Biography
I am Emad Rojhani, a structural geologist and tectonics specialist with a PhD from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (Iran). My work explores how mountain belts, sutures and crustal blocks evolve — particularly in the eastern Iranian region — and how those deep earth systems interface with applied sectors such as mineral exploration and resource governance.
Beyond field studies, I combine paleomagnetism, geochronology and plate-reconstruction tools to trace the long-term deformation that shapes continental architecture. I also engage industry stakeholders — drawing on my role in the mining & minerals commission of the Mashhad Chamber of Commerce — to bridge academic insight with real-world outcomes.
I feel privileged to do geology in what I believe is the most exciting era for Earth-scientists: a time when we can link deep-time processes and Earth-mechanisms and see how the planet’s systems integrate — and I am eager to contribute to that exploration.
Interests
- Tectonic reconstruction and structural geology in eastern Iran (and adjacent regions)
- Paleomagnetism and block-rotation of crustal fragments
- Geochronology and deformation of sutures and oroclines (e.g., the Sistan Suture Zone)
- Field-based stratigraphic and structural records applied to continental deformation and resource implications
Education
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Ph.D. in Structural Geology & Tectonics, 2024 Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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M.Sc. in Tectonics & Structural Geology, 2015 Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran
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B.Sc. in Geology, 2011 Univerisity of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran