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. That industry-facing work extends into international market analysis and strategic consulting, and into teaching both geology and markets to students and professionals.

I feel privileged to work 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, both in the field and in the classroom.

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

  • Ph.D. in Structural Geology & Tectonics, 2024Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
  • M.Sc. in Tectonics & Structural Geology, 2015Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran
  • B.Sc. in Geology, 2011Univerisity of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran

Timeline

2024

Ph.D. in Structural Geology & Tectonics

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

Ongoing

Mining & Minerals Commission

Mashhad Chamber of Commerce

Engaging industry stakeholders to bridge academic research with resource-sector outcomes.

2015

M.Sc. in Tectonics & Structural Geology

Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran

2011

B.Sc. in Geology

University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran

Consulting engagements and teaching history to be added