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Leading Research, Development, and Innovation on biochar and sustainable solutions in the industry sector. Holding a PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering from the University of Aveiro, Portugal.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Behrouz Gholamahmadi

Citation names

  • Gholamahmadi, Behrouz
  • Gholamahmadi, B

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E315-D29A-E167
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9647-6414
Google Scholar ID
fSYgruAAAAAJ
Researcher Id
HMV-7037-2023
Scopus Author Id
57453246500

Email addresses

  • behrouzg@ua.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (+351) 964727923 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Agriculture
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Hydrology
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Water Resources
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Soil Science
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology - Biomass Feedstock Production Technologies
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Geotechnics
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Persian (Mother tongue)
Portuguese Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2)
German Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/09 - 2024/12
Concluded
 Environmental Sciences and Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Engineering soils with biochar to maximise soil water and combat desertification (WATERDESERT)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2022/04
Concluded
 Google Data Analytics Certificate (Postgraduate Certificate)
Google Inc, United States

Coursera Inc, United States
2017/11 - 2018/10
Concluded
 Complete IELTS Program (Outros)
Mahan Language College, Iran
2018/07 - 2018/08
Concluded
 AutoCAD Intermediate Training (Outros)
Agricultural and Natural Resources Engineering Organisation of Iran, Iran
2014/09 - 2014/12
Concluded
 Design and implementation of modern irrigation and drainage systems (Título de especialista)
Agricultural and Natural Resources Engineering Organisation of Iran, Iran
2009/09 - 2012/08
Concluded
 Agricultural Engineering-Hydraulic Structures (Master)
Islamic Azad University Ferdows Branch, Iran
"Seepage control techniques of earth dam foundation and optimal method selection (Binaloud Dam Case Study)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15/20
2009/12 - 2010/02
Concluded
 Arc-Gis 1 (Outros)
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
2004/09 - 2009/06
Concluded
 Agricultural Engineering-Water (Bachelor)
Islamic Azad University of Torbate Heydarieh, Iran
"Project: Soil erosion modelling in the catchment area." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 13/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/01 - 2025/02 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2020/08/17 - 2020/11/16 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2020/05/01 - 2020/07/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2019/10/01 - 2020/02/29 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2019/09/01 - 2019/09/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2010/09 - 2010/12 Tutor (Polytechnic Teacher) Islamic Azad University of Torbate Heydarieh, Iran

