Education

University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

Ph.D., Geosciences

1993-1999

Mineral Chemistry and Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Micas from the Granitic Rocks of the Canadian Appalachians

Tarbiat Moallem University, Tehran

M.Sc., Petrology

1988-1990

Petrography and Petrology of Plutonic Rocks in South of Boin Zahra

Tarbiat Moallem University, Tehran

B.Sc., Geology

1983-1987

AWARDS

·     Scholarship from the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology for PhD education

1993-1997

·     Scholarship from the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology for MSc. education

1987-1989

Teaching experience

Faculty of Earth Sciences, Kharazmi University

Assistant Professor– undergraduate courses: optical mineralogy, petrography of igneous rocks, petrography of metamorphic rocks, petrology, volcanology, silicate and non-silicate mineralogy, geochemistry and technical English

Post-graduate courses: fundamentals of X-Ray diffractometry, advanced volcanology, petrology of granites, physics and chemistry of earth materials

2013 – Present

Research Center for Earth Sciences, Geological Survey of Iran

2000 – 2013

Assistant Professor- Post-graduate courses: principles of instrumental analyses, fundamentals of X-Ray diffractometry, advanced technical English

University of Ottawa, Department of Earth Sciences, Ottawa, Canada

1993-1999

Teaching Assistant, Mineralogy I and II

Job Experience

Watershed Management, Jahad Sazandegi of Tehran province, Tehran

geologist

geological mapping of watershed basin of dam

1991-1993

Journal Papers

1.    Composition of Biotite from Granitic Rocks of the Canadian Appalachian Orogen: A Potential Tectonomagmatic Indicator? Amir A. T. Shabani, Andre E. Lalonde and Joseph B. Whalen
The Canadian Mineralogist, vol. 41, (2003), 1381-1396.

2.    Determination of Cis and Trans-Fe2+ Populations in 2M1 Muscovite by Mössbauer Spectroscopy, Amir A. T. Shabani, Denis G. Rancourt and Andre E. Lalonde
Hyperfine Interactions, 117 (1998), 117-129.

3.    The relationships between crystal-chemical and hyperfine parameters in members of the astrophyllite-group: A combined 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction study. Paula C. Piilonen, Denis G. Rancourt, R. Jamies Evans, Andre E. Lalonde, Andrew M. McDonald and Amir A. T. Shabani.
European Journal of Mineralogy, 16 (2004), 989-1002

4.    Mineral chemistry of chlorite replacing biotite from the Canadian Appalachian granitic rocks. Amir A. T. Shabani
Journal of Sciences of Islamic Republic of Iran, (2009), 20(30) 265-275.

5.    Magmatic Interaction as recorded in texture and composition of Plagioclase Phenocrysts from the Sirjan area, Urumieh-Dokhtar Magmatic Arc, Iran. Behzad Monfaredi, Fariborz Masoudi, Amir A. T. Shabani, Farzaneh Shaker Ardakani1 and Ralf Halama
Journal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran, (2009), 20(30): 243-251.

6.    Thickness measurement of coated Ni on brass plate using Kα/Kβ ratio by XRF spectrometry. Minoo Karimi, Naiyerh Amiri, Amir A. T. Shabani
X-Ray Spectrometry. (2009) 38, 234-238.

7.   An investigation on biotite composition from Mashhad granitoid rocks, NW Iran. Amir A. T. Shabani, F. Masoudi, F. Tecce
Journal of Science of Islamic Republic of Iran, (2010), 21(4):321-331.

8.    Occurrence of Prehnite, Pumpellyite and Garnet in Biotite from granitic rocks of the Canadian Appalachians: A Mineral Chemistry Study Using Electron Microprobe. Amir A. T. Shabani,
Journal of Science of Islamic Republic of Iran, (2011) 22(2):135-142.

9.   Assessing the effect of soil texture and slope on sediment yield of Marl units using a portable rainfall simulator, A case Study: Qezel-Ozan watershed of Zanjan province, Iran. Parviz Abdinejad, Sadat Feiznia, Hamid Reza Pyrowan, Farajollah Fayazi and Amir Ali Tabbakh Shabani
Journal of American Science, (2011), 7(11).

10.  A Study of Wet Chemistry Determinations of Iron Cations in Biotite , A. A. Tabbakh Shabani,
Iranian Journal of Crystallography and Mineralogy, 2011, No.4, 715-724

11. Seranjic Skarn Geothermometry (SW Ghorveh, Kordestan Province), F. Sheikhi, Z. Alaminia, A. A. Tabbakh Shabani
Iranian Journal of Crystallography and Mineralogy, 2012, No.2, 343-353

12. Chemical Characteristics of Biotite from Boroujerd Granitoid Complex, (Middle Jurassic) Western Iran, Esmaeily, D., Maghdour- Mashhour, R. and Tabbakh Shabani, A. A.,
Geopersia, (2013), vol. 1, no. 1, 69-78.

