Mrs. Mahsa Mahsa Mirzakhani | Geography | Women Researcher Award

Mrs. Mahsa Mirzakhani has gained valuable experience in both research and teaching throughout her academic career. Currently, she serves as a Research Assistant at the University of Alabama, Alabama, USA, where she has been involved in analyzing tree ring samples and examining streamflow and climate data since 2023. She is also an Intern with the National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Program (NRT) at the University of Alabama for the 2023-2024 period. In Fall 2023, Mrs. Mirzakhani worked as a Teaching Assistant for the course “Earth Surface Processes” at the University of Alabama. Previously, she was a Teaching Assistant at the University of Minnesota, Minnesota, USA, in Fall 2022, where she assisted with the course “Biogeography of the Global Garden.” From 2018 to 2020, she held a Research Assistant position at Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran, contributing to the international project Iran & Japan (JICA), which focused on the development and implementation of a master plan for environmental conservation and management of Southern Coastal Area of Iran. Her work included ecological surveys of mangrove ecosystems, mudflat ecosystems, marine mammals, and sea turtles. Additionally, she was a Teaching Assistant at Isfahan University of Technology in Fall 2018 for the course on “Climate Change Impact Assessment.”

Awards and Honors:

Mrs. Mahsa Mirzakhani has received notable awards and honors throughout her academic journey. She was awarded the Erasmus+ 2019 scholarship for a study abroad program at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg in Freiburg, Germany, where she pursued her master’s studies with full funding. In June 2019, she also participated in an international summer school held in Davos, Switzerland. Additionally, Mrs. Mirzakhani is proficient in various software and tools, including SPSS, ArcGIS, and dendrochronology software such as PAST4, ARSTAN, COFECHA, CDendro, and CooRecorder. Her technical skills extend to Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), R, and Python.