Dr Maryam Yousefi |  Sustainable Agriculture |  Best Researcher Award

Dr. Maryam Yousefi is a prominent researcher specializing in environmental science and agricultural sustainability. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) in Berlin, Germany, focusing on “Living Labs in Agricultural Landscapes” under the supervision of Prof. Frank Ewert. Previously, she worked at ETH Zurich’s Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, where she explored “Enhancing biodiversity & resilience in crop production,” supervised by Prof. Jaboury Ghazoul and Prof. Johan Six.

Profile:

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🎓 Education:

• Ph.D. in Environmental Science
  Shahid Beheshti University, Iran
  2015-2021
  • Visitor, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain (2018-2019)
• M.S. in Natural Resource Engineering – Land Use Planning and Assessment
  Birjand University, Iran
  2010-2012
• B.S. in Natural Resource Engineering – Environmental Science
  Hakim Sabzevari University, Iran
  2008-2010
• A.S. in Environmental Science
  Birjand University, Iran
  2004-2006

🏆 Honors and Awards:

1. Ranked 1st among B.S. students in Environmental Science, Hakim Sabzevari University.
2. Granted direct admission to M.S. program by Birjand University’s Talent Student Office.
3. Active member of the Young Researchers Club (2010-2018).
4. Ranked 3rd among ~2000 participants in the Iranian Ph.D. entrance exam.

🔬 Academic and Project Experience:

• Collaborator – Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines (Iran)
  2020-2021
• Project Manager – Agricultural Planning (Qazvin Province, Iran)
  2020
• Project Manager – Land Use Planning (Gilan & Qazvin Provinces, Iran)
  2015-2018
• Research Assistant – Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
  2016-2017
• Lecturer – Payam Noor University, Iran
  2013

🌿 Sustainable Agriculture Research Focus:

• • Biodiversity & Resilience: Enhancing biodiversity and resilience in crop production systems to improve sustainability and productivity.
  • Ecosystem Services: Evaluating and optimizing ecosystem services provided by agricultural landscapes, such as pest control and soil health.
  • Agri-environmental Schemes: Assessing the effectiveness of intercropping and other agri-environmental schemes to support sustainable farming practices.
  • Living Labs: Implementing and studying living labs in agricultural landscapes to test and promote sustainable agricultural practices.
  • Landscape Ecological Modeling: Using landscape ecological models to understand and manage landscape carrying capacity and environmental impacts of agricultural activities.
  • Social-Ecological Systems: Exploring the interactions between social and ecological systems to develop integrated approaches for sustainable land use and management.

Citations:

• Total Citations: 255
• Citations Since 2019: 235
• h-index: 9
• i10-index: 9

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