Nassim Sabahfar, PhD, PE

Senior Engineer

Nassim Joined GRI in 2024 after having worked in the Pavement field since 2010. As a senior engineer, she is responsible for providing technical expertise in pavement performance evaluation, design, construction, and management. She has extensive experience in application of innovative and sustainable technologies to enhance the quality of infrastructure and lowering environmental impacts of maintenance and rehabilitation of the aging infrastructure. Over the past ten years she has served as Pavement and Material Engineer providing technical recommendations on material selection, preservation methods, and construction and maintenance technologies to contribute in making informed decisions on the best available solutions.

Where is your hometown? How did it shape who you are today?I am from Tehran, Iran’s capital, the city that populates more than 15 million people. I guess growing up in the extremely diverse place that Tehran is has taught me to be open and welcoming towards people/cultures that are different from mine.

What is your favorite book/article?
Recently finished reading Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke. It definitely is high on the list of my favorite books right now.

Favorite meal?
Not a meal but I really like fruits. Sometimes I think if the world is ending (and somehow I am still alive!) the only thing that I will need to sustain is fruits.

Favorite activity outside of work?
Traveling to lesser travelled destinations.

An interesting fact about yourself.
I love making cocktails. I go to bars, try new drinks, and reproduce them at home pretty much by trial and error. Sometimes I end up with better versions!

Education:

Ph.D, Materials and Geotechnical Engineering, Kansas State University
M.S, Pavement and Transportation Engineering, Kansas State University
B.S, Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science & Technology