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PERSONAL DETAILS Nationality: Iran Address (Office): Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Department of Earth Sciences, Pounak, 14778-93855 Tehran, Iran Tel. (office): +98-21-44 86 51 54 (3285) Cell phone: +98-912-808 35 77 Fax: +98-21-44 84 97 38 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Websites: http://faculty.srbiau.ac.ir/n-nezafati/en http://iau.academia.edu/nezafati www.researchgate.net/profile/Nima_Nezafati EDUCATION 2014 - Postdoctoral research fellow (from 01.09 to 22.12) at University of Heidelberg, Institute of Earth Sciences and the Curt-Engelhorn-Zentrum-Archäometrie (Mannheim), Germany (Gerda Henkel Fellowship), Research focus: Review of the archaeometallurgical remains of Arisman ancient site, http://www.lisa.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/dr._nima_nezafati - Postdoctoral research fellow (from 01.07 to 30.09) at the German Mining Museum and the Ruhr University of Bochum, Germany (Heinrich Winkelmann Fellowship), Research focus: Mineralogical and geochemical investigations on the Veshnaveh ancient mine, central Iran, http://www.bergbaumuseum.de/de/forschung/heinrich-winkelmann-stipendium 2005-2006 Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) in mineralogy (economic geology and archaeometry) at University of Tübingen, Germany. Supervisors: Prof. Dr. G. Markl, Prof. Dr. E. Pernicka, and Dr. M. Momenzadeh. Topic of research: Mineralization of Au-Sn-W-Cu in the Astaneh-Sarband area, West Central Iran; including a comparison of the ores with ancient bronze artifacts from western Asia, (cum laude) Available online at: https://publikationen.uni-tuebingen.de/xmlui/handle/10900/48972 (With focus on field work and geological mapping, and neutron activation analysis + ICP, XRF, petrography and mineralography, electron probe microanalysis, Rb/Sr and Pb-Pb age determination, as well as O, Pb, and S isotope analysis on ore, host rock and archaeological artifacts) 2001-2005 Ph.D. student in economic geology, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany Supervisors: Prof. Dr. P.M. Herzig, Prof. Dr. E. Pernicka, and Dr. M. Momenzadeh Dr. Nima Nezafati’s CV 1 October 2018 1997-2000 M.Sc. in economic geology, Research Institute for Earth Sciences (affiliated to the Geological Survey of Iran), Tehran, Iran, (summa cum laude + first rank). Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Momenzadeh, Prof. Dr. Emami and Prof. Dr. Pernicka. Subject of thesis: Study on metal resources of the Natanz area, Central Iran (with an investigation on ancient mining and metallurgical sites in the area) 1993-1997 B.Sc. in geology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran (second rank) WORK EXPERIENCE 2018-present Head of department of Earth Sciences at the "Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad University", Tehran, Iran. 2016-2018 Exploration supervisor of two exploration projects in the Ardebil Province (NW Iran) from preliminary to detailed phase, accomplished for the Iranian Mines and Mining Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO). 2016-2017 Project executive of preparation of a road map for ancient mining and archaeometallurgical studies in Iran for Research Center for Conservation of Cultural Relics (RCCCR-ICHTO), Tehran. 2015 Member of the "South of Jiroft Iranian-German joint Archaeological Survey" (still ongoing project in search of possible resources of raw materials for ancient Mesopotamia). Supervisor of the ancient metallurgical studies at "Tappeh Shoghali excavation", south of Tehran. 2013 Member of the "Iran-Japan Archaeological Expedition to Arsanjan", Fars Province, Iran (working on Paleolithic-Neolithic lithic materials). 2009-2011 Part-time lecturer at "Imam Khomeini International University of Qazvin", Department of Geology, Qazvin, Iran (Teaching undergraduate courses) 2007-2011 Supervisor of ancient metallurgical studies at "Tappeh Sofalin excavation, south of Tehran" 2007-Present Assistant professor of economic geology at the "Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad University", Tehran, Iran (Permanent position) 2007-2017 Member of the "Zarneh (Exploration) Research Group", Tehran, Iran; 2014-2017 managing director of the Zarneh Research Group (Main focus of activities: economic geological and ancient mining studies in the Takht-e Soleyman-Takab area (NW Iran); exploration and production procedure of some industrial minerals and rocks including pumice, pozzolan, perlite, bauxite and laterite, and silica; archaeometric studies on some pottery shards from Tappeh Sialk; and consultancy to some mining exploration companies) 2007-2008 Part-time lecturer at the "Department of restoration of cultural relics, Central Tehran Branch of Islamic Azad University", Tehran, Iran (Teaching M.A. courses) 2007 Part-time lecturer of geology at "Payame Noor University", Varamin, Iran (Teaching