CURRICULUM VITA
(October 2013)
Personal Information:
 Name: H. A. Babaie
Phone: (W) 404 413 5766
 Email: hbabaie@gsu.edu
Web site: http://www.gsu.edu/~geohab
Education
 Northwestern University, Evanston, IL: PhD, Structural Geology; 1984
 Northwestern University, Evanston, IL: MS, Geology; 1982
 University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran: BS, Geology, 1973
Academic Appointments
 Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA., Associate Professor; 1992-present.
 Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA., Assistant Professor; 1985-1992
 Stephen F. Austin State Univ., Nacogdoches, TX, Assistant Prof. 1/85-5/85
 Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, Post-doctoral Research Assistant, 1984
Honors
 Elected as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, in recognition of distinguished contributions
to the geosciences. 2010
 Chair of the Geological Society of America, Geoinformatics Division, 2010
Objectives
Research
 Develop a cyberinfrastructure to allow virtual geological mapping with Semantic Web tech.
 Develop an internationally recognized and funded research program in geoinformatics by building the
following:
o Geosciences Linked Data Cloud with the Semantic Web Technologies
o Knowledge base for brittle deformation in the San Andreas Fault zone in California
o Object/process ontologies for brittle and ductile deformation in structural geology
o Ontologies for tectonic processes along shear zones and subduction zones
 Increase the level/frequency of funding for my research projects by government and nongovernment
agencies
Teaching
 Build a semantic web-based digital, field, and virtual geological mapping system
 Develop a system to allow inclusion of students with mobility impairment in the Field Camp
 Advance digital mapping in the Summer Field Geology courses with Linked Data technology
 Train a new, hybrid generation of graduate students in geoinformatics by offering new courses in Earth
science informatics in the Department of Geosciences, GSU
o I started offering the “Geoinformatics” course in the Fall semester of 2010
 Improve the quality of my teaching by introducing new knowledge in my course material
Computing Skills:
 Programming/Scripting languages: C/C++, Java, Python, Visual Basic
 Design geological ontologies with UML, Protégé, and Altova’s SemanticWorks
 Develop ontologies with the Web Ontology Language (OWL), RDFS, and RDF
 Design dynamic, server-side web applications with PHP, ASP, and JSP
 Design/Map UML model into XML Schema, relational database, and Java , with Rational Rose
 Design and implement databases; MS Access; Structured Query Language, MySQL
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Current Research Interest and Projects:
Geoinformatics – Semantic Web; Linked Data; develop ontologies:
 Develop spatial and process ontologies for fault, structural geology, field geology
o Ontologies for San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) cores
 Ontologies for brittle structures
 Ontologies for semantic web-based eduction
 Geosciences Linked Data Cloud – EarthCube
 Spatial analysis of faults in Montana and Idaho
Recent Informatics-related Projects:
 Developing process ontologies
 Developing Geosciences Linked Data cloud
 Spatial and temporal analysis of faults around the Snake River Plain
 SAFOD Brittle Microstructure and Mechanics Knowledge Base (SAFOD BM 2KB)
 Conceptualization of the processes in the Nankai Trough accretionary prism, Japan
 Building hydrogeology ontology by extending the SWEET upper-level ontologies
 Designing a modular architecture for the structural geology ontology
 Designing markup languages for structural geology
Professional Service
 2008-recent - Editor-in-Chief of the Earth Science Informatics journal since 2008
 2012 - Chaired and convened two sessions: "Semantic Web and ontologies in Earth science" and
“Semantics and Cyberinfrastructures for Next Generation Science II” at American Geophysical Union
meeting, San Francisco AGU Fall Meeting, Dec.3-7, 2012
 2011 - Helped the geoinformatics community through the following activities:
o Actively participated in the NSF’s EarthCube 2011 initiative by submitting two white papers and
participating in the related discussions
o Organized the technical sessions for the Geoinformatics Division of the Geological Society of
America (GSA) Annual Meeting, September 2010, Denver, CO.
o Organized and convened the “Decadal Vision for Geoinformatics” conference in Denver, CO,
October 2010, Denver, CO.
o Organized the Workshops on Interoperability/Technology and Education/Outreach aspects
of Geoinformatics - working towards a National Geoinformatics Community. September 23 and
24, 2010, USGS-Denver Federal Center.
o Organized the National Geoinformatics Community meeting at the GSA meeting in Denver, Co,
October 2010.
o Served as the Chair of the Geological Society of America Geoinformatics Division.
 Developed new graduate programs in Geoinformatics in collaboration with the Computer Science
Department and its Bioinformatics program
Recent Synergistic Professional Activities:
2013 – As a member of the core” committee of 5 people actively participated in the meeting to discuss the
requirements for building the database for structural geology in Lawrence, Kansas. March 2-3.
2012 – Actively participated in the NSF’s “EarthCube Domain End-User Workshop for Structural Geology and
Tectonics, October 19-21, 2012, Chicago.
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2012 - Actively participated in NSF’s workshop: “Drawing the Roadmap for Creating the Semantic
infrastructure for EarthCube Community. April 30th – May 1, Ballston, VA
2012 - Organized three virtual meetings for NSF’s EarthCube’s Semantic Web and Ontology group
2011 - Participated in the NSF’s EarthCube Initiative by submitting two white papers and discussions
2010 - Organized and managed ‘Working toward a National Geoinformatics Community, NGC” workshop,
USGS Denver Federal Center, September 23-24, 2010.
