Teaching

At College  of Science, Department of Geology I taught the courses underneath:

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1. Practical Sedimentology (2009-2011)

2. Practical Economic geology (2009 - 2012).

3. Industrial geology (2009 - 2012).

4. Practical Geochemistry (2009-2012).

5. Sedimentology (2018-2019).

6. Micropalaeontology (2018-2019).

7. University Work Environment (Bologna Process) (2019-2024).

8- Micropalaeontology (2019-2023).

Micropalaeontology (Third Stage- second course-%25 Mark)

9.Advanced Research Methodology  M.Sc. (Geology) 2023-2024.

10.Advanced Research Methodology  M.Sc. (Biology)  2023-2024..

11.Advanced Research Methodology  M.Sc. (Chemistry)  2023-2024..

12.Advanced Research Methodology  M.Sc. (Mathematics)  2023-2024..

13.Advanced Research Methodology  M.Sc. (Physics)  2023-2024..

14.Advanced Research Methodology  M.Sc. (Chemistry)  2023-2024..

15.Advanced Research Methodology  Ph.D. (Computer)  2023-2024.

16.Advanced Research Methodology Ph.D. (Chemistry)  2023-2024.

17.Advanced Research Methodology  Ph.D. (Mathematics)  2023-2024.

18.Advanced Research Methodology  Ph.D. (Physics)  2023-2024.

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Course overview:

 The study of microfossils is properly called as Micropaleontology, that deals with the study of mineral-walled microfossils and organic wall fossils, mineral wall fossils such as ( Foraminifera, radiolarian, Ostracoda and conodont), and organic-walled microfossils (Such as Acritarcha, spores and pollen, chitinozoa, dinoflagellates) and these palynomorphs can be studied by the term of palynology. This division, which arises largely from differences in preparation techniques is again rather arbitrary. Study of microfossils applied for biostratigraphic and paleoecologic studies, micropaleontology have relationships with stratigraphy, sedimentology, petroleum geology, historical geology..etc. Micropaleontology involves the study of calcareous, siliceous, phosphatic and organic microfossils with respect to distribution, abundance, relation with sedimentology, classification and applications.

course goals

1-Provide the students with an information and knowledge about the important microfossils applied them in age determination and zonation of the formations and dividing the strata into different units based on the microfossils content, also for interpretation the paleotemperature, paleodepth, paleosalinity,.etc of the strata.

 2- Understanding of the biozonation, age determination of strata, paleoecological studies. At the end of the course, the student is expected to be able to: Become familiar with using of appropriate micropaleontology terms, Describe different kinds of microfossils and their differences.

3- Recognize the different genera and species of microfossil groups based on their shapes, size, chamber arrangements, suture lines, and apertures etc., Observe and analyse microfossils variable based on their wall compositions (mineral-walled and organic-walled).

4-Link between different kinds of microfossils and their applications, and compositions, Identify the genera and species of microfossils groups based on their characteristics and morphological features, Understand the role of geologist in the field to collect the samples for preparations.

List and References: (Key references)

1- BouDagher-Fadel, M. K., and Whittaker, J. E.1997,The Early Evolutionary History of Planktonic Foramimifera.              

3- Hag and Boersma ,1978: Introduction to marine Micropaleontology

4- Jansonius, J and Mcgregor, D.C., 1996: Palynology principles and applications, AASP foundation, volumes (1-3), pp.(1-1330).

Journales related to Micropaleontology

1-  Journal of Paleontology,

2- Journal of Micropaleontology

3-  Journal of Rivista Micropaleontology

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