Dr. Farhad Ahmadnejad is an Assistant Professor of Economic Geology and Geochemistry at the University of Kurdistan, where he currently serves as the Head of the Department of Earth Sciences. He holds postgraduate degrees in Economic Geology and Geochemistry from Shiraz University, completing his Ph.D. with honors in the geology, mineralogy, and geochemistry of bauxite deposits in the Zagros Simply Fold Belt. He was awarded Iran's Top Ph.D. Student in Economic Geology (2017). His research focuses on sedimentary geochemistry, critical raw materials (particularly REE-Y in bauxites), and paleogeographic reconstructions. With extensive experience in fluid inclusion studies and mineral exploration, he previously directed the Fluid Inclusion Laboratory at Lorestan University and currently leads exploration projects in Kurdistan Province.