2010 - Organized the “Decadal Vision for Geoinformatics” meeting at the Geological Society of America,
Geological Society of America, Annual meeting, Oct, 30, 2010.
2010 - Chair, Geological Society of America, Geoinformatics Division
2010 - (since 2007): Editor-in-Chief of Earth Science Informatics journal, Springer- www.springer.com/12145
2010 – As the Webmaster for the Geological Society of America’s Geoinformatics Division, maintained the
website throughout the year.
2009 –Taught a week-long short course: “Semantic Web Languages, An Introduction to Design and
Development of Ontologies” in the Geological Survey of Iran, December 9-15, 2009.
2009 – Chaired the Business meeting of the Geoinformatics Division of the Geological Society of America,
Portland, Oregon, October 09.
2009 – Developed the website for the Geoinformatics Division of the Geological Society of America.
2008 - Second Vice-Chair, Geological Society of America, Geoinformatics Division
2008 – Invited to be a member of the program committee for the workshop: “Developing the Next Generation
of Earth and Space Science Informatics, Technologies and the People who Implement Them” to be held
in Univ.of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, summer 09.
2008 – Judge for the student presentations at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San
Francisco, December 08.
2007 - Envisioning a National Geoinformatics System for the U.S. Denver, CO, Mar 14-15-07
2007 - Preparing for SAFOD Phase 3: Locating the Target Earthquakes and Sample Analysis Results and Future
Plans, Workshop, Mar 27, Monterey, CA,
2007 – Selecting samples of the SAFOD Phase 3 cores, USGS, Menlo Park CA, Dec. 8.
2007 - Convened and chaired Geological Society of America’s Topical Session T122 “Geoinformatics and
Computational Earth Science: …”, in Denver CO, Oct 28-31.
2007 - Member of the Program Committee for Conference on Information and Knowledge Management CIKM
2007
2007 - Member of the Abstract Review Committee, Geoinformatics ’07, San Diego, May 17-18.
2006 - Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), ‘Depth Scale’ and ‘Visual Core Description’ Meetings, Texas
A&M University, College Station, TX, Sept 24-29
2006 - Integrated Ocean Drilling Program - International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (IODP-ICDP)
Workshop on Fault Zone Drilling, Miyazaki, Japan ,May 23-26
2006 - GEON Workshop to Identify Ground-Based Digital Acquisition, San Diego Supercomputing Center, UCSD,
April 6-8
2006 - Founded the Journal of Earth Science Informatics
2006 - Proposed (as convener and advocate) the Topical Session: ‘Geoinformatics and Computational Earth
Science …”, 2007 Mtg. of the Geological Society of America, Denver, CO
2005 - GEON-sponsored workshop on Geo-Ontology, SDSC, UC San Diego, Mar 3-4, 2005
2005 - Edited the Special Issue of the Computers & Geosciences Journal on “Applications of XML in
Geosciences”, published in Oct. 2005
2004 - Actively participated in the workshop to develop the structural geology ontology, Moscow, Idaho.
November 2004
2004 - Actively participated in the Integrated Solid Earth Sciences meeting, San Francisco, Dec. 2004
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2003 - Organized, convened, and chaired the Topical Session (T47): “Design and Development of XML-based,
Discipline-Specific, Geological Markup Languages” at the GSA Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA Nov. 2-5,
2003
Teaching Experience:
 Georgia State University, 1985-present:
o Geoinformatics
o Physical Geology; Historical Geology; Rocks and Minerals
o Structural Geology, Advanced Structural Geology, Geology of Fractured Rocks
o Field Methods, Geotectonics, Summer Field Geology, Rock Fracture and Fluid Flow
o Geologic Resources and the Environment, Tectonics and Deformation
 Stephen F. Austin State University, winter 1985, Structural Geology, Physical Geology
 Loyola University, fall 1983, Physical Geology
 Northwestern University, 1978-1981, Physical Geology
Student Supervision:
PhD – Principal Advisor – Current:
 2009-present - Armita Davarpanah “Spatio-temporal distribution of Basin and Range and hot spotrelated normal faults around the Snake River Plain, Idaho and southwest Montana”.
MS - Principal Advisor
 2013 - Semir Sarajlic “Ontology for contaminants and hydrogeology”, started Spring 2011.
 2013 - Tyler Boyd “Ontology of Field geological mapping and maps”. Started Fall 2013
 2013 – Hayden Hinton “Developing database for ductile shear zones”. Started Fall 2013
 2012 - Hilal, Sevindik Mentes, “Representation of the Mining Exploration knowledge with ontologies”,
completed Dec., 2012.
 2011 - Dickson Liadey “Spatial ontology for the Production domain of Petroleum Geology”, completed
Fall 2011.
 2010 - Cindi Broda “Developing ontology of deformation processes for Brittle Deformation, San
Andreas Fault, California”. Completed: June 2010.
