Dr. Hojat Yazdanpanah is a physical geographer and climate scientist whose teaching and research focus on physical Geography , Natural hazards , climate change, and environmental planning. He has more than sixteen years of university-level teaching experience in Canada and internationally, including teaching appointments at the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, Capilano University, Brock University, the University of Eastern Finland, the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, and the University of Isfahan.
His research includes climate-change impacts, frost early-warning systems, flood early warning and mapping using GIS and hydrological and environmental risk assessment.
Physical Geography
• PhD, Physical Geography, Kharazmi University of Tehran, 2008
• MSc, Meteorology, University of Tehran, 2001
• BSc, Agricultural Engineering, University of Shahrekord, 1999
• Ebnehejazi, S.M., Yazdanpanah, H. Early Warning of Late Spring Frost in Apple Orchards of Northwest of Iran. Theor Appl Climatol 155, 6461–6471 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-024-04996-6
• Azadi, S., Yazdanpanah, H., Nasr-Esfahani, M. A., Pourmanafi, S., & Dorigo, W. (2022). The Gavkhouni Wetland Dryness and Its Impact on Air Temperature Variability in the Eastern Part of Iran using GIS. Water, 14(2), 172. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14020172
• Yazdanpanah, H., Movahedi, S., et al. (2020). Assessment of the Climate Change Impacts on Agro-climatic Indices in Iran. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 142, 1359-1367.
• Asghar, K., Yazdanpanah, H., & Movahedi, S. (2018). Accuracy Evaluation of the Outputs of Regional Climate Models in Iran. Physical Geography Research Quarterly, 50, 25-29.
• Yazdanpanah, H., & Eitzinger, J. (2017). Heat Extreme Events Evaluation over Iran. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 9(4).
• Yazdanpanah, H., Barghi, H., & Esmaili, A. (2016). Effect of Climate Change Impact on Tourism: A Study on Climate Comfort of Zayandehroud. Tourism Management Perspectives, 17, 82-89.
• Sabziparvar, A., Parandeh, A., & Yazdanpanah, H. (2016). Mid-level Synoptic Analysis of Frost and Flood-generating Systems in Southwest Iran. Natural Hazards and Earth System, 10(11), 2269-2279.
• Zarean, H., & Yazdanpanah, H. (2014). Chronological Study of Quercus Persica Growth Ring Response to Climatic Variables of Precipitation and Temperature in Zagros Forests. Journal of Applied Environmental and Biological Sciences, 4(4), 247-255.
• Yazdanpanah, H., & Stigler, C. J. (2011). Selective Inverted Sink Efficiency for Spring Frost Protection in Almond Orchards Northwest of Isfahan, Iran. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 105(1-2), 51-62.
• Chapter 14: GIS and RS Applications in Climatology, Guide to Operational Agrometeorological Practices, WMO Publications, 2010.
Previous Appointments
• University Instructor, Capilano University, North Vancouver, BC, September 2021-Present; courses include Weather and Climate and Climate Change.
• University Instructor, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, 2025; taught GEOG 311 Hydrology.
• University Instructor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, 2022-Present; courses include GEOS 270 Introduction to GIS, GEOS 200 Atmospheric Environment, and GEOG 370 Advanced GIS.
• Visiting Associate Professor, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, August 2019-August 2021.
• Erasmus+ Exchange Professor, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland, Spring 2019.
• Lead of Expert Team (OPAG3), Commission of Agrometeorology, World Meteorological Organization, 2005-2007.
• Senior Researcher, Iran Agro-Meteorological Organization, June 2004-June 2006.
• World Meteorological Organization, Commission of Agrometeorology, Member of Expert Team (OPAG3), 2005-2007.
• Debris Monitoring on Bowen Island Using Drone and LIDAR, Co-Investigator, Capilano University; contributed GIS mapping support.
• Early Warning of Frost Using Remote Sensing and GIS, Austrian Academy of Sciences, 2015-2016; fellowship and Co-PI role developing a frost early-warning system.
• Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies for Ski Resorts, Bavarian Government/DAAD, 2019; co-led comparative work on ski tourism adaptation in Iran and Germany.
• Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Niagara Region Tourism, Brock University; Co-PI on climate-resilient tourism infrastructure and products.
• NSERC Mobility grant, Capilano University; contributed to successful proposal development for a $1.5 million grant.
• Certificate: Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW), Capilano University, 2023.