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Erfan Haghighi

Erfan Haghighi

HVAC Design Engineer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Research and Product Development | Digital and Sustainability Innovations

  • Education

    • Guilan University

      2003 - 2007
      Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Mechanical Engineering

      Outstanding Student Award (1st Rank)Exempted from MSc entrance exam of the University of GuilanFinalist in 12th National Mechanical Engineering Olympiad

    • ETH Zurich

      2011 - 2015
      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

      Nominee for the ETH Medal (Outstanding Doctoral Thesis)Recipient of SNSF Early Postdoc.Mobility Fellowship

    • Sharif University of Technology

      2007 - 2009
      Master of Science (M.Sc.) Mechanical Engineering

      Graduated within the top 8% studentsIntroduced as a Scientific Elite by Iran’s National Elites Foundation (INEF)

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

      2016 - 2018
      SNSF PD Fellow Civil and Environmental Engineering

  • Experience

    • Sakura Air Conditioner

      Feb 2008 - Jan 2009
      HVAC Design Engineer

      Worked directly with clients to design new or replacement heating, cooling, and ventilation systems specific to customer needs and/or building specifications.

    • Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI)

      Feb 2009 - Feb 2010
      Modeling and Simulation Engineer

      Developed advanced mathematical models to integrate into an in-house petroleum reservoir simulation software, accurately simulating the complex behavior of 3D multiphase flows within petroleum reservoirs.

    • Sharif Energy Research Institute (SERI)

      Aug 2009 - Jul 2011
      Energy Systems Engineer - Project Manager

      Led life cycle assessment of the transportation sector in the oil and gas industries, with results frequently presented to policymakers and decision-makers.

    • ETH Zurich

      Aug 2011 - Oct 2016
      Environmental Systems Modeler

      Developed several data-driven and experimental methods applicable to improving land and climate modeling.

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

      Nov 2016 - Apr 2018
      Earth Systems Data Scientist

      Utilized NASA’s SMAP satellite data to enhance global land water cycle modeling.

    • Eawag

      Jan 2018 - Dec 2019
      Environmental Systems and Product Design Specialist

      Led two multi-institutional research projects focusing on engineering and climate change: (1) life cycle assessment of engineered water-saving solutions during drought conditions, with results published in Nature Sustainability (featured on the front cover), and (2) microfluidic experiments to identify subsurface processes impacting soil carbon cycle under combined drought and heatwave extremes.

    • University of Zurich

      Jan 2018 - Sept 2019
      Earth Systems Data Scientist

      Utilized ESA’s FLEX satellite data to enhance global land carbon cycle modeling.

    • Oxygen at Work

      Jul 2019 - now

      Spearheading the conception, planning, development, and launch of multiple innovative large-scale digital platform solutions. These include OxygenX™, a workplace health and sustainability monitoring software product, and Project Moonshot, a distinctive digital business automation platform aiming at optimizing internal business operations.

      • Responsible for Research and Product Development

        Oct 2022 - now

      • Research And Development Manager

        Jan 2020 - Oct 2022

      • Science Advisor, R&D

        Jul 2019 - Dec 2019

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Erfan Haghighi
      Eawag Postdoc Fellowship Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) Jan 2018 The Eawag postdoctoral fellowship position aims at offering outstanding young scientists with exciting research ideas the possibility for a two-year research position at Eawag to strengthen their research career towards becoming independent scientists.
    • Awarded to Erfan Haghighi
      SNSF Early Postdoc.Mobility Fellowship Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Nov 2015 The fellowship is awarded to postdocs at the beginning of their career, who have a strong track record of scientific achievements and wish to enhance their scientific profile and research independence by working at a research institution abroad.
    • Awarded to Erfan Haghighi
      Nominee for the ETH Medal (Outstanding Doctoral Thesis) ETH Zurich Jul 2015 A doctoral thesis nominated for the Silver Medal of ETH Zurich meets the following criteria with a high ranking:• Scholarship and scientific excellence• Scientific innovation• Interdisciplinary approach and practical relevance• Language, style and presentation of the thesis• Publication record, and• Duration of the thesis
    • Awarded to Erfan Haghighi
      Graduated within the top 8% students Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology Sep 2009 GPA 18.26/20.00
    • Awarded to Erfan Haghighi
      Membership of Iran’s National Elites Foundation Iran’s National Elites Foundation (INEF) Feb 2008 INEF is a statewide organization and composed of members with significant scientific and executive background who show exceptionally high intellectual capacity, academic aptitude, creative ability and artistic talents, specially contributors in promotion of global science and highly cited scientists and researchers [www.wikipedia.org].
    • Awarded to Erfan Haghighi
      Finalist in 12th National Mechanical Engineering Olympiad Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology (Iran) Jul 2007 Ranked 19th among 40 finalists
    • Awarded to Erfan Haghighi
      Outstanding Student Award (1st Rank) Department of Engineering, The University of Guilan Jul 2007 • GPA 17.13/20.00• Ranked 1st among 90 Mechanical Engineering students• Exempted from MSc entrance exam of the University of Guilan
    • Awarded to Erfan Haghighi
      Faculty of Engineering Prize Faculty of Engineering, The University of Guilan Four times for 4 consecutive years (2004-2007)