| Expert Name | Dr. Gholam-Reza Zehtabian |
| Title | Director |
| Division | Graduate Studies Office of University of Tehran |
| Institution | University of Tehran |
| City | Tehran |
| Country | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| Telephone | 98 261 2249313 |
| Email | ghzehtab(at)ut.ac.ir |
| Work Experience | Over past three decades I have been involved with research and administrative positions related to desertification, land degradation and management. I have been principal investigator of several research projects conducted by the University of Tehran as well as other universities and research institutes on a variety of projects dealing with natural resources and land/water management in arid and semi arid regions of Iran. I have been supervisor of several Ph.D. and MSc students who have worked on research projects related to deserts and arid lands of Iran. |
| Qualifications | Ph.D. in Soil, Plant and Water Relations, France, 1981 |
| Number of Publications | 70 |
| Awards | 1. Honorary Medal of Research Day of the University of Tehran
2. Principal investigator of distinguished research project of the University of Tehran
3. Appreciation certificate for several congress organizations, combating desertification events and Journal of Desert establishment as a research journal |
| Other Activities | 1. National Association on Desert Management and Control
2. Member, Iranian Association of Range Management
3. Principal investigator, National Atlas of Desertification of Iran
4. Former Head, International Desert Research center, University of Tehran, Iran
5. Memebr of editorial board of Desert Journal, Iranian Journal of Natural Resources, Rangeland and Arid lands Journal, Pajouhesh and Sazandegi Journal |
| Publications | 1. Zehtabian. Gh, K. Alavi Panah, H. Ehsani, 2002, Adatabase approach for soil salinity mapping and generalization from remote sensed data and geographic information system, Adatabase apporch for soil salinity mapping and generalization from remote sensed data and geographic information system, USA, , 19–26 April.
2. Zehtabian. Gh, 2003, Studying desertification on Iran Kavir desert playa, VII International Rangeland Congress, Durban, South Africa 2003.
3. Zehtabian. Gh, M. R. Javadi, 2005. An Investigation on Desertification Intensity Assessment (Case Study: Mahan, Kerman province, Iran). 6th International Conference on Geomorphology, Zaragoza, 7-11 September.
4. Zehtabian. Gh, M. Kianian, A. Salepour jam, A. Zahirnia, 2006. Effect of Forest Clearance and Subsequent Land Use on Erosion and Soil Properties in the Golestan National Park. 8th International Conference on Development of Dry Land, Beijing, China, 25-26 February.
5. Zehtabian. Gh, M. A. Zare Chahulki, M. Kia Kianian, 2007. fresh water harvesting from playa, case study south of salt lake in Iran, international conference of environmental research, India, Bupal. |
| Discipline | Hydrology |
| Last updated | 21/08/2009 19:42:00 |
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