 2009 - Armita Davarpanah “Tectonic Setting and Magmatic Evolution of Eocene Volcanic Rocks of the
Bijgerd-Kuh-e Kharchin area, Oromieh-Dokhtar Zone, Iran”. Spring 2009.
 2007 - Shankar Pokharel “Fracture analysis in the Makran Accretionary Prism, North of Gulf of Oman,
with GIS and Remote Sensing”. Completed Summer 2007.
 2005 - Ajay Tripathi “Developing a modular hydrogeology ontology extending the SWEET ontologies”.
Completed Summer 2005
 2003 - Dale (Skip) E. Trempe “Meso- and micro-scale structures in mylonitic rocks along the
Chattahoochee fault trace in Cherokee County, Georgia: Records of movement history along a
prominent southern Appalachian Terrane Boundary". Completed: Fall 2003
 2002 - Donna Khallouf “Tectonic significance of jasperoids at the base of the Armstead and Ermont
thrust faults, SW Montana", completed: Spring 2002
 1999 - Heather Caudill "Fracture and lineament characteristics and well productivity in the Georgia
Piedmont"; Completed: June 1999
 1997 - Bruce Taylor "Karstification in fractured rocks, Pigeon Mountain, Georgia". Completed: Fall 1997
1994 - David Smith "Deformation mechanism and fluid-rock interaction in the Bitterroot cataclasites,
Montana," completed: Winter 1994
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Thesis/Dissertation Committee Member
Rhoda Olayinka Popoola (2012), Craig Van Trees (2010); Baloochestani, Farshad (2008); Deblina Datta
(2008); Brookie Gallagher (2008); Sachin Shah, Fall 2001, Sherlyn Priest, Fall 2001, Christopher Leeth,
Fall 1998, Basil Boyd; 1998, Julian C. Gray, 1998, Robert White; 1997, Reginald Dawkins, 1997, Joe A.
Alfano, 1993, Greg Carter, 1991, Dorothy A. Satterfield, 1989, Anna F. Long, 1989, John Denis Sullivan,
1988, Tom Lawrence, 1988, Max Antonio Torres, 1987
Grants and Contracts:
2013 – Collaborative Research: Geoinformatics: Development of structural geology and tectonics data system
with field and lab interface. $40k. NSA, EAR- Geoinformatics (pending)
2013 - Developing a domain expert-centered, natural language based, multi-domain ontology learning and
construction framework for Geosciences. $607,882. NSF, EarthCube Building Blocks (declined)
2012 - Mapping of the Basin and Range and thermally induced faults in southwest Montana. USGS-EDMAP.
$15,958 (declined). Babaie, H. and Dai, D.
2012 - MRI: Development of an openly shared cyberinfrastructure for digital geologic field mapping, while
enhancing access for students with mobility impairments. Proposal #7213536. Chris Atchison and
Hassan Babaie, $2,875,285 (declined).
2012 - Building the prototype Geosciences Linked Open Data cyberinfrastructure. GSU Scholarly Support
grant. $15,000 Funded.
2012 - Collaborative workshop proposal: “Drawing the roadmap for the semantic/ontology based
infrastructure for Geosciences“. National Science Foundtion. Funded: $9,940.
2012 – Expression of Interest: EAGER: ‘Building the Geosciences Linked Open Data cloud, Hassan A. Babaie and
Raj Sunderraman. Approved.
2012 – Expression of Interest: EAGER: “Knowledge-based system for virtual geologic field mapping for students
with mobility impairments. Christopher Atchison, Hassan Babaie, Saeid Belkasim, Raj Sunderraman,
Ying Zhu, and Stewart Ziff. Pending.
2011 - Establishing a Geoinformatics and Geospatial Cyberinfrastructure building on NSF’s Geosciences
EarthCube network. Hassan Babaie, Raj Sunderraman, Dajun Dai, WenZhan Song, Timothy Hawthorne,
Yi Pan,Ying Zhu, and Sushil Prasad. Nov 2011. GSU 2CI, (declined).
2010 - “Meeting the National Priorities in Geoinformatics Research at GSU”, GSU Second Century Initiative
(2CI) Proposal. With Dajun Dai, Raj Sundarraman, and Wenzhan Song, $479,526, Dec.2010 (declined).
2010 – National Science Foundation, SAFOD project. “Brittle Microstructures and Mechanics Knowledge Base”,
$14,550 (funded).
2009 – “Ontology and knowledge base for brittle and ductile deformation processes in shear zones”. NSF, EAR
- INSTRUMENTATION & FACILITIES, NSF 09-517, $291,274. PI: Hassan Babaie, co-PI: Rajshekhar
Sunderraman.(declined)
2009 – “NSF MRI-R2: Acquisition of High-Resolution Visualization for Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis
“.652,928, PI: Ying Zhu, co-PIs: Hassan Babaie, Jeremy W Crampton, Robert W Harrison, and Richard
Rothenberg, CNS - MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION, NSF 09-561. Declined.
2008 - “Enhancing Research and Learning in Geoinformatics”. Babaie, Deocampo, Elliott, Krogstad, and Rose
(GEOS), and Prasad, Sunderraman, Zhang, and Zhu (CS). 480k (declined).
2008 - “Developing a knowledge base for brittle and ductile deformation processes in shear zones”.
