about me
contact
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 4731 Boelter Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
ahmaddehghanpour@gmail.com
Ahmad Dehghanpoor
Academic Qualification
2021-present
postdoctoral researcher , University of California, Los Angeles
Advisor: Prof. Ertugrul Taciroglu
2016 – 2021
Ph.D., Queensland University of Technology, Earthquake Engineering
Dissertation title: Soil-pile-superstructure systems under combined horizontal and vertical strong ground motions
Advisors: Prof. David Thambiratnam, Prof. Ertugrul Taciroglu
2006- 2009
2002- 2006
M.Sc., UNIVERSITY OF YAZD, GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Advisor: Prof. Mahmoud Ghazavi
Dissertation title: Dynamic analysis of Uniform and Tapered piles
B.Sc., ESFAHAN, CIVIL ENGINEERING
Internships/Professional Experience
2012- 2014
research assistant
Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Jan.2016- Jun.2016
research assistant
Geotechnical Engineering, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Projects and Research
2009- 2011
industry
Structural Engineer, Foolad Technic Engineering Company, Esfahan, Iran
AWARDS
The Siganto Foundation Medal nomination to a distinguished PhD graduate from the Faculty of Engineering
(QUT), 2021
Nominated for annual Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award (ODTA) by external thesis examiners, 2020.
Recipient of QUT Postgraduate Research Award (APA), Queensland University of Technology, 2016
Recipient of Politecnico di Milano Research scholarship, 2012