My scientific experience centers on understanding land-surface processes, sediment generation, hydrogeological systems, and climate-environment interactions across diverse geological settings. With a PhD in Geosciences, I have developed interdisciplinary expertise that integrates field observations, laboratory analysis, spatial datasets, and quantitative modeling to investigate how environmental systems respond to climatic and anthropogenic drivers.
A central theme of my research has been process-based environmental system modeling, where I have worked on reconstructing sediment fluxes, tracing source-pathway-sink relationships, and quantifying environmental variability across spatial and temporal scales. Rather than focusing on a single material component, my work examines broader Earth surface dynamics, including erosion, transport processes, water-rock interaction, and landscape evolution under varying climatic regimes.
In my research, I applied petrography, heavy mineral analysis, and geochemical proxies to understand sediment generation, transport, and climate-controlled processes with tectonic influences at the microscale to the continental scale. Experienced with large datasets, GIS, and statistical software, I have undertaken projects in Europe, Asia, and North America. Dedicated to open science and evidence-based solutions, I wish to apply leading-edge geochemical and analytical methods with data-driven approaches and FAIR data principles to address critical minerals.
The Interreg EU Italy-Croatia project focuses on enhancing coastal ecosystem resilience through innovative strategies. Contributed to the design of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS), advanced geochemical analyses, and GIS modeling to address sea-level rise and groundwater salinization challenges. Leveraged hydrogeochemical modeling to deepen insights into coastal and deltaic systems.

With these studies, I am experienced with these Techniques and Software:
Core Descriptions, Petrography, Heavy Minerals, Zircon Dating
Reservoir Characterization by XRF, XRD, SEM, X-Ray CTScan
Petrophysical Analysis Through Porosimeter and Poroperm in the Lab.
Mineralogical Studies Through FTIR and XRF
Software: Petrel Suite; Geographix Suite, Kingdom Suite; RiScan Pro, and Adobe Illustrator

2025 – Present: Researcher at Lehrstuhl für Geologie, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

Collection and processing of River Sediments for the understanding of the interaction between tectonics, climate, and surface processes in volcanic and sedimentary environments.

06/2024 – 2025: Postdoc Fellowship at University of Bologna, Italy Interreg Italy-Croatia project ‘ACTION – Increasing coastal ecosystem resilience to climate change

Collection and processing of hydrogeological and hydrological data from the pilot area (coastal area at the mouth of the Lamone River, Ravenna, Po Delta Regional Park). Monitoring and geochemical characterization of water, sediments, and soils, including sample preparation and instrumental analyses. Monitoring and assessment of surface and groundwater quality (EC, T, pH, DO, Eh, suspended solids, turbidity, COD, BOD, major ions, PTEs, etc.). Identification of the main threats to various sectors (agriculture, biodiversity, population, tourism, etc.). Designed and implemented Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) strategies for mitigating climate change impacts, including sea-level rise and groundwater salinization. Conducted sediment and water geochemical analyses using ICP-MS, XRF, and isotopic techniques to assess salinity gradients and ecosystem responses. Applied spatial analysis (GIS) and hydrogeochemical modeling for costal and deltaic environments.

11/2024 – 11/2024: 21st Century Drilling: Building Capacity in the Digital Domain, BCR-MARUM, Germany

Digital core description, biostratigraphy, and geochemical reassessment of Miocene cores from the South Atlantic. Organized by ECORD–MagellanPlus.

01/2021 – 03/2024: Doctorate researcher at Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy

Developed source-to-sink sediment budgets and routing system modelsintegratingpetrography, U-Pb zircon geochronology, and geochemistry. Applied Sr-Nd isotope geochemistry, heavy mineral analysis, and clay mineralogy for reconstructing paleoclimate dynamics. Utilized multivariate statistical analysis and detrital zircon age spectra modeling to interpret sediment transport pathways.

02/2023– 12/2023: Visiting Scholar at Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, UK

Conducted Sr-Nd isotopic analysis, detrital rutile thermochronology, and bulk geochemistry to decode sediment sources. Integrated LA-ICP-MS data with GIS-based spatial sediment distribution models.

04/2023– 12/2023: Visiting Scholar at Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, USA

Climatic Influence on Sediment Distribution and Transport in the Indus River and Thar Desert, NW Himalaya. Investigated sediment flux and climate-driven variability using geochemical proxies and mineralogical datasets. Performed statistical modeling of sediment pathways under varying monsoonal conditions.

09/2018 – 06/2020: University Research Assistant – Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia

High-Resolution DOM’s and its Implication for mud and reservoir flow Dynamics. Implemented LiDAR-based 3D outcrop models for reservoir simulation and flow dynamics analysis. Conducted petrophysical characterization and digital rock physics modeling to optimize hydrocarbon recovery. Applied Petrel™, Discovery Suite, and MATLAB for structural modeling and reservoir quality prediction.

11/2017 – 03/2018: Project Member – China University of Petroleum (East China), China

Performed 2D/3D seismic interpretation and structural modeling for Taranki Basin using Petrel™ Suite. Executed stratigraphic correlation and risk analysis to estimate reservoir properties and hydrocarbon potential.

08/2016 – 09/2016: Internee – Digital Geophysical Data Lab, PPL and Bahria University Karachi

Completed geological and petrophysical modeling of seismic and well log datasets using Petrel™ Suite.
Conducted reservoir property estimation and structural mapping for hydrocarbon exploration.

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