H Babaie and Raj Sunnderraman, NSF Instrumentation – Geoinformatics. $239k (returned because
proposals are accepted for review on odd years; next submission date: July 2009).
2008 - “Designing process ontologies for natural, experimental, and simulated rock deformation” GSU
Research Team Grant with Raj Sunderraman (CS Dept), Funded: $15,000.
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2007 - “Acquisition of Improved Technology in the Geosciences“, GSU Technology Fee Proposal, Elliott, Babaie,
Pokharel, Funded.
2006 - “Microstructural analyses of gouge from the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) borehole
in relation to brittle fault mechanics: A collaborative study”.
Funded, National Science Foundation, EARTHSCOPE SCIENCE, $489,423 (July 06-June 08). No Cost
Extended to June 2011.
2006 - “Digital Field Mapping and Geospatial Laboratory Infrastructure in the Department of Geosciences”,
Georgia State University, Technology Fee Grant, $93,529.40, Funded.
2006 - “Collaborative Geoinformatics Research: Development and Implementation of the cyberSTRUCTURE
Information system (cSIS). NSF EAR-GEOINFORMATICS, (09/01/06-08/31/10), $272,934, declined.
2006 - “Investigation of the Seismic Potential of Fractures in a Transfer Fault Zone with GIS and Remote
Sensing” GSU Research Initiation Grant, $9,937, declined.
2006 - “Developing dynamic ontologies for the Nankai Trough, SW Japan ” Krell Institute, Department of
Energy, Computational Science Graduate Fellowship: $31,200/year to support my PhD student’s
dissertation (submitted by Shankar Pokharel), renewable up to four years (declined).
2005 - “Computer Based Geological Mapping Infrastructure for Geology Students”, GSU Technology Fee
Proposal, $118,080.60 (declined)
2004 - “Developing Modular Ontologies for Environmental Science”, IBM Scholars Program Eclipse Innovation
Grants Program, Submitted Dec 2, 2004: $30,000, declined.
2004 - “Developing an Ontology-Driven Geographic Information System for Fractures in the Zagros Mountains,
Southwest Iran”, NSF EAR-Tectonics, Submitted Dec 1, 2004, $68,780, declined.
2003 - “Developing Structural Geology and Tectonics Markup Languages with XML and J2EE”. $113,569, NSF.
declined.
2002 - “Collaborative Research: Deformation Mechanisms of naturally-deformed Quartzites and Marbles”.
With Hermann Lebit, submitted to the NSF, Division of Earth Sciences, Tectonics Program, $ 253,025,
declined.
2002 - “Designing an XML-based Structural Geology Markup Language with UML” GSU Research Initiation
Grant, Funded: $10,000
2001 - ”International Collaborative Program: Investigation of the origin and evolution of Indian Ocean crust,
Implication for global paleogeography and tectonics”. GSU, Research Enhancement Program, March
2001. Ghazi, M., Babaie, H. A., and La Tour, T. E. $69,000, declined.
2000 - “Development of object-oriented structural geology digital library as a small version of the geosciences
digital library”. NSF, Geoscience Education Division, $46,526, declined.
2000 - “Tectonogenesis of the Mashhad ophiolite: A rare occurrence of a remnant of a 300 Ma (Paleo-Tethys)
ocean crust”. NSF, Petrology and Geochemistry, with A.M. Ghazi, $101,012, declined
1999 - "An international collaborative investigation of the Khoy ophiolite, N.W. Iran”. National Science
Foundation Grant #EAR-9903249; Petrology and Geochemistry Program, with A. M. Ghazi. Funded:
$110,505 (July 1999-June 2001)
1998 - "Field structural investigation of active basement faults and emergent salt diapirs, Zagros fold belt,
Iran". GSU Research Initiation Grant # 99-020, Funded: $5,000
1995 - "Investigation of faulting and fracturing in the seismogenic San Andreas fault, southern California”, GSU
Research Initiation Grant #96-001, Funded: $5,000
1994 - "Well siting using geostatistical analysis of discrete fracture data", Funded: $12,000 Georgia
Water Research Inst. Prog., USGS/Dept. of Interior. April 1994-March 1995
1992 - "Fluid flow and veining in shear zones". Georgia State University, $4,750
1991 - "Experimental deformation of porous rocks: A study of the effects of strain and strain rate on
cataclastic flow". Georgia State University Funded: $3,000
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1990 - "Microstructural and thermometric study of deformation at the Bitterroot fault zone, Montana".
Georgia State Univ., Instructional and Other Grants, Funded: $3,000
1988 - "Structural analysis of shear zones in the Pine Mountain Window, Georgia and Alabama", Georgia State
University, Research Grant # 89036, Funded: $2,576
1987 - "Field and microscopic analyses of mylonites southwest of Atlanta, Georgia" Petroleum Res. Fund, Am.
Chem. Society, ACS-PRF # 19610-GB2, Funded: $18,000
1987 - "Investigation of ancient accretionary prism, Nevada". GSU Res. Grant # 88061, Funded: $2,917
1986 - "Structural analysis of the Murphy Belt, Georgia and southwestern North Carolina". Georgia State
University, Research Grant # 87-096, Funded: $2,812
Publications in refereed journals
Published (student names underlined):
Davarpanah, A. and Babaie, H. A., 2013. Anisotropy of fractal dimension of normal faults in northern Rocky
Mountains: Implications for the kinematics of Cenozoic extension and Yellowstone hotspot’s thermal
expansion. Tectonophysics , 608, 530-544.
