Curriculum Vitea
Available at: http://www.usq.edu.au/users/mehryar/
Dr
Mehryar Nooriafshar
Date of Birth: 29 January 1956
Marital Status: Married with two children
Current
Position: Senior Lecturer
Department of Economics and Resources Management,
Length
of years of service at the
(current employment):
19
years
Please note: Non-heading underlined
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Academic
Qualifications:
|
1991 |
PhD, Knowledge Based Planning and Scheduling, (Thesis title: A heuristic
approach to improving the design of nurse-training schedules, using simulation
and Expert System ideas with particular reference to the transition
period). A summary of the thesis has been published as a paper in the European
Journal of Operational Research.
Please see Volume 81, Issue 1, 16-February-1995 at: http://www.elsevier.com/cgi-bin/cas/tree/store/eor/cas_free/browse/browse.cgi?year=1995 |
|
1983 |
MPhil, Applications of Mini/Micro Computers in Production
Planning and Control, |
|
1981 |
Postgraduate Diploma, Operations Research, |
|
1980 |
BSc (Engineering), Industrial Engineering, Hatfield
Polytechnic ( |
Current
Fields of Interest
Design
and Development of Web-Based and Multimedia Teaching and Learning Systems;
Dynamic programming; Management Science; Scheduling, Operations Management and
Supply Chain Management.
Linguistic
Skills
·
Fluent
in English, Turkish and Persian;
·
Basic
skills in speaking and reading German, Spanish, French, Italian, and
Portuguese; and
·
Some
familiarity with Greek and Japanese.
Published
Research and Scholarly Output
Sixty one
of the listed publications have been refereed by an editor/editorial board or
independent international referees.
See: http://www.usq.edu.au/users/mehryar/rresumee/resume5.htm
In 2004, a
research paper titled “The Use of
Innovative Teaching Methods for ‘Maximising’ the Enjoyment from Learning
Mathematical Concepts” was selected to be included in the first of the
international monographs, entitled "INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH : Selected
Articles from the International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and
Learning". These monographs in the
“Series of International Monographs on Mathematics Teaching Worldwide"
were published by Muszaki, the Hungarian publisher and part of the Kluwer
publishing house.
Invited
Speaker on Statistics Education at the 5th International Iranian Statistics
Conference, IUT
See: http://www.usq.edu.au/users/mehryar/statsed
for the topic.
Organised
and convened the 4th Australian Society for Operations Research Conference at
USQ; edited and published the conference proceedings, 20 April 2001.
See: http://www.usq.edu.au/users/mehryar/asorabstracts
Founding
Editor of the International
Journal of Business and Management Education.
See: http://www.usq.edu.au/faculty/business/research/IJBME.htm
Member of
the Editorial Board of the Journal
of Interactive Learning Research (JILR).
International
Visiting Positions
· Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM), Mexico City, Mexico
Location: Department of Industrial Engineering, ITAM (http://www.itam.mx/index1.html).
Time: November/December 2003.
Period: Two weeks.
Activity: Visiting Scholar
Activity Details: Provided
presentations and guest lectures to undergraduate and postgraduate students and
the department; and established research links with the host professors.
· University of Texas
in Arlington , USA
Location: Department of Information Systems and Operations Management,
Time: February/March 2003.
Period: Two weeks.
Activity: Visiting Scholar.
Activity Details: Provided
presentations and guest lectures to students and faculty; and established
research links.
· The Murray State
University , USA
Location: Department of Management, Marketing and Business
Administration, The Murray State University
(http://www.mursuky.edu/).
Time: March 2003.
Period: One week.
Activity: Visiting Scholar
Activity Details: Provided
presentations and guest lectures to students, faculty and the university;
participated in seminars; and established research links.
· The
University of Minho , Portugal
Location: Department of Information Systems,
Time: March 2003.
Period: One week.
Activity: Visiting Scholar.
Activity
Details: Presented the first talk in their international speakers’ series
research seminars; gave guest lectures to students; participated in research
seminars; and established research links.
Special
Awards
Received the
inaugural Award for Excellence in Design and Delivery of Teaching
Materials from the
Special
Consultancies and Services
Undertook
the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) TOKTEN (Transfer of Knowledge
Through Expatriate Nationals) assignment for the Ministry of
Agriculture in Iran, 15th June to 29th June 1999 and 8th April to 22 April
2000. Activities included: designed, developed and presented an intensive
workshop on applications of management science in irrigation improvement and
agricultural development to senior managers and specialists in irrigation and
project management. Analysed and presented a report on implementation of the
National Synthesis project.
Citations
The
biographical profile was chosen by the Marquis Who's Who editors to be included
in Who's Who in the World (19th Edition) and Who's Who in Science and
Engineering (6th Edition) volumes of December 2001.
Interests
and Hobbies
Play the
classical guitar, ukulele and the traditional/classical Setar
(lute-type chordophone). Paint
landscapes in watercolour and sketch portraits.
Enjoy swimming, cycling and amateur astronomy. I also enjoy writing and publishing my
findings, knowledge and information on various topics so that I can share them
with others. Recent examples include a
series of articles on the importance and education of astronomy in the “Popular
Astronomy” in the
http://www.popastro.com/spapop/jan-2002.htm
The year
(2002) was formally nominated as the year of the Outback in
http://www.popastro.com/spapop/oct_2002.htm
This contribution to the Australian Outback was also
published as a leading article in a special Weekender issue of the Chronicle
(Toowoomba) on Saturday 16th November 2002.
Employment
History
|
1989-Present |
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer,
Faculty of Business, |
|
1987-1989 |
Research Officer/Knowledge
Engineer, Information Technology Group, BHP Central Research Laboratories,
Wallsend NSW, |
|
1986-1987 |
Information Systems
Manager, |
|
1983-1986 |
Tutor in Computing and
Part-Time Teaching Assistant in Quantitative Techniques, UMIST, Industrial Engineering Trainee undertaking
14 months of industrial and professional training, as part of the BSc degree,
in various aspects of industrial Engineering at: Rothamsted Experimental
Station, |