Alireza HajiHossein

I am a professional civil engineer with PhD in construction materials. I have worked in the area of cement and concrete materials at a research capacity for over 5 years. Research projects that I have been evolved in required me to specialize in many material characterization and testing methods. My last project that was designing a specialty Portland cement concrete (Electrically heated paving system) introduced me to the world of micro and nanomaterials and their application in construction industry. I can sufficiently use and interpret material specifications and standards (ACI, CSA, and ASTM). I am most assured to have the set of skill to start working as a construction materials development and testing specialist.

• Mitacs Accelerate Scholarship, U of C, 45,000 CAD per annum for 3 years since 2022
• Transformative Talent Internship (TTI), U of C, 13,000 CAD in a six-month period from January 2021
• Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), Student member since 2021
• American Concrete Institute (ACI), Student member since 2020
• National Competition on Self Consolidating Concrete (NCSCC), Executive committee member in 2017
• Iranian Concrete Institute (ICI), Student member since 2017

• President of Civil Engineering Graduate Society (CEGS) at U of C from 2021 to 2022
• Vice President of Media at CEGS from 2020 to 2021
• Vice President of Media at Persian Gulf Club (PGC) at U of C from 2020, 2021
• Vice President of Education at Civil Engineering Cultural Office at IUST from 2018-2019
• Junior Editor at Cement and Steel Journal at IUST from 2017 to 2019

• Haji Hossein, A. AzariJafari, H. Khoshnazar, R. Functional Equivalency in the Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Solid Waste Concrete: Implication of Mechanical Performance and Durability, ACI Special Publication (under press)

• Teymouri, A. Haji Hossein, A. Khoshnazar, R. A Review on Carbon Nanofiber Production and Application in Cementitious Mixtures, Journal of Building Engineering (Under press)

• Haji Hossein, A. AzariJafari, H. Khoshnazar, R. The Role of Performance Metrics in Comparative LCA of Concrete Mixtures Incorporating Solid Wastes: A Critical Review and Guideline Proposal, Waste Management, 140, 40-54, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2022.01.010

• Haji Hossein, A. Bigdeli, H. Mokhtari, F. Jahantab, S. Habibnejad Korayem, A. The effect of hydrophobic amorphous carbon powder on the compressive strength, water absorption and rheological attributes of cement mortar, Civil Engineering Infrastructure Journal, 55, 1, 109-120, https://doi.org/10.22059/ceij.2021.311895.1716

• Haji Hossein, A., Teymouri, A., Khoshnazar, R., Electrical Conductivity Double Percolation in Portland Cement Mortar Incorporating Iron Sand as Fine Aggregate in Presence of Recycled Carbon Fibers, CSCE 2023 annual Conference, Moncton, Canada

• Teymouri, A., Haji Hossein, A., Khoshnazar, R., Early-age Properties of Cement Pastes Incorporating Aqueous Dispersions of Carbon Nanofibers, CSCE 2023 annual Conference, Moncton, Canada