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Bahruz Ahadov

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4800 Oak Grove Drive

Pasadena, CA 91109

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Earth Surface and Interior

Biography

Dr. Bahruz Ahadov, a Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), is a leading expert in satellite remote sensing. His specialization in InSAR and GNSS allows him to focus his research on crustal deformation, earthquake dynamics, and mud volcano activity in the East Mediterranean and Caucasus regions.

Dr. Ahadov's work, which leverages satellite technologies to monitor natural hazards and climate change impacts, is truly international in scope. Supported by a Fulbright scholarship, he collaborates with researchers, advancing understanding of geodynamic processes and their environmental implications.

Education

  • Ph.D-University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • M.S-Baku State University
  • B.S-Baku State University

Professional Experience

  1. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2024 August-present- Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher
  2. Oil and Gas Institute, Ministry of Science and Education Republic of Azerbaijan 2022 June-present- Leading research scientist
  3. Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Centre for Agrarian Research 2021 August-2022 October- Senior Specialist in Remote Sensing
  4. Geology and Geophysics Institute, Ministry of Science and Education Republic of Azerbaijan 2021-2024- Leading research scientist
  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Astronomical Observatory 2015-2019- Research Assistant
  6. GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany June to August 2015- Visiting Researcher

Research Interests

  • Tectonic Kinematics and modelling using InSAR on a variety of time scales ranging from co- and inter-seismic deformation
  • Mud Volcano Monitoring
  • Remote Sensing applications
  • Landslide and Subsidence
  • Environmental/Ecological Monitoring and Climate Changes
  • Agriculture Monitoring using Remote Sensing techniques
  • Spatial-temporal characterization of seismicity and seismic hazard assessment
  • Coulomb stress modelling

Selected Awards

  • Fulbright Visiting Scholar 2024-2025
  • BOYA Postdoctoral Fellow award 2020
  • DAAD visiting researcher 2014

Selected Publications

  1. Ahadov B., and Kadirov FA. InSAR Analysis of the Ayazakhtarma Mud Volcano and its Response to the 2021 Shamakhi Earthquake: Understanding Seismo-Volcanic Interactions. ANAS Transactions Earth Sciences. 2023 DOI: 1055
  2. Ahadov B., and Jin, S. THE IMPACT OF COULOMB STRESS CHANGES OF THE 2018 PALU EARTHQUAKE, INDONESIA. ANAS Transactions Earth Sciences. 2023 DOI: 10.33677/ggianas20230200099
  3. Ahadov, B., Ozturk, S. Spatial variations of fundamental seismotectonic parameters for the earthquake occurrences in the Eastern Mediterranean and Caucasus. Nat Hazards (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-021-05170-1
  4. Ahadov, B., Jin, S. Slip Rates and Seismic Potential Along Main Faults in the Eastern Mediterranean and Caucasus from dense GPS Observations and Seismic Data. Pure Appl. Geophys. 178, 39–54 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-020-02643-5
  5. Ahadov, B., and S.G. Jin (2019) Effects of coulomb stress change on Mw>6 earthquakes in the Caucasus region, Physics of the Earth Planet. Inter., 297, 106326, doi: 10.1016/j.pepi.2019.106326
  6. Ahadov B., and S.G. Jin (2017) Present-day kinematics in the Eastern Mediterranean and Caucasus from dense GPS observations, Physics of the Earth Planet. Inter., 268, 54-64, doi: 10.1016/j.pepi.2017.05.003