Zahra Mansouri, Ph.D., P.E.

Zahra believes that computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is more than a numerical modeling tool. It is a way to explore and better understand the complex physics of fluid flow. This belief fuels her passion for connecting scientific research with real-world engineering challenges, sharing knowledge with other engineers, and continually advancing the use of CFD to develop innovative and reliable engineering solutions.

She has demonstrated this passion across wind and water applications for more than 13 years. At HDR, she works closely with multidisciplinary teams to translate complex CFD results into practical engineering recommendations. She contributes to projects involving dams, spillways, pump stations, tunnels, siphons, water treatment facilities and other hydraulic structures.

Zahra leads our CFD Technical Networking Group and connects CFD specialists across the company to share technical knowledge, and they discuss modeling challenges and promote more consistent and efficient modeling practices.

Her research has been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and presented at professional conferences in computational fluid dynamics, wind engineering, and hydraulic engineering. As a peer reviewer for scientific journals, she evaluates research manuscripts and contributes to the quality and advancement of published research in fluid mechanics and numerical modeling.