{"id":17,"date":"2020-11-11T14:25:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T19:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/lsf\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-01-16T17:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:35:07","slug":"bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/eghazanf\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"402\" data-id=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/eghazanf\/files\/2021\/09\/slide1C.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/eghazanf\/files\/2021\/09\/slide1C.jpg 800w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/eghazanf\/files\/2021\/09\/slide1C-768x386.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"670\" data-id=\"108\" src=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/eghazanf\/files\/2021\/09\/Group-photo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/eghazanf\/files\/2021\/09\/Group-photo-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/eghazanf\/files\/2021\/09\/Group-photo-1-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"109\" src=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/eghazanf\/files\/2021\/09\/uvm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/eghazanf\/files\/2021\/09\/uvm.jpg 800w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/eghazanf\/files\/2021\/09\/uvm-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns ab-layout-columns-2 ab-2-col-equal alignfull\" style=\"padding-left:20px\"><div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-4 ab-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column ab-is-vertically-aligned-top\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Geotechnical &amp; Geoenvironmental Engineering<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Ghazanfari specializes in geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering and has over 22 years of experience as a researcher, consultant and educator. His research focuses on geo-energy systems including geothermal systems, shale energy, geological CO2 storage, electrically enhanced oil recovery; and sensors and sensing in subsurface and intelligent compaction of geo-materials. He is UVM&#8217;s Sustainability Fellow, and the Fellow of Gund Institute for Environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact Info<\/strong><br><em>Office<\/em>: Votey Hall 213B<br><em>Phone<\/em>: (802) 656-1770<br><em>Email<\/em>: eghazanf@uvm.edu<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1714\" height=\"1480\" class=\"wp-image-96 aligncenter\" style=\"width: 323px;height: 279px\" src=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/eghazanf\/files\/2021\/08\/Ehsan2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/eghazanf\/files\/2021\/08\/Ehsan2.jpg 1714w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/eghazanf\/files\/2021\/08\/Ehsan2-768x663.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/eghazanf\/files\/2021\/08\/Ehsan2-1536x1326.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/eghazanf\/files\/2021\/08\/Ehsan2-1568x1354.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1714px) 100vw, 1714px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns ab-layout-columns-2 ab-2-col-equal\"><div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-2 ab-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column ab-is-vertically-aligned-top\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Lehigh University, 2013<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.Sc., Civil Engineering, Lehigh University, 2013<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.Sc., Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2004<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.S., Civil Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2001<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Interests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Development of shallow and deep geothermal systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Geo-mechanical aspects of shale energy and geological carbon storage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sensors and sensing for earthen infrastructures <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Behavior of unsaturated soils\/rocks under non-isothermal condition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Application of electrokinetics in enhanced oil recovery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Characterization of extraterrestrial (e.g. Martian, Lunar) regolith<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column ab-is-vertically-aligned-top\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Select Publications (<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=HlsaLfEAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">Google Scholar<\/a>)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Van der Heijden, R., Ghazanfari, E., Rizzo, D. M., Leshchinsky, B., &amp; Dewoolkar, M. (2025). Applications of InSAR for Monitoring Post-Wildfire Ground Surface Displacements.&nbsp;<em>Remote Sensing<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>17<\/em>(12), 2047.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>K-C, B.,&nbsp;Ghazanfari, E., McLennan, J., Frash, L. P., &amp; Meng, M. (2024). Evaluation of sintered bauxite proppant for binary enhanced geothermal systems. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, 10(1), 21.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>K-C, B., Ghazanfari, E., &amp; Frash, L. P. (2023). Experimental study of fracture slip due to stress perturbation in fractured geo-resources. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 33, 100423.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Foroutan, M.,&nbsp;Ghazanfari, E., Amirlatifi, A., &amp; Moradian, O. (2022). Evolution of fracture permeability and aperture during CO2 storage in varyingly cemented sedimentary rocks. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 32, 100289.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>K-C. B., Ghazanfari, E. (2021). Geothermal reservoir stimulation through hydro-shearing: An experimental study under conditions close to enhanced geothermal systems.&nbsp;<em>Geothermics<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>96<\/em>, 102200.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kamali-Asl, A.,&nbsp; Ghazanfari, E., Newell, P., Stevens, M. (2018). Elastic, Viscoelastic, and Strength Properties of Marcellus Shale Specimens. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 171 (2018) 662-679.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Caulk, R.,&nbsp; Ghazanfari, E., Perdrial, J., Perdrial, N. (2016). Experimental Investigation of Fracture Aperture and Permeability Change within Enhanced Geothermal Systems. Geothermics, Vol. 62, pp 12-21(2016)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Villamor, R.,&nbsp; Ghazanfari, E., Asanza, E. (2016). Geomechanical Characterization of Marcellus Shale. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, Vol. 49, Issue 9, pp 3403\u20133424<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns ab-layout-columns-2 ab-2-col-equal\"><div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-2 ab-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Group Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-accordion ab-block-accordion\"><details><summary class=\"ab-accordion-title\">Current Graduate Students<\/summary><div class=\"ab-accordion-text\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tanmoy Dutta (PhD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Birasa Malla (PhD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-accordion ab-block-accordion ab-font-size-16\"><details><summary class=\"ab-accordion-title\">Former Graduate Students<\/summary><div class=\"ab-accordion-text\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ryan van der Heijden (PhD, 2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bijay K-C (PhD, 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maziar Foroutan (PhD, 2021)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arash Kamali-Asl (PhD, 2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maria Peraki (PhD, 2017)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robert Caulk (MS, 2016)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rafael Villamor Lora (MS, 2015)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6606,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/eghazanf\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/eghazanf\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/eghazanf\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/eghazanf\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6606"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/eghazanf\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":52,"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/eghazanf\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":206,"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/eghazanf\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions\/206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/eghazanf\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}