Dr. S. M. Talha Qadri

Dr. S. M. Talha Qadri

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Dr. Talha Qadri has a PhD in Geosciences from the Universiti Brunei Darussalam and an MPhil in Earth Sciences. He also completed two MSc degrees, the first in Geophysics and the second in Earth and Environmental Studies, from the University of Toronto.

Dr. Qadri strives to infuse passion, academic authority, imagination, organization, clarity and respect into his teaching endeavours. Currently, he teaches GEOG 101: Physical Geography at UCW.

Expertise and Experience

Dr. Talha Qadri began his professional career as a Lecturer in 2010 at Sargodha University-Pakistan and served there for five years before leaving for Brunei Darussalam. During his affiliation with the Universiti Brunei Darussalam (Brunei Darussalam-Abode of Peace) as a Research Fellow (2015-2018), he worked on various domains of Geosciences, such as earthquake hazards and their impact on society, 3D Geomodelling, Structural Geology and Tectonics, Source and Reservoir Characterization.

From 2019-2021, Dr. Qadri worked as a Research and Teaching Assistant for the University of Toronto. During this time, he contributed to prestigious conferences and research articles in top-ranking journals and assisted in teaching numerous courses, including Confronting Global Change and Geology in Public Issues.  In 2021, Dr. Qadri joined the University of the Fraser Valley as a full-time instructor, where his research focused on climate change and integrated data sciences with natural hazards and geophysics in the Fraser Valley District. In addition, since 2021, he has taught Earth and the Solar System, Natural Disasters and Catastrophic Earth courses at the University of British Columbia.

Publications and Scholarly Activity

  • Assessment of Land Surface Temperature from the Indian Cities of Ranchi and Dhanbad during COVID-19 Lockdown: Implications on the Urban Climatology. MDPI-Sustainability (2023) 15(17):12961 https://doi.org/10.3390/su151712961
  • Harnessing Advanced Machine-Learning Algorithms for Optimized Data Conditioning and Petrophysical Analysis of Heterogeneous, Thin Reservoirs. Energy & Fuels (2023) https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c01293
  • Application of Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment to Understand the Earthquake Hazar in Attock City, Pakistan: A Step towards Linking Hazards and Sustainability. MDPI-Sustainability (2023), 15(2), 1023; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15021023
  • Integrated Geophysical and Geochemical Analyses for Assessment of Potential Coal Prospects in Tirah Area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. MDPI-Eneregies (2023) 16(18), 6541; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16186541
  • Geochemical characteristics and genetic types of crude oils from a variety of geological reservoir rocks (Cretaceous-Palaeogene) in the Melut Basin, southern Sudan based on biomarker and carbon isotope composition. Wiley-Geological Journal (2023). https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.4824
  • Characteristics of records obtained at the 14 November 2021 Fin doublet events, Southern of Iran. Springer-Natural Hazards (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-023-05873-7
  • Organic matter characteristics and gas generation prospect of the Late Cretaceous fluvial deltaic organic-rich shale in the offshore Jiza-Qamar Basin, Yemen based on organic geochemical, macerals composition, and biomarker results combined with 1-D basin modeling. Wiley-Geological Journal (2023). https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.4846
  • Soft Sedimentary Deformations Structures (SSDS) in Neoproterozoic Sharaban Formation, Kirana Complex, Pakistan: Regional Tectonic Implications. Springer-Doklady Earth Sciences (2023). 510, 371-386. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1028334X23600159
  • Oil generation and expulsion modeling of the syn-rift Salif oil-source rock in the Tihamah Basin, Yemeni Red Sea: Implications for shale oil exploration. Elsevier-Journal of African Earth Sciences (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2023.104924
  • Characterization of Lower Cretaceous organic-rich shales from the Kom Ombo Basin, Egypt: Implications for conventional oil generation. Elsevier-Journal of Asian Earth Sciences (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2022.105459
  • “Linking Ambient Noise Analysis with the Sustainable City Planning: Looking Backward to Moving Forward:” Western Division Canadian Association of Geographers Conference (WDCAG-2023).
  • An Integrated Approach for Site Characterization to Understand the Seismic Vulnerability of the Attock City, Pakistan (American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting-2021)
  • Application of Generalized CAP and H/V Spectral Ratio Methods to Understand the Nature of Source and Site at the Jhelum City-Pakistan (3rd Conference of Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2-5 November 2020)
  • The Impact of Diagenetic Processes on the Reservoir Character of the Paleocene Farewell Formation in Kupe Field, Southeast Taranaki Basin-New Zealand. (3rd Conference of Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2-5 November 2020)
  • Tectonic Geomorphology and Site Response Analysis of Taxila City, Pakistan Himalaya: An Essential Step towards Mitigation of Potential Earthquake Disaster. (American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting-2020)
  • Reservoir quality assessment by petrographic and petrophysical analyses in Kupe Gas Field, Southern Taranaki Basin, New Zealand. (GEOCONVENTION, May 2019)
  • Physico-chemical analysis, classification of groundwater, and impact of water quality on the health of people in Khushab City, Pakistan. (7th Brunei International Conference on Engineering and Technology 2018)
  • Utilization of microtremor measurements to evaluate fundamental frequency in the urban settlement of Taxila-Pakistan (7th Brunei International Conference on Engineering and Technology 2018)
  • “Petrophysical evaluation of Lower Goru Formation in the Lower Indus Basin-Pakistan.” 1st International Congress on Earth Sciences, (15-19th November 2017). Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.
  • Identifying the Ecological Effects of Flood on the Indus Delta and Its Coastal Areas. 2nd International Conference on Environment Science and Biotechnology (IPCBEE-2012) DOI:10.7763/IPCBEE

Awards

  • Grant for Extreme Weather Mapping, 2023
  • Individual Partnership Engage Grants (SSHRC-Canada) 2022
  • Arthur and Sonia Labatt Research Fellowship, 2019-2020
  • Graduate Research Scholarship (GRS), 2015-2018