Afshin Halavati



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latest update: 09/09/2019
IOTA/ME confirms their resume
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Research field: Lunar Occultation

Personal Information:
- Born: 1983
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married
- Residence: Kerman, Iran
- Email: a.halavati@iota-me.com
- Nationality: Iranian


Education:
- B.SC. In Civil Engineering (2001-2005)

Work and Activity Experience:
- Design and construction of steel frame structures (2005-2018)
- Design and construction of steel Dome observatory (2014-2018)
- Founder and manager of Bkaraan Observatory of Kerman (2014-2018)
- Teaching astronomy (2014-2018)


Workshop and Summer school:
- Participate in 5th Astronomy Summer School held by IOTA/Middle East and ISA (2017)
- Participate in the 8th International Workshop on Occultation and Eclipse will be held, Istanbul, Turkey (March 1-2, 2018)
- Participate in the 9th International Workshop on Occultation and Eclipse will be held, Canakkale, Turkey (May 17th, 2019)
- Participate in the 1st Astronomical Project on Timing Occultation (APTO), Tehran, Iran (February 20-21, 2019)
- Participate in the 2nd Astronomical Project on Timing Occultation (APTO), Tehran, Iran (August 18-19, 2019)


Presentation:
- Poster of "A Study on Asteroids Rotational Speed Influential Parameters" in the 8th International Workshop on Occultation and Eclipse will be held, Istanbul, Turkey (2018)
- Presentation of "Investigation of disadvantages and suggestions for different methods of timing with DSLR cameras (Practical studies with Nikon D5300)" in the 9th International Workshop on Occultation and Eclipse will be held, Canakkale, Turkey (2019)


Journal and Conference publication:
- A study on asteroid rotational speed influential parameters. Elias Salehian; Afshin Halavati; Atila Poro JOE 5, 2018
- O-C Study of 545 Lunar Occultations from 13 Double Stars, A. Poro, S. Memarzadeh, A. Halavati, et al., JOE 6, 2019


Research Interest:
- Astronomy
- Observatory dome
- Space frame structures


Language:
- Persian (Mother tongue)
- English (Good)


Job-related skills:
- Certification of teaching astronomy by Astronomical Society of Iran
- Design and construction of observatory and planetarium


Computer and programming skills:
- Stellarium
- AUTOCAD
- ETABS
- SAFE
- Microsoft office (Word, Excel, Power point and other)


Reference:
- Atila Poro, Head of IOTA Middle East Section, Iran
Email: iotamiddleeast@yahoo.com