Academic Activities

M.Sc. supervisor 

1. Rebar Aziz Qadir,   University of Sulaimani, Iraq

Title: "Vulnerability and Risk Intensity Maps of Groundwater Aquifers in Sulaymaniyah Sub-basin, Iraqi Kurdistan Region" in 2015.

2. Hussein Dheyaa Mohammed Al-Hayali,    University of Kirkuk, Iraq

Title: "Groundwater Vulnerability and Risk Intensity Mapping in Shwan Sub-basin, Kirkuk/NE Iraq"     2020

3. Raz Nawzad, University of Sulaimani, Iraq

Title: "Identification of Sources and Innovative Remediation Strategies for Groundwater Pollution by Heavy Metals in Selected Sites within the Bazian Sub-Basin, Sulaymaniyah, NE Iraq," 2025. 

4. Yassin Ahmed Mahmood, University of Sulaimani, Iraq

Title: "Groundwater Storage Change Associated with Land Subsidence Using Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Techniques in Bazian Subbasin, Sulaymaniyah, NE Iraq," 2025. 

5. Shahrayar Tofiq San, University of Sulaimani, Iraq

Title: "Integration of Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Approaches for Monitoring Groundwater Storage Changes and Land Subsidence in Sharazoor Sub-Basin, NE Iraq," 2026.

M.Sc. thesis Discussion

1. Lanja Farwq Rauf,  University of Sulaimani, Iraq

"Groundwater Potential Mapping and Recharge Estimation of Halabja Area, SE of Sulaimani, NE of Iraq, 2014" 

2. Kosho Ali Salih,  University of Sulaimani, Iraq

"Determination of Recharge Rate and Delineation of Protection Zone of Selected Springs in Sulaimaniyah Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan Region, 2018"

3. Revan Shahab AbdulRahman, University of Kirkuk, Iraq

"Hydrogeology and Hydrochemistry of Qara Hanjeer basin, NE Kirkuk, Iraq, 2019"

4. Hawbir Ata Karim, University of Sulaimani, Iraq

"Groundwater modelling of alluvium intergranular aquifer within said Sadiq basin, Sulaimani, NE-Iraq, 2020"

5. Shene Hassan Qadir, Salahaddin University, Iraq

"Hydrogeochemistry of the drainage system in the Sidakan-Balakyan area, Kurdistan Region, Northern Iraq, 2023."

6. Omed Azad Rafat, Salahaddin University, Iraq

"Hydrogeological study of catchment area of proposed Bastora dam, Erbil Government-Iraqi Kurdistan Region, 2023."

7. Roshna Ali Hama Rashid, University of Sulaimani, Iraq

"Geochemical characteristics and environmental evaluation of soils near Sulaimani Steel Plant in Sulaimani area, KRG, Iraq 2023"

8. Chovin Ibrahim, Sulaimani Polytechnic University, Iraq

"Environmental Justice in Water System Management, Sulaimani City as a Case Study." 2023

9. Halmat Ali Salih, University of Sulaimani, Iraq

"Integrated GIS and soft computing technique for spatial water quality evaluation and pollution in Sulaimaniyah Sharazoor basins, 2023."

10. Hiba Hassan Sultan, University of Kirkuk, Iraq

"Hydrogeochemical and Ecological Assessments of the Water Irrigation Channel of Kinuk, Iraq, 2025."

11. Pshtiwan Tahir Ahmed, University of Sulaimani, Iraq

"Geochemical composition of urolithiasis and geoenvironmental impacts on human urinary calculi in Sulaimani governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, 2025."

12. Shena Kawa, Salahaddin, Iraq

"Hydrogeochemical and Microplastic Pollution Assessment in the Alana River Basin and Its Environmental Implications, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, 2025."

PhD Supervisor 

1. Shwan A. Mohammed,   University of Tehran, Iran

Title: "Modified groundwater risk assessment through various comparative index processes with advective transport model for Basara basin, Sulaimani governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan Region, 2022." 

2. Rebar Aziz Qadir, University of Sulaimani, Iraq

Title/ "Integrating Isotope Analysis, Hydrochemistry, and Geospatial Insights to Unveil the Groundwater Dynamics of Penjween Basin, Sulaymaniyah, NE of Iraq, 2024. Ongoing. 

3. Hazhar Jalal, University of Sulaimani, Iraq

Title/ "Evaluation of Groundwater Pollutants from Petroleum Stations and Development of Eco-Friendly Remediation Techniques, 2024. Ongoing. 

PhD Thesis Discussion

1. Karwan Mohammed Rauf,  University of Sulaimani, Iraq & University of Lulea, Sweden

2. "Municipal Solid Waste site selection and impact on water quality for Sulaimaniyah and Darbandukhan Lake, Northeastern Iraq, 2021."

3. Ata Omar Salih, University of Sulaimani, Iraq 

"Risk assessment map and Protection Zone Delineation, Rania basin, NE Iraq. 2022."

4. Azad Tahir Kareem, University of Sulaimani, Iraq

"Hydrogeological and geophysical studies to assess the groundwater potentiality in Sangaw Sub-Basin, Sulaymaniyah, KRG-Iraq." October, 2023.

5. Lanja Hussein Abdullah, University of Sulaimani, Iraq

"THE APPLICATION OF REMOTE SENSING FOR GEOMORPHOLOGICAL AND MORPHOTECTONIC STUDY OF THE DOKAN LAKE SURROUNDING AREA, KURDISTAN REGION-IRAQ, 2023."

6. Lanja Farooq Rauf, University of Sulaimani, Iraq

"Feasibility of using Underground Thermal Energy Storage System in selected sites within Halabja Governorate, NE Iraq, 2024"

7. Jumma Karim, University of Tikrit, Iraq

"Hydromorphometric study of estimate the paths of flash floods and its possible impact on the Erbil city using geomatics information system and DEM, 2024."

8. Hidayat Said Karim Xan, Soran University, Iraq

"Quantitative groundwater fluctuation modeling and their dynamic consequences using remote sensing and GIS in Erbil, Mosul, and Kirkuk plains, 2024."