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 Brittle Microstructure and Mechanics Knowledge base (BM2KB) 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.