Personal Details Full Name:                  Kamran Zeinalzadeh (Zeynalzadeh). Date of Birth:             August 23, 1973. Place of Birth:            Urmia (Oroumieh), Iran. Marital Status:                        Married (2 children).   Education 2011                 PhD, Water Engineering, Irrigation and Drainage, Department of Water                           Engineering, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran.                          Thesis Title: Temporal Variation of Soil Hydraulic Properties under                          Different Land .                          Thesis Advisor: Prof.  H. A. Kashkuli and Prof. A. A. Naseri. 1998                 M.S, Irrigation Engineering, Department of Irrigation Engineering, Shahid                            Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran.                          Thesis Title: Evaluation of the Parameters of the Richards Equation and                            Application in Simulation of Water Flow in Unsaturated Soils.                                Thesis Advisor: Prof.  H. A. Kashkuli. 1995                B.S, Irrigation Engineering, Department of Irrigation Engineering,                         Urmia University, Iran.   Academic Appointments 2004- Present    Lecturer, Department of Water Engineering (Department of Irrigation Engineering), Urmia University, Iran.   Work Experience 2013- 2019    Chairman of Urmia Lake Research Institute.    2011-2012         Supervisor and Technical Assistant of Urmia Lake Ashk Island Water                            Supply Project (The project for protecting the Iranian Yellow Antelope,                            Owner: West Azerbaijan Province Environment Organization). 2009-2011         Supervisor and Technical Assistant of Study and Implementation of West                            Azerbaijan Province Industrial Zones Wastewater Treatment Plants. 2004-2009         Supervisor and Technical Assistant of Consulting Engineers. 2000-2004         Cooperation with the West Azerbaijan Regional Water Authority as a                             Project Manager for the projects under study and/or implementation:                                    - Sarough Storage Dam and Irrigation/Drainage Network.                                    - Miandoab Storage Dam and Irrigation/Drainage Network. 1996-1998        Design Expert in Irrigation and Drainage Studies Department of Abo Khak                          Consulting Engineering Services Co. / Karkheh Region Studies Management                          Unit, Part-Time Cooperation during Master's Course.   Professional Societies Membership 2013-Present    Principal Member of Committee on Urmia Lake Restoration Program. 2011- Present    Expert of Research Committee/ West Azerbaijan Province Regional Water                           Authority. 2011- Present   Irrigation and Drainage Expert of West Azerbaijan Province Agricultural                          Engineering Council. 2001- Present    Principal Member of Irrigation and Drainage Specialty Group/ Technical                           Committee of West Azerbaijan Province Regional Water Authority. 2000- Present    Principal Member/ West Azerbaijan Province Regional Committee on Irrigation                           and Drainage.   Honors and Awards   2004                 State Award as Exemplary Expert / West Azerbaijan Province Regional Water                          Authority (Selected by the Ministry of Energy). 2016                 State Award as the Project Manager for the Urmia Lake Restoration Project.   Area of Expertise and Interests Teaching: 1. Undergraduate: Design of Irrigation Systems, Design of Drainage Systems, Water Engineering Sofatwares. 2. Postgraduate: Evaluation of Irrigation and Drainage Systems, Complementary Drainage, Water Quality Management, Percolation and Leakage in Soils, Solute Transport in Soils.   