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Curriculum Vita
Yasaman Rafighdoust
Department of Geology
Faculty of Science
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Mashhad, Iran 91775-1436
Email Address: y_rafighdoust@yahoo.com
Education
2008- Present Ph.D. student of geology, Department of Geology, Ferdowsi
University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IRAN
Dissertation: Evaluation of Sedimentalogy, geomorphology, geochemistry and the
effect of environmental pollution of hydrocarbons spring in Talkhab watershed – west
of Iran
2000-2003 M.Sc. in Geology, Science and Research Branch, Azad University,
Tehran, IRAN
Thesis: Depositional history, diagenesis and sequence stratigraphy of the upper
member of Mozduran Formation in Radkan and Chenaran regions, NW Mashhad
1996-1999 B.Sc. in Geology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad,
IRAN(1999)
Professional Experience
• 2007-2008 Teaching Assistant (Mineralogy), Department of Geology, Azad
university of Mashhad, Iran
• 2008-2009 Teaching Assistant (Sedimentalogy), Department of Geology,
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IRAN
Publication and Research activity
• Rafighdoust, Y., Moussavi-Harami, R., Mahboubi, A. and Adabi, M.H. (2006),
Geochemical and petrographical evidences of burial diagenesis in carbonate
rocks of the Mozduran Formation- north of Mashhad: Proceeding of the 10th
Symposium of the Geological Society of Iran, August 2006, Tarbiatt-e-
Moddaress University, Tehran, Iran (in Persian with English abstract).

• Rafighdoust, Y., Moussavi-Harami, R., Adabi, M.H., Mahboubi, A. and
Javanbakht, M. (2007), Sequence stratigraphy and depositional environment of
Mozduran Formation in Radkhan region (NW Mashhad): Proceeding of the 11 th
Symposium of the Geological Society of Iran, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,
Mashhad, Iran, p. 2436-2444 (CD in Persian with English abstract).
• Torshizian, H., Rafighdoust, Y. (2007), Geophysical exploration by magnetic
survey method in Central of Iran- Anarak (Proceeding Symposium of the
Geology and Environmental Geology in Islamshahr University)
• Refighdoust, Y., Moussavi-Harami, R., Mahboubi, A. and Javanbakht, M.,
(2008), Depositional history, geochemistry and sequence strstigraphy of
Mozduran Formation (Upper Jurassic) north of Chenaran (north-east Iran):
Journal of Research in Earth Sciences, V. 1, no. 1, p. 1-23 (in Persian with
English abstract).
• Rafighdoust, Y., Moussavi-Harami, R., Adabi, M.H. and Mahboubi, A. (2010),
The comparison of geochemical data of carbonate rocks of Mozduran Formation
at central and eastern part of the Hopet-Dagh Basin: Proceedings The First
International Applied Geological Congress, Islamic Azad University Mashhad
Branch, April 26-28, 2010, Mashhad Iran, V. 2, p. 1696-1699 (in English).
• Rafighdoust, Y., Mahboubi, R., Mahmoodi Gharaee, M.H (2011),
Petrography and geochemistry of Jurassic dolomites of Mozduran Formation at
Central Kopet-Dagh, NE of Chenaran: Iranian journal of Crystalography and
Mineralogy (in press)
• Hashemian kakhki, N., Ariaye, A.A., Allameh, M., Rafighdoust, Y. (2010)
Sequence stratigraphy of Early Cretaseous and Eastern part of basin, NE Iran:
63th Geological Congress of Turkey.
• Rafighdoust, Y., Ghasemzadeh, F., Mashreghi, M., (2011). Tracing, isolation and
degradation ability of hydrocarbon degrading bacteria from hydrocarbon spring,
Tang-Bijar region, Ilam Province: International congress on Applied biology.
• Rafighdoust, Y., Mashreghi, M., Ghasemzadeh, F., (2011). Identification and
tracking of hydrocarbon degrading bacteria from hydrocarbon spring, Tang-Bijar
region,Ilam Province: 7 th Irainian conference of Engineering geology and the
Environment.
Skills
Computer:
Microsoft office
GIS (geographic Information System)
Foreign Languages:
English (TELP degree)
Research interest:

- Sedimentalogy
- Environmental Geology
- Hydrocarbon contamination at soil and water
- Geomicrobiology