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Prof. Dr. Nima Shokri

Prof. Dr. Nima Shokri obtained his BSc and MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in Iran and earned his PhD in 2009 upon the recommendation of the School of Architecture, Civil, and Environmental Engineering at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland. Following his doctoral studies, he conducted postdoctoral research at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich). Subsequently, he held academic positions as an Assistant Professor at Boston University in the United States (April 2010 – December 2012), as a Lecturer (January 2013 – July 2016), and as a Senior Lecturer (August 2016 – June 2020) at The University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. In July 2020, he was appointed Chair and Professor of Geo-Hydroinformatics at Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH). As of May 2024, he has been also the Executive Co-Director of the United Nations University Hub on Engineering to Face Climate Change at TUHH.

Prof. Shokri's research focuses on addressing global challenges related to water, soil, and the environment. He is dedicated to advancing knowledge through research and innovation, with a particular emphasis on developing cutting-edge measurement tools and predictive models that leverage the capabilities of sensing technologies, artificial intelligence and big data analytics. His work aims to provide quantitative insights into multiscale and multiphase hydrological processes near the Earth's surface, employing engineering methodologies. By integrating theoretical frameworks with advanced modeling and experimental approaches, Prof. Shokri utilizes state-of-the-art tools such as computational fluid dynamics, environmental sensing technologies, artificial intelligence, thermal imaging, satellite remote sensing, big data analytics, and informatics. These efforts seek to shed new light on the complex interactions between soil, water, and the atmosphere, offering innovative solutions and perspectives to tackle pressing environmental challenges.

For more details about his research and teaching activities as well as his publication list, see his Curriculum Vitae.

Contact

Prof. Dr. Nima Shokri
Head of Institute
Hamburg University of Technology
Institute of Geo-Hydroinformatics B-9
Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 3 (E)
21073 Hamburg, Germany
Email: nima.shokri(at)tuhh(dot)de
Phone: +49 40 42878 2870
Website: www.tuhh.de/ghi

Invited talks and seminars

  1. Invited Speaker, The United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES), Dresden, Germany, 29 October, 2024

  2. Invited contribution to the Plenary Session on Ecosystems at Drought Resilience +10 Conference organized by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Geneva, Switzerland, 30 September – 02 October 2024

  3. Invited Speaker, First National Conference on Porous Media, Iran InterPore Chapter, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, 25 September, 2024

  4. Invited Speaker, United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), Richmond Hill, Canada, 11 September, 2024

  5. Invited Speaker, Coupled Free Flow Porous Medium Systems Workshop, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, 14 June, 2024

  6. Invited Speaker, Grant Writing Workshop, Interpore Annual International Conference on Porous Media, Qingdao, China, 16 May 2024

  7. Invited Speaker, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany, 12 December, 2023

  8. Invited Speaker, KlimaCampus Kolloquium, Max-Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany, 07 December, 2023 

  9. Invited Speaker, Launch of Sustainability AID Programme, United Nation University - Flores, Dresden, Germany, 28 November, 2023

  10. Invited speaker, Opportunities and challenges in CO2 geologic utilization and storage Workshop, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, 23 February, 2023.

  11. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, PintPFS Conference, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany, 25 September, 2022.

  12. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Invited speaker, CLICCS Lecture Series, Hamburg, Germany, 14 December, 2021.

  13. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, 07 October 2021

  14. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA, 5 February, 2021

  15. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 26 January, 2021

  16. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, PoreLab Lecture Series, Trondheim, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway, 13 January, 2021

  17. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Graduate College - Processes in Natural and Technical Particle-Fluid Systems, TUHH, Hamburg, Germany, 16 December, 2020

  18. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran, 10 December, 2020

  19. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, IMFT, Toulouse, France, 13 February, 2020

  20. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Princeton University, Princeton, USA, 13 February, 2019.

  21. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany, 05 December, 2018.

  22. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, 16 November, 2018.

  23. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, SANRU, Sari, Iran, 26 August 2018.

  24. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, 29 March, 2018.

  25. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK, 20 October, 2017.

  26. Shokri, N., Keynote speaker, 17th Fluid Dynamics Conference, Shahrood, Iran, August 2017.

  27. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, 09 April, 2017.

  28. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, 2016 Gordon Research Conference on Flow & Transport in Permeable Media, Girona, Spain, July 31-August 5, 2016.

  29. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, PMPM and UK InterPore Joint Annual Meeting, Edinburgh, Scotland, 13-15 January, 2016.

  30. Shokri, N., Keynote speaker, workshop on “Interfaces and Interfacial Displacement in Unsaturated Porous Media”, Potsdam, Germany, 10 March 20155.

  31. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, 6th International Conference on Porous Media, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the USA, May 28, 2014.

  32. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, NUPUS workshop on Evaporation and Coupling, Freudenstadt, Germany, March 10, 2014.

  33. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Manchester Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, July 24, 2013.

  34. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, July 2, 2013.

  35. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Distinguished Speakers Seminar Series, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, January 30, 2013.

  36. Shokri, N., Invited  speaker, Universität Magdeburg, Germany, October 24, 2012.

  37. Shokri, N., Keynote speaker, CRYSPOM III workshop titled ‘Crystallization in Porous Materials’, Trói, Portugal, 4-7 September 2012

  38. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Laboratoire FAST de l’Universit´e Paris-Sud, Orsay, France, July 4, 2012.

  39. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, workshop on 'Drying in building and soil materials', Saint-Gobain-Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech, Paris, France, July 3, 2012.

  40. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, USA, June 14, 2010.

  41. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Doctoral program in mechanics talk, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, February 5, 2008.