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Prof. Dr. Nima Shokri

Prof. Dr. Nima Shokri obtained his BSc and MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in Iran and earned his PhD in 2009 upon the recommendation of the School of Architecture, Civil, and Environmental Engineering at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland. Following his doctoral studies, he conducted postdoctoral research at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich). Subsequently, he held academic positions as an Assistant Professor at Boston University in the United States (April 2010 – December 2012), as a Lecturer (January 2013 – July 2016), and as a Senior Lecturer (August 2016 – June 2020) at The University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. In July 2020, he was appointed Chair and Professor of Geo-Hydroinformatics at Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH). As of May 2024, he has been also the Executive Co-Director of the United Nations University Hub on Engineering to Face Climate Change at TUHH.

Prof. Shokri's research focuses on addressing global challenges related to water, soil, and the environment. He is dedicated to advancing knowledge through research and innovation, with a particular emphasis on developing cutting-edge measurement tools and predictive models that leverage the capabilities of sensing technologies, artificial intelligence and big data analytics. His work aims to provide quantitative insights into multiscale and multiphase hydrological processes near the Earth's surface, employing engineering methodologies. By integrating theoretical frameworks with advanced modeling and experimental approaches, Prof. Shokri utilizes state-of-the-art tools such as computational fluid dynamics, environmental sensing technologies, artificial intelligence, thermal imaging, satellite remote sensing, big data analytics, and informatics. These efforts seek to shed new light on the complex interactions between soil, water, and the atmosphere, offering innovative solutions and perspectives to tackle pressing environmental challenges.

For more details about his research and teaching activities as well as his publication list, see his Curriculum Vitae.

Contact

Prof. Dr. Nima Shokri
Head of Institute
Hamburg University of Technology
Institute of Geo-Hydroinformatics B-9
Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 3 (E)
21073 Hamburg, Germany
Email: nima.shokri(at)tuhh.de
Phone: +49 40 42878 2870
Website: www.tuhh.de/ghi

Invited talks and seminars

  1. Invited Speaker, BugControl Workshop, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands, 22 January 2025

  2. Invited Speaker, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China, 06 January 2025 

  3. Invited Speaker, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, 08 December 2024 

  4. Invited Speaker of the Side Event on “Greening Degraded Landscapes: Developing Sustainable Afforestation Strategies in Degraded Croplands” at UNCCD 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (UNCCD COP16), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 05 December 2024 

  5. Invited Speaker of the Side Event on “Innovative Techniques for Mapping and Monitoring Degraded Land Using Earth Observation” at UNCCD 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (UNCCD COP16), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 04 December 2024 

  6. Invited Speaker and Panelist at the Opening Event “Advancements in Drought and Extreme Events Management” at UNCCD 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (UNCCD COP16), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 02 December 2024

  7. Invited Speaker, The United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES), Dresden, Germany, 29 October, 2024

  8. Invited contribution to the Plenary Session on Ecosystems at Drought Resilience +10 Conference organized by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Geneva, Switzerland, 30 September – 02 October 2024

  9. Invited Speaker, First National Conference on Porous Media, Iran InterPore Chapter, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, 25 September, 2024

  10. Invited Speaker, United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), Richmond Hill, Canada, 11 September, 2024

  11. Invited Speaker, Coupled Free Flow Porous Medium Systems Workshop, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, 14 June, 2024

  12. Invited Speaker, Grant Writing Workshop, Interpore Annual International Conference on Porous Media, Qingdao, China, 16 May 2024

  13. Invited Speaker, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany, 12 December, 2023

  14. Invited Speaker, KlimaCampus Kolloquium, Max-Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany, 07 December, 2023 

  15. Invited Speaker, Launch of Sustainability AID Programme, United Nation University - Flores, Dresden, Germany, 28 November, 2023

  16. Invited speaker, Opportunities and challenges in CO2 geologic utilization and storage Workshop, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, 23 February, 2023

  17. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, PintPFS Conference, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany, 25 September, 2022

  18. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Invited speaker, CLICCS Lecture Series, Hamburg, Germany, 14 December, 2021

  19. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, 07 October 2021

  20. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA, 5 February, 2021

  21. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 26 January, 2021

  22. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, PoreLab Lecture Series, Trondheim, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway, 13 January, 2021

  23. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Graduate College - Processes in Natural and Technical Particle-Fluid Systems, TUHH, Hamburg, Germany, 16 December, 2020

  24. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran, 10 December, 2020

  25. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, IMFT, Toulouse, France, 13 February, 2020

  26. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Princeton University, Princeton, USA, 13 February, 2019

  27. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany, 05 December, 2018

  28. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, 16 November, 2018

  29. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, SANRU, Sari, Iran, 26 August 2018

  30. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, 29 March, 2018

  31. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK, 20 October, 2017

  32. Shokri, N., Keynote speaker, 17th Fluid Dynamics Conference, Shahrood, Iran, August 2017

  33. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, 09 April, 2017

  34. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, 2016 Gordon Research Conference on Flow & Transport in Permeable Media, Girona, Spain, July 31-August 5, 2016

  35. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, PMPM and UK InterPore Joint Annual Meeting, Edinburgh, Scotland, 13-15 January, 2016

  36. Shokri, N., Keynote speaker, workshop on “Interfaces and Interfacial Displacement in Unsaturated Porous Media”, Potsdam, Germany, 10 March 2015

  37. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, 6th International Conference on Porous Media, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the USA, May 28, 2014

  38. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, NUPUS workshop on Evaporation and Coupling, Freudenstadt, Germany, March 10, 2014

  39. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Manchester Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, July 24, 2013

  40. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, July 2, 2013

  41. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Distinguished Speakers Seminar Series, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, January 30, 2013

  42. Shokri, N., Invited  speaker, Universität Magdeburg, Germany, October 24, 2012

  43. Shokri, N., Keynote speaker, CRYSPOM III workshop titled ‘Crystallization in Porous Materials’, Trói, Portugal, 4-7 September 2012

  44. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Laboratoire FAST de l’Universit´e Paris-Sud, Orsay, France, July 4, 2012

  45. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, workshop on 'Drying in building and soil materials', Saint-Gobain-Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech, Paris, France, July 3, 2012

  46. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, USA, June 14, 2010

  47. Shokri, N., Invited speaker, Doctoral program in mechanics talk, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, February 5, 2008