
Ali Mahani Ph.D. P.Geo.
Director/Seismologist
Ali is a seismologist with expertise in earthquake ground motion analysis and seismic hazard assessment. He holds a B.Sc. in geology and an M.Sc. in geophysics, both from Iran. He graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Ph.D. in geophysics in 2013 and continued as a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Calgary until 2015. He founded Mahan Geophysical Consulting Inc. in 2014 and has worked on several academic, public, and private projects since then. He has presented his works in more than 80 peer-reviewed papers, technical reports, invited talks, and conference presentations. Ali is a professional geoscientist licensee from Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia since 2016.