Shirzad, M.R., Babaie, H. A., Kiani, T., Navi, M., Gholami, H., Arefpour, S., Fouladi, N., and Motevalli, K. (under
revision). Framework and modeling structure of exploration and mining cadestre system in Iran. Earth
Science Informatics, journal.
Babaie, Hassan A., Broda Cindi M., Hadizadeh, Jafar, Kumar, Anuj. 2013. SAFOD Brittle Microstructure and
Mechanics Knowledge Base (BM2KB). Computers & Geosciences, 56, 83-91.
Khalatbari-Jafari, M., Babaie, H.A., and Gani, M. (2013). Geochemical evidence for Late Cretaceous marginal
arc-to-backarc transition in the Sabzevar ophiolitic sequence, northeast Iran. Journal of Asian Earth
Sciences, 70-71, 209-230.
Jafar Hadizadeh, Silvia Mittempergher, Jean-Pierre Gratier, Francois Renard, Giulio Di Toro , Julie, Richard,
Hassan A. Babaie. 2012. A microstructural study of the SAFOD gouge; Implications for the deformation
mechanisms and strength of the creeping segment of the San Andreas Fault. Journal of Structural
Geology, 42, 242-260.
Khalatbary Jafary, M., Hassan A. Babaie, and Mojtaba Mirzaie (2012) Geology, petrology, and tectonomagmatic sequence of the crustal, ophiolitic plutonic rocks northeast of Sabzevar, Iran. Geological
Magazine, 150, 862-884.
Babaie, H. 2011. Modeling geodynamic processes with ontologies. Book chapter in the ‘Geoinformatics:
Cyberinfrastructure for the Solid Earth Sciences’’ Randy Keller and Chaitan Baru (eds), Cambridge Press,
166-189.
Babaie, H., 2011. "Ontological relations and spatial reasoning in Earth science ontologies". In: Societal
Challenges and Geoinformatics. Krishna Sinha, David Arctur, Ian Jackson, and Linda Gundersen (eds),
Geological Society of America (GSA) Special Paper 482, 13-27.
Jafar Hadizadeh a, Silvia Mittempergher b, Giulio Di Toro b, Jean-Pierre Gratier c, Julie Richard c, and Hassan
Babaie, 2011. Fluid Pressure Spikes in SAFOD Rocks as Evidence of Microseismicity, Insights, the
EarthScope Newsletter, Spring 2011, p. 1-3.
Babaie, H. A., 2011. Semantic Web technology-driven Geosciences Network. White paper submitted to NSF’s
EarthCube, October 2011.
Walker, D., Gundersen, L., Allison, L., Babaie, H. A., Fils, D., Richard, S., Arrowsmith, R., Cervato, C., and
Whitmeyer, S. (2011). A National Geoinformatics Community (NGC). White paper submitted to NSF’s
EarthCube, October 2011.
Babaie, H. A. (2008). The Earth systems and Earth science informatics. Earth Science Informatics 1:1–2.
Tripathi, A. and Babaie, H. A., 2008, Developing a modular hydrogeology ontology by extending the SWEET
upper-level ontologies. Computers & Geosciences journal, v. 34, 1022 -1033.
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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., 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, 57-70.
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
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.
Babaie, H. A., 2001, The Brunton Compass and Geological objects. Georgia Geological Society Guidebook, v. 21,
p. 55-60.
Babaie, H. A. and La Tour, T. E. , 1998, Semi-brittle deformation and cataclastic flow of hornblende-quartz rock
in a ductile shear zone. In: "Atlas of mylonitic and fault-related rocks", edited by A.W. Snoke, J. A.
Tullis, and V. R. Todd, p. 180-183.
Babaie, H. A., Hadizadeh, J., and Babaei, A., 1995, Self-similar cataclasis in the Saltville Thrust zone, Knoxville,
Tennessee. Journal of Geophysical Research, 100, 18,075-18,084.
Babaie, H. A., and La Tour, T. E., 1994. Semibrittle and cataclastic deformation of hornblende-quartz rocks in a
ductile shear zone. Tectonophysics, vol. 229, 19-30.
Vauchez, A., Babaie, H. A., and Babaei, A., 1993. Oregon-parallel tangential motion in the Late Devonian Early
Carboniferous southern Appalachians internides. Can. J. Earth Sci., 30, 1297-1305.
Babaie, H. A., Speed, R. C., and Claypool, G., 1992. Source rock and maturation evaluation of Barbados
accretionary prism. Journal of Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 9, 623-631.
Babaie, H. A., Babaei, A. A., and Hadizadeh, J., 1991. Initiation of cataclastic flow and development of
cataclastic foliation in nonporous quartzites from a natural fault zone. Tectonophysics, v. 200, 67-77.
Hadizadeh, J., Babaie, H. A., and Babaei, A. A., 1991. Development of interlaced mylonites, cataclasites and
breccias: Example from the Towaliga Fault, south central Appalachians, J. Struc. Geol. 13, 63-70.
