{"id":112,"date":"2023-06-16T20:15:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T20:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/geo\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2026-09-06T22:52:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T02:52:02","slug":"research-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/geo\/research-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/geo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/06\/farahani.jpeg\" alt=\"farahani\" height=\"1037\" width=\"1556\" title=\"farahani\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<strong>Ali Farahani<br \/>\nPhD Student (2021-Present)\u00a0<\/strong>\nMSc, Civil Engineering (Geotechnical), University of Tehran, Iran<br \/>\nBSc, Civil Engineering, K.N. 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