Curriculum Vitae
Education:
Recent Publications:
Sadooni, Fadhil N and Al-Saad, H., 2011, Mangrove-bearing limestone from the Eocene Dammam Formation, Arabian Gulf: implications for the mangrove dispersal controversy. Carbonate & Evaporites, pending pagination
Al-Saad, H. and Sadooni, Fadhil N., 2011, Stratigraphy, facies analysis and reservoir characterization of the Upper Jurassic “C” Qatar, Arabian Gulf. N.Jb. Geol. Palaont. Abh., 359-370.
Sadooni, F, Howari, F. and El-Saiy, A., 2010, Microbial dolomite from carbonate-evaporite sediments of the coastal sabkha of Abu Dhabi and their exploration implications. Journal of Petroleum Geology, 33, 289-298
Edwards, H.G.M, Sadooni, F, Vitek, P and Jehlicka, 2010, Raman spectroscopy of the Dukhan sabkha: identification of geological and biological molecules in an extreme environment. Phil. Trans. R. Soc, 368, 3099-3107.
Sadooni, F. N., Howari, F., Howell, G.M. Edwards and El Saiy, A., 2010, Microbialfingerprints and mineral assemblages of the evaporite-carbonate sediments of the coastal sabkha of Abu Dhabi and their extraterrestrial implications, International Journal of Astrobiology, 9, 147-156.
Al-Awadi, M., other 8 others and Sadooni, F., 2009, Dolomite: perspectives on a perplexing mineral. Oilfield Review, Autumn 2009, 32-45.
Howari, F. M., Sadooni, F. N., and Goodell, P. C., 2008, Assessment of water bodies of United Arab Emirates coastal sabkhas as potential sites for natural salinity gradient solar ponds: Journal of Energy Engineering, 111–120.
Work Experience:
2007-Present:
2001-2006:
Research Professor and Associate Director, Environmental Studies Center (ESC), Qatar University
Conducting Research and help running the ESC
Professor and Chairman, Geology Department, United Arab University, Al-Ain, UAE
Running the department and teaching courses in basin analysis, reservoir characterization, petrophysics and environmental science
1998-2001: Assistant and then Associate Professor , Geology Department, Qatar University, Qatar
1996-1998: Consultant Geologist, Eden Petroleum Services, Auckland, New Zealand
1991-1996: Assistant Professor , Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Yarmouk University, Jordan
1978-1991: Exploration Chief Geologist and Director of the Explorations labs, Oil Exploration Company, Iraq
1975-1978: Ph.D. student, Department of Geology, University of Bristol, UK
1974-1975: Well-site geologist, Northern Petroleum Organization, Kirkuk, Iraq
1970-1974 B.Sc. student, Department of Geology, College of Science, University of Baghdad
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Interests and Activities:
Books, movies, vegetable gardening
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