Dr. Rashid Bashir

Biography

Rashid Bashir is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, in Toronto. He earned his PhD in Civil Engineering from McMaster University, specializing in contaminant hydrogeology and computational mechanics. Dr. Bashir has over 14 years of experience in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, particularly in contaminant hydrogeology and computational mechanics. Before joining York University, he worked as a senior geotechnical engineer at Golder Associates' Saskatoon office, where he was a member of the Unsaturated Soils Group. His work primarily involved the numerical aspects of unsaturated flow and transport, including the design and performance evaluation of soil covers for tailings management facilities and landfills. Dr. Bashir has also contributed to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission as a subject matter expert, providing hydrogeology support for mining operations and corporate development at Cameco Corporation, and managing large complex mining projects. He is a qualified Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality auditor and a TapRooT® investigator.

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