卧龙岗大学工程学院的博士生Behzad Fatahi获得了2007年年度杰出青年铁路工程师的奖项。

该奖项是由澳大利亚铁路技术协会颁发的，用以表彰30岁以下的青年职业工程师和技术专家，或是在铁路领域做出了杰出贡献的30岁以下的人士

Behzad因其??管理周围的植被来改善铁路路基构造的研究。其研究驳斥了认为植被对铁轨有害的陈旧理论。

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PhD student named Young Railway Engineer of the Year

Behzad Fatahi, a PhD student in the University of Wollongong's Faculty of Engineering, has been named the Young Railway Engineer of the Year 2007.

The award, granted by the Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA), rewards young professional engineers, technologists or associates who are under 30 and have reached a demonstrated level of achievement and involvement in the field of railway engineering.

Behzad won the award for his research (under the supervision of Professor Buddhima Indraratna and Dr Hadi Khabbaz) into how railway infrastructure can be improved by identifying and managing surrounding vegetation, refuting the age-old belief that vegetation is detrimental to railway tracks.