Academic Credentials
  • Ph.D., Engineering, University of Guelph, 2025
  • M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, 2018
  • B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Tabriz, Iran, 2015
Licenses & Certifications
  • 40-Hour Hazardous Waste Operation and Emergency Response Certification (HAZWOPER) (CA)
  • Certified Forklift Operator for Sit-Down Counterbalanced Forklifts (CA)
Professional Honors
  • International Doctoral Tuition Scholarship, University of Guelph, Canada, 2021 to 2025.
  • Barrett Family Graduate Scholarship, University of Guelph, Canada, 2021.
  • Braithwaite Conference Travel Grant, University of Guelph, Canada, 2024 and 2025.
  • Recognition as a top reviewer by Process Safety and Environmental Protection (PSEP) Journal, 2024.

Dr. Holagh specializes in transport phenomena, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics, with expertise in single- and multiphase flow systems including phase-change processes (boiling and condensation). He applies his expertise as a mechanical engineer to design, model, analyze, optimize, and monitor fluid production and transportation systems and thermal equipment in upstream oil and gas production units, pipelines and piping networks, petrochemical and refinery plants, compressor and pumping stations, power and renewable energy production plants, energy storage units, mining operations, electronic cooling systems, and carbon capture technologies. He has four years of prior industrial experience, primarily in the downstream oil and gas sector, and his research has resulted in 40 publications in top-tier journals, with more than 1,700 citations worldwide.