Asst. Prof. Dr. Danyar Abubaker Salih 

Biography

• I got promoted to Assistant Professor in 2025.

• I received a PhD degree in petroleum geology from the University of Sulaimani in 2023.

• KRG/HCDP awarded me a scholarship to study an MSc in the United Kingdom, and since 2013, I have been pursuing a Master's degree in Petroleum Geochemistry at Newcastle University. Furthermore, I have also participated in many conferences, workshops, and training courses inside and outside of Kurdistan, Iraq.

• In 2020, I was promoted to lecturer.

• I studied for my BSc in Geology at the University of Sulaimani, and after graduating from the Department of Geology, I began working there as an assistant geologist in 2009.

• I started my primary education at Kani School, continued my secondary education at Kani-Askan Boys' School, and completed my high school education at Halkawt Boys' School in Sulaimani City.
  
  
  Academic Experiences

• 2024-2025: Teaching Practical Well Logging and supervising a graduation project.

• 2023-2024: Teaching high diploma postgraduate students in a module on well-logging.

• 2023-2024: Teaching Practical Well Logging and Geosoftware, moreover, supervising a graduation project.

• 2022-2023: Teaching Practical Well Logging and Geosoftware.

• 2021-2022: Teaching Practical Well Logging and Geosoftware.

• 2020-2021: Teaching Practical Well Logging, Geosoftware, and Field Geology.

• 2019 -2020: Teaching Practical Well Logging, Geochemistry, and Geology of Iraq; in addition, I supervised two graduation projects.

• Sep 2019: Supervising undergraduate students in a field training course for a week in Sargelu village and the Doakn area.

• 2018- 2019: Teaching Practical Well Logging, Geochemistry, and Field Geology.

• 2017- 2018: Teaching Practical Well Logging and Field Geology.

• 2016 – 2017: Teaching the following subjects: well logging, geochemistry and subsurface geology and supervised two graduation projects of BSc students at the University of Sulaimani.

• 2015 – 2016: Teaching the following subjects: Analytical geochemistry, well logging and petroleum geology and supervised two graduation projects of BSc students at the University of Sulaimani.

• Sep. 2015: Participated in a geological training course as a Team Leader in the Dokan area, which included supervising the BSc students in the field and the submitted report. 

• 2014- 2015 Academic year: Supervised two projects for BSc students (Graduation Projects)

• Sep. 2010 (Three weeks): Supervising undergraduate students in a fieldwork training course at Dokan area/ Sulaimani City

• Oct. 2009- Apr. 2011: Demonstrator (Assistant Geologist), Teaching laboratory in Geology Department/ School of Science/University of Sulaimani/ Iraq

• Jun.- Jul. 2008: Summer fieldwork training course in Azmar- Chwarta area, and in Dokan area in Slemani city NE of Iraq

• I have experience teaching several topics, such as gamma-ray logs, borehole environments, saturation of hydrocarbons and/or water within reservoirs, and analytical geochemistry. In terms of software skills, I am interested in programs such as KINEX, OFMOD, GENESIS, and PIGI petroleum modelling software. Currently, I'm teaching at the University of Sulaimani, College of Science, Department of Geology.