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/03 - Current Organic Unit Director R&D Department of Ibero Massa Florestal, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/09 - 2024/12 PhD Student Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2014/12 - 2018/07 Scientific and Technical Collaborator Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research, Iran
National Agricultural Organization, Iran
(...)
2012/12 - 2014/11 Environmental Consultant Municipality of Mashhad, Iran
2010/12 - 2012/11 Project Manager Organo Engineering Company, Iran
2009/09 - 2012/07 Master Student Islamic Azad University Ferdows Branch, Iran
2009/09 - 2010/11 Technical Consultant Organo Engineering Company, Iran
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/08/17 - Current FRISCO
PCIF/MPG/0044/2018
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Engineering soils with biochar to maximise soil water and combat desertification (WATERDESERT)
2020.04610.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Ongoing
2020/05/01 - 2020/07/31 CESAM Lysimeter Site, Associated Laboratory Center for Environmental and Sea Studies (CESAM)
UIDB/AMB/50017/2020 CESAM
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/10/01 - 2020/02/29 FIRE-C-BUDS
BI/UI88/8801/2019
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/09/01 - 2019/09/30 EPYRIS
BI/UI88/88012019
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/06/01 - 2024/05/31 Engineering the sponge function of Portuguese pasture soils to sustainably combat desertification - SOILCOMBAT
PTDC/EAM-AMB/0474/2020
10.54499/PTDC/EAM-AMB/0474/2020
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/06/01 - 2024/05/31 Engineering the sponge function of Portuguese pasture soils to sustainably combat desertification
PTDC/EAM-AMB/0474/2020
10.54499/PTDC/EAM-AMB/0474/2020
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2019/10/01 - 2020/02/29 FIREMIX
02/SAICT/2017
Technical development
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/09/01 - 2020/02/29 LIFE REFOREST
LIFE17 ENV/ES/000248
Technical development
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Khodaparast, Zahra; Verheijen, F.G.A.; Oliveira, Filipe J.; González-Pelayo, Oscar; Simões, Liliana B; Antun Jelincic; Gholamahmadi, Behrouz; A. C. Bastos or Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Organo-mineral interactions in a hard-setting Portuguese pasture soil". Paper presented in 9th international symposium on the interactions of soil minerals with organic matter and microbes (ISMOM 2024), Tsukuba, 2024.
    Accepted
  2. Dalila do Rosário Encarnação Serpa (221A-65A5-3D4F); Ana Isabel Oliveira Machado (2F18-75D7-43F3); Martha Santos (7B13-97BF-45EC); Jesus, Fátima; Bruna R. F. Oliveira; Gholamahmadi, Behrouz; Soares, Martinho Tomé Martins ; et al. "Post-fire metal exports in a recently burnt eucalypt plantation in North-Central Portugal". Paper presented in The 24th EGU General Assembly, Vienna, 2022.
    Published
  3. Dalila do Rosário Encarnação Serpa (221A-65A5-3D4F); Ana Isabel Oliveira Machado (2F18-75D7-43F3); Martha Santos (7B13-97BF-45EC); Campos, Isabel; Jesus, Fátima; Bruna R. F. Oliveira; Gholamahmadi, Behrouz; et al. Corresponding author: Dalila do Rosário Encarnação Serpa (221A-65A5-3D4F). "Post-fire mobilization of metals in a recently burnt area in North-Central Portugal: a contamination risk for waterbodies?". Paper presented in The 23rd EGU General Assembly, Vienna, 2021.
  4. Ana Isabel Oliveira Machado (2F18-75D7-43F3); Bruna R. F. Oliveira; Dalila do Rosário Encarnação Serpa (221A-65A5-3D4F); Martha Santos (7B13-97BF-45EC); Jesus, Fátima; Xavier, Adriana; Gholamahmadi, Behrouz; et al. "Geotubes vs. mulching for post-fire erosion mitigation in eucalypt vs. pine plantations in Central Portugal vs. Galicia". Paper presented in The 23rd EGU General Assembly, Vienna, 2021.
    Published
  5. Dalila do Rosário Encarnação Serpa (221A-65A5-3D4F); Jan Jacob Keizer (5614-6623-BF58); Ana Isabel Oliveira Machado (2F18-75D7-43F3); Bruna R. F. Oliveira; Gholamahmadi, Behrouz; Soares, Martinho Tomé Martins ; oscar gonzalez pelayo (CF1A-DD98-1E21); Consortium Life-Reforest. Corresponding author: Dalila do Rosário Encarnação Serpa (221A-65A5-3D4F). "Testing a novel technique, geotubes with mycotechnosoil, to mitigate post-fire erosion and enhance ecosystem recovery". Paper presented in 22nd EGU General Assembly, Vienna, 2020.
    Published