Babaie, H. A., Hadizadeh, J., and Babaei, A. A. 1991. Timing and temperature of cataclastic deformation phases
along segments of the Towaliga fault zone, Georgia, Jour. Struc. Geol., 13, p. 579-586.
Babaie, H. A., and Speed, R. C. 1990, Origin of kink bands in the Golconda allochthon, Nevada: Implications for
accretionary prisms: Geological Society of America Bulletin. 102, 315-321.
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Babaie, H. A., 1987. Paleogeographic and tectonic implications of the Golconda allochthon, southern Toiyabe
Range, Nevada: Geological Society of America, Bulletin, v. 99, 231 243.
Babaie, H. A., 1986. A comparison of two dimensional strain analysis methods using elliptical grains: Jour Struc
Geol, v. 8, p. 585 587.
Abstracts
Babaie, H. A., Sunderraman, R., and Zhu, Y., 2013. Building a semi-automatic ontology learning and
construction system for geosciences. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA.
Davarpanah, A. and Babaie, H. A., 2013. Kinematics of thermally-induced Neogene cross fault system around
the Snake River Plain, ID and Mt. GSA Annual Meeting, Denver, Co.
Khlatbari, M., Babaie, H. A., and Moslempour, M.E., 2013. Geochemical characteristics of major massifs in Iran:
Tectonic implications. GSA Annual Meeting, Denver, Co.
Semir Sarajlic and Hassan A. Babaie (2013). Contaminant Hydrogeology Ontology: Integration with the Linked
Open Data Cloud. SE-GSA, 20-21 March, 2013, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Babaie, H. A., (2012), Semantic Web-based digital, field and virtual geological mapping. Presented at 2012 Fall
Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 Dec.
Davarpanah, A., and Babaie, H. A. (2012), Variation of the fractal dimension anisotropy of two major Cenozoic
normal fault systems over space and time around the Snake River Plain, Idaho and SW Montana. 2012
Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 Dec.
Babaie, H. A., Broda, C. M, Kumar, A., and Hadizadeh, J., (2010) Representation and Management of the
Knowledge of Brittle Deformation in Shear Zones Using Microstructural Data from the SAFOD Core
Samples. EOS Trans. AGU.
Babaie, H. A., (2010) Spatial and Spatio-temporal Reasoning in Earth Science with Foundational Ontological
Relations. Eos Trans. AGU, 91(26), Meet. Am. Suppl., Abstract.
Jafar Hadizadeh, Jean-Pierre L Gratier, Silvia Mittempergher, Francois Renard, Julie Richard, Giulio Di Toro,
Hassan A Babaie (2010) Implications of Microstructural Studies of the SAFOD Gouge for the Strength
and Deformation Mechanisms in the Creeping Segment of the San Andreas Fault. EOS Trans.AGU.
Gunderson, L., Whitmeyer, S.J., Walker, D., Allison, L., Arrowsmith, R., Babaie, H., Cervato, C., Fils, D., Richard,
S.M (2010) New Initiatives in the Development of a National Geoinformatics Community, EOS Trans.
AGU.
Davarpanah, A., Babaie, H. A., and Reed, P., (2010) Spatiotemporal analysis of Quaternary normal faults in the
Northern Rocky Mountains, USA. Abstract IN33A-1297, 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif.,
13-17 Dec.
Blackburn, E. D., Hadizadeh, J., Babaie, H. A. 2009. A microstructural study of SAFOD gouge from actively
creeping San Andreas Fault zone; Implications for shear localization models. Eos, Trans. AGU 89(53),
Abstr.T21B-1802.
Babaie, H. A., (2009). Depiction of geological processes with ontologies. Geological Society of
America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 41, No. 7, p. 556.
Babaie, H. A., Hadizadeh, J., Kumar, A., and Broda, C., (2009). SAFOD BM2KB: A Web- and ontology-based
brittle deformation microstructural and mechanics data submission and query system for the San
Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth core samples. Earthscope National Mtg., Boise, ID., May 12-15,
2009.
Hadizadeh, J., Blackburn, E., and Babaie, H. A. (2009) A preliminary study of deformation in gouge from
actively creeping fault zone encountered in the SAFOD Phase 3 drill hole: Implications for exhumed
gouges and shear localization models. Earthscope National Mtg, Boise, ID, May 12-15, 2009.
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Stephen Hickman (and many others; includes Babaie) (2009), Structure and composition of the San Andreas
Fault in central California: Recent results from SAFOD sample analyses. Earthscope National Meeting,
Boise Idaho. May 12-15.
Babaie, H., Hadizadeh, J., Di Toro, G., Mair, K., Kumar, A., (2008), SAFOD brittle microstructure and mechanics
knowledge base (SAFOD BM2KB). Eos Trans. AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract IN13A-1061.
Babaie, H. A., and Hadizadeh, J., 2007, Spatial and process ontologies for brittle shear zones: SAFOD project.
Earthscope National Meeting. Monterey, CA. March 27-30
Hadizadeh, J., Babaie, H. A., Di Toro, G., and Mair, K., 2007, What is the role of minor gouge zones in the
damage zone of the SAF system? Earthscope National Meeting. Monterey, CA. March 27-30.
