• Antarctic Coordination Workshop (September 28–30, 2025): Participated in discussions on Antarctic research coordination, organized by the DFG Priority Programme. Bremerhaven, Germany.

• DBG Conference (September 13–18, 2025): Attended the German Soil Science Society conference, focusing on healthy soils and climate protection at the University of Tübingen. Tübingen, Germany.

• AI4Soil Workshop (September 22–23, 2025): Engaged in a workshop exploring AI applications for soil health and management, hosted at Technische Universität München. Munich, Germany.

• EGU Conference (April 27–May 2, 2025): Participation in the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly. Vienna, Austria.

•Tübingen Woman in Machine Learning Workshop (October 11, 2024): Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems. Tübingen, Germany.

•Japanese-German Workshop to Initiate International Collaboration (14 Oct 2023). Tübingen, Germany.

•Machine learning workshop in soil science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. 

• Modeling in soil science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. 

• ArcGIS, Tehran University, Shiraz, Iran. 

• Digital soil properties mapping and data mining, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

• Evaluation of land capability and suitability of land, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

•Mineralogy, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. 

•Mushroom production and cultivation, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

•Vermicompost production workshop, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. 

•Training workshop on sampling in the field and carrying out fieldwork, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

Work experience

Project title: Soil Formation in Antarctica, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany (Since 2025).

Project title: Digital Mapping and Modeling for Extrapolation and Interpolation of Selected Soil Properties Using Machine Learning Algorithms and Geostatistical Methods, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran (2019-2024). 

Project title: Morphology, Mineralogy, Physical and Chemical Properties, and Soil Classification in a Toposequence Fasarood Area, Darab Fars Province, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran (2017-2019). 

Project title: The effect of different chemical conditions and classification, climate, slope, and land use on soil phosphorus status, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran (2013–2017).

Field Work Experience

Antarctica – Soil sampling.

Marvdasht and Lapui, Fars, Iran – Soil sampling.

Fasarood Area, Darab, Fars, Iran – Excavation of deep soil profiles and pedological description.

Sarvestan, Fars, Iran – Excavation of deep soil profiles and pedological description.

Activity at the University of Tübingen (2023-2025): 

• Experience working in a microscopy laboratory at the Department of Geosciences, University of Tübingen, including SEM, CLEM, and LM analysis. 

• Laboratory work at the Soil Science Laboratory, University of Tübingen, including wet sieving analysis, operation of a centrifuge, ultrasonic devices, and freeze dryers. 

• Work in the spectroscopy laboratory at the University of Tübingen using spectroscopic methods.

• Georeferencing of 1000 satellite images and classification of 500 images using ArcGIS Pro in GIS and remote sensing applications. 

• Proficient in using CNS elemental analyzer and ICP-OES (Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry) for the determination of major and trace elements in soil samples. 

Teaching Assistant (TA) at Shiraz University (2019-2023): 

• Taught both theoretical lectures and laboratory sessions in General Soil Science.

• Taught both theoretical lectures and laboratory sessions in Soil Genesis.

• Taught both theoretical lectures and laboratory sessions in Mineralogy.

• Taught both theoretical lectures and laboratory sessions in Cartography.

• Taught both theoretical lectures and laboratory sessions in Soil Classification.

• Taught both theoretical lectures and laboratory sessions in Land Capability.

• Taught both theoretical lectures and laboratory sessions in Soil Mapping.

• Taught both theoretical lectures and laboratory sessions in Land Suitability.

• Conducted training sessions in R and ArcGIS software (with focus on Machine Learning and Geostatistical Models).

• Translation of the Soil Survey Manual into the Persian language in two volumes, including the publication of:
  • Volume I: Soil Identification Handbook
  • Volume II: Soil Identification Handbook
• Editor-in-Chief of Bioplastics Magazine, published under the National Elite Foundation.
• Managing Director and Editor of Nora (Cultural and Social Journal), Volume 1, Issue 1, Winter 2018.
• Managing Director and Editor of Nora (Cultural and Social Journal), Volume 1, Issue 2, Spring 2019.
• Scientific Editor of an extension publication on fertilization through foliar spraying in urban green spaces.
• Member of the Editorial Board of the student scientific journal Khakdaneh (soil aggregates) (2016–2018).

