Publications, peer-reviewed (*asterisk denotes undergraduate author)
2001 Ismat, Z., Mitra, G., Folding by cataclastic flow at shallow crustal levels in the Canyon Range, Sevier Orogenic Belt, west-central Utah. Journal of Structural Geology 23, 355-378.
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2001 Mitra, G., Ismat, Z., Microfracturing associated with reactivated fault zones and shear zones: What can it tell us about deformation history. Geological Society (London) Special Publication 186, 113-140.
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2005 Ismat, Z., Mitra, G., Fold-thrust belt evolution expressed in an internal thrust sheet: the role of cataclastic flow. Geological Society of America Bulletin 117, 764-782.
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2005 Ismat, Z., Mitra, G., Folding by cataclastic flow: Evolution of controlling factors during deformation. Journal of Structural Geology 27, 2181-2203.
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2007 Ismat, Z., Benford, B.*, Deformation in the core of a fold: Unraveling the kinematic evolution of tight, multilayer folds developed in the upper crust. Journal of Structural Geology 29, 497-514.
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2008 Ismat, Z., Folding kinematics expressed in fracture patterns: An example from the Anti-Atlas fold belt, Morocco. Journal of Structural Geology 30, 1396-1404.
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2009 Ismat, Z., Energy budget during fold-tightening. Journal of Structural Geology (Special volume in honor of Rick Groshong and Richard Nickelsen) 39, 972-988.
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S 2010 – F 2011, Maternity leave followed by 1-year sabbatical
2012 Ismat, Z., Evolution of Fracture Porosity and Permeability During Folding by Cataclastic Flow: Implications for Syntectonic Fluid Flow. Rocky Mountain Geology 47, 133-155.
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2013 Ismat, Z., Block supported cataclastic flow in the upper crust. Journal of Structural Geology 56, 118-128.
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2014 Sak, P., Gray, M. B., Ismat, Z., Significance in the deformation history within the hinge zone of the Pennsylvania Salient, Appalachian Mountains. Journal of Geology 122, 367-380.
2015 Ismat, Z., What can the dihedral angle of conjugate faults tell us? Journal of Structural Geology 73, 97-113.
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2015 Ismat, Z.,Toeneboehn, K.*, Deformation along a salient-transverse zone junction: An example from the Leamington transverse zone, Utah, Sevier fold-thrust belt (USA). Journal of Structural Geology 75, 69-79.
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2016 Ismat, Z., Toeneboehn, K.*, Kinematic history of a salient-recess junction explored through a combined approach of field data and analog sandbox modeling. JoVE, doi: 10.3791/54318.
2016 Ismat, Z., Herbert, J.*, Deformation history expressed within the Juniata culmination. Pennsylvania Geology 46 (1), 4-15.
2016 Ismat, Z., Riley, P.*, Lerback, J.*, What do fault patterns reveal about the latest phase of extension within the Northern Snake Range metamorphic core complex, Nevada, USA?. Journal of Structural Geology 89, 88-100.
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F 2017 – F 2018, 1-year sabbatical (Columbia University) followed by maternity leave
2022 Ismat, Z.,The role of plate geometry and boundary type in global plate ductility and mantle convection. Journal of Structural Geology 159, 104580.
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2022 Ismat, Z., Putera, H.*, Patzkowsky, S.*, Internal deformation of the Gorda plate and its tectonic significance within the Cascadia subduction zone. Journal of Structural Geology 161, 104643.
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S 2026 – F 2027, 1-year sabbatical (Fulbright Scholar, Pakistan)
2026 Ismat, Z., What can the NW Syntaxis and western lateral margin tell us about IND-EUR convergence history?. Arabian Journal of Geosciences 19, 87.
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2026 Mitra, G., Boyer, S.E., Kwon, S., Mukul, M., Ismat, Z., Sussman, A.J., Lateral variations in evolution of a fold-thrust belt hinterland: Passive versus active behavior of dominant internal thrust sheets, Habitable Planet
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2026 Ismat, Z., A revised tectonic model for Marginal India: Implications for multidirectional subduction, slab tearing, and crust-mantle coupling in the Northwestern India-Eurasia convergence zone, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, p. 107293
2026 Ismat, Z., Khadka, S.*, Shah, M.A.A., Khan, D., Integrating tectonically guided fractured-rock groundwater exploration and community based governance for water security in Pakistan, Discover Geoscience 4:419
In Review Ismat, Z., Khadka, S.*, Shah, M.A.A., Bhatti, M.T., Hydrologic Resilience: Integrating Fractured-Rock Groundwater into Mountain Water Security, Nature-based Solutions
In Review Ismat, Z., Shah, M.A.A., Bhatti, M.T., Kinematic evolution of the Eastern Sulaiman fold-thrust belt, Pakistan: Implications for block motion, progressive folding, and fracture development, Journal of Structural Geology
External Grants (selected)
2025 Fulbright US Scholar (Pakistan) 2025 – 2026
2024 SHERR (Supporting Higher Education in Refugee Resettlement) (w/ L. Wolfe (lead P.I.), G. Faleschini-Lerner, S. Dicklitch-Nelson)
2022 Mira Lloyd Dock Partnership Diversity award, Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Keystone's 10 million Trees Partnership – Blackbirds Environmental Justice
2022 Hourglass Foundation, Food for Thought, Lancaster Changemakers – Blackbirds Environmental Justice
2019 CSEwL Seed Grant (P.I.: Z. Ismat) Energy Security & Environmental Justice
2016 Convergence Grant (P.I.: Z. Ismat) Biogas generator construction.
2005 Career Enhancement fellowship from Woodrow Wilson foundation (P.I.: Z. Ismat). Fold development in the Anti-Atlas, Morocco.
2003 National Science Foundation-SGER, 2003-2005, EAR-0318906 (P.I.: Z. Ismat). Buckle vs. bend folding: their progressive development in the Anti-Atlas mountains, Morocco.