 
                  Zeinab Ghasemzadeh
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Nas's research investigates how root-derived carbon forms mineral-associated organic carbon to improve soil structural stability and carbon retention in dryland agricultural soils.
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                                Language CompetenciesLanguage Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Persian Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review 
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                                EducationDate Institution name Country Title 2017 - 2019 University of Guilan Iran Master of Science 2012 - 2017 University of Guilan Iran Bachelor of Science 
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                                JournalsYear Citation 2025 Cooray, I. G., Chalmers, G., Chittleborough, D., & Ghasemzadeh, Z. (2025). Soil carbon fractionation as a tool to monitor coastal wetland rehabilitation. Journal of Environmental Management, 373, 16 pages. 
 Europe PMC12025 Chalmers, G., Ghasemzadeh, Z., Chittleborough, D., Gontz, A., Cooray, I. G., Yule, C., . . . McCallum, A. (2025). Carbon stock, subsurface characteristics and accommodation settings of sub-tropical peatland Histosols, K'gari, Queensland Australia. Geoderma Regional, 40, e00913-1-e00913-19. 
 Scopus1 WoS12025 Ghasemzadeh, Z., Hosseini, S. S., Chittleborough, D., Yule, C., Cooray, I. G., Chellaiah, D., . . . Chalmers, G. (2025). The synergy between Empodisma minus and microbial enzymes in carbon storage and nutrient turnover in the peatlands of K’gari (Fraser Island), Australia. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 25(8), 2404-2419. 
 2025 Parhizkar, M., Jafari, S. B., Ghasemzadeh, Z., Denisi, P., & Zema, D. A. (2025). Assessing Soil Quality in Conversion of Burned Forestlands to Rice Croplands: A Case Study in Northern Iran. Resources, 14(9), 17 pages. 
 2023 Ghasemzadeh, Z., Parhizkar, M., Mirmohammadmeygooni, S., Shabanpour, M., & Chalmers, G. (2023). Forest soil inoculation with Bacillus subtilus reduces soil detachment rate to mitigate rill erosion. Rhizosphere, 26, 6 pages. 
 Scopus25 WoS212023 Parhizkar, M., Ghasemzadeh, Z., Shabanpour, M., Mohamadi, S., Shamsi, R., & Ramezani, A. (2023). Effects of silica nanoparticles on root characteristics of Zoysia grass and rill detachment capacity in soils treated with hydromulch. Catena, 228, 9 pages. 
 Scopus10 WoS92023 Parhizkar, M., Ghasemzadeh, Z., & Shabanpour, M. (2023). Reduction in soil detachment capacity by inoculation of bacillus polymyxa strain BcP26 in deforested lands. Rhizosphere, 25, 8 pages. 
 Scopus9 WoS82023 Ghasemzadeh, Z., Parhizkar, M., Zomorodian, M., Shamsi, R., mirmohammadmeygooni, S., & Shabanpour, M. (2023). The role of extracellular polysaccharide produced by Bradyrhizobium strain in root growth, improvement of soil aggregate stability and reduction of soil detachment capacity. Rhizosphere, 27, 8 pages. 
 Scopus8 WoS92023 Ghasemzadeh, Z., Izadpanah Nashroudkoli, M., Zomorodian, M., Mirmohammadmeygooni, S., Shamsi, R., Parhizkar, M., & Shabanpour, M. (2023). Soil inoculation with Bacillus megaterium increases infiltration rate and reduces runoff and soil loss under natural rainfall. Rhizosphere, 28, 3 pages. 
 Scopus2 WoS22021 Farhangi, M. B., Ghasemzadeh, Z., Ghorbanzadeh, N., Khalilirad, M., & Unc, A. (2021). Phosphate removal from landfill leachate using ferric iron bioremediation under anaerobic condition. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 23(4), 1576-1587. 
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                                PreprintYear Citation 2024 Chalmers, G., Ghasemzadeh, Z., Chittleborough, D., Gontz, A., Cooray, I. G., Yule, C. M., . . . McCullum, A. (2024). Impact of Accommodation Setting on Peat Characteristics of Sub-Tropical Peatland Histosols, K’Gari, Queensland Australia. 
 DOI2023 Ghasemzadeh, Z., Parhizkar, M., Zomorodian, M., Shamsi, R., Mirmohammadmeygooni, S., & Shabanpour, M. (2023). The Effects of <em>Alnus subcordata</em> Roots on Soil Detachment Rates in Forestland of Northern Iran. 
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The University of Adelaide Research Scholarship
GRDC Research Scholarship (Supplementary)
Laboratory demonstrator 2025
The University of Adelaide
Soil and Landscapes I 
Supervisor: Dr. Ashlea Doolette
Laboratory demonstrator Semester 2-2023
University of Sunshine Coast, Australia
Course: Soil properties, Processes and Rehabilitation, Plant Growth and Reproduction, Medical Microbiology
Supervisor: Dr. Gareth Chalmers, Dr. Camila Moura Nogueira Ribeiro, Dr. Mohammad Katouli
Tutor and laboratory demonstrator, semester 1-2023
University of Sunshine Coast, Australia
Course: Discovering Science
Supervisor: Dr. Gareth Chalmers
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                                MembershipsDate Role Membership Country 2025 - ongoing Member Soil Science Australia Australia 
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                                PresentationDate Topic Presented at Institution Country 2025 - 2025 Ferrihydrite mediated stabilization of rhizodeposited carbon and its influence on soil structure in poorly structured soils Eurosoil Conference, Seville, Spain Eurosoil Spain 
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