Samira Ardani Ocean Engineering Department 200 Seawolf Parkway, Galveston, TX 77554 Office: PMEC, Room 137 Email: arda12@ tamu.edu Academic Interests - Nearshore Wave Modeling: Transformation of Waves from Offshore to Nearshore, Nonlinear Wave Dynamics, Analysis of Waves in Frequency Domain, Breaking Waves in Nearshore Area, Shoreline Position and Sediment Transport - Data Assimilations and Uncertainty Analysis: Applying Statistical Methods Such as Bayesian Techniques to Estimate the Unknown Parameters for Wave Modeling and Determine the Effects of Inputs Uncertainty on the Modeling Outputs - Data Analysis: Using Huge Number of Ocean Data as Inputs Along With a Global Ocean Model, Comparing the Modeling Outputs with Measured Data and Analysis of the Outputs Using Statistical toolboxes. Education status - Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Coastal and Ocean Engineering Division, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. (2010-2016). Dissertation topic: A Model for Transformation of Fully Dispersive Nonlinear Waves. - M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Khajeh Nasir Toosi (KNT) University of Technology, Tehran, Iran (2005-2008). - B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran (2000-2004). Qualifications - DELFT 3D and SWAN, MIKE 21, GENESIS, MEPBAY - Programming Languages: Fortran, MATLAB, Python (Basemap, NetCDF, GUI, etc.) Visual Basic, LaTeX and Scripting in Linux Using Python - FLUENT and GAMBIT - WAVEWATCH III (Attending NCEP/UMD Waves Winter School) - SAP2000, ETABS2000, SAFE, AUTO CAD and LAND
Job Experiences - Lecturer in Zachry Department of Civil Engineering for Teaching CVEN 302, Computer Application in Engineering and Construction, Texas A&M University. Spring 2015 and Spring 2017 - Graduate Research Assistant in Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Ocean Engineering Division,. June 2011- May 2016. - Bakhtar Petrochemical Company, Tehran, Iran. Summer 2005 summer 2010 as a Civil Engineer and Active Participant in Reviewing Technical Proposals, Writing Reports and Conducting Engineering Meetings. - Iranian National Center of Oceanography (INCO). Part Time Activity. May 2008 October 2008. - Moshanir Power Engineering Consultants, Tehran, Iran. Summer 2003 as an Intern. Scholarly Activities and Collaborations - Mathematical Derivation for Generating a Transformation Model for Fully Dispersive Nonlinear Waves and Its Numerical Programming Using Fortran. (Topic of Dissertation) - Model Optimization, Statistical Programming Using MATLAB and Uncertainty Analysis of Delft 3D and SWAN as Numerical Models for Wave and Flow Using Bayesian Statistical Techniques and Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) Algorithm. - Writing a Program for Simulation of Free Surface Elevation from Directional Spectra in MATLAB. This Code Generates Free Surface Elevation from TMA Directional Spectra Using Three Different Methods of Discretization and Compares the Results. It Also Has the Capability of Generating Original TMA Spectrum from the Generated Free Surface Elevation Using FFT Technique. Reviewing conference and Journals: - OMAE 2017 conference
Technical Societies - Member, American Geophysical Union. Since 2012. - Member, ASCE. - Member, COPRI. Since 2011. - Member, Society of Underwater Technology,. (SUT- TAMU). Since March 2014. Certification - Graduate Teaching Academy,. April 2014. - SUT-TAMU, One Day Short Course,. March 2014. Courses taught and the seminars Teachings: - CVEN 302, Computer Application in Engineering and Construction, Texas A&M University, Spring 2015, Spring 2017 - Substitute for OCEN 400, Basic Coastal Engineering, Texas A&M University, five sessions. - Substitute for CVEN 302, Computer Application in Engineering and Construction,, three sessions. Talks: - Ocean Engineering Seminar (OCEN681),, Spring 2014. Honors and awards - Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering,, 2014 - Honor Graduate, Second Grade Among Civil Engineering Students, Semnan University, 2004. - Honor Graduate, Third Grade Among Hydraulic Engineering Students, K.N.T. University of Technology, 2008. Conferences Papers and Abstracts - Kaihatu, J.M., Goertz, J.T., Ardani, S., and Sheremet, A. (2017). "Nonlinear and dissipative characteristics of a combined random-cnoidal wave field." Proceedings of the 36th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Trondheim, Norway, OMAE2017-62634
- Ardani S., Kaihatu J.M., Goertz J.T., Characterizing the Instantaneous Dissipation in Breaking Waves, Abstract EC14C-0994 AGU-Ocean Science, New Orleans, LA., February 21-26, 2016. - Kaihatu J.M., Liao, Y.P. Ardani, S., Nonlinear and Directional Effects of Waves in Areas of High Dissipation: Implications for Coastal Hazard Characterization, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute (ASCI-EMI) Conference, January 2016. - Kaihatu J.M., Liao, Y.P. Ardani, S., Nonlinear Directional Effects of Wave Transformation over Areas of High Dissipation, The International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE), January 2016 - Ardani S., Kaihatu J.M., A Frequency-Domain Model for Transformation of Highly Nonlinear Waves, Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers Conference, University of Delaware, July 27-29, 2015. - Ardani S., Kaihatu J.M., Uncertainty Analysis and Parameter Estimation for Nearshore Hydrodynamic Models 2012, Abstract OS21B-1753 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Dec 3-7, 2012. - Ardani, S., Soltanpour, M., Modeling of Sediment Transport in Beris Fishery Port, 2008, 8 th International Conference on Coasts, Ports and Marine Structures (ICOPMAS2008), Iran, Tehran. - Ardani, S., Soltanpour, M., Modeling of Shoreline Position For Beris Fishery Port in Dynamic Equilibrium, 2008, 7 th Iranian Hydraulic Conference, Iran, Tehran (In Persian). - Ardani S., Numerical Modeling of Shoreline Position for Beris Bay 2008, MWWD 2008 (Accepted but not registered). Journal Papers - Ardani, S., & Soltanpour, M. (2015). Modeling of Sediment Transport in Beris Fishery Port. Civil Engineering Infrastructures Journal, 48(1), 69-82., ISSN: 2322-2093. - Ardani, S., Kaihatu, J.M., Optimization of Bathymetry and Boundary Condition Parameters for Near-shore Hydrodynamic Models Using Bayesian Inverse Techniques, In progress.
- Ardani, S., Kaihatu, J.M., A Model for Transformation of Fully Dispersive Nonlinear Waves, In Progress. - Ardani, S., Kaihatu, J.M., Characterizing the Instantaneous Dissipation in Breaking Waves, In Progress. References Dissertation Advisor, Committee Chair: Dr. James M. Kaihatu, Associate Professor Zachry Department of Civil Engineering 3136 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3136 Phone: (979) 862-3511; Fax: (979) 862-8162 jkaihatu@tamu.edu http://ceprofs.civil.tamu.edu/jkaihatu/ Dissertation Committee Member: Dr. Scott A. Socolofsky, Professor Zachry Department of Civil Engineering 3136 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3136 Phone: (979) 845-4517; Fax: (979) 862-8162 socolofs@tamu.edu http://ceprofs.tamu.edu/ssocolofsky/ Dissertation Committee Member: Dr. Robert D. Hetland, Professor Department of Oceanography College Station, TX 77843-3146 Phone: (979) 458-0096 hetland@tamu.edu http://pong.tamu.edu/~rob/