2843-2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirkari
Email: amir1656@gmail.com
Education
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, 2020 – present
PhD Candidate, Structural Timber Engineering
The University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, 2014
PhD Degree in Civil (Structural) Engineering
The University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, 2008
MASc Degree in Civil (Structural) Engineering
Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran, 2005
BSc Degree in Civil Engineering
Academic/ Research Experience
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, 2020 – present
Research Assistant in Timber Engineering and Applied Mechanics (TEAM) lab
Research topic: Lateral performance of mid-rise wood-frame buildings equipped with a new type of shear wall.
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, 2021 – present
Teaching Assistant for the following courses:
PHYS 170 (Mechanics 1)
PHYS 100 (Introductory Physics)
PHYS 117 (Dynamics and Waves)
FRST 544 (Technical Communication Skills 1)
FRST 497 (Communications and Professionalism)
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Qom University of Technology, Qom, Iran, 2014-2019
Courses taught:
Statics (11 times)
Strength of Materials (9 times)
Dynamics (8 times)
Structural Analysis (13 times)
Computational Tools in Civil Engineering (once)
Select Publications and Peer-reviews
Kari, A., Ghassemieh, M., and Badarloo, B. (2019) Development and design of a new self-centering energy-dissipative brace for steel structures. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures. 30: 924-938
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1045389X19828502
Kari, A., Ghassemieh, M., and Abolmaali, S.A. (2011) A new dual bracing system for improving the seismic behavior of steel structures. Journal of Smart Materials and Structures. 20: 125020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/20/12/125020
Ghassemieh, M., Baei, M., Kari, A., Goudarzi, A., and Laefer, D.F. (2015) Adopting flexibility of the end-plate connections in steel moment frames. Journal of Steel and Composite Structures. 18: 1215-1237
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/scs.2015.18.5.1215
Badarloo, B., Kari, A., and Jafari, F. (2018) Experimental and numerical study to determine the relationship between tensile strength and compressive strength of concrete. Civil Engineering Journal. 11: 2787-2800
DOI: https://10.28991/cej-03091198
Peer-reviewer for “ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering”, “Engineering Structures”, and “Steel and Composite Structures”.
Awards and Scholarships
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, 2020 – present
International Tuition Award
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, 2021 and 2022
Donald S McPhee Fellowship
Editing Press, 2021
Laura Bassi Scholarship
Software Skills
Python, ETABS, ABAQUS, SAP2000, AutoCAD, MS Office, Zoom