Fereidoun received his Ph.D. from the University of Heidelberg, Germany in 2007. His Ph.D. research applied light transmission methods and image processing to the study of water flow through porous media. In August 2007, he joined the Cold Regions Research Centre as Visiting Research Scientist. He is now developing new analytical methods of measuring the physical and hydraulic properties of peat soils using X-ray computed tomography. This research has led to improved algorithms for predicting mass and energy flows through organic soils. For more details of Fereidoun’s research, contact him at: frezanezhad@wlu.ca.

Selected Publications & Conference Presentations:

F.Rezanezhad, B.Quinton, T.Elliot, R.Heck, J.Price: 3D Computed Tomography for Measurements of Pores and Hydraulic Properties through Peat Soils. 2nd Annual IP3 Meeting and Workshop, Cold Regions Research Centre, WLU, 8-10 November, 2007.

Quinton, W.L., M. Hayashi, N. Wright, E.D. Soulis, R. Heck, T. Elliot, L. Chasmer, R. Bemrose, R. Nagare, R. Schincariol, Y. Zhang, S. Carey, T. Myers, F. Rezanezhad, P. Whittington, 2007. Advances in Processes and Parameterisation Studies at Scotty Creek. 2nd Annual IP3 Meeting and Workshop, Cold Regions Research Centre, WLU, 8-10 Nov.

F.Rezanezhad, W.L.Quinton: 3D Quantification of the Peat Soil Properties Using X-ray Computed Tomography and Image Analysis Techniques. 2nd Annual Northern Research Day. Cold Regions Research Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada, 6th February, 2008.

F.Rezanezhad, W.L.Quinton: Experimental Study of Physical and Hydraulic Properties of Peat Soil Using X-ray Tomography Imagery. 2nd Annual Northern Research Day. Cold Regions Research Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada, 6th February, 2008.

F.Rezanezhad, W.L. Quinton, J.S. Price, D. Elrick, T. Elliot and R. Heck: Physical and Hydraulic Properties of Peat Soil Using X-ray Computed Tomography and Image Analysis. Will be presented in European Geosceince Union. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 10, EGU2008-A-00751, SRef-ID: 1607-7962/gra/EGU2008-A-00751, EGU General Assembly, Vienna.

Quinton, W.L., T. Elliot, J.S. Price, F. Rezanezhad, and R. Heck: Measuring Physical and Hydraulic Properties of Peat from X-ray Tomography. Geoderma, 153, 269-277.

F.Rezanezhad, W.L. Quinton, J.S. Price, D. Elrick, T. Elliot and R. Heck: Examining the effect of pore size distribution and shape on flow through unsaturated peat using 3-D computed tomography. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussion, 6, 3835-3862, 2009.

F.Rezanezhad, W.L. Quinton, J.S. Price, D. Elrick, T. Elliot and R. Heck: Indirect Measurement of Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity through Peat Soils Using Pore Distribution Obtained by X-Ray Computed Tomography. 34rd Annual meeting of the Canadian Geophysical Union, Banff, Canada, 11-14 May, 2008.

Quinton W.L., S. Carey, M. Hayashi, N. Wright, E.D. Soulis, R. Heck, T. Elliot, L. Chasmer, R. Schincariol, R. Thorne, F. Rezanezhad, Y. Zhang, 2008. Advances in Processes and Parameterisation Studies at Scotty Creek. 3nd Annual IP3 Meeting and Workshop, Whitehorse, Yukon, 12-15 Nov, 2008.

F.Rezanezhad, W.L. Quinton, J.S. Price, D. Elrick, T. Elliot and R. Heck: Physical and Hydraulic Properties of Peat Soil Using X-ray Computed Tomography and Image Analysis. 3nd Annual IP3 Meeting and Workshop, Whitehorse, Yukon, 12-15 Nov, 2008.

F.Rezanezhad, W.L. Quinton, J.S. Price, D. Elrick, T. Elliot, K.R. Shook: Influence of Pore Size and Geometry on Peat Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity Computed from 3D Computed Tomography Image Analysis. Hydrological Processes. In review.

F.Rezanezhad, W.L. Quinton, J.S. Price, D. Elrick, T. Elliot, K.R. Shook: Influence of Pore Size and Geometry on Peat Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity. 3nd Annual IP3 Meeting and Workshop, Whitehorse, Yukon, 12-15 Nov, 2008.

F.Rezanezhad, W.L. Quinton, J.S. Price, D. Elrick, T. Elliot, K.R. Shook: Influence of pore size and geometry on peat unsaturated hydraulic conductivity measured from 3D computed tomography images.  Ken Hewitt Symposium on Cold Regions and Water Science Research, March 2-3 2009,  Wilfrid Laurier University.

F.Rezanezhad, W.L. Quinton, J.S. Price, D. Elrick, T. Elliot, K.R. Shook: Measurement and Analysis of Physical and Hydraulic Properties of Unsaturated Peat Using 3D Micro- CT Scanning.  AGU-CGU 2009 Joint Assembly, Toronto, May 24th-27th 2009.

F.Rezanezhad, W.L. Quinton, J.S. Price, D. Elrick, T. Elliot, K.R. Shook: Examining the Influence of Pore Size Distribution and Geometry on Flow through Unsaturated Peat using 3D Micro-CT Scanning. Fall Annual Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, 14-18 December, 2009.