Academic Profile

College of Science / Geology Department

Outline Biography

 1- Education

 I- PhD  (Hydrogeology)  2011,   University of Sulaimani,  Sulaimani,  Kurdistan Region - Iraq

    Thesis Title: Hydrogeological Assessment and Groundwater Vulnerability Map of Basara Basin, Sulaimani Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

 II- M. Sc.   (Hydrogeology)   2004,   University of Khartoum,  Sudan

       Thesis Title:  Hydrogeological and Geoelectrical studies of the Northern Gezira, Sudan.                                                        

 III- B. Sc.   (Geology)   1995,  University of Salahaddin, Erbil, Iraq

2- Appointments

1. May 2020 - Present: University Assistant Professor and Academic Researcher at Department of Geology, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani, Iraq.

2. October 1st, 2019 - May 2020: Dean, National Institute of Technology, Sulaimani, Iraq.

3. May 2019 – September 2019: Vice Dean, National Institute of Technology, Sulaimani, Iraq.

4. May 2015 – May 2019: Lecturer, Department of Geology, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani, Iraq.  

5. 2012 – 2015: Head assistant, Department of Geology, University of Sulaimani.

6. 2004 – 2012: Working as an active lecturer in our department's hydrogeology and environmental programs teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as involving in several research activities.

7. 1995 – 2000: Worked as assistant geology at both the directorates of “The Geological Survey / Sulaimani branch” and “Quarrying of Sulaimani” and supervised several quarrying of marble at the Iraq - Iran border.

3- Courses Taught

     1- Undergraduate Courses:

            "Hydrogeology, Environmental Geology, Applied Hydrology"

      2-  Postgraduate Courses: 

           M.Sc. courses: "Well Hydraulics, Advanced Hydrogeology, Environmental Hydrogeology, GIS applications in Hydrogeology, Selected topics"

      3- Graduate  Supervision: 

  i- M.Sc. supervision Titles;  

        1. Vulnerability and Risk Intensity Maps of Groundwater Aquifers in Sulaymaniyah Sub-basin, Iraqi Kurdistan Region. University of Sulaimani, 2015.

        2. Groundwater Vulnerability and Risk Intensity Mapping in Shwan Sub-basin, Kirkuk/ NE Iraq. University of Kirkuk, 2020.

      ii- PhD supervision Titles;     

           1. Joint-PhD supervision of a student in the Engineering College, University of Tehran, Iran, entitled

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

      iii- Graduate Thesis Evaluation: Several M.Sc. and PhD theses.

4- Research Interests

    My research interests include the following fields:

1. Environmental Hydrogeology

2. Water Resources Management

3. GIS applications in geology

4. Stable Isotopes in Water Resources

5. Groundwater Vulnerability Mapping

6. Hazard and Risk Intensity Mapping

7. Passive Soil Gas technique in Soil and Groundwater pollution studies

8. 5- Fellowship and Grant

9.  Erasmus Mundus MARHABA lot 3 projects (2nd Cohort) PREM_02416

10. The area of vital importance includes:

11. 1- General curricula development and modernisation (this would include both undergraduate and postgraduate levels).

12. 2- Exploring the possibility of Joint research opportunities with counter Spain and other EU academics.

13. 3- Seeking potential M.Sc. and PhD research co-advisors in the field of Geology in general and Hydrogeology as well as Environmental Geology in particular.

14. 6- Training Courses

15. Five days of training course in "Reservoir Geology" provides a good understanding of the petroleum system and its application for oil and gas exploration. Organized by TPA in Irbid from "6-10 August 2006" at the Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan.

16. Training course on the "1200 Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer" instrument, which took place from 2006-12-05 to 2006-12-08 by Variance Training Centre in Les Ulis, France.

1. Training course in "Hydrologic data management and hydraulic modelling ", in HEC_DSS and HEC_HMS, organized by The American University of Iraq_Sulaimani, from the 2nd to the 26th of November, 2008, at the Twin River Institute for Scientific Research, Sulaimani, Iraq.

2. Tailor-made course on "The Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Natural Resources," which was held at the "Higher Institute of Planning, University of Duhok, Iraq" in cooperation with ITC "International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, Netherlands," from 29 March to 24 April 2009.

3. Training course on "GIS application in Hydrogeological and Geological Research" at the Faculty of Mining and Geology, Dept of Hydrogeology, in Belgrade, Serbia, from 26/06 to 10/07/2009.

4. Training course on "Isotope and Tracer in Aquatic system" in addition to "application of environmental isotope, Lysimeter, artificial groundwater recharge and application of remote sensing and GIS" at the Institute of Water Resources Management, Joanneum Research, Graz, Austria from 9-21/11 /2009.

5.  A four-month TOEFL preparation course organized by "Millennium Relief and Development Services" from "March to July 2010" was offered at the University of Sulaimani, Iraq.

6. Training course on "Structural Interpretation" organized by TPA in Istanbul, Turkey, from 3 to 7/10/2011.

7. Participating in the “International DAAD - GRI Summer School” carried out by the TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany, with the courses namely Hydrogeological 3D modelling (MODFLOW) and Hydrochemical modelling (PHREEQC) from "September 23 – October 4, 2012" in Erbil, Iraq.

8. Two days Intensive training course on installation and service training on “Picarro products for water isotope analysis” was held at Picarro headquarters in Santa Clara, California, the USA, in June 2015.

9. Spending one month at the University of Almeria, Spain,, to ensure engagement in Academic Staff Exchange mobility under the ERASMUS MUNDUS-MARHABA program in October 2016. This engagement aimed at focusing on I- General curricula development and modernization. II- Exploring the possibility of joint research opportunities with counterparts in Spain and other EU academics.III- Seeking potential M.Sc. and PhD research co-advisors in the field of geology in general and hydrogeology as well as environmental geology in particular.

10. 6-week MOOC Training Course about "Spatial Data Science: The New Frontier in Analytics" by ESRI between 24/02/2020 and 05/04/2020.

11. 2-day webinar training course about "SuperMap Introduction" by SuperMap Software Co., Ltd from [02/09/2020 – 03/09/2020].

12. 6-week MOOC training course entitled "Going Places with Spatial Analysis" during the period between [12/08/2020 – 19/09/2020].

13. SuperMap Introduction Training Course, for the period between [ 02/09/2020 – 03/09/2020 ]. https://www.supermap.com/en-us. Field(s) of study: GIS

14. Training Course under the title "Spatial Data Science: The New Frontier in Analytics". ESRI [ 24/02/2020 – 05/04/2020 ].

7- Computer skills

1. Competent with most Microsoft Office programs

2. Experience with GIS, Groundwater Modeling. 

    - Other skills  

1. Ancient and Modern Art galleries. Enjoy all sports especially swimming, football and running.

2. I love to travel and experience different cultures.