International Journal: 

•Bellat, M., Zebari, M., Glissman, B., Rentschler, T., Sconzo, P., Kakhani, N., Taghizadeh-Mehrjardi, R., Kohsravani, P., Brifany, B., Pfälzner, P., and Scholten, T. (2026). Soil information and soil property maps for the Kurdistan region, Dohuk governorate (Iraq). Earth System Science Data, 18(4), 2507-2548.

•Khosravani, P., Kebonye, N. M., Taghizadeh-Mehrjardi, R., Shokati, H., Hu, L., & Scholten, T. (2026). Soil pH and latitude as major predictors of C: N:P stoichiometry in Germany. CATENA, 264, 109785. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2025.109785

• Kebonye, N. M., Khosravani, P., Seletlo, Z., Scholten, T. (2025). Refined insights into Africa’s plant-soil diversity interplay. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 100844. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2025.100844

•Shokati, H., Mashal, M., Noroozi, A., Mirzaei, S., Mohammadi-Doqozloo, Z., Nabiollahi, K., Taghizadeh-Mehrjardi, R., Khosravani, P., Adhikari, R., Hu, L., and Scholten, T. (2025). Comparing UAV-Based Hyperspectral and Satellite-Based Multispectral Data for Soil Moisture Estimation Using Machine Learning. Water, 17, 1715. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17111715

• Khosravani, P., Moosavi, A. A., Baghernejad, M., Kebonye, N. M., Mousavi, S. R., & Scholten, T. (2024). Machine Learning Enhances Soil Aggregate Stability Mapping for Effective Land Management in a Semi-Arid Region. Remote Sensing, 16(22), 4304.

•Khosravani, P., Baghernejad, M., Taghizadeh-Mehrjardi, R., Mousavi, S. R., Moosavi, A. A., Fallah Shamsi, S. R., ... & Scholten, T. (2024). Assessing the Role of Environmental Covariates and Pixel Size in Soil Property Prediction: A Comparative Study of Various Areas in Southwest Iran. Land, 13(8), 1309.

•Khosravani, P., Baghernejad, M., Moosavi, A. A., & FallahShamsi, S. R. (2023). Digital mapping to extrapolate the selected soil fertility attributes in calcareous soils of a semiarid region in Iran. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 23(11), 4032-4054. 

•Khosravani, P., Baghernejad, M., Moosavi, A. A., & Rezaei, M. (2023). Digital mapping and spatial modeling of some soil physical and mechanical properties in a semi-arid region of Iran. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 195(11), 1367. 

•Hu, L., Hochschild, V., Neidhardt, H., Schultz, M., Khosravani, P., & Shokati, H. (2024). BIPE: A Bi-Layer Predictive Ensemble Framework for Forest Fire Susceptibility Mapping in Germany. Remote Sensing, 17(1), 7. •Shokati, H., Mashal, M., Noroozi, A., Abkar, A. A., Mirzaei, S., Mohammadi-Doqozloo, Z., Taghizadeh-Mehrjardi, R., Khosravani, P., … & Scholten, T. (2024). Random Forest-Based Soil Moisture Estimation Using Sentinel-2, Landsat-8/9, and UAV-Based Hyperspectral Data. Remote Sensing, 16(11), 1962. 

•Enjavinejad, S. M., Zahedifar, M., Moosavi, A. A., & Khosravani, P. (2024). Integrated application of multiple indicators and geographic information system-based approaches for comprehensive assessment of environmental impacts of toxic metals-contaminated agricultural soils and vegetables. Science of The Total Environment, 926, 171747. 

National Journal: 

•Khosravani, P., Baghernejad, M., Moosavi, A. A., & FallahShamsi, S. R. (2024). Digital Mapping of Soil Texture Particles with Machine Learning Models and Environmental Covariates. Water & Soil, 37(6). 