13.  Composition of Tourmalines from Hajiabad and Dehgah area, SE Boroujerd, Tabbakh Shabani, A. A., Zarei Sahamieh, R. and Keshavarz, Z.,
Geopersia, (2013), vol. 3, no. 2, 21-33.

14.  Application of Amphibole Mineral Chemistry in the Study of Magma Features and Geothermobarometry of Granitoid Rocks of NW Saveh, Central Iran, Esmaeili, Dariush, Tabbakh Shabani Amir Ali, Najjar Houra
Iranian Journal of Crystallography and Mineralogy, 2012, No.3, 417-430.

15.  A study of biotite chemistry from granitioid intrusive bodies of NW Saveh, Central Iran, Esmaeili, Dariush, Tabbakh Shabani Amir Ali, Najjar Houra, Rezaei Mehdi
Iranian Journal of Crystallography and Mineralogy, 2014, No.1, 89-102.

16.  Fluid evolution and mineralization stages of the quartz-hematite-sulfide veins from the Kuh-e-Dom gold prospect, Central Iran. Ebrahim Tale Fazel, Behzad Mehrabi,  Amir A.T. Shabani.
Journal of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie. 192/1-39-57pp.  2015

17.  Kuh-e Dom Fe–Cu–Au prospect, Anarak Metallogenic Complex, Central Iran: a geological, mineralogical and fluid inclusion study, Ebrahim Tale Fazel, Behzad Mehrabi,  Amir A.T. Shabani
Mineralogy and Petrology, 2014, vol.108, No. 6.

18.  A bulk rock geochemical study to separate hydrothermal alteration zones  in Kuh-e Dom Fe–Cu–Au prospect, Central Iran: a geological, mineralogical and fluid inclusion study, Behzad Mehrabi, Ebrahim Tale Fazel, and  Amir A.T. Shabani,
Advanced applied Geology Journal, No. 13, 2014.

19.  Occurrence of Celestite in Kalhur Evaporatic Member of the Asmari Formation, Garah Chegha Mountain, Mehran, Ilam Province, Amir A. T. Shabani, Elham Asadi Mehmandosti, Zeinab Maleki
Journal of Quarterly of Geology of Iran, 2015.

20.  Petrography, geochemistry, petrogenesis and microstructure of the metamorphic rocks from northeast Songhor, V. Akbari Garsadafi1, M. Ghorbani, F. Masoudi and A. A. Tabbakh Shabani
New Findings in Applied Geology, Volume 9, Issue 18, Autumn 2016, Page 83-95.

21.  Composition and Geothermometry of Chlorite Replacing Biotite in Naqadeh and Pasve Granitoid Intrusions, S. Alavi , A. A. T. Shabani, S. Niroomand, F. Tecce
Journal of Crystallography and Mineralogy of Iran, 2015,

22.  Geochemistry and Mineral Chemistry of Shahabad Gabbroic intrusion, NW Nourabad, Lorestan Province, Reza Zarei, Amir A.T. Shabani, Vahid Shahrokhi and Nasrin Barek
Journal of Economic Geology, vol.2, 291-306, 2013.

23.  Geology, Mineralogy and Fluid Inclusion Studies of Supergene Zn Deposit in Kharengoun Zone, Northeast of Bafq, Central Iran, Zahra Miriyan, Mohammad Lotfi, Amir Ali Tabbakh Shabani,  Mir Ali Asghar Mokhtari, Ehsan Hajmolla Ali
Faslname Olume Zamin (2015), No.95, 233-245

24.  Geology, Geochemistry and Origin of Oras-kuh Pb-Zn Deposit in Eastern Alborz (Semnan Province), Mohammad Lotfi, Mohammad Hekmatian, Amir Ali Tabbakh Shabani, Mir Ali Asghar Mokhtari
Faslname Olume Zamin (2015, No.96, 73-84

25.  Petrology and geochemistry of the Karaj Dam basement sill:Implications for geodynamic evolution of the Alborz magmatic belt, Reza Maghdour-Mashhoura, Dariush Esmaeilya, Amir Ali Tabbakh Shabani, Massimo Chiaradia, Rais Latypovd
Chemie der Erde 75 (2015) 237–260.

26.  Cr-spinel Mineral Chemistry from Sawlava Ophiolite Complex, Kurdistan, NW Iran, Geotectonic Setting Implication, Bahman Rahimzadeh, Fariborz Masoudi, Amir Ali Tabbakh Shabani
Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani, Part-A- (Pure and Applied Sciences), special issue (2016), 419-436.

