Amin Mohebbi, Ph.D., P.E.

NAU faculty member with AZTrans: The Arizona Laboratory for Applied Transportation Research

Dr. Amin Mohebbi is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Construction Management, and Environmental Engineering at Northern Arizona University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Nebraska Lincoln in 2014, with an emphasis on water resources engineering. Dr. Mohebbi has over 13 years of work experience specializing in road crossing design, drainage and sewer planning, extreme weather modeling, and atmospheric air quality analysis (particulate matter dispersion/diffusion). His most recent research interest involves modeling storms and precipitation and their impact on operations of the freight corridor. Study of the climate in conjunction with vehicle emissions is another project he is pursuing.

Education

Aug 2014 University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, Civil Engineering, PhD

May 2019 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Geographic Information Systems Technology, MS

Feb 2009 University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran, Civil Engineering, MS

Aug 2006 Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran, Civil Engineering, BS

Work experience

08/2016 – Present Assistant Professor, Northern Arizona University

01/2015 – 08/2016 Clinical Assistant Professor, Washington State University

08/2014 – 01/2015 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

08/2012 – 05/2014 Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

11/2010 – 08/2012 Research Engineer, Federal Highway Administration/Genex Systems

Licenses and certificates

Licensed Professional Engineer, Civil Engineering, State of Nebraska #E-16121

Professional memberships

Member, American Geophysical Union

Member, American Society of Civil Engineers