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Mostafa Jafari is a PhD researcher at the University of Geneva’s Institute for Environmental Sciences (ISE) and a member of the EnviroSPACE research group, working under the supervision of Prof. Anthony Lehmann. His PhD is funded by the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship.

His research focuses on hydrological and water-quality modeling of large alpine and peri-alpine catchments, with particular emphasis on the Lake Geneva (Léman) watershed. He works with process-based hydrological models, notably SWAT+, to investigate water quantity and nutrient dynamics, including phosphorus transport, under climate variability and land-use change.

Mostafa’s work combines model development, sensitivity analysis, calibration, and uncertainty analysis with the integration of long-term observational datasets and remote sensing products. He has strong experience in automating large-scale modeling workflows using Python, including spatially distributed parameterization and region-based calibration strategies. His research aims to improve the understanding of hydrological and water-quality responses to extreme events across spatial and temporal scales.

Education

• 2024 - PhD in Environment Science, University of Geneva, Switzerland
• 2016 – M.Sc. in Water Resources Engineering, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Iran.                                   ​​​​​Master’s thesis: Spatial and technical assessment of micro-hydropower potential in Gilan Province using multi-criteria decision-making
• 2012 – B.Sc. in Water Engineering, University of Guilan, Iran.

Teaching

• Teaching assistant, SPACE-Water: Hydrological Modeling with SWAT+, University of Geneva

Selected/Recent Publications

• M. Jafari, R. Fazloula, M. Effati and A. Jamali, (2021), Providing a GIS-based framework for run-of-river (RoR) hydropower site selection: a model based on sustainable development energy approach. Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems.