Mahdi Heidari Moghadam

Mahdi Heidari Moghadam is a Research Professor at the Bureau of Economic Geology, part of the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin. His academic role involves contributing to research programs focused on geomechanical modeling and pore pressure prediction in salt basins. He is affiliated with the AGL and GeoFluids consortia, and his work addresses challenges in geomechanical analysis of geological structures and geomaterial behavior under stress.

Education:

• PhD in Tunneling in Difficult Ground Conditions (2013), The University of Texas at Austin
• M.Sc. in Structural Engineering (SUT, Iran)
• M.Sc. in Earthquake Engineering (University of Tehran, Iran)

Research Interests:

• Geomechanics
• Pore pressure prediction
• Finite-element modeling of geological structures
• Constitutive modeling of geomaterials over large stress ranges

Current Projects: Seismic pore pressure prediction coupled with geomechanical modeling, UT GeoFluids Consortium, AGL consortium.

Advising & Grants: No specific advisees or grants listed. Collaborates with consortia on applied geomechanical research.

Labs/Teams: Based at the Bureau of Economic Geology, contributing to its interdisciplinary geosciences initiatives.