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-Mahmoodlu, M.G., van Genuchten, M.T.,  Sweijen, T., and Raoof, A., 2018.Unsaturated hydraulic properties of heterogeneously packed sands:a pore scale computational study, Journal of Hydrology (submitted).

- Le Fur, P., Raoof, A., Mahmoodlu, M.G., 2017. Effects of Grain Size Distribution on pore-scale solute transport in grains packing. Water Resources Research (Submitted).

- Mahmoodlu, M.G., Raoof, A., Bultreys, T., Van Stappen, J., and  Cnudde, V., 2017. Large-Scale Pore Network Simulations of the Solute Dispersivity of a Saturated Sand Column. Journal: Advances in Water Resources (Submitted)

-Mahmoodlu, M.G., Pontedeiro, E.M., Perez Guerrero,J., Raoof, A.,Hassanizadeh, S.M., and van Genuchten, M.Th., 2017. Dissolution kinetics of volatile organic compound vapors in water. Journal of Contaminate Hydrology. 196, 43-51.

- Khodaei, K, Nassery,H.R., Mazaheri Asadi, M., Mohammadzadeh, H., and Mahmoodlu, M.G., 2017. BTEX biodegradation in contaminated groundwater using a novel strain (Pseudomonas sp. BTEX-30), International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation Journal. 116, 234-242.

-Mahmoodlu, M.G.,Raoof, A., Sweijen. T., and van Genuchten, M.Th., 2016. Effect of sand packing and mixing on pore structure and the unsaturated soil hydraulic properties. Vadose Zone Journal DOI: 10.2136/vzj2015.10.0136.

-Mahmoodlu, M. G., Hassanizadeh, S.M, Hartog, N., Raoof, A., and van Genuchten, M.Th., 2015. Evaluation of a horizontal permeable reactive barrier for preventing upward diffusion of volatile organic compounds through the unsaturated zone. Journal of Environmental Management,163, 204-213.

-Hartog, N., Mahmoodlu, M.G., Hassanizadeh, S.M., 2014. Bias by the inappropriate use of the pseud-first order approach to estimate second-order reaction rate constants: Reply to the commentary by Tratnyek (this issue). Science of the Total Environment 502, 724-725.

-Mahmoodlu, M.G., Hassanizadeh, S.M., Hartog, N., Raoof, A. 2014, Oxidation of trichloroethylene, toluene, and ethanol vapours by a partially saturated permeable reactive barrier. journal of Contaminate Hydrology,Volume 164, 193-208.

-Mahmoodlu, M.G., Hassanizadeh, S.M., and Hartog, N, 2014. Evaluation of the kinetic oxidation of aqueous volatile organic compounds by potassium permanganate.Science of the Total Environment 485-486, 755-763.

-Mahmoodlu, M.G., Hartog, N., Hassanizadeh, S.M., Raoof, A., 2013, Oxidation of volatile organic vapours in air by solid potassium permanganate, Journal of Chemosphere , Volume: 91, Issue: 11 (2013), pp. 1534-1538.

