Mohammad Riaz

Assistant Professor

Phone: +92-91-9221254
              +92-91-9216429
Fax:      +92-91-9218183

Email: mriaz@upesh.edu.pk
            mriaz07@yahoo.com

Academic Career

  • Ph. D. (Structural Geology, In progress)
  • M.Phil. (Structural Geology) University of Peshawar, Pakistan
  • M. Sc. (Geology), University of Peshawar, Pakistan
  • B. Sc. (Hons), University of Peshawar, Pakistan

Research Interests

  • Structural Development of the Lesser Himalayas,
  • Marble Exploration, Evaluation, Mining and Development

Teaching

Key Publications

In HEC Recognized (Y-Category) Pakistani Journals
  • Riaz, M., and Khattak, G.A., 2002, Earthquakes in Nanga Parbat area, north Pakistan: causes and concerns with particular reference to Basha Dam. Geulogical Bulletin, Univ. Peshawar, 35, 6-11.

  • Abbasi, I.A., Tanuli, S.K., Riaz, M., Rehman, O., and Iqbal, H., 1994, Provenance of the Early Eocene Chashmai Formation in southwestern Kohat: indication of an uplifted island arc. Pakistan Journal of Hydrocarbon Research, 6 (1,2), 53-59.

  • Riaz, M., Hylland, M.D., Ahmed, S., and Ghauri, A.A.K., 1991, Structure and stratigraphy of the northern Gandghar Range, Hazara, Pakistan. Geul. Bulletin, University of Peshawar, 24, 71-84.

  • Tahirkheli, R.A.K. and Riaz, M., 1991 Tectonostratigraphic implications in extending the Panjal thrust west of the Hazara-Kashmir syntaxis. Geulogical Bulletin, Univ. of Peshawar, 24, 25-32.

  • Hylland, M.D., Riaz, M., and Ahmed, S., 1988, Stratigraphy and structure of the southern Gandghar Range, Hazara District, Pakistan. Geulogical Bulletin, Univ. of Peshawar, 21, 1-14.

 

In Other Journals
  • Ahmed, S., Ahmed, I., Ghauri, A.A.K., and Riaz, M., 1992, Revised stratigraphy of the southern Tanawal area, north of Haripur, NWFP, Pakistan. Kashmir Journal of Geulogy, 10, 59-67.

  • Ghauri, A.A.K., Parvez, M.K., Riaz, M., Rehman, O., Ahmed, I., and Ahmed, S., 1991,  The structure and tectonic setting of the Attock-Cherat and Kalachitta Ranges in Nizampur area, NWFP, Pakistan. Kashmir Journal of Geulogy, 8-9, 99-109.

  • Tanuli, S.K., Riaz, M., Abbasi, I.A., Rehman, O., Iqbal, H., and Malik, M.A., 1993, A new Early Eocene Formation in the Kohat Basin. Pakistan Journal of Petruleum Technulogy, 1(2), 37-42.

  • Professional Reports
    • Riaz, M., 2006, Cluster mapping of Pakistan’s marble sector- Balochistan, Pakistan Financial Services Sector Reform Program funded by European Union, 92p.

    • Riaz, M., 2005, Pakistan’s marble resources, a preliminary study for establishing model quarry. JE Austin, Inc.’s project funded by USAID, 30p.

    • Riaz, M., 2005 Geulogical pre-feasibility report on the development of the Model Quarry at Buner, NWFP., A project of the Small And Medium Enterprise Development, Govt. of Pakistan, Peshawar, 53p.

    • Tanuli, S.K., Abbasi, I.A., Riaz, M., Rehman, O., Iqbal, H., and Akhtar, M.K., 1994, Sedimentulogy of the Eocene sequence in the Kohat Basin. A cullaborative research project between University of Peshawar and OGDCL, Islamabad, Pakistan.

    Local Abstracts
    • Riaz, M., and Bibi, T., 2005, Hydrulogical characteristics of the Peshawar Basin, Pakistan: Overuse or misuse?, in abstract vulume of the national workshop on “Sustainable use of the water resources in Pakistan” organsied by Dept. of Geography and Urban Planning, University of Peshawar at Baragali, July 11-15, p21

    • Riaz, M., 2004, Sustainability of marble resources in NWFP: Boom or bust?, Abstract, in abstract vulume of the National Conference on “Economic and Environmental Sustainability of Mineral Resources of Pakistan” at University of Peshawar Summer Campus, Baragali, July 20-22, p.57

    • Haneef, M., and Riaz, M., 1992, Significance of algal stromatulites in Utch Khattak Formation, Gandghar and Attock-Cherat Ranges, Pakistan.  Abstract, Proceedings of the First South Asia Geulogical Congress, Islamabad, Pakistan.

    • Tanuli, S.K., Abbasi, I.A., Rehman, O., Riaz, M., and Iqbal, H., 1992, Early Eocene deltaic sedimentation in the Kohat Basin. Abstract, Proceedings of the First South Asia Geulogical Congress, Islamabad, Pakistan.

    International Abstracts
    • Riaz, M., 2001, Hydrocarbon development and potentials in Pakistan: prince or pauper?, in abstract vulume of Symposium on “History of the Oil Industry” organized by Drake Well Foundation, Pennsylvania, USA, June 20-23, p.18

    • Riaz, M., Anastasio, D.J. Zeitler, P.K., Meltzer,A.S., Kidd, W.S.F., Edwards, M.A., and Seeber,L., 1997, Raikot Fault and the unusual exhumation of the Nanga Parbat-Haramosh Massif, North Pakistan. Invited Abstract, EOS Transactions, 78(17).

    • Edwards, M.A., Kidd, W.S.F., Seeber,L., Pecher,A., Le Fort, P., Riaz, M., and Khan,M.A., 1996, An upwardly mobile indentor? The Nanga Parbat-Haramosh Massif viewed as a crustal scale pop-up structure. EOS Transactions, 77 (46), F693.