Yousef’s research focuses on tectonic reconstruction using the sedimentary archive of sedimentary basins from the Archean to the present. He uses detrital minerals and bulk-rock geochronology and geochemistry to unravel the links between the source region and depositional basin of sediments. His current project involves reconstructing paleogeography of the Northern Margin of Gondwana and investigating methods for unraveling sediment recycling in ancient strata (the recycling nightmare).
Yousef obtained an MSc in Geology from the University of Tehran in 2014. He completed his PhD studies at Monash University in 2023 and has been continuing his research at Monash as a Research Fellow since January 2023.