  6. Dalila do Rosário Encarnação Serpa (221A-65A5-3D4F); Ana Isabel Oliveira Machado (2F18-75D7-43F3); Martha Santos (7B13-97BF-45EC); Campos, Isabel; Bruna R. F. Oliveira; Gholamahmadi, Behrouz; Soares, Martinho Tomé Martins ; et al. "Post-fire mobilization of metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a recently burnt eucalypt stand in North-Central Portugal". Paper presented in 22nd EGU General Assembly, Vienna, 2020.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Gholamahmadi, Behrouz; Kazem Esmaili; Alireza Tavoosi. "Seepage control techniques of earth dam foundation and optimal method selection (Binaloud Dam Case Study)". Paper presented in 7th National Congress on Civil Engineering, Iran, Zahedan, 2013.
Conference poster
  1. González-Pelayo, Oscar; A. C. Bastos or Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos; Khodaparast, Zahra; Gholamahmadi, Behrouz; Marjan Jongen; Isabel Campos; Liliana Simões; et al. "Impact of biochar amendment on the soil sponge function of a sandy loam Portuguese pasture soil". Paper presented in Terraenvision Conference, 8-11 July, University of Valencia, Spain., 2024.
  2. A. C. Bastos or Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos. Corresponding author: A. C. Bastos or Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos. "Biochar-based agroecology to sustainably improve and restore multiple soil functions in biodiverse pastures". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2023, 2023.
  3. Dalila do Rosário Encarnação Serpa; Ana Isabel Machado; Santos, Martha; Isabel Maria Alves Natividade Campos; Bruna R. F. Oliveira; Gholamahmadi, Behrouz; Martins, Martinho; et al. "Post-fire mobilization of metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a recently burnt eucalypt stand in North-Central Portugal". Paper presented in 22nd EGU General Assembly, 2020.
  4. Dalila do Rosário Encarnação Serpa (221A-65A5-3D4F); Martha Santos (7B13-97BF-45EC); Ana Isabel Oliveira Machado (2F18-75D7-43F3); Isabel Maria Alves Natividade Campos (AE19-CA08-FC7C); Bruna R. F. Oliveira; Gholamahmadi, Behrouz; Martinho Martins; et al. "Metals export by overland flow in a recently burnt eucalypt stand in North-Central Portugal: a potential risk for surface waters?". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting 2020, Ireland, 2020.
  5. Gholamahmadi, Behrouz; Hossein Ebrahimi; Ehsan Behjati; Soroush Jafari. "Simulation of the stability in earth dam by Plaxis software under construction conditions". Paper presented in 6th National Congress on Civil Engineering, Iran, 2011.
Journal article
  1. Gholamahmadi, Behrouz; Jeffery, Simon; Gonzalez-Pelayo, Oscar; Prats, Sergio Alegre; Bastos, Ana Catarina; Keizer, Jan Jacob; Verheijen, Frank G.A.. "Biochar impacts on runoff and soil erosion by water: A systematic global scale meta-analysis". Science of The Total Environment 871 (2023): 161860. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161860.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161860
Preprint
  1. Gholamahmadi, Behrouz; Ferreira, Carla S.S.; Gonzalez-Pelayo, Oscar; Bastos, Ana Catarina; Verheijen, Frank G.A.. "Soil conservation benefits of biochar in Mediterranean vineyards: enhancing soil sponge function and mitigating erosion". 2025. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6176152/v1.
    10.21203/rs.3.rs-6176152/v1
  2. Gholamahmadi, Behrouz; Gonzalez Pelayo, Oscar; Isaka, Suyan Roberta; Campos, Isabel; Martins, Martinho; Bastos, Ana Catarina; Jongen, Marjan; Verheijen, Frank. "Enhancing the soil sponge function and reducing soil degradation in Mediterranean vineyard soil: synergies between biochar application and vegetation cover". 2025. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5171123.
    10.2139/ssrn.5171123
Report
  1. Gholamahmadi, Behrouz. 2020. The potential role of biochar in adapting soils to climate change in Portugal. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340417382_The_potential_role_of_biochar_in_adapting_soils_to_climate_change_in_Portugal.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Engineering soils with biochar to maximise soil water and combat desertification (WATERDESERT)". PhD, Universidade de Aveiro, 2024. https://ria.ua.pt/handle/10773/43565.
  2. Gholamahmadi, Behrouz. "Seepage control techniques of earth dam foundation and optimal method selection (Binaloud Dam Case Study)". Master, Islamic Azad University Ferdows Branch, 2012.

