As a researcher with  experience in Iran’s diverse aquatic ecosystems, I am dedicated to advancing our understanding of diatom diversity, ecology, and their role in water quality assessment. I am the founder and curator of the diatom collection at the TARI Herbarium of the Research Institute of Forests and Rangeland (RIFR) in Iran. My primary research focus lies in the diversity and ecology of diatoms in the Alborz Mountains’ springs and rivers, while also leading projects on the systematics of hypersaline diatoms across the Lut Desert, Urmia Lake, and Central Iran.