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Arash Azizi is a Lecturer in Geotechnics at the James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow. He completed his PhD in Civil Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy, from 2012 to 2016. He holds an MSc in Geotechnical Engineering from Tehran Polytechnic, Iran, and a BEng in Civil Engineering from Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Iran. Prior to his current position, he served as a Lecturer at the University of Portsmouth from 2022 to 2024, a Research Fellow at the University of Durham from 2018 to 2021, and a Post-doctoral Researcher at the Polytechnic University of Turin from 2016 to 2017. His research focuses on laboratory testing and modeling of hydro-mechanical behavior of soils under complex loading conditions to understand field loading scenarios, climate change impacts, and resilience of geotechnical infrastructure. His main research areas include advanced laboratory testing of saturated and unsaturated soils, cyclic behavior of soils, and microstructure-based modeling of soil hydro-mechanical behavior.
University of Glasgow • Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Teaching and researching in Geotechnics as part of the James Watt School of Engineering.
University of Portsmouth • Portsmouth, UK
Delivered lectures and supervised students in Geotechnical Engineering.
University of Durham • Durham, UK
Conducted research on geotechnical engineering and soil mechanics.
Polytechnic University of Turin • Turin, Italy
Engaged in research projects related to geotechnics and soil behavior.
Ettehad-Rah Consulting Engineers • Iran
Worked on geotechnical projects and infrastructure analysis.