Interviews & Media

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#crescent | Mohammad Khorrami | 14 commentsHonored to receive the 2025 #CRESCENT Fellowship and present my research at the CFM workshop in Portland on how human activities impact earthquake timing in California — advancing geotechnical insights, earthquake forecasting, and infrastructure resilience. | 14 comments on LinkedIn

CRESCENT Fellowship

Mohammad Khorrami has received the CRESCENT 2025 Geoscience Professional Development Fellowship and has also presented at their annual meeting in Portland, Oregon (Link).

*** Congratulations*** Please join me in congratulating Dr. Mohammad… | Manoochehr Shirzaei | 17 comments*** Congratulations*** Please join me in congratulating Dr. Mohammad Khorrami on successfully passing his thesis defense! This is a tremendous achievement, and we are all proud of his hard work and dedication. Virginia Tech College of Science The United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) | 17 comments on LinkedIn

PhD Defense

Mohammad Khorrami successfully defended his PhD dissertation on April 16, 2025.

Virginia Tech News

Interview with Mohammad Khorrami: Introducing Virginia Tech's ITRAAB Music Ensemble (Nov 25, 2024). Watch here.

Join Us at AGU 2024: Session on Mining-Induced Seismicity

Please join us at AGU 2024 for a session on "Mining-Induced Seismicity: Challenges in Monitoring, Modeling, Managing, and Risk Mitigation". We invite researchers in this critical field to submit their abstracts and engage in valuable discussions.

Submission Link

Submit Your Abstracts: Mining-Induced Seismicity Session at AGU 2024

We are organizing the mining-induced seismicity session at the AGU 2024 Fall Meeting. Please submit your abstracts to this session before July 31 at 11:59 pm EDT.

Submission Link

Why Mexico City’s thirst is causing it to sinkThe demand for water in Mexico’s capital is draining its underground aquifers — and fueling some of the fastest subsidence rates in the world.

Media Spotlight: Our Ground Subsidence Study Featured in The Washington Post

Media coverage of our publication on ground subsidence in Mexico City (Khorrami et al., 2023) in The Washington Post.

Recipient of the SEG-Chevron SLS Travel Grant for IMAGE 2024

Mohammad Khorrami was awarded the SEG-Chevron SLS Travel Grant to attend the IMAGE conference (June 2024).

World Finals Qualification: SEG U.S. Regional Challenge Bowl

Mohammad Khorrami and Jonathan Lucy (Elastic Loading Team) ranked 3rd and qualified for the SEG U.S. Regional Challenge Bowl World Finals. May 2024.

Google Award for Outstanding Climate Adaptation Research Project

I was awarded for an outstanding research project in the category of climate adaptation by Google. January 2024.

Talk: "CO2 Capture and Storage Impact on Our Environment" at Nutshell Games 2023

Mohammad Khorrami's talk on "CO2 Capture and Storage Impact on our Environment " at Nutshell Games, 2023.

Groundwater Pumping Is Causing Mexico City to Sink - EosResearchers say knowing how much water is being extracted is crucial for addressing infrastructure and water supply crises in the capital.

Interview with AGU EoS Magazine: Discussing Our Ground Subsidence Paper on Mexico City

Discussing our paper on ground subsidence in Mexico City over an Interview with the AGU EoS Magazine. May 2023.

Interview with Center for Communicating Science at Virginia Tech

Read my Interview with the Center for Communicating Science at Virginia Tech, 2023 here.

Hydrogeology Division Research Grant Fund - Geological Society of America FoundationThe Hydrogeology Division Fund supports the activities of the Hydrogeology Division. 2022 Recipients Julianna Martin, University of Idaho; Project title: “Laboratory Experiments for Evaluation of Solute Transport with Construction of Backfill Aquifers in Restored Coal Mine Pits, Powder River Basin” Mohammad Khorrami, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Project title: “Constraining groundwater change in Mexico […]

Awarded GSA Hydrogeology Division Research Grant Fund with "Outstanding Mention" for Groundwater Change Project in Mexico City

I was awarded the GSA's Hydrogeology Division Research Grant Fund with an "Outstanding Mention" for my project entitled "Constraining groundwater change in Mexico City using GRACE and InSAR observations and elastic load models", 2022.

Disappearing Water Sources, Lake Urmia, Iran“Now when the man stands on the pier overlooking the once-mighty lake, all he can see is the white of salt. The lake is just a memory.”

Story Featured by the Food, Water, & Communities Center: "Disappearing Water Sources, Lake Urmia, Iran"

The Food, Water, & Communities Center at Virginia Tech featured my story “Disappearing Water Sources, Lake Urmia, Iran”. May 2022.

UNESCO Land Subsidence Initiative Newsletter Highlights Khorrami et al., 2020

The newsletter of the UNESCO Land Subsidence International Initiative (Read Here) highlighted Khorrami et al., 2020.

UNESCO Land Subsidence Initiative X Account Highlights Khorrami et al., 2020

The UNESCO Land Subsidence International Initiative X account highlighted Khorrami et al., 2020. Article Link

Our Geosciences Publication Recognized as a Most Cited Paper in 2019 and 2020

Our publication in Geosciences was mentioned as a Most Cited Paper in two years (2019 and 2020)! Nov 2020.

Our publication in Remote Sensing is mentioned as a Highly Cited Paper! Sep 2020.

The Ferdowsi University of Mashhad featured my Book titled "A Guidance to Civil Engineering Olympiad Competition", 2018.

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