Yousef Zoleikhaei
School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Yousef is a Research Fellow in the School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences. His research focuses on geochronology, tectonics, paleogeography, and the study of modern and ancient sedimentary systems—all aimed at illuminating continental‑crust evolution. He specializes in tracing the “life story” of individual mineral grains—from crystallization in source rocks, through sediment transport, to final basin deposition—using integrated methods such as in‑situ geochronology, isotopic and geochemical analysis of single grains, whole‑rock geochemistry, and field observations.Yousef completed his PhD in Geology at Monash University in 2023. His thesis employed multi‑mineral detrital provenance analysis to unravel sediment recycling, tectonic events, and paleogeography in northern Gondwana. He then began a postdoctoral fellowship at Monash University focused on the evolution of early continental crust in the Archean Singhbhum Craton of eastern India.Yousef enjoys both fieldwork and laboratory research.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2023 - 2025 Research Fellow Monash University 2022 - 2022 Teaching Assistant Monash University 2019 - 2023 Research and Technical Assistant Monash University -
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Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review French Can read, write, speak and understand spoken Kurdish Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Persian Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2019 - 2023 Monash University Australia PhD -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 Zoleikhaei, Y., Cawood, P. A., & Mulder, J. A. (2025). Non-arc setting for “Cadomian” magmatism in Iran and Anatolia. Geoscience Frontiers, 16(2), 101995-1-101995-16.
Scopus12025 Zoleikhaei, Y., Chaudhuri, T., Cawood, P. A., Mazumder, R., Nebel, O., & De, S. (2025). Magmatic maturation of Archean continental crust via a three-step crustal reworking, western Singhbhum Craton. Chemical Geology, 671, 122483.
2025 Kharkongor, M., Mulder, J. A., Glorie, S., Kirkland, C. L., Zoleikhaei, Y., Gilbert, S., . . . Chew, D. (2025). Eoarchean apatite uncovers felsic foundations of the Pilbara Craton. Geology, 5 pages.
2024 Zoleikhaei, Y., Mulder, J. A., & Cawood, P. A. (2024). Early Paleozoic extensional tectonics along Gondwana's northern margin: Insights from Iran. Gondwana Research, 128, 106-126.
Scopus5 WoS12023 Zoleikhaei, Y., Mazumder, R., Cawood, P. A., & De, S. (2023). Paleo-Mesoarchean magmatism and sedimentation in the northern part of the Singhbhum Craton: Evidence from zircon U-Pb-Hf, apatite U-Pb, and trace elements. Precambrian Research, 397, 107174.
Scopus12022 Zoleikhaei, Y., Mulder, J. A., & Cawood, P. A. (2022). Evaluating sediment recycling through combining inherited petrogenic and acquired sedimentary features of multiple detrital minerals. Basin Research, 43(3), 1055-1083.
Scopus20 WoS52021 Zoleikhaei, Y., Mulder, J. A., & Cawood, P. A. (2021). Integrated detrital rutile and zircon provenance reveals multiple sources for Cambrian sandstones in North Gondwana. Earth-Science Reviews, 213, 20 pages.
Scopus47 WoS182016 Garzanti, E., Al-Juboury, A. I., Zoleikhaei, Y., Vermeesch, P., Jotheri, J., Akkoca, D. B., . . . Vezzoli, G. (2016). The Euphrates-Tigris-Karun river system: Provenance, recycling and dispersal of quartz-poor foreland-basin sediments in arid climate. Earth Science Reviews, 162, 107-128.
Scopus612016 Zoleikhaei, Y., Frei, D., Morton, A., & Zamanzadeh, S. M. (2016). Roundness of heavy minerals (zircon and apatite) as a provenance tool for unraveling recycling: A case study from the Sefidrud and Sarbaz rivers in N and SE Iran. Sedimentary Geology, 342, 106-117.
Scopus552015 Zoleikhaei, Y., Amini, A., & Zamanzadeh, S. M. (2015). Integrated provenance analysis of Zakeen (Devonian) and Faraghan (early Permian) sandstones in the Zagros belt, SW Iran. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 101, 148-161.
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