Dr. Rashid Bashir

Biography

Dr. Rashid Bashir is an Associate Professor in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering at the Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, located in Toronto. He earned his PhD in Civil Engineering from McMaster University, specializing in contaminant hydrogeology and computational mechanics. With over 14 years of experience in the areas of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, Dr. Bashir has worked as a senior geotechnical engineer at Golder Associates in their Saskatoon office, where he was a member of Golder's Unsaturated Soils Group. His expertise encompasses the numerical aspects of unsaturated flow and transport, having designed various soil covers globally for tailings management facilities and landfills. Dr. Bashir has been involved in the performance evaluation of these soil covers and has also served as an external reviewer for pilot hole studies in Northern Saskatchewan. As a task leader, he contributed to initial screening reports for sites related to Canada’s Deep Geological Repository for Used Nuclear Fuel. Prior to joining Golder, Dr. Bashir worked as a Corporate Hydrogeologist for Cameco Corporation, providing hydrogeology support for operations in Northern Saskatchewan and engaging in dewatering and depressurization efforts for Cameco's operating mines. He testified as a subject matter expert before the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and has considerable project management experience, managing large, complex mining projects. Dr. Bashir is also qualified as a Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality auditor, and as a TapRooT® investigator.

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