Other

Other output
  1. Geotubes vs. mulching for post-fire erosion mitigation in eucalypt vs. pine plantations in Central Portugal vs. Galicia. 2021. Ana Isabel Machado; ; Behrouz Gholamahmadi; et al. ; Bruna R. F. Oliveira; Dalila do Rosário Encarnação Serpa; Martha Santos; Fátima Jesus; Xavier, Adriana; Gholamahmadi, Behrouz; et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-12454, 2021.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/11 Biochar enhanced soil water storage and reduced erosion of vineyard soil Growing Greener Workshop
University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2023/11 Applying biochar to sustainably improve the soil-water regulation functions of Portuguese pasture soils. Workshop Growing Greener: Exploring Sustainable Agricultural Approaches,
University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2023/08 Can biochar-amended soils mitigate land degradation from runoff and soil erosion by water? A global scale meta-analysis. Wagenigen Soil Conference
Wageningen University and Research (Wageningen, Netherlands)
2023/07 A global scale scale meta-analysis of biochar on runoff and soil erosion by water. Encontro Ciência 2023
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2023/07 The impacts of biochar application in the soil on runoff and soil erosion by water: A global scale systematic review and meta-analysis. Research Summit
University of Aveiro (Portugal)
2023/06 Desafi os na aplicação sustentável de biochar para a melhoria das funções do solo: caso de estudo em pastagens biodiversas semeadas. Seminário ‘Gestão evalorização da biomassa em espaços rurais: biochar como vetor de economia circular
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/07 Engineering soils with biochar to maximise soil water and combat desertification Research Summit
University of Aveiro (Portugal)
2019/12/17 The potential role of biochar in adapting soils to climate change in Portugal Climate change: science, mitigation and adaption (CC) course
Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2019/08/01 Water loops and industrial symbiosis: An approach to water-territory articulation Preparation of the thesis project (PPT) course
Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2020/06/17 - 2020/06/17 Discussion on the feasibility of moving the SOC agenda into action and how RECSOIL - Recarbonization of global soils - can contribute to it.
Other
 RECSOIL: recarbonization of global soils
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy
2020/02/19 - 2020/02/19 Fires and the Water Cycle: Impacts and Management
Meeting
 Fires and the Water Cycle: Impacts and Management
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2019/12/18 - 2019/12/18 Workshop on Soil Research @CESAM- Celebrating the World Soil Day
Workshop
 Workshop on Soil Research
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2019/12/05 - 2019/12/05 World Soil Day, 2019-Stop soil erosion, Save our future
Seminar
 World Soil Day
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2019/10/26 - 2019/10/27 Forest conservation and restoration volunteer program was held in the central forest of Portugal. Programmed by Erasmus Student Network Aveiro, and Montis - Associação de Conservação da Natureza.
Other
 Erasmus Forest 2019
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/03/22 - 2019/03/22 World Water Day-Water access matters, engaging everyone
Symposium
 WATER Symposium
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2012/12/12 - 2012/12/13 First National Rainwater Catchment Systems Conference
Conference
 Rainwater Catchment Systems
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Iran

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023/06 - 2023/07 Journal of hydrology (0022-1694) Elsevier, Inc. (New York, US)

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2013/05 - Current Irrigation Systems Association of Iran, Khorasan-e-Razavi Branch Environmental Consultant
2012/06/10 - Current Iranian Rainwater Catchment Systems Association Researcher
2009/09 - Current Agricultural and Natural Resources Engineering Organisation of Iran (IAEO) Consultant Engineer
2009/06 - Current International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, Iran Branch (ICID) Researcher

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2023/03 Interview with the UA media team in Lysimeter Park of the University of Aveiro about the latest our team research. The title of the interview was "Biochar derived from pine wood reduces runoff and erosion in vulnerable soils"

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2022/03 - 2022/07 Engineering the sponge function of Portuguese pasture soils to sustainably combat desertification Hugo Braas
Distinctions

Title

2018 Qualified Consultant Engineer
Agricultural and Natural Resources Engineering Organisation of Iran, Iran

Other distinction

2021 Full Funded PhD Scholarship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2012 Qualified Expert
Agricultural and Natural Resources Engineering Organisation of Iran, Iran