•Khosravani, P., Moosavi, A. A., & Baghernejad, M. (2021). Spatial variations of soil penetration resistance and shear strength and the effect of land use type and physiographic unit on these characteristics.  Journal of Soil and Water Research, 52(4), 1041-1057. 

•Khosravani, P., Baghernejad, M., Abtahi, A., & Ghasemi, R. (2021). Comparison of the Efficiency of Soil Taxonomy (2014) and WRB (2015) Systems in the Study of Soil Variations in Different Landform Positions. JWSS-Isfahan University of Technology, 25(3), 191-207. 

•Khosravani, P., Baghernejad,  M., Abtahi, S. A., & Ghasemi, R. (2020). Soil Genesis and Classification of Available Soils Along a Toposequence in Farsarood Region of Darab City, Fars Province. Journal of Soil and Water Research, 50(10), 2539-2553.

International conference: 

• Khosravani, P., Fischer, F. C., Scholten, T., and Wagner, D. (2026, May). Microaggregate-scale heterogeneity as an indicator of initial soil formation in Antarctic cold desert soils. EGU 2026, Vienna, Austria.

• Fischer, F. C., Khosravani, P., Scholten, T., and Wagner, D. (2026, March). Soil Microaggregates as Microniches in Antarctic Soils: Effects of Aggregate Size and Structure on Microbial Community Composition. VAAM Annual Conference, Berlin, Germany. 

•Fischer, F. C., Khosravani, P., Scholten, T., and Wagner, D. (2025, October). Microaggregates as Potential Protective Microhabitats on Mars: Insights from Antarctic Field Studies. German Astrobiological Society (DAbG). 

• Fischer, F. C., Khosravani, P., Scholten, T., and Wagner, D. (2025, September). Microbial-induced pedogenesis: Microaggregates as a nucleus for initial soil formation. Antarctic Coordination Workshop, Bremerhaven, Germany. 

•Khosravani, P., Kebonye, N. M., and Scholten, T. (2025, September). Environmental variables on soil N:P stoichiometry in Germany: A spatial analysis using a multi-model approach, DBG-2025. Tübingen, Germany.

• Kebonye, N. M., Khosravani, P., Seletlo, Z., and Scholten, T. (2025, September). On Africa’s plant-soil diversity at a high spatial resolution. DBG-2025. Tübingen, Germany.

• Khosravani, P., Kebonye, N. M., Baghernejad, M., Moosavi, A. A., Mousavi, S. R., and Scholten, T.: Identifying the Spatial Drivers of Soil Carbon-Nitrogen Stoichiometry in Germany, EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27 Apr–2 May 2025, EGU25-262. Vienna, Austria.

• Nabiollahi, K., Molani, F., Taghizadeh-Mehrjardi, R., Tahari-Mehrjardi, M. H., Shokati, H., Khosravani, P., ... & Scholten, T. (2024, April). Comparison of advanced multicriteria decision and FAO models for land suitability assessment. In EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts (p. 740). Vienna, Austria.

National conference: 

•Investigation of different forms of phosphorus in soil under the influence of different chemical conditions, classification, climate, slope, and land use," National Soil Science and Land Management Conference. Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

•Khosravani, P., Baghernejad, M., Abtahi, S. A., & Ghasemi, R. (2020). Investigation of the variation of some soil physical and chemical properties along toposequence (A case study: Fasarood-Darab). 16th Iranian Soil Sciences Congress, Zanjan University. Zanjan, Iran. 

•Khosravani, P., Baghernejad, M., Abtahi, S. A., & Ghasemi, R. (2020). Investigation and identification of different clay minerals along a toposequence (a case study: Fasarood-Darab city). 16th Iranian Soil Sciences Congress, Zanjan University. Zanjan, Iran. 

•Khosravani, P., Baghernejad, M., Abtahi, S. A., & Ghasemi, R. (2020). Investigation of the relationship between the soils in a toposequence of elevation and elevation based on Sorenson's similarity index. 4th International Congress of Agricultural Development in Tabriz with ISC profile.