Dr. Mahdi Sarai Tabrizi

Personal Information

Brief Profile

Dr. Sarai Tabrizi obtained his BSc. in Water Engineering and Sciences (2006), MSc. in Irrigation and Drainage (20009), and Ph.D., in Irrigation and Drainage Engineering from the Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran (2014). Presently, he has been working as an assistant professor in the field of Irrigation and Drainage at Islamic Azad University since 2015. As an Associate Editor and Director-in-Charge at Water Productivity Journal (WPJ) and Journal of Water and Soil Resources Conservation (WSRCJ) and also as an Executive Manager at the journal of Agricultural Water Smart Management.

GRADUATION ACADEMIC DEGREES

• Ph.D. in Water engineering and Sciences-Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
• M.Sc. in Irrigation and Drainage engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
• B.Sc. in Irrigation and Drainage engineering, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION 

• Farm Water Management, Modeling Root Water Uptake, Modeling Crop Water Requirement, Vadose Zone Hydrology, Water Quality, Surface Irrigation Hydraulic.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION / AWARDS

• 2017: Achieving Young Professional WATSAVE Award 2017 of ICID at 2017 (October 2017 Honor Issuer of Scientific Deputy of International Committee on Irrigation and Drainage), https://icid-ciid.org/award/watsave/
• 2011: The highest score in Ph.D. entrance exam of IAU at 2011 (Jan 2011 honor issuer Deputy Assessment and Compliance, Islamic Azad University, Central Organization)

MEMBERSHIP IN SPECIALIZED SOCIETIES, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

• Member of Iranian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (www.irncid.org).
• Member of Iranian Association of Irrigation and Drainage (www.IJID.org).
• Member of Iranian Hydraulic Association (www.iha.ir).
• Member of Watershed Management Society of Iran (www.wmsi.ir).
• Member of Iranian Water Resources Association (IR-WRA) (www.irwra.com).
• Member of Agricultural & Natural Resources Engineering Organization of Tehran Province (ANREO) (www.anreo.com).

PUBLICATIONS, BOOK

• 2018: Parsinejad, M., Sarai Tabrizi, M. Irrigation management Strategies in arid regions. Iranian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage Publication, No.179, 224 pp.
• 2017: Babazadeh, H., and Sarai Tabrizi, M. Modeling response of plants to environmental stresses (theory and practice). Science and Research, Islamic Azad University Publication, 198 pp.
• 2014: Yargholi, B., Sarai Tabrizi, M., and Omidi, F. Salt water desalination principles and concepts. Asar Nafis Publication, 316 pp.

PUBLICATIONS, ISI Journal Papers

• 2012: Sarai Tabrizi, M., Parsinejad, M. and Babazadeh, H. Efficacy of partial root drying technique for optimizing soybean crop production in semi-arid regions. Irrigation and Drainage, 61(1): 80-88 (WOS: IF=1.0108).
• 2013: Parsinejad, M., BemaniYazdi, A., Araghinejad, Sh., Pouyan Nejadhashemi, A. and Sarai Tabrizi, M. Optimal Water Allocation in Irrigation Networks Based on Real Time Climatic Data. Agricultural Water Management, 117: 1-8 (WOS: IF=2.333).
• 2013: Babazadeh, H. and Sarai Tabrizi, M. Combined Optimization of Soybean Water Productivity and Crop Yield by Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm (MOGA). Irrigation and Drainage, 62: 425-434 (WOS: IF=0.717).
• 2016: Babazadeh, H. and Sarai Tabrizi, M. and Hosanpour Darvishi, H. Adopting Adequate Leaching Requirement for Practical Response Models of Vegetables with Short-Root to Salinity. International Agrophysics, 30: 275-283 (WOS: IF=1.067).
• 2017: Babazadeh, H., Sarai Tabrizi, M. and Homaee, M. 2017. Assessing and modifying macroscopic root water extraction basil (Ocimum basilicum) models under simultaneous water and salinity stresses. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 81 (1): 10-19 (WOS: IF=1.844).
• 2017: Babazadeh, H., Sarai Tabrizi, M. and Homaee, M. 2017. Root Water Uptake Derived Models Under Combined Water and Nitrogen Deficit Stresses Conditions. Irrigation and Drainage, 66 (3): 377-386 (WOS: IF=0.931).
• 2020: Amali, A. A., Mersha, A. N., Nofal, E. R., Murray, K., Norouzi, S., Saboory, SH., Salo, H., Chevuru, S. R., Sarai Tabrizi, M., Reddy, P. K., Abdullahi, A. O., Farahani, H., Kolhe, P., Dowlati Fard, R., Salik, A. W., Hussein, A. H., Najafi, H., Poormoghadam, M. and Adiaha, M. 2020. Non-conventional sources of agricultural water management: Insights from young professionals in the irrigation and drainage sector. Irrigation and Drainage, (WOS: IF=1.21), DOI: 10.1002/ird.2495.
• 2020: Hakami-Kermani, A., Babazadeh, H., Porhemmat, J. and Sarai Tabrizi, M. 2020. An uncertainty assessment of reservoir system performance indices under the climate change effect. Ain Shams Engineering Journal - Civil Engineering (ASEJ), (WOS: IF=1.949), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asej.2020.03.015.

