Vahid Atashbari

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Vahid Atashbari

Assistant Professor

Rayen School of Engineering

Moser Hall 2070

phone: (330) 941-2292

vatashbari@ysu.edu

Bio

Dr. Vahid Atashbari is an experienced educator and researcher in petroleum engineering with a strong background in both academia and industry. His areas of expertise include pedagogy, academic advising, curriculum development, and grant writing. He is committed to developing innovative academic programs, supporting student achievement, and strengthening research and community partnerships that advance engineering education and professional practice.

Research Interests

Reservoir Characterization
Geomechanics
Underground gas Storage (H2, CO2, Hydrocarbons)
Geologic Hydrogen (Natural Hydrogen)
Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage

  • 2016

    Ph D, Petroleum Engineering

    The University of Adelaide

  • 2021 - 2025

    Southern University

    Program Lead of Process and Petroleum Technology

  • 2020 - 2020

    University of Detroit Mercy

    Instructor

  • 2020 - 2020

    Palo Alto College

    Instructor

  • 2016 - 2019

    University of Alaska Fairbanks

    Term Assistant Professor

  • 2009 - 2010

    PersOil

    Executive Director

  • 2006 - 2008

    Dalton

    Project Planning and Control Specialist

  • 2005 - 2006

    Dejun Group

    Project Planning and Control Specialist

  • 2024

    "America's Maritime Energy Superhighways for CO2, Hydrogen and LNG Transportation"

    B. Pollett, T. Johannes, V. Atashbari

    SPE

  • 2022

    "Utilization of Biopolymers in Water Based Drilling Muds"

    I. Ali, M. Ahmad, A. Hussain Arain, V. Atashbari, A. Zamir

    IntechOpen

  • 2021

    "Enhanced Oil Recovery Using CO2 in Alaska"

    B. Dogah, V. Atashbari, M. Ahmadi, B. Sheets

    Geosciences, MDPI Geosciences, volume 11, issue 2, p. 98

  • 2021

    "Pore pressure and wellbore instability"

    J. de Souza, G. Martínez, M. Castro Ponce de Leon, M. Azadpour, V. Atashbari

    Elsevier, p. 355-394

  • 2018

    "Stratigraphy, Tectonics and Hydrocarbon Habitat of the Abadan Plain Basin: A Geological Review of a Prolific Middle Eastern Hydrocarbon Province"

    V. Atashbari, M. Tingay, K. Amrouch

    Geosciences, MDPI Geosciences, volume 8, issue 12, p. 496

  • 2018

    "Challenges for sustainable development strategies in oil and gas industries"

    A. Mojarad, V. Atashbari, A. Tantau

    Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, volume 12, issue 1, p. 626-638

  • 2017

    "Characterizing Alaska Overburden"

    J. McNeal, S. Huhndorf, J. Craig, V. Atashbari

    SPE

  • 2012

    "Compressibility Method for Pore Pressure Prediction"

    V. Atashbari, M. Tingay, M. Zareian

    SPE

  • 2012

    "Pore Pressure Prediction in a Carbonate Reservoir"

    V. Atashbari, M. Tingay

    SPE

  • 2023 - 2024

    Reviewer, Grant Proposal
    National Science Foundation

  • 2022 - present

    Committee Member
    North American Process Technology Alliance

  • 2020 - present

    Reviewer, Conference Paper
    Society of Petroleum Engineers

  • 2020 - present

    Reviewer, Journal Article
    Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology

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