Dr. Syed Ali Turab

Assistant Professor

Phone: +92-91-9221254
              +92-91-9221256
Fax:      +92-91-9221228

Email: aliturab@uop.edu.pk
            
ali.turab@yahoo.com

Academic Career

  • PhD, Karl-Franzens-University Graz (University of Graz), Austria.
  • M.Phil (Structural Geology), National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan.
  • M.Sc Geology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan.
  • B.Sc (Hons) Geology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan.

Research Interests

  • Structural geology
  • (Neo-)Tectonics
  • Exhumation of Rocks
  • Low-temperature thermochronology (Fission track dating, (U-Th-Sm)/He dating)
  • Thermal history modelling
  • Stream power/profile analysis
  • Geomorphology

 

Key Publications

  • Ullah, S., Ali, N., Latif, K., Iqbal, S., Tahir, M., Hussain, H.S., Turab, S.A., Mumtaz, A., Mohibullah, M., 2022, Paleoenvironments and sequence stratigraphy of the early Jurassic Datta formation, Chichali Nala, Surghar Range, Pakistan. Himalayan Geology (accepted).
  • Khan, M.Y., Shafique, M., Turab, S.A., Ahmad, N., 2021, Characterization of an Unstable Slope Using Geophysical, UAV, and Geological Techniques: Karakoram Himalaya, Northern Pakistan. Frontiers in Earth Science, 9, 668011. doi: 10.3389/feart.2021.668011.
  • Khan, M.Y., Turab, S.A., Ali, L., Sha, M.T., Qadri, S.M.T., Latif, K., Kanli, A.I., Akhter, M.G., 2021, The dynamic response of coseismic liquefaction-induced ruptures associated with the 2019 Mw 5.8 Mirpur, Pakistan, earthquake using HVSR measurements. The Leading Edge, 40 (8), 590-600. https://doi.org/10.1190/tle40080590.1.
  • Khan, M.Y., Turab, S.A., Riaz, M.S., Atekwana, E.A., Muhammad, S., Butt, N.A., Abbas, S.M., Zafar, W.A., Ohenhen, L.O., 2021, Investigation of coseismic liquefaction-induced ground deformation associated with the 2019 Mw 5.8 Mirpur, Pakistan, earthquake using near-surface electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) and geological data. Near Surface Geophysics, 19, 169-182. doi: 10.1002/nsg.12148.
  • Muhammad, S., Ullah, R., Turab, S.A., Khan, M.Y., Khattak, N.U., Khan, M.A., 2020, Radon concentration in drinking water and soil after the September 24, 2019, Mw 5.8 earthquake, Mirpur, Azad Jammu, and Kashmir: an evaluation for potential risk. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27, 32628-32636. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-09589-0.
  • Turab, S.A., and Khan, M.A., 2019, Structural geology of the Muzaffarabad and adjoining areas. Journal of Earth System Science, submitted.
  • Saba, S.B., Khattak, N.U., Ali, M., Waseem, M., Siddiqui, S., Anjum, S., and Turab, S.A., 2019, Application of sub-pixel-based technique “orthorectification of optically sensed images and its correlation” for co-seismic landslide detection and its accuracy modification through the integration of various masks. Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences, 52 (1), 37-50.
  • Rehman, K., Khan, M.Y., Turab, S.A., and Ali, W., 2019, Strain energy release-based seismic hazard of Pakistan and its surrounding areas. Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences, 52 (1), 51-57.
  • Khan, M.Y., Rehman, K., Ali, W., Turab, S.A., and Latif, K., 2019, Characterization of ground-penetrating radar (GPR) wave response in shallow subsurface for forensic investigation in controlled environment. Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences, 52 (1), 58-64.
  • Ali, W., Nafees, M., Turab, S.A., Khan, M.Y., and Rehman, K., 2019, Drinking water quality assessment using water quality index and geostatistical techniques, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences, 52 (1), 65-85.
  • Turab, S.A., Stüwe, K., Stuart, F.M., Chew, D.M., and Cogné, N., 2017, Tectonics drives rapid exhumation of the western Himalayan syntaxis: Evidence from low-temperature thermochronometry of the Neelum valley region, Pakistan. Lithosphere, 9 (6), 874-888, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/L626.1.
  • Turab, S.A., Stüwe, K., Stuart, F.M., Cogné, N., and Chew, D.M., 2017, Escarpment evolution at the Red Sea continental margin of southwestern Saudi Arabia. Geophysical Research Abstracts, v. 19, EGU2017-1544, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, 23-28 April, Vienna, Austria.
  • Turab, S.A., Stüwe, K., Stuart, F.M., Chew, D.M., and Cogné, N., 2016, Constraining Uplift and Erosion in the Western Himalayan Syntaxis. A Multiple Thermochronometric Study from the Neelum River Region, NW Himalayas, Pakistan. 15th International Conference on Thermochronology (Thermo-2016), 18-23 September, Maresias, Brazil, Abstract volume, 126-127.
  • Turab, S.A., Stüwe, K., Stuart, F.M., and Chew, D.M., 2016, An integrated approach to study the exhumation of rocks in Neelum valley, NW Himalayas, Pakistan: Geophysical Research Abstracts, v. 18, EGU2016-4788, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, 17-22 April, Vienna, Austria.
  • Turab, S.A., Riaz, M., Abbas, Z., Ali, F., 2011. A study of deformation phases in slates of Manki Formation, Eastern Attock-Cherat Range, Pakistan. Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences, 44 (2), 81-90.
  • Turab, S.A., Riaz, M., Abbas, Z., Ali, F., 2011. A study of deformation phases in slates of Manki Formation, Eastern Attock-Cherat Range, Pakistan. Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences, 44 (2), 81-90.
  • Ali, W., Abbas, S.M., Latif, K., Turab, S.A., 2010. Land degradation assessment in the southern dry lands of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: A case study in Pezu and Tank region of Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa. Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences, 43, pp. 12.