Babaie, H. A. (2006). Formal ontological relations and the depiction of reality in the Nankai Trough, Japan. Eos
Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract N43D-04.
Babaie, H. A., and Hadizadeh, J., 2006, Ontology of brittle deformation in natural and experimental shear
zones. IODP-ICDP Workshop on Fault Zone, Miyazaki, Japan.
Babaie, H. A., Designing Dynamic Earth Sciences Ontologies, 2006, USGS, Scientific Investigations Report 20065201, 2006, p. 2, in Geoinformatics 2006 – Abstracts, S. R. Brady, A. K. Sinha, and L. C. Gundersen
(eds.).
Richard, S. M., Babaie, H. A., Oldow, J. S., Avé-Lallemant, H. G. and Watkinson, A. J., 2006, Formalization of Fold
and Fault Concepts in a Structural Geology Ontology. USGS, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5201,
2006, p. 51, in Geoinformatics 2006 – Abstracts, S. R. Brady, A. K. Sinha, and L. C. Gundersen (eds.).
Babaie, H. A., and Hadizadeh, J., 2006, Ontology of Experimental and Simulated Fault Gouge USGS, Scientific
Investigations Report 2006-5201, 2006, p. 39-40, in Geoinformatics 2006 – Abstracts, S. R. Brady, A. K.
Sinha, and L. C. Gundersen (eds.).
Ajay Tripathi and Babaie, H. A., 2005. Developing a Modular Hydrogeology Ontology Extending the SWEET
Ontologies. AGU Trans.
Babaie, H. A., Hadizadeh, Jafar, Mair, Karen, and DiToro Giulio, 2005. Developing a cyberplatform for samplebased brittle deformation research. GEON 3rd Annual GEON Meeting on Research Frontiers in
Cyberinfrastructure for the Geosciences, San Diego, CA, May 5, 6, available at:
http://www.geongrid.org/AM05/presentations.php
Sinha, A. K., McGuinness, D., Raskin, R., Lin, K., Brodaric, B., Babaie, H. A., Barnes, C., Keller, R., Gates, A.,
Dungan, J., Zhong, J., Seber, D., Hanan, B., Frank, E., and Najdi,, J., 2005. Geo-Ontology: empowering
new discoveries in Earth sciences, GEON 3rd Annual GEON Meeting on Research Frontiers in
Cyberinfrastructure for the Geosciences, San Diego, CA, May 5, 6, available at:
http://www.geongrid.org/AM05/presentations.php.
Babaie, H. A., and Babaei, A., 2004. Modling discipline-specific geologic concepts with the W3C XML Schema,
GSA Abs w. Prog. Vol. 36, No. 5, p. 130.
Babaie, H. A., 2004. Representation of Structural Geology Knowledge with Ontology: Design and
Implementation Issues. AGU Trans., 85(47),
Babaie, H.A., and Babaei, A., 2003. Development of the Plate Tectonics and Seismology markup languages with
XML. EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly, Abstracts from the meeting held in Nice, France, 6 - 11 April
2003, abstract #13438
Babaie, H. A., Ghazi, A.; Babaei, A.; Duncan, R.; Mahony, J.; Hassanipak, A. New Ar-Ar age, isotopic, and
geochemical data for basalts in the Neyriz ophiolite, Iran". EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly, Abstracts
from the meeting held in Nice, France, 6 - 11 April 2003, abstract #12899.
Babaie, H. A., Babaei, A., 2003. Design and development of discipline-specific geoscience markup languages
and databases applying UML and XML. GSA Abs w. Prog.,
Babaie, H.A., and Babaei, A., 2002. SGeoML, An XML markup language for communication and processing of
structural geological information. GSA Abstracts with Program, v. 34, no. 6, p.374.
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Khallouf, Donna, and Babaie, H. A., 2002. Cataclastic deformation and fluid activity along the Armstead and
Ermont thrust faults, southwest Montana. GSA Abs. with Prog., vol. 34, no. 6, p 370.
Babaie, H. A. and Babaie, A., 2001. Object-oriented paradigm: and efficient tool for teaching and research in
structural geology. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Program, v.23, no. 6.
LaTour, T.E., Babaie, H. A., and Babaei, A., 2001. Tectonic origin of the amphibolites in the basal thrust sheet of
the Neyriz ophiolite, Iran. Geol. Society of America Abs. with Program, v.23, no. 6.
Babaie, H. A. , Ghazi, A. M., Hassanipak, A. A., Chatham, B. D., 2000. Deformation structures of the Khoy
ophiolite complex, northwest Iran: Implications for contractional tectonics. AGU Trans., v.81, 19, S414.
Babaei, A., and Babaie, H. A., 2000, Accretionary tectonics of the Neyriz ophiolitic complex, Iran. AGU
Transactions, v. 81, no. 19, p. S415.
Hadizadeh, J., Babaie, H. A., and Babaei, A., 2000. Digital image analysis of mylonite microstructures from San
Jacinto fault zone, southern California. AGU Transactions, v. 81, no. 19, p. S409.