Publications

Articles:

1. Khonok, A., Sarai Tabrizi, M., Babazadeh, H., Saremi, A. and Mohammadi Ghaleni, M. 2021. Sensitivity Analysis of Water Quality Parameters Related to Flow Changes in Regulated Rivers. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-021-03421-z
2. Ghasemi, P., Karbasi, M., Zamani Nouri, A., Sarai Tabrizi, M., and Azamathulla, A. M. 2021. Application of Gaussian process regression to forecast multi-step ahead SPEI drought index. Alexandria Engineering Journal, 60: 5375-5392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2021.04.022
3. Hakami-Kermani, A., Babazadeh, H., Porhemmat, J. and Sarai Tabrizi, M. 2020. An uncertainty assessment of reservoir system performance indices under the climate change effect. Ain Shams Engineering Journal - Civil Engineering (ASEJ), 11: 889-904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asej.2020.03.015
4. Amali, A. A., Mersha, A. N., Nofal, E. R., Murray, K., Norouzi, S., Saboory, SH., Salo, H., Chevuru, S. R., Sarai Tabrizi, M., Reddy, P. K., Abdullahi, A. O., Farahani, H., Kolhe, P., Dowlati Fard, R., Salik, A. W., Hussein, A. H., Najafi, H., Poormoghadam, M. and Adiaha, M. 2020. Non-conventional sources of agricultural water management: Insights from young professionals in the irrigation and drainage sector. Irrigation and Drainage, 70 (3): 524-540. http://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2495
5. Babazadeh, H., Sarai Tabrizi, M. and Homaee, M. 2017. Root Water Uptake Derived Models Under Combined Water and Nitrogen Deficit Stresses Conditions. Irrigation and Drainage, 66 (3): 377-386. https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2104
6. Babazadeh, H., Sarai Tabrizi, M. and Homaee, M. 2017. Assessing and modifying macroscopic root water extraction basil (Ocimum basilicum) models under simultaneous water and salinity stresses. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 81 (1): 10-19. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2016.07.0217
7. Babazadeh, H. and Sarai Tabrizi, M., Hassanpour Darvish, H. 2016. Adopting Adequate Leaching Requirement for Practical Response Models of Vegetables with Short-Root to Salinity. International Agrophysics, 30: 275-283. https://doi.org/10.1515/intag-2016-0002
8. Babazadeh, H. and Sarai Tabrizi, M. 2013. Combined Optimization of Soybean Water Productivity and Crop Yield by Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm (MOGA). Irrigation and Drainage, 62: 425-434. https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.1743
9. Parsinejad, M., BemaniYazdi, A., Araghinejad, Sh., Pouyan Nejadhashemi, A. and Sarai Tabrizi, M. 2013. Optimal Water Allocation in Irrigation Networks Based on Real Time Climatic Data. Agricultural Water Management, 117: 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2012.10.025
10. Sarai Tabrizi, M., Parsinejad, M. and Babazadeh, H. 2012. Efficacy of partial root drying technique for optimizing soybean crop production in semi-arid regions. Irrigation and Drainage, 61(1): 80-88. https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.625

Specialization

• Enhancing Water Use Efficiency and Productivity
• Irrigation - Development, design & Management
• On-Farm water Management
• Technology - Software/ Models/Decision Support Systems, DSS
• Use of Poor-Quality Water for Agricultural production
• Water harvesting techniques
• Water policy and planning
• Water-Food-Energy Nexus approaches