Summary of Qualifications
She possesses a robust set of qualifications and skills that uniquely position her as an expert in the field of water resources engineering. Proficient in a diverse range of modeling software such as SWAT, GMS, MMS, VENSIM, SIMULINK, MODFLOW, WEAP, MODSIM, Arc GIS, HEC Geo RAS, HEC-RAS, HEC_HMS, IHACRES, LARS-WG, LINGO, and NETWAT, she has demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of various tools essential for water resource management. Additionally, her expertise extends to computer programming languages, including FORTRAN, R, MATLAB, and Python, enabling her to develop and implement sophisticated computational models. Moreover, she is adept at utilizing statistical software such as MINITAB, SPSS, and EVIEWS, along with proficiency in AUTOCAD. With this diverse skill set, she stands well-equipped to contribute significantly to research and projects in the domain of water resources, leveraging her technical proficiency and analytical capabilities.
Work Experience
Since 2019, she has been dedicatedly serving as a full-time researcher at the Water Research Institute of the Ministry of Energy in Tehran, Iran. In this role, she has undertaken diverse responsibilities in the field of hydrology and water resources management. As a project manager, she oversees initiatives focused on capacity building for policy research in the water sector, planning and allocating water resources with considerations for sustainability and watershed resilience, and facilitating water sharing among provinces within catchment basins based on principles of sustainable development encompassing economic, societal, and environmental aspects.
She plays a pivotal role in crafting international and national proposals for projects such as enhancing adaptive capacity to climate change, investigating the impacts of climate variability and human activities on basin runoff, and developing integrated supply and demand management programs for various water consumption sectors. Her proactive involvement extends to participation in international meetings, representing the institute at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Furthermore, she takes charge of organizing scientific workshops, planning and executing fieldwork, and actively engages in ongoing projects, including the investigation of the uncertainty of Global Climate Change Models (CMIP6) results and forecasting climate variables while evaluating their effects on Iranian basins. As a responsible expert and project engineer, she contributes significantly to the separation of the effects of climate variability and human activities on basin runoff, further showcasing her expertise and commitment to advancing water-related research and management practices.
Teaching:
• System Engineering to Undergraduate Students, 2015, Taha Institute of Higher
Education, Engineering College.
• System Engineering to Undergraduate Students, 2016, Taha Institute of Higher
Education, Engineering College.
• Hydrologic Engineering to Undergraduate Students, 2016, Taha Institute of Higher
Education, Engineering College.
• Engineering Economy to Undergraduate Students, 2016, Taha Institute of Higher
Education, Engineering College.
Adviser:
• M.Sc., Thesis Title: “Groundwater Modeling to Determine the Sanitary Boundaries
of drinking wells by GMS Model and Comparison it with the WHAEM Model”, 2011,
College of Abureyhan, University of Tehran, Iran.
• M.Sc., Thesis Title: “Investigating climate change adaptation strategies on wetland
ecosystem services using system dynamics model”, 2023, University of Tehran, Iran.
Supervisor:
• M.Sc., Thesis Title: “Adaptation of Tashk wetland to Climate change based on
resilience index using system dynamics”, 2023, University of Tehran, Iran.
Research Cooperator:
• M.Sc., Thesis Title: “Impact of Climate Change on Fluctuations Groundwater Surface
Levels in the Future Periods”, 2014, College of Abureyhan, University of Tehran, Iran.
Reviewer:
• Reviewer in the Journal of Environmental Management
• Reviewer in IPCC (Expert Reviewers of the Working Group II Contribution to the IPCC
Sixth Assessment Report)
• Reviewer in Water and Soil Management and Modeling
Research studies:
• Guide delineating the qualitative boundaries of Karst springs to prepare national
instructions (A case study of Sarab Daryab spring, Lorestan)
• Simulation of single reservoir water resources system using MODSIM software (Case
study of water allocation in single reservoir basin of Zab river)
• Zoning of the inherent vulnerability of the Marand Plain aquifer versus use using the
DRASTIC method
Workshops and Training Program Attendance:
• Attending at Integrated Modeling of Basin workshop, (Urmia Lake Basin), 2013.
• Attending in Python programming workshop, in 2020.
• Attending in SWAT model workshop, 2021.
• Training extract and analyze data from the sixth climate change report, 2021 and 2022.
• Training methods of separation of the effects of climate variability and human activities
on runoff, 2022.
Publication
Journal Papers
1. Ansari, S., Massah Bavani, A., Roozbahani, A., (2015). “Examination of the Effects of Climate
Change on Groundwater Recharge (Case Study: Sefid Dasht Plain). Journal of Water & Soil,
30(2). (In Persian)
2. Ansari, S., Massah, AR., Bagheri, A., (2019). “Evaluation of Adaptation Strategies to Climate
Change based on Social, Economic, and Environmental Water Security Indicators”. Journal of
Iran-Water Resources Research, 30(2), 416-431. (In Persian)
3. Ansari, S., Massah, AR., Bagheri, A., (2018). “Increasing System Adaptation Capacity to
Climate Change Effects, Using Post Modern Portfolio Theory”. Journal of Ecohydrology &
Hydrobiology, 18(4), 365-78.
4. Ansari, S., Dehban, H., Zareian, MJ., Farkhonia, A., (2021). “Investigation of temperature and
precipitation changes in the country’s basins in the next 20 years based on the output of CMIP6
model”. Iranian Water Research Journal, 43(4). (In Persian)
5. Ansari, S., Bagheri, A., Massah, AR., (2023). “Reducing vulnerability to the climate change –
Reversibility and transformation adopting in a hydro-economic model”. Environmental
Development, 47, p.100893.
6. Ansari, S., Delavar, M. (2024). “Evaluation and Comparison of Different Methods for
Determining the Contribution of Climatic Factors and Human Interventions in Reducing
Watershed Discharge”. Journal of Ecological Indicators, V158.
Conference Proceedings
1. Ansari, S., Shamsai, A., Massah, AR., (2011). “Groundwater level changes Modeling of
Seffid Dasht plan, Using GMS Model”, In 2nd Iranian National Conference on Applied Research
in Water Resources, 14 May 2011, Zanjan, Iran.
2. Ansari, S., Shamsai, A., Massah, AR., (2012). “Evaluation of Climate change impacts on
runoff in future period”, In 3rd National Conference on Comprehensive Water Resources
Management, 10 Sep 2012, Sari, Iran.
3. Ansari, S., Shamsai, A., Massah, AR., (2012). “Groundwater level and budget Simulation
under the influence of climate change in future period”, In 5th National Conference on
Watershed & Soil & Water Resources Management, 29 Feb 2012, Kerman, Iran.
4. Ansari, S., Khoei, Sh., Massah, AR., (2012). “The impact of climate change on Urmia Lake,
case study: Variation of Zarrinehrood river discharge”, In 6th International Conference on
Challenges and Solutions, 10 Dec 2012, Urmia, Iran.
5. Mesmari, Z., Massah, AR., Ansari, S., (2014). “Prepare of aquifer hydraulic conductivity and
specific yield Plan by GMS Model”, In 1st E- Conference of new finding in the environment
and agricultural ecosystems, University of Tehran, Iran.
6. Ansari, S., Najafi, H., Javadi Pirbazari, S., (2015). “Conclusions and provide information
Framework on how to select a method for defining the qualitative boundary of Karst springs”,
In 1st National Conference on Water Sciences, 8 Jun 2015, Tehran, Iran. Getting Award as the