undergraduate courses) Dr. Nima Nezafati’s CV 2 October 2018 2003-2006 Supervisor of the mineralogical investigations of the "Sialk Reconsideration Project", Kashan, Iran 2000-2001 Economic geologist at the "Zaryaban Exploration Company", Tehran, Iran (Main focus of activities: geological mapping in the scales of 1:20,000, 1:5,000 and 1:1000 in intrusion related gold and copper porphyry terrains, prospecting for cement raw materials) 1999-2001 Member of the Iranian-German project team "Arisman Project" on old mining and metallurgy; including the prospecting for mineral deposits and ancient mining and metallurgical sites in central Iran (Anarak, Kashan, Ardestan) and investigation of the samples taken. The involved institutions were the Geological Survey of Iran (GSI), Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization (ICHO), German Archaeological Institute (DAI), German Mining Museum (DBM), and TU Bergakademie Freiberg. RESEARCH INTERESTS Archaeological science, archaeometry and archaeomaterials: including the ancient mining and metallurgy of prehistoric Western and Middle Asia (especially from about 10,000 to 500 BCE). These comprise the provenance and technological studies as well as investigations on early production of metals, ceramics, glass, and lithic tools and exchange systems using diverse compositional, microstructural, and isotopic studies of ore, rock, ceramics, mortar, and ancient metallurgical remains. Metallogenesis, economic geology, and mineralogy in relation to archaeomaterials: including mineralogy, geochemistry, and petrology of ore deposits and industrial minerals and rocks, application of industrial minerals and rocks in the ancient times as well as in the modern industry, ore forming processes, petrology and fluid-rock interactions, and isotopic geochemistry of ore deposits. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Some of the lecture notes are available at: http://iau.academia.edu/nezafati/Teaching-Documents UNDERGRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT Subsurface geology, principles of mining exploration, English for geology students, physical geology (+Lab.), mineralogy (+Lab.), structural geology, tectonics, principles of exploration geophysics, stratigraphy, resource estimation and evaluation of ore deposits POSTGRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT M.Sc. (and M.A.) courses Industrial minerals and rocks, isotope geology, igneous and metamorphic ore deposits, sedimentary ore deposits, analytical methods for ore samples, research projects (M.A.), metallography of ancient metals (M.A.), instrumental methods in mineralogy, geochemistry of hydrothermal ore deposits, principles of geophysical exploration, geochronology, metallogeny of Iran, mineral resources and the environment, environmental geochemistry, exploration of mineral deposits. Ph.D. courses Biogenic processes in mineralization, Precambrian continental crust and its economic resources, instrumental analysis, geochemistry of stable isotopes, world metallogenesis, technical English. QUESTION-DESIGNER (TESTER) OF THE ANNUAL CROSS-COUNTRY UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAMS (Ph.D. & M.Sc. levels) OF THE ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY 2009-2014 (for the following items) Technical German language (Ph.D. level), technical English language (Ph.D. and M.Sc. level), igneous and metamorphic ore deposits (Ph.D. level), Iranian ore deposits and their genesis (Ph.D. level), economic geology and geochemistry (M.Sc. level), and environmental geology (M.Sc. level) Dr. Nima Nezafati’s CV 3 October 2018 STUDENTS SUPERVISED (Co-) Supervisor of 15 doctoral students and 25 master’s students as well as advisor of 30 students of economic geology and archaeology FORMER DOCTORAL STUDENTS (Thesis title in parentheses) Sajjad Afzali (Geology, mineralogy, alteration and the genesis of the magnetite-apatite (+REE) deposit of Gazestan, Bafq district, Yazd, Central Iran) Pezhvak Didar (Geology and mineralogy of the pegmatites of south Mashhad (NE Iran); with especial focus on their economic importance) Robabeh Tavakkol (Geology, mineralogy, geochemistry, and the genesis of the Nikoui-yeh (epithermal) gold prospect, Qazvin area, NW Central Iran) Amin Panahi (Geology, geochemistry and mineralogy of copper mineralization in the volcanic rocks of the ophiolite complex of Noorabad, NW Luristan, West of Iran) Mona Sojdehee (Geology, mineralogy, alteration, geochemistry, and the ore forming processes of the Dar-Alou (porphyry) copper deposit using subsurface data, south Kerman, Central Iran) Ramin Mohammadi Niaii (Genesis and Economic Geology of the Ay-Qalasi polymetallic (Pb-Zn- Ag+Au) Deposit, West Central Iran) Hossein Hadizadeh Khader (Geology, mineralogy, geochemistry, and genesis of the Nian polymetallic deposit, southwest of Bajestan, Khorasan Razavi Province, NE Iran) Ali Nokhbat-ol-Foghahaeii (Economic geology