz, A Asoodeh, M Karrabi
Citations: 25
Year: 2019
Investigation of hydrodynamic/biomass growth coupling in a pilot-scale granular bioreactor at a low pore Reynolds number
Authors: M Karrabi, Philippe Sรฉchet, Ch Morra, Alain Cartellier, Ch Geindreau, Jean …
Citations: 23
Year: 2011
Life cycle assessment of concrete production with a focus on air pollutants and the desired risk parameters using a genetic algorithm
Authors: M Gheibi, M Karrabi, M Shakerian, M Mirahmad
Citations: 22
Year: 2018