Morteza Imani

Education

Formal training in civil & environmental engineering, nuclear engineering, and mechanical engineering — with a strong focus on modelling, simulation, and data-driven decision support.

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Final year · thesis write-up

PhD in Civil & Environmental Engineering

The University of Adelaide, Australia 2023 — present

Thesis: A Comprehensive Elastic Water Column Model for Water Distribution System Analysis. Methods include transient hydraulics, state estimation (EKF/UKF/HGO/SMO), and modal analysis for control-oriented insight.

  • Supervisors: Aaron Zecchin, Martin F. Lambert, Wei Zeng
  • Scholarships: University of Adelaide Research Scholarship, ARC top-up, Frank Perry & AGRS travel grants
  • Teaching & lab demonstrating in Hydraulics and Water Resources

M.Sc. in Nuclear Engineering

Shahid Beheshti University (SBU), Iran 2012 — 2014

Thesis: Thermo-mechanical analysis of PWR fuel rods (IR-FRA). Developed a code for coupled heat transfer, stress/strain, gap conductance, and fission-gas release; benchmarked against reference data.

  • Supported by the Management & Construction of Nuclear Power Plant Company of Iran
  • Applications to fuel performance, PCI/PCMI, and long-term burnup behaviour

B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering

Shahrood University of Technology, Iran 2007 — 2011

Core training in solid & fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and machine design — foundation for later work in nuclear systems and hydraulic transients.

  • Top 1% in nationwide exam for graduate studies

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