Ehsan Pashanejad | spatial analysis | Young Scientist Award

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Ā Mr. Ehsan Pashanejad | spatial analysis | Young Scientist Award

Ā Mr. The University of British Columbia Okanagan, Canada

šŸ‘©ā€šŸ”¬ As part of the NSERCResNet strategic network, I am immersed in modeling the intricate interactions among multiple ecosystem services across the Canadian Prairies for my PhD program. My MSc research delved into various aspects of ecosystem change impacts, vulnerability, community resilience, and the interactions between human and natural systems. I’ve conducted hydrological ecosystem service mapping for local climate change adaptation and mitigation planning in the Comox Valley, Vancouver Island, as part of the UBC sustainability scholar program. Proficient in mapping and modeling ecosystem services, environmental complexities, and geospatial analysis, I’ve contributed to strategic spatial planning and decision-making processes on both small and large scales in Iran and Canada. Moreover, I’ve collaborated with federal government agencies like Parks Canada, where I conducted climate change vulnerability assessments for species at risk in Wood Buffalo National Park.

 

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Education šŸ“ššŸŽ“

PhD in Earth and Environmental Sciences University of British Columbia, Okanagan (UBCO), CanadaPh.D. Project: Modeling the interactions of Ecosystem Services Supply Using a Spatial System Framework across the Canadian PrairieThesis Supervisor: Prof. Lael Parrott. M.Sc. in Geography and Spatial PlanningTarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran Thesis Title: Impact Assessment of Urmia Lake Ecosystem Changes on Spatial Organization in the Eastern Region Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Mojtaba Rafieian. Bachelor of Art (B.A.) in Geography and Urban PlanningUniversity of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran Graduation Project: Sustainable Urban Development in Azarshahr County Supervisor: Prof. Mohammadreza Pourmohammadi

Awards, Honours, Grants šŸ†šŸ’°

2023: Young Scientist Summer Program Participant at the International Institute for Advanced System Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria2020: Graduate Deans Entrance Scholarship from the University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, Canada2020: Graduate Research Assistantship funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERCResNet)2018: Travel Grant to Potsdam Summer School, Germany2017: Top Book Award in Tenth Harakat National Festival, Tehran, Iran2015-2016: Winner of 5 awards from the Iranian Elite Foundation, Iran

Research Experience šŸ“šŸ”

September 2020 – 2023 (current):Expected completion year: 2024Position: Graduate Research Assistant, University of British Columbia (UBC), Okanagan Campus Responsibilities: Ecosystem Service Supply Modeling and Mapping Sep 2013 – Jan 2016:Position: Climate Change Research Assistant, Parks Canada, Vancouver, Canada Responsibilities: Conducted Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for species at Risk in Wood Buffalo National Park Worked with Nature Serve Sep 2008 – Jul 2012:Position: Research Assistant at Geography and Planning Lab, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran Responsibilities: Conducted Environmental Vulnerability Assessment Studied Rural Community Resilience Engaged in GIS-based MCDM (Multi-Criteria Decision Making)2017-2018:Position: Research Assistantship at Geographical Research Centre, University of Tabriz Responsibilities: Explored Regional Resilience and Environmental Changes Studied Environmental Vulnerability

Teaching Experience šŸ“ššŸ‘Øā€šŸ«

Jan 2021 – Present: Position: Teaching Assistant at The University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus Courses: GEOG 109 (Earth Systems: Landscape Dynamics)GEOG 108 (Earth Systems: Weather, Climate, and Life)GISC 381 (Fundamentals of Geographic Information Science)

Work Experience šŸ’¼šŸŒ

May 2022 – Aug 2022:Position: Graduate Research Assistant, UBC, Okanagan Campus Responsibilities: Conducted Hydrological Ecosystem Service Mapping in the Comox Valley for local climate change mitigation plan Aug 2017 – Sep 2020:Position: Spatial Planner at Management and Planning Organization of East Azerbaijan Province, Tabriz, Iran Responsibilities: Preparing and Monitoring of Strategic Spatial Plan of East-Azerbaijan Province Apr 2018 – 2020:Position: Spatial Planner and GIS Expert at Apadana Economic Development Planners Engineer Consulting (BETA), Tehran, Iran Responsibilities: Part-time Collaboration with the West-Azerbaijan Province Strategic Spatial Plan Apr 2017 – Nov 2017:Position: Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) Project at Dadeh Pardazaneh Makan Mabna (DPMM) Consulting Engineer Responsibilities: Collaboration with The University of Tabriz, Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) Project of East-Azerbaijan Management and Planning Organization

Seminars and Conferences Attended šŸŽ“šŸŒ

International Conference on Geographic Environmental Impacts of Urmia Lake Conditions University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran, 23-24 Nov 2016The Conference on Political Reordering of Space and Optimal Governance of Tehran City Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran, Feb 2016The Conference on Decentralization and Reordering of the Capital in Iran Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran, Feb 2015

Publications Top Notes šŸ“

  • Spatial Assessment of the Relationship between Environmental Vulnerability and Rural Community Resilience in East-Azerbaijan Province
    • Authors: E Pashanejad-Silab, M Rafieian, M Pourtaheri
    • Journal: Journal of Research and Rural Planning
    • Year: 2017

 

  • VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF URMIA LAKE CRISIS IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR AND RURAL COMMUNITY RESILIENCE CHALLENGES
    • Authors: E PASHANEJAD SILAB, M RAFIEIAN, S SHAYAN
    • Journal: GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
    • Year: 2017

 

  • The application of semantic modelling to map pollination service provisioning at large landscape scales
    • Authors: E Pashanejad, H Thierry, BE Robinson, L Parrott
    • Journal: Ecological Modelling
    • Year: 2023

 

  • Vulnerability Spheres identification of Urmia Lake Ecosystem changes on Eastern Spatial Organization
    • Authors: E Pashanzhad- Silab, M Rafieian, S Shayan
    • Journal: The Journal of Spatial Planning
    • Year: 2016

 

  • A Functional Connectivity Approach for Exploring Interactions of Multiple Ecosystem Services in the Context of Agricultural Landscapes
    • Authors: E Pashanejad, A Kharrazi, ZMF Araujo-Gutierrez, B Robinson, B Fath, …
    • Journal: Available at SSRN
    • Year: Not specified