Moji Abd
Saskatoon
Summary
Detail-oriented environmental geochemistry research assistant with over seven years of academic research and consulting experience. Experience in writing successful work plans, proposal, and technical reports with strong communication skills. Extensive experience in operating-managing filed experiences including reading and reviewing procedures.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Teaching Assistant-Geo 121 (Earth Processes) & 224 (Mineralogy)
University of Saskatchewan, Department of Geological Science
- Taught students the identification and classification of minerals, rocks, and structural geology
Research Assistant
University of Saskatchewan, Department of Geological Science
01.2021 - Current
- Worked with graduate students and industry partners on the design and implementation of laboratory and field-based research in a safe manner on metal-leaching and acid-rock drainage
- Maintained and operated of analytical equipment including Ion Chromatograph (IC) and Gas Chromatograph (GC)
- Implemented a laboratory study to assess natural attenuation of metals (i.e., U, As, Mo, and Ni) by lake sediment adjacent to a tailings pond – Orano Canada Inc
- Conducted a laboratory humidity cell experiment to evaluate the acid-generation potential of froth treatment tailings (FTT) – Suncor Energy
- Carried out laboratory column experiments to examine microbial sulfate reduction and metal(loid) removal (i.e., Co, Ni, Zn, As, Se) in oil sands froth-treatment tailings
- Completed laboratory experiments to study rare earth elements (REEs) leaching from oil sands fluid petroleum coke under different geochemical conditions
- Assessing changes in major and trace elements concentrations following addition of Sulfate-based coagulants to Oil Sands fluid file tailing
- Accomplished a laboratory experiments to help assessing the application of Mo stable isotope composition as a tracer for petroleum coke interactions under different geochemical conditions
- Help in developing an undergrad field course for Environmental Geoscience program at the University of Saskatchewan - Legacy Cu and Zn mine at northern Saskatchewan consisted of installation of piezometer well and collecting solid and water sample from tailing and adjacent area for further investigation of metals mobility (i.e., As)
- Operated of synchrotron beamline and analyzed data to study the speciation of metal(loid)s in mine wastes (As, U)
Laboratory Technician
University of Saskatchewan, Department of Geological Science
05.2020 - 12.2020
- Maintained and operated of analytical equipment including Ion Chromatography (IC) and Gas Chromatography (GC)
MSc. Graduate student
University of Saskatchewan, Department of Geological Science
- 11.2020
- Metal leaching from oil sands fluid petroleum coke under different geochemical conditions – Application of geophysical techniques to determine hydraulic parameters
Summer Student-Lab Assistant
MEHR (Mine Environment and Hydrogeology Research group), University of Tehran, Department of Mining Engineering
05.2015 - 12.2015
- Contaminant Transport in Permeable Reactive Barriers (PRB): From Physical to Numerical Modeling Approach
- Application of Geo-electrical Tomography in Coupled Hyromechanical-Chemical Investigations in Heap Leaching
Geoscience Division Intern
Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI)
07.2014 - 08.2014
- Monitored drilling and performed core-logging including lithology and porosity evaluation
Environmental Geology Intern
Geological Survey of Iran
05.2014 - 06.2014
- Reviewed the mineralogical and geochemical processes that drives metal(loid)s leaching and transport from the Takab mining region, Iran
- Proposed effective remediation methods for groundwater contamination by mercury, arsenic, and cadmium in the Takab mining region
Teaching Assistant-Mineralogy & Petrology
University of Tehran, College of Engineering
- 12.2012
- Help students in crystallography and mineral identification
- Taught students the identification and classification of minerals, rocks
Geoscientist Intern
Kavoshgaran Consulting Engineers (KCE)
07.2012 - 08.2012
- Supervised the iron exploration, Sangan Deposit, Khaf, Mashhad province, Iran
- Logged exploration drill-core, including identification of lithology and mineralogy
Education
M.Sc. in Environmental Geochemistry - Department of Geological Science
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK12.2020
B.Sc. in Mining Engineering - College of Engineering
University of Tehran
08.2015
Skills
- Technical Writing and Reporting
- Lab Safety
- Data Analysis
- Statistical Analysis
- Team Management
- Critical Thinking
Computer And Programming Skills
- Advanced competency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) for managing research data, writing technical and scientific reports, and disseminating scientific knowledge to academic and industrial audiences
- Geochemical Numerical Modeling including MIN3Pro (Intermediate), PHREEQCi (Intermediate), Minteq (Intermediate)
Peer Reviewed Scientific Publications
- Abdolahnezhad, Mojtaba, and Matthew B. J. Lindsay, Geochemical Conditions Influence Vanadium, Nickel, and Molybdenum Release from Oil Sands Fluid Petroleum Coke, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 245, 02/01/2022, 103955, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd.2022.103955
- Vessey, Colton J., Michael P. Schmidt, Mojtaba Abdolahnezhad, Derek Peak, and Matthew B. J. Lindsay, Adsorption of (Poly)Vanadate onto Ferrihydrite and Hematite: An In Situ ATR–FTIR Study, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 4, 4, 04/16/2020, 641–49, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.0c00027
Certificates And Training
- Mine Orientation
- OSSA Driving in the Mine
- Employee Safety
- WHIMS training at Syncrude Canada Ltd (2019)
- Laboratory safety
- WHIMS2015
- Radiation Safety Training from University of Saskatchewan
- Eligible for Engineering in training (EIT) license-Saskatchewan
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Research Assistant
University of Saskatchewan, Department of Geological Science
01.2021 - Current
Laboratory Technician
University of Saskatchewan, Department of Geological Science
05.2020 - 12.2020
Summer Student-Lab Assistant
MEHR (Mine Environment and Hydrogeology Research group), University of Tehran, Department of Mining Engineering
05.2015 - 12.2015
Geoscience Division Intern
Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI)
07.2014 - 08.2014
Environmental Geology Intern
Geological Survey of Iran
05.2014 - 06.2014
Geoscientist Intern
Kavoshgaran Consulting Engineers (KCE)
07.2012 - 08.2012
Teaching Assistant-Geo 121 (Earth Processes) & 224 (Mineralogy)
University of Saskatchewan, Department of Geological Science
MSc. Graduate student
University of Saskatchewan, Department of Geological Science
- 11.2020
Teaching Assistant-Mineralogy & Petrology
University of Tehran, College of Engineering
- 12.2012
M.Sc. in Environmental Geochemistry - Department of Geological Science
University of Saskatchewan
B.Sc. in Mining Engineering - College of Engineering
University of Tehran
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