Dr. Reza Javaherdashti

Biography

Reza Javaherdashti

Qualifications
Ph.D. in Materials Science (2005)
Monash University, Australia (full scholarship)  
M.Sc. in Materials  Science and Metallurgical Engineering (1993)
Middle East Technical University, Turkey (full scholarship)  
B.Sc. in Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering (1990)
Middle East Technical University, Turkey (full scholarship)  
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Personal Information
Mobile : 0451158803
e-mail : [email protected]
Australian Citizen
Married, two Children
D.O.B: 27/03/1963

Industrial Experience Summary
I have more than 15 years of experience in oil and gas industry (incl. Subsea, off-shore and on-shore) as well as other industries in issue such as  fracture mechanics, forensic engineering, integrity, corrosion management, FEED, design and materials selection, both in Australia and overseas. With a background in Metallurgy and Materials Science and Engineering, I have experience in weld inspection, mechanical failure assessment (HISC, SCC, SSCC, MICSCC) microbial corrosion treatment, biocide/inhibitor selection and application and employment of CRA, CP design, coating evaluation  for both sour and sweet corrosion conditions.


Work experience Employment History

July 2012- Present
ParsCorrosion, Perth-Australia
Director
CORRTRROL Group, Malaysia
Corrosion and Materials-Metallurgy Consultant (on Contract, Project basis )

Sept. 2010-July 2012
Qatar University,  Qatar
Assistant Professor/Principal Consultant

December 2008 - Sep. 2010
Parscorrosion Consultants, Iran
Director


June 2008 – December 2008
Xodus Group, Perth(AU)-Aberdeen(UK)
Principal Materials and Corrosion Engineer

August 2005 – May 2008
Extrin Consultants, Australia
Senior Corrosion Engineer

April 2001-July 2005
Monash University, Australia
PhD Candidate (full scholarship by Monash University)


1994-2001
Industrial Development and Renovation Organisation of Iran (IDRO-IR), IRAN
Feasibility and Assessment  Engineer

1992-1994
Electric Power Research Centre, IRAN
Project Manager/Corrosion Engineer


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Academic Experience Summary
I have authored- co/authored numerous refereed journal and conference papers as well as books published in the USA, UK and Germany. I have also organised and successfully executed industrial courses for different industries and expertise levels internationally. I have been an invited speaker and from 2010 to 2012, I was the Assistant Professor of Corrosion and Materials at Qatar University. During this two years time I became the Lead Principle Investigator of two international research projects.
I am also a referee for respected international journals such as Electrochemica Acta and International Biodegradation and Biodeterioration.

• Recipient of David Whitby Best Review Paper Award   for the paper: “Making Sense out of Chaos: General Patterns of microbial corrosion of carbon steel and bio deterioration of concrete”, Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA), Sydney, Australia, 2007.

Workshops and Publications:  
o Designed and successfully executed more than 20 workshops on topics such as corrosion management, microbial corrosion and corrosion knowledge management for  various industries internationally.
o Authored/co-authored four books on corrosion, microbial corrosion  and related topics (published in USA, UK and Germany)
o Authored/co-authored more than 40 peer reviewed journal and conference papers
o Authored/co-authored  more than 40 root cause analysis reports for various  industries

Education

PhD, Monash University, Australia

Areas of Research / Professional Expertise

Microbial corrosion-Materials science-corrosion

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