27.  Geochemistry and Mineral Chemistry of Zeolites Bearing Basic Volcanic Rocks from Boumehen-Roudehen Area, East of Tehran, Amir A. T. Shabani, Morteza Delavari, and Mahsa H. Khabaz,
Journal of Economic Geology,(under press).

Conference Papers

·     Determination of Cis and Trans-Fe²⁺ Populations in 2M₁ Muscovite by Mössbauer Spectroscopy. Amir A. T. Shabani, Denis G. Rancourt and Andre E. Lalonde
11th International Clay Conference, 1998, Ottawa, Canada

·     Quadrupole Splitting Distribution of Biotite. P. H. J. Mercier, Amir A. T. Shabani, Denis G. Rancourt, Andre E. Lalonde, R. G. Berman and G. L. Robert
International Conference on the Applications of Mössbauer effect, ICAME, 1999, August 29- September 03. Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Techische Universitat Munchen, Germany.

·     CO2 -bearing fluids in quartz veins intruding the Mashhad granitoids, NE Iran.Tecce F., Masoudi F., Shabani A.A.T., Tarokh A.
European Current Research on Fluid Inclusions – ECROFI 2009 in Granada (Spain), from 21st to 30th of September, 2009.

·     Biotite Composition from Mashhad Granitoids, NE, Iran. Amir A. T. Shabani, Faribourz Masoudi and Francesca Tecce
European Geosciences :::::::::::union:::::::::::, 2-7 May 2010, Austria

·     A Comparison of Mössbauer Spectroscopy and Wet Analytical Chemistry Determination of Iron Cations in Biotite. Amir A.T. Shabani
European Geosciences :::::::::::union:::::::::::, 2-7 May 2010, Austria

·     An Investigation on the Composition of Chlorite Replacing Biotite from the Canadian Appalachian granites. Amir A.T. Shabani
European Geosciences :::::::::::union:::::::::::, 2-7 April 2011, Austria.

·     Composition of Lens Form Ca-Al silicates in Biotite from Granitic Rocks of the Canadian Appalachians. Amir A.T. Shabani
European Geosciences :::::::::::union:::::::::::, 2-7 April 2011, Austria

·     Geology, hydrothermal alteration, and fluid inclusion characteristics of the Kuh-e Dom Fe–Cu (±Au) prospect, Anarak metallogenic complex, Iran. Behzad Mehrabi, Ebrahim Tale Fazel, Amir A.T. Shabani
SEG 2014و Colorado, USA

·     Sr-Nd-Pb Isotopic constraints on the origin and tectonomagmatic evolution of the Karaj Dam basement sill: implication of middle to late Eocene lithospheric thining in South-Central Alborz, R. Maghdour-Mashhour, H. Shafaii Moghadam ,D. Esmaeily, and A. A.,  Tabbakh Shabani
GSA (2014), 19-22 Oct. Vancouver-Canada.

·     Natrolite and Analcime in Altered Volcanic Rocks of Davazdah Emam, northern Central Iran, Sahar Koohfar, Kamaladdin Bazargani – Guilani, Amir A. T. Shabani, Morteza Delavari Kooshan
Iran National Zeolite Conference (2INZC) second Proceedings of the 227-28 May 2015, Tehran, Iran

·     Occurrence of Natural Zeolites in the Eocene Basaltic Rocks of the East of Tehran,  Mahsa H. Khabaz, Amir A. T. Shabani, Morteza Delavaria and Francesca Tecce
Iran National Zeolite Conference (2INZC) second Proceedings of the 227-28 May 2015, Tehran, Iran

·     Cr-spinel Mineral Chemistry from Sawlava Ophiolite Complex, Kurdistan, NW Iran, Geotectonic Setting Implication, Bahman Rahimzadeh, Fariborz Masoudi, and Amir Ali Tabbakh Shabani
The Second Geological Conference of Kurdistan, October 6-8, 2015.

Books

·     Editor of Igneous Petrogenesis, translated by S. Amini
Tarbiat Moallem University Press, 2001

·     Editor of Evaporites, Farajollah Faiazi
Payam-e-Noor Press, 2000

·     Editor of Essentials of Geology, translated by Farajollah Faiazi
Tarbiat Moallem University Press, 2009

Association Member

·     Crystallography and Mineralogy of Iran

Students

·     Advisor of Phd Students:  Reza Maghdor-Mashhour, Parviz Abdi Nejad, Ebrahim Tale Fazel, Khadije Amani

·     Supervisor of 12 MSc Students

·     Advisor of 17 Msc student