Briefing!

Mehdi Ketabchy is a water resources engineering consultant at Gannett Fleming, based in Baltimore, MD. Concurrently, he is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Maryland, College Park. His consulting expertise centers on green infrastructure, enhancing water resource resilience, and adapting to the challenges posed by climate change and global shifts. Additionally, he specializes in watershed modeling. Mehdi has collaborated with several agencies on national and regional levels, including notable entities such as the Naval Support Activity Bethesda, Maryland State Highway Administration, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and Maryland Montgomery County. 

In addition to his consulting experiences, his research contributions have been featured in esteemed journals, including the Journal of Environmental Management, Science of the Total Environment, and Sustainability, among others. His research interests are focused on evaluating anthropogenic impacts on water resources, intersection of environmental justice and surface water quality, and water governance. He received his second M.S. degree in Biological System Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 2017, received his first M.S. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran in 2013, and graduated with his B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, University of Mazandaran, Babol, Iran in 2010. Mr. Ketabchy also serves as an editor on the editorial board of the Journal of Water Management Modeling (JWMM). 

See also his Google Scholar and ORCID pages!