Meet the team

Discover the experts behind Silk Cities!

Founder

Dr. Fatemeh Farnaz Arefian

Advisory Board

Silk Cities benefits from generous advisory supports of globally renowned experts, as follows (in alphabetical order):

Prof. Yves Cabannes
Prof. Mohammad Chaichian
Prof. Julio D Davila
Prof. Cassidy Johnson
Prof. Ramin Keivani
Prof. Ali Modarres
Mr. Babar Mumtaz
Dr. Aarathi Prasad
Ms. Judith Ryser
Prof. John Twigg
Prof. Michael Walls

Silk Cities Colleagues & Volunteers

Silk Cities is operational because of the support of volunteers and colleagues who dedicate their time and creativity to our cause. Some for several years and some for a few weeks. A special thanks to:

Current collegaues:

Ali Puya Khani
Maryam Eftekhar Dadkhah
Sanjoli Mathur
Diba Deihim
Maithilee Gotpagar
Ehsan Fatehifar
Zena Asswad

Previous colleagues:

Mostafa Norouzi, Eva Coleman, Dr. Shirin Hakim, Joy Zhuoya Chen, Mahya Fatemi, Dr. Mona Jabbari, Fatemeh Khatami, Anna Koldeva, Dr. Atiyeh Ardakanian, Sara Amini, Olga Kytea, Dr. Hassan Estaji, Dr. Sepideh Soltani, Dr. Puya Ghodoosi, and Dr. Amin Hamedani

Volunteering

We welcome volunteers from around the globe who are passionate, self-driven, committed to a vision for better cities, and demonstrate high quality skills in their field.

Why volunteer with Silk Cities?

  • Develop research skills
  • Learn by doing
  • Interact with an international intellectual network
  • Grow your academic network
  • Gain real life experience
  • Strengthen CV
  • Opportunity to work on new and ongoing projects
  • Work with a lively team that is constantly on its toes thinking of newer ideas, thoughts, and projects
  • Mentorship
  • Possibility of implementing your own ideas
  • Flexibility of work

Send us your CV and a cover letter at info@silkcities.org to be added to the pool of expert volunteers.

We look forward to getting to know you!