Researcher

Dr Hamid Zekri

Keywords

Fields of Research (FoR)

Regolith and landscape evolution, Exploration geochemistry, Geology

Biography

I am a Research Associate at UNSW, currently involved in Program 3 of Mineral Exploration Cooperative Research Centre (MinEx CRC).

My primary focus is on characterising the regolith interfaces, and I have been collaborating with geological surveys and research organisations to develop a workflow for recognising the important cover interfaces using field-based data acquisition techniques.

My PhD was focused on identification of geochemical and...view more

I am a Research Associate at UNSW, currently involved in Program 3 of Mineral Exploration Cooperative Research Centre (MinEx CRC).

My primary focus is on characterising the regolith interfaces, and I have been collaborating with geological surveys and research organisations to develop a workflow for recognising the important cover interfaces using field-based data acquisition techniques.

My PhD was focused on identification of geochemical and mineralogical signatures associated with blind lead zinc deposits within the regolith. My background has allowed me to specialise in key areas such as exploration geochemistry, hyperspectral science, and Machine Learning applications in mineral exploration.


My Grants

PhD thesis grant - Association of Applied Geochemists, Canada


My Qualifications

BSc - Sahand University of Technology, 2011

MSc - Sahand University of Technology, 2013

Visiting Research Scholar - UNSW, 2017

PhD - Isfahan University of Technology, 2019


My Awards

Distinguished Talent - Australian Government's Global Talent Independent Program, 2020

Best National PhD Student in Mineral Exploration - Iranian Society of Economic Geology


My Research Activities

Exploration of buried mineral deposits under deep weathered cover.

Implement optimised machine learning algorithms in exploration geochemistry.

Develop a semi-automated workflow for identification of regolith/basement interfaces using field-based data (pXRF, spectrometer, wireline loggings).

 

 

 


My Research Supervision


Areas of supervision

Mineral exploration

Exploration/environmental geochemistry

Spectral science

Machine Learning applications in mineral exploration

Regolith science


My Teaching

Applied Geochemistry 

Mineral Resource Geology

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Location

Room 201, D26 Biological Sciences