Mehrdad MOSTAFAZADEH

Present Occupation: Assistant Professor

E-mail: mehrdad@iiees.ac.ir
Tel:  +98 21 2271 5484
Fax: +98 21 2229 9479

Joined IIEES on 1992

Education

• Ph.D. Geophysics (Seismology), Istanbul University, Istanbul –Turkey, Sep 1998
  Dissertation: “Variation of Seismicity and Earthquake Mechanisms in the Zagros and Sanandaj - Sirjan Zones.”

• M.Sc. Geophysics (Seismology), Istanbul University, Istanbul- Turkey, Sep.1992
  Thesis: "Using Seismic Reflection data for calculation of shortening in the Zagros-fold belt."

• B.Sc. Geophysics (Seismology), Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul –Turkey, Sep. 1990

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Research/Teaching & Memberships

Research Interests

• Dynamic and Kinematics Source Parameters of Earthquakes

• Data Processing of Seismic Signals

• Earthquake hazard

Active Projects

• Evaluation of Seismic deformation in Eastern block of Iran.

Recent Accomplished Projects

• Calculation of Columb stress change in Bam region

• Calculation of Dynamic source parametes in Central Alborz

• Evaluation of Seismic detectibility in different seismic networks

Teaching

• Advanced seismology

• Modeling in Geophysics

Membership

• AGU (American Geophysical Union)

• EGU( European Geophysical Union)

• Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association

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Professional Experience

Engineering

Administration

• Director of Libratory (IIEES), 2000-2005

• Director OF SEISMOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER, (IIEES, 2007-2008)

• Member of educational council (IIEES, 2007-2008)

• Member of research council (IIEES, 2007-2008)

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Selected Publications

• Mostafazadeh, M., 2007. Determination of Crust Structure in Iranian Plateau by Evaluation of Dispersion of Surface Waves, IIEES, RESEARCH BULLETIN, VOL.10, NO.3,4.

• Mostafazadeh, M., Motlagh s. A, 2009 . Source Characteristics of Four Large Earthquakes in the Southeast of Iran, JOURNAL OF SEISMOLOGY, SUBMITTED.

• Ashkpour, Sh., Mostafazadeh, M., 2008. Source Parameters of the Mw 5.8 Fin (South of Iran) Earthquake of March 25, 2006, World Applied Sciences Journal (WASJ), vol, 3, No.1.

• Ashkpour, Sh., Mostafazadeh, M., 2008. Source Parameters of the Mw 6.6 Fandoqa (SE Iran) earthquake of March 14, 1998., Journal of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (JSEE), Vol. 10, No.1.

• Mostafazadeh, M,. 2008. Source Parameters of 31 March 2006 Dorud Earthquake in Iran, (International journal of Science and Technology, Sharif university) Accepted.

• Mostafazadeh, M., 2006. Analysis of the March 13 2005 Earthquake in the Southeastern Iran Based on Teleseismic and Regional Distances, Journal of seismology and earthquake engineering (JSEE), Vol. 8, No.3.

• Mostafazadeh,M., Farahbod, A. M. Mokhtari.M., Allamehzadeh. M. 2004. Seismological Aspect of of 26 December 2003 Bam earthquake. Journal of seismology and earthquake engineering (JSEE), Vol.5, 6.

• Mostafazadeh,M., Mokhtari.M. 2003., Source Time Function of Caspian Basin and Surrounding Area Earthquakes. Journal of seismology and earthquake engineering (JSEE), Vol.5, No.3.

• Mostafazadeh,M.,Alptekin,Ö., Öncel,A.O., 2000. Body waveform modeling of five moderately earthquakes in Zagros fold thrust belt. Journal of seismology and earthquake engineering (JSEE), No.3.

• Mostafazadeh, M., 2002. Dynamic Source Parameters of 22 June, 2002 Avaj Earthquake/ Research bulletin of seismology. 2002, Autumn; Vol.5, No.3: 59.

• Mostafazadeh, M,. Variation of seismicity and earthquake mechanism in the Zagros and Sanandaj-Sirjan zones, 1999 Spring Meeting, June 1-4, 1999, Boston MA, USA.

• Mostafazadeh, M,. Waveform modeling for five earthquakes in Zagros thrust belt. Second meeting of Asian commission and symposium earthquake Hazard Assessment and Earth’s interior related topic India. 1998. S142, 19.

• Mostafazadeh, M,. The studies and calculates of seismic moment in seismically zones, second international Conference of seismology and earthquakes engineering SEE2, 1995.

• Mostafazadeh,M. 2001. Moment Tensor Solution of the 6 December 2000 Turkmenistan Earthquake/ Research bulletin of seismology, Winter; No.4: 66. 

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