Research Interests: Soil Hydraulic Properties Water Flow and Solute Transport in Soils Environmental Studies Irrigation and Drainage Networks                     Technical and Research Projects Underway    &ldquoNew irrigation method of seedlings and bushes cultivated to prevent dust on                        the margin of Lake Urmia&rdquo, Ministry of Agriculture/ West Azerbaijan Natural                          Resources Administration, Iran. 2017             &ldquoInvestigation of climate and hydrological factors affecting Lake Urmia Water                         Level Drop&rdquo, Urmia Lake Research Institute, Iran. 2017           &ldquoInvestigating human activities and factors of agricultural sector in the decline of                           Lake Urmia water level&rdquo, Urmia Lake Research Institute, Iran. 2016            &ldquoPerformance and Irrigation Fertilizer with Automatic Leakage Irrigation                      under Negative Pressure&rsquo, Urmia Lake Research Institute, Iran. 2015            &ldquoStudying the Trend of the Quality Changes of Groundwater Resources in                       Miandoab Plain (Case Study on Development Lot-5)&rdquo, the Ministry of Energy/                       West Azerbaijan Regional Water Authority, Iran. 2014             &ldquoEvaluation of Environmental Potential of Kani Barazan Wetland as a Shelter                       to Wildlife, West Azerbaijan Environment Organization&rdquo, Iran. 2014             &ldquoEnvironmental Evaluation of Boralan Wetland for Introduction to Ramsar                       Convention, West Azerbaijan Environment Organization&rdquo, Iran. 2013             &ldquoA Study and Calibration of the Empirical and Computer Models in                      Estimating Evapotranspiration Using Lysimeter Data for Selecting the Best                      Fit Model&rdquo, Research Report, Department of Water Engineering, Urmia                      University, Iran. 2013             "Determination of the Bed Limits of Ghopi Babaali, Dorgeh Sangi, and                      Yadegarlou Wetlands, West Azerbaijan Environment Organization, Iran. 2013             &ldquoEvaluation of Environmental Capability of Hassanlou Wetland&rdquo,                      West Azerbaijan Environment Organization, Iran. 2007             &ldquoA Study of the Non-Structural Solutions for Solving the Water Problem of                      Gharabagh Area of Urmia&rdquo, the Ministry of Energy/ West Azerbaijan Regional                     Water Authority, Iran.   Selected Journal Papers Zamani, S., Behmanesh, J., Zeinalzadeh, K., (under Printing). Investigating the effect of water volume controller emitter on the uniformity of water distribution in irrigation system. Journal of Water and Soil Science. (in Persian(. Nasimi, F., Zeinalzadeh, K., Besharat, S., (under Printing). Measuring and simulating of water movement and solute transport in layered soils. Journal of Water and Soil. (in Persian(. Besharat, S., Hashempour, G., Zeinalzadeh, K., (2019). Estimation of Unsaturated Soil Hydraulic Properties using Analytical and Inverse Methods Based on Disc Infiltrometer Measurements. Journal of Iran Water and Soil Research. )in Persian(. Hessari, B., Zeinalzadeh, K, (2019). The Role of Average Discharge Variations of Urmia Lake Rivers on Water Level Drop of the Lake. Journal of Iran Water and Soil Research. )in Persian(. Khorsand, A., Bazaneh, M., Besharat, S., Zeinalzadeh, K., (2019). Estimation of Water Mass Balance and soil wetting pattern for subsurface drip irrigation in the porous media. Journal of Water and Soil Science (Science and Technology of Agriculture and Natural Resources). )in Persian(. Ashrafi, M., Zeinalzadeh, K., Besharat, S., Yasi, M., (2019). WEAP model performance in hydrologic simulation of Aland watershed. Journal of Ecohydrology. )in Persian(. Zeinalzadeh, K., Khanmohammadi, N., (2018). Comparison of the efficiency of linear and nonlinear time series models in simulation and prediction of reference evapotranspiration. Journal of Geography and Planning. )in Persian(. Habibzadeh Azr, B., Zeinalzadeh, K., Besharat, S., (2017). Comparison soil moisture distribution in pot irrigation with negative pressures and drip irrigation. Irrigation and Drainage Journal of Iran. )in Persian(. Mohammadpour, M., Zeinalzadeh, K., Rezaverdinajad, V., Hessari, B., (2017). Assessment of the basin hydrological responses to development of pressurized irrigation systems (Case study: The Ahar-Chai basin). Irrigation and Drainage Journal of Iran. )in Persian(. Zeinalzadeh, K., Rezaei, E., (2017). Determining spatial and temporal changes of surface water quality using principal component analysis. