Current Research H.Babaie

(1) Geoinformatics
Geoinformatics efforts are concentrated along developing domain ontologies, databases, and markup languages for fault rocks and structural geology-tectonics, applying UML for design, XML Schema for markup langugage development, RDF, RDFS, and OWL for ontological engineering.

The ontological engineering part involves developing ontologies for: i) fault gouge, studying cores from the Earthscope's San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) project, ii) accretionary prisms and subduction zone.

1. Mereotopology of spatio-temporal geological entities
2. Ontology of geological processes
3. Ontology of structural geology and rock deformation
4. Ontology of fault and fault rock
5. Designing top-level ontologies for Earth Sciences
6. Ontology of geological time

Projects:
1 - Microstructural analyses of gouge from the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) borehole in relation to brittle fault mechanics (supported by the National Science Foundation: 2006-2008)

2 - Development and Implementation of the cyberSTRUCTURE Information system (cSIS)

Relevant Publication:
Babaie, H. A., Oldow, J. S., Babaei, A., Ave Lallement, H. G., and Watkinson, A. J., 2006, Designing a modular architecture for the structural geology ontology, in Sinha, A. K., ed., Geoinformatics: Data to Knowledge: Geological Society of America Special Paper 397, p. 269-282, doi: 10.1130/2006.2397(21).

Babaie, H. A., and Babaei, A., 2005. Modeling Geological Objects with the XML Schema. In 'Applications of XML in Geosciences'. edited by Babaie H. and Ramachandran R. Computers & Geosciences Journal Special Issue, 31, 1135-1150.

Babaie, H. A., and Rahul Ramachandran, 2005. Applications of XMl in Geology. In 'Applications of XML in Geosciences'. edited by Babaie H. A. and Ramachandran R., Computers & Geosciences Journal Special Issue 31, 1079-1080.

Babaie, H. A., and Babaei, A., 2005. Developing the Earthquake Markup Language and Database with UML and XML Schema. In 'Applications of XML in Geosciences'. edited by Babaie H. and Ramachandran R. Computers & Geosciences Journal Special Issue 31, 1175-1200.

Tripathi, Ajay and Babaie, H. A. Developing a modular hydrogeology ontology extending the SWEET ontologies. Computers & Geosciences Journal.

(2) Study of fracture system and ophiolites in the Zagros Fold-Thrust belt
This project involves studying fold- and fault-related fracture systems for kinematics purposes. The areas include Neyriz ophiolite, and Kazerun and Minab-Zendan fault zones.

Other Relevant Publication:

Babaie, H. A., Babaei, A., Ghazi, A. M., and Arvin, M., 2006, Geochemical, 40Ar/39Ar age, and isotopic data for crustal rocks of the Neyriz ophiolite, Iran. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 43, 1-15

Babaei, A., Babaie, H. A., and Arvin, M., 2005, Tectonic evolution of the Neyriz ophiolite, Iran: an accretionary prism model. Ofioliti 30 (2): 65-74.

Ghazi, A.M., Pessagno, E. A., Hassanipak, A.A., Kariminia, S.M., Duncan, R. A, Babaie, H. A. 2003. Biostratigraphic zonation and 40Ar-39Ar ages for the Neo-Tethyan Khoy ophiolite of NW Iran. Paleogeography-Paleoclimatology-Paleoecology, 193, 311-323.

Babaie, A., Arvin, M. and Babaie, H. A., 2002. An oblique convergence and rotation model for the emplacement of the Baft ophiolitic mélange in Iran. Ofioliti, v. 26, no. 2b, p. 401-408.

Arvin, M., A. Husseinipour, A. A., Babaei, A., and Babaie, H.A., 2002. Geochemistry and tectonic significance of basalts in the Dar-e Anar complex; evidence from the Kahnuj ophiolite complex, southeastern Iran. Journal of Science, Iran, v. 12, no. 2. 157-170.

Babaie, H. A., Ghazi, A.M., Babaei, A., La Tour, T.E., and Hassanipak, A. A. 2001, Geochemistry of arc volcanic rocks of the Zagros crust zone, Neyriz, Iran. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 19, p. 61-76.