Arvin, M., Houseinipour, A., Babaei, A.A., and Babaie, H.A., 1999. Geochemistry of basalts in the Kahnuj
ophiolitic complex: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the Jaz Murian ophiolitic belt, SE Iran.
GSA Abs. with Programs, v. 31, no. 7. A96.
Arvin, M., Hosseinipour, A., Babaei, A.A., and Babaie, H.A., 1999. Basalt geochemistry used to investigate past
tectonic environment of Jaz Murian ophiolitic belt: Evidence from Kahnuj ophiolitic complex, SE Iran. .
GSA Abs. with Programs, v. 31, no. 7, A97.
Ghazi, A.M., Hassanipak, A. A., LaTour, T.L., Duncan, R.A., Babaie, H. A. 1999. Geochemistry, petrology and
40Ar/39Ar ages of metamorphic rocks from Khoy ophiolite, NW Iran. AGU Trans., v.80, no.46, F1094.
Babaie, H. A., Babaei, A. , Ghazi, A. M., 1998. Mid ocean ridge crustal sequence of the Neyriz ophiolite,
southwest Iran: Evidence for the Neo-Tethys oceanic crust. AGU Transactions, v. 79, no. 45, F945.
Arvin, M., Babaie, A., and Babaie, H. A., 1998. New data on the petrology and geochemistry of basalt in Kahnuj
ophiolite complex, southeast Iran: An emplacement alternative. GSA Abs w Prog., v. 30, A236.
Babaie, H. A., Babaei, A., and Ferring, T. J., 1996, Deformation mechanism and kinematics of mylonitic
deformation in San Jacinto fault zone, southern California. AGU Transactions, vol. 77, F717.
Babaie, H. A., Babaei, A. , Ghazi, A. M., La Tour, T. E., and Hassanipak, A. A., 1997, Ocean floor and island arc
tholeiites in the Neyriz ophiolite complex, Iran: Implications for forearc tectonics. AGU AGU
Transactions, vol. 78, 46, 719-720.
Babaie, H. A., Babaei, A., Ghazi, A. M., La Tour, T. E., and Hassanipak, A. A., 1996, Tectonic assembly and
mylonitization of the Neyriz ophiolite, Iran. GSA Abs. with Programs, v. 28, p. 443.
Caudill, H. L., and Babaie, H. A., 1995, Fracture and lineament characteristics and well productivity in the
Georgia Piedmont. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 27, A100.
Babaie, H. A., Hadizadeh J., and Babaei, A., 1993. "Fractal study of cataclasites in the saltville thrust zone,
Knoxville, Tennessee." Geol. Soc. America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 25, (6), A281-A282.
Smith, D. C., Babaie, H. A., Vanko, D. A., and La Tour, T. E., 1993. "Temperature, pressure, and kinematics of
cataclastic deformation in the Beaver Creek shear zone, Bitterroot Mountains, Montana." Geol. Soc. of
America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 25, (6), A167-A168.
Babaie, H. A., Hadizadeh, J. and Babaei, A. 1991, Association of pressure solution with cataclastic deformation
in the Saltville thrust zone at Sharp Gap, Knoxville, TN. 1991. GSA Abs. .w. Progr., v. 23, No. 5, A235.
Smith, D. C., Babaie, H. A., and La Tour, T. E., 1991, Semibrittle and cataclastic deformation along the Towaliga
fault zone, north of Barnesville, Georgia", 1991. GSA Abs.w. Prog., 23, 5. A235.
Nurmi, S. L. Babaie, H. A., and La Tour, T. E., 1991, Low Temperature mylonitization and cataclastic
deformation in the Bitterroot Range shear zone, Hamilton, Montana", 1991. GSA Abstracts with
Programs, v. 23, No. 5, A103.
Babaie, H. A., and La Tour, T. E., 1990, Ductile deformation accommodated by both brittle and plastic
mechanisms in a naturally-deformed hornblende-quartz mylonite. EOS 71, p. 630.
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Babaie, H. A., Hadizadeh, J., and Babaei, A. A., 1989, Fluid inclusion study of foliated cataclasites along the
Towaliga Fault zone, west central Georgia. Geol. Soc. Am. Abs. with Programs, v.21, A65.
Hadizadeh, J. Babaei, A. A., and Babaie, H. A., 1989, Intermittent brittle and ductile deformation in a retrograde
mylonite zone, Geol. Soc. Am., Abs. w. Prog., 21, A70.
Vauchez, A., Babaie, H. A., and Babaei, A. A., 1989, Southwestward displacement in amphibolite facies
mylonites of the Inner Piedmont near the Brevard fault zone in Atlanta, Geological Society of America,
Abs. with Programs, v.21, A67.
Hadizadeh, J. and Babaie, H. A., 1988; A microstructural study of cataclastic rocks in the Towaliga fault zone,
Pine Mountain Belt, Georgia, Geol. Soc. America, Abs. w. Prog. 20, 7, A180.
Babaie, H. A, 1987, Formation of kink bands in accretionary prisms: Geol. Soc. Am. Abs. w. Prog. 19, p577.
Babaie, H. A., and Speed, R. C., 1983, Significance of tectonic fabric of the Golconda allochthon in Toiyabe
Range, Nevada: Geol. Soc. of Am., Abs. w. Prog., v. 15, 383.
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