Sarifa Khatun

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor in the Department of Geology.

My research mainly focused on understanding the key magmatic processes linked to the formation of critical metals of Cr, Ni, Ti-V, and the platinum-group elements (PGEs). These processes need to be characterized for future exploration of these resources. I’m also interested in using these ores to fingerprint the evolution of the Earth, as the orebodies hosting critical metals show specific compositional and tectonic styles at discrete time periods of the Earth’s geological history, which may reflect the secular changes in the tectonic styles and magmatic or thermal conditions of the Earth.