- Mahmoodlu, M. G., Raoof, A., Bultreys, T.,  Van Stappen, J.  and Cnudde., V. 2017. An integrated pore scale and continuum scale study for solute dispersivity in a large-scale-saturated soil column.  InterPore 2017 conference in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- Mahmoodlu, M. G., Raoof, A., Sweijen, T., and van Genuchten, M.Th., 2016. Transport properties under variable saturated conditions in compacting porous media. Gordon Research Conference on Flow & Transport in Permeable Media, July 31- August 6, Girona, Spain.
- Mahmoodlu, M. G., Hassanizadeh, S.M, Hartog, N., Raoof, A., and van Genuchten, M.Th., 2015. Horizontal permeable reactive barrier in the unsaturated zone for preventing upward migration of volatile organic compound. 7th International Conference on Porous Media & Annual Meeting. May 18 - 21, 2015, Padova, Italy.
- Mahmoodlu, M. G., Hassanizadeh, S.M., Hartog, N., and Raoof, A., 2013. In-situ chemical oxidation of volatile organic compounds in unsaturated soil by solid potassium permanganate: column experiment, 2nd International Conference on Non-Linearities and Upscaling in Porous Media, September 30-October 2, 2013, Bergen, Norway.
- Mahmoodlu, M.G., Hassanizadeh, S.M., Hartog, N., Raoof, A., 2013. Application of solid potassium permanganate to oxidize VOC vapours: Batch and column experiments, International Symposium on Coupled Phenomena in Environmental Geotechnics: 2013 1-3 July; Torino, Italy: CRC press.
- Mahmoodlu, M. G., Hassanizadeh, S.M., Hartog, N., and Raoof, A., 2013. Oxidation of volatile organic compounds by solid potassium permanganate under unsaturated conditions. 5th International Conference on Porous Media & Annual Meeting, 21 - 24 May, 2013 Prague, Czech Republic.     
- Mahmoodlu, M. G., Hassanizadeh, S.M., and Hartog, N., 2013. Oxidation of volatile organic compounds in aqueous phase by potassium permanganate.12th International UFZ-Deltares Conference on Groundwater-Soil-Systems and Water Resource Management, 16-19 April-2013, Barcelona.
- Mahmoodlu, M. G., Hassanizadeh, S.M., Hartog, N., and Raoof, A., The potential of solid potassium permanganate as a horizontal permeable reactive barrier in unsaturated zone, NUPUS Meeting on March 2013, Freudenstadt, Germany.
- Mahmoodlu, M. G., Hartog, N., and Hassanizadeh, S.M., 2012. Vapour phase oxidation of trichloroethylene, ethanol, and toluene by solid potassium permanganate: Kinetic study, 22nd Goldschmidt™ conference in June 2012, Montreal.
- M.G. Mahmoodlu, M. Raghimi, A. Tahmasebi, K. Khodaei, 2008, Salt water intrusion in water wells by using of hydrogeochemistry study (Case study: Sari City), IAHR International Groundwater Symposium, Istanbul.
- M.G. Mahmoodlu, M. Raghimi, A. Tahmasebi, 2008, the study on sanctum quality of drinking water wells (Case study: Behshahr), IAHR International Groundwater Symposium, Istanbul
- M. Raghimi, M.G. Mahmoodlu and A. Rahimi, 2008, The effects of geological factors on chemical quality of drinking water of Gorgan City, Iran ), IAHR International Groundwater Symposium, Istanbul.
-K. Khodaei, H.R.Nassery, S.K.Alavipanah, M.G.Mahmoodlu,2008, Groundwater exploration in the south of Urmieh northwest of Iran using remote sensing and geographic information system,4th Workshop on Remote sensing for Developing Country/GISDECO 8, Istanbul.

 

- Postdoctoral

I worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Environmental Hydrogeology group of Utrecht University for 2.5 years. My main focus now was on contaminant transport and dispersion in saturated and unsaturated media using experiments and computer modeling. The main ideas were to (1) investigate solute transport from the soil surface to and within groundwater, and (2) find relationships between the dispersivity and water saturation as well as the pore size distribution (including soil texture). Furthermore, I worked on the effects of sand packing and mixing on pore structure and the unsaturated soil hydraulic properties using physical flow experiment, X-ray tomography and computer modeling. I also contributed to a project entitled “Bioremediation of a petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soil: pilot experiment”

 

-PhD

As part of my PhD, I worked on chemical oxidation processes of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the unsaturated zone through both experimentation and numerical modeling. The main objective of my PhD project was to use a partially-saturated horizontal permeable reactive barrier, consisting of solid potassium permanganate, to diminish the upward migration of VOC vapors towards indoor spaces. I found that horizontal permeable reactive barriers (as a novel method) provide a very viable option for preventing VOC vapors to reach the land surface.