	Current Research (August 2007) H. A. Babaie See Curriculum Vitae (1) Geoinformatics Geoinformatics efforts are concentrated along developing domain ontologies, databases, and markup languages for fault rocks and structural geology-tectonics, applying UML for design, XML Schema for markup langugage development, RDF, RDFS, and OWL for ontological engineering. SAFOD Draft Model v1.0 The ontological engineering part involves developing ontologies for: i) fault gouge, studying cores from the Earthscope's San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) project, ii) accretionary prisms and subduction zone. Potential Thesis and Dissertation Topics for Graduate Students: 1. Mereotopology of spatio-temporal geological entities 2. Ontology of geological processes 3. Ontology of structural geology and rock deformation 4. Ontology of fault and fault rock 5. Designing top-level ontologies for Earth Sciences 6. Ontology of geological time Projects: 1 - Microstructural analyses of gouge from the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) borehole in relation to brittle fault mechanics (supported by the National Science Foundation: 2006-2008) 2 - Development and Implementation of the cyberSTRUCTURE Information system (cSIS) Relevant Publication: Babaie, H. A., Oldow, J. S., Babaei, A., Ave Lallement, H. G., and Watkinson, A. J., 2006, Designing a modular architecture for the structural geology ontology, in Sinha, A. K., ed., Geoinformatics: Data to Knowledge: Geological Society of America Special Paper 397, p. 269-282, doi: 10.1130/2006.2397(21). Babaie, H. A., and Babaei, A., 2005. Modeling Geological Objects with the XML Schema. In 'Applications of XML in Geosciences'. edited by Babaie H. and Ramachandran R. Computers & Geosciences Journal Special Issue, 31, 1135-1150. Babaie, H. A., and Rahul Ramachandran, 2005. Applications of XMl in Geology. In 'Applications of XML in Geosciences'. edited by Babaie H. A. and Ramachandran R., Computers & Geosciences Journal Special Issue 31, 1079-1080. Babaie, H. A., and Babaei, A., 2005. Developing the Earthquake Markup Language and Database with UML and XML Schema. In 'Applications of XML in Geosciences'. edited by Babaie H. and Ramachandran R. Computers & Geosciences Journal Special Issue 31, 1175-1200. Tripathi, Ajay and Babaie, H. A. Developing a modular hydrogeology ontology extending the SWEET ontologies. Computers & Geosciences Journal. (2) Study of fracture system and ophiolites in the Zagros Fold-Thrust belt This project involves studying fold- and fault-related fracture systems for kinematics purposes. The areas include Neyriz ophiolite, and Kazerun and Minab-Zendan fault zones. Other Relevant Publication: Babaie, H. A., Babaei, A., Ghazi, A. M., and Arvin, M., 2006, Geochemical, 40Ar/39Ar age, and isotopic data for crustal rocks of the Neyriz ophiolite, Iran. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 43, 1-15 Babaei, A., Babaie, H. A., and Arvin, M., 2005, Tectonic evolution of the Neyriz ophiolite, Iran: an accretionary prism model. Ofioliti 30 (2): 65-74. Ghazi, A.M., Pessagno, E. A., Hassanipak, A.A., Kariminia, S.M., Duncan, R. A, Babaie, H. A. 2003. Biostratigraphic zonation and 40Ar-39Ar ages for the Neo-Tethyan Khoy ophiolite of NW Iran. Paleogeography-Paleoclimatology-Paleoecology, 193, 311-323. Babaie, A., Arvin, M. and Babaie, H. A., 2002. An oblique convergence and rotation model for the emplacement of the Baft ophiolitic mélange in Iran. Ofioliti, v. 26, no. 2b, p. 401-408. Arvin, M., A. Husseinipour, A. A., Babaei, A., and Babaie, H.A., 2002. Geochemistry and tectonic significance of basalts in the Dar-e Anar complex; evidence from the Kahnuj ophiolite complex, southeastern Iran. Journal of Science, Iran, v. 12, no. 2. 157-170. Babaie, H. A., Ghazi, A.M., Babaei, A., La Tour, T.E., and Hassanipak, A. A. 2001, Geochemistry of arc volcanic rocks of the Zagros crust zone, Neyriz, Iran. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 19, p. 61-76.