Amirhossein graduated with a PhD in Civil Engineering in 2021 (dissertation title: Emerging Challenges in Landfill Leachate Quality and Ability of Fungal Bioreactors to Address Them). He has a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a Master’s degree in environmental engineering, both from Azad university, Iran. Prior to joining our program, he was working for consulting engineering companies as a process engineer, and also had the opportunity to collaborate with Environment Research Center (ENVRC) at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences as a part-time researcher on various projects.
His research focused on landfill leachate treatment utilizing white-rot fungi (mycoremediation). In 2016, he was awarded EREF scholarship for the project “Biodegradation of Contaminants of Emerging Concern by White-rot Fungi in Municipal Leachate”. Additionally, he investigated the presence of pharmaceuticals and plasticizers in leachate from landfills of different closure status.
Upon graduation he worked at North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. He is currently a Water Resources Control Engineer with the California State Water Resources Control Board.
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