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. Vol.13:1-10. Salehi Bavil, S., Zeinalzadeh, K., Hessari, B., (2017). The changes in the frequency of daily precipitation in Urmia Lake basin, Iran. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. DOI 10.1007/s00704-017-2177-7. Rezaei Abajelu, E., Zeinalzadeh, K., (2017). Two and Three-Phases Fractal Models Application in Soil Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity Estimation. Journal of Water and Soil. Vol. 30. No. (6):1-12. )in Persian(. Sharifi, A., Ahmadi, H., Zeinalzadeh, K., (2017). Analysis of concrete linings of irrigation canals behavior constructed over improved bases with lime and cement. Iranian Journal of Water Research. Vol. 10. No. 4. )in Persian(. Bazaneh, M., Khorsand, A., Zeinalzadeh, K., Besharat, S., (2017). Evaluation of HYDRUS 2D Software to Estimate Stored Water and Wetting Pattern of Surface Drip Irrigation. Journal of Water and Soil Science. Vol. 26: 287- 301. )in Persian(. Mohammadpour, M., Zeinalzadeh, K., Rezaverdinajad, V., Hessari, B., (2016). Calibration and validation of WEAP model in simulating the effect of irrigation systems change on the hydrological response of The Ahar-Chai basin. Journal of Ecohydrology. )in Persian(. Amirataee, B, Zeinalzadeh, K., (2016). Trends Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Changes in Groundwater with Considering the Autocorrelation Coefficients in West of Lake Urmia, Iran. Environmental Earth Sciences. Vol. 75 (5): 1-10. Ahmizadeh, Sh., Zeinalzadeh, K., Ahmadi, H., (2016). The effect of tillage depth and speed on top soil physical and hydraulic properties. Soil Research Journal (Soil & Water Science). Vol. 30: 105-113. )in Persian(. Mohammadpour, M., Zeinalzadeh, K., Rezaverdinajad, V., Hessari, B., (2016). WEAP Model Calibration and Validation in Simulating the Impact of Irrigation Systems Change on the Ahar-Chai Basin Hydrological Response. Ecohydrology. Vol. 3. No. 3: 477-490.  )in Persian(. Nazeri Tahroudi, M., Khalili, K., Behmanesh, J., Zeinalzadeh, K., (2016). Hydrological River Drought Analysis (Case Study: Lake Urmia Basin Rivers). Water and Soil Journal. Vol. 30. No. 4: 1025-1042. )in Persian(. Zaman Zad Ghavidel, S., Zeinalzadeh, K., (2015).Estimation of Rivers Dissolved Solids TDS by Soft Computing (Case Study: Upstream of Boukan Dam). Journal of Water and Soil. Vol. 29, (5)&rdquo1262-1277. )in Persian(. Rezaei, E., Behmanesh, j., Zeinalzadeh, K., (2015), Evaluation of Transfer Functions in Estimation of Hydraulic Conductivity of Saturated Soils (Case Study of Urmia Plain), Journal of Water and Soil. Vol. 25 (2): 1-12. )in Persian(. Ahmadi, H., Rezaei, H., Zeinalzadeh, K., (2014). The experimental study of the effect of hydraulic conductivity function on the leakage modeling from the body of embankment dams. Journal of Iran Water and Soil Research. Vol. 45. No. 3:299-307. )in Persian(. Zamani, S., Behmanesh, J., Zeinalzadeh, K., (2014). Evaluation of water volume controller emitter compare with conventional emitters in micro irrigation system. Journal of Iran Water and Soil Research. (in Persian(. Rezaei, E., Behmanesh, j., Zeinalzadeh, K., (2013), Evaluation of Transfer Functions in Estimation of Saturated Moisture Content of Calcareous Soils, Scientific Research Quarterly of Irrigation and Water Engineering, No.12, Third Year, 71-82. )in Persian(. Zeinalzadeh, K., et al, (2011), Temporal Variation of Soil Hydraulic Parameters under Different Land Uses, Journal of  Food, Agriculture & Environment. Vol.9 (2): 693-698. Kashkuli, H. A., Zeinalzadeh, K., (2001), Comparing the Fitness of some of the Moisture Models and their Application in Estimation of Unsaturated Soil Hydraulic Parameters, Soil and Water Sciences Journal, Vol.15. No. 2. 273-289. )in Persian(.   Languages Persian, English                      Contact Work Address:                  Department of Water Engineering,                                          Urmia University, Nazlou Campus, Urmia 57153, IRAN. Work Phone:                                       +98(44) 33467097 Work Fax:                                           +98(44) 33440295 Cell Phone:                                         +98 9143462216   Email:                                     k.zeinalzadeh@urmia.ac.ir kzeinalz@yahoo.com |