C.V.

Dr. Osman ABDELGHANY

Nationality:         Egyptian

Date of Birth:      31st December, 1962

Place of Birth:    Cairo, Egypt

Marital status:     Married, 3 children

Languages:        Arabic, English and German    

Education:

1996     Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)- Institute of  Paleontology, Faculty of Natural Sciences,  Vienna University, Vienna,  Austria.

1990   Master of Science (M.Sc.), Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.                        

1984   Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. Geology with Honours), Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

Title of the Ph.D. Thesis

Foraminifera and biostratigraphy of the Lower Miocene in the northern part of the Eastern Desert, Egypt.

Title of the M.Sc. Thesis

Micropaleontology and biostratigraphy of the Eocene rocks in the southern Fayum area, Egypt.

 Training courses

1995- 1996   Paleoclimatology and Paleooceanography, Vienna Univ., Austria.

1995              Calcareous Nannoplankton, Vienna Univ., Austria.

1995              Micropaleontology, Vienna Univ., Austria.

1994- 1995    Cenozoic Planktonic foraminifera (Taxonomy and Biostratigraphy); and Meso- Cenozoic Paleooceanography. Vienna Univ.,                             Austria.

Employment

2004- present      Associate Professor, Geology Department, Faculty of Science, UAE Univ., Al Ain, P.O. Box 17551, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

1998- 2003           Assistant Professor, Department of  Geology, Faculty of  Science, UAE Univ., Al-Ain, P.O. Box 17551, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

1996                Assistant Professor (Lecturer), Department of  Geology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams Univ., 11566, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt.

1994-1996     Scholarship from the Austrian Academic Exchange Service (Oe.A.D.) to  complete my  Doctor’s Thesis.

1991-1992      Assistant Lecturer, Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455,  Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.

1990                 Assistant Lecturer, Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams  University, 11566, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt.

1984-1990     Demonstrator, Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, 11566 Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt.

Research Experience

 Paleontology and Stratigraphic Analysis.

·          Microfossil Identification.

·          Cooperative planning of paleontological field trips in southeast Spain (1994), Istria (1995), and Carinthia, Austria (1995) and Sardinia, Italy (1995) under the auspices of the Institute of Paleontology, University of Vienna.

·          Preparation of literature reviews using available indices.

·          Participation in the international project under the authority of  the German Science Foundation (DFG) and the Austrian Science Foundation (FWF), entitled  “The Paleogeographic and Palaeobiogeographic development of the Eastern Mediterranean to Western Indo-Pacific in the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene” (1996- 2000).

·          Participation in the international project under the authority of UAE University and other researchers from USA, England and Italy. This research is an interdisciplinary efforts between the Geology and Biology Departments, UAEU and other researchers from USA, England and Italy.   This research entitled “ Modern Coastal Sabkhas of the UAE: Spatial and Temporal Evolution, Life-forms adaptation and potentiality for Energy Production”.

Consultation

·          Consultant at Hamza Associates, Cairo, Egypt (Geological studies of the New Valley pumping station, Toshka area) March-June, 1998.

·          Consultant field geologist with Ain Shams University team to study the geology of the area surrounding El Sheikh Zayed Channel, Toshka area, Egypt.

·          Researcher and Coordinator, Ministry of Public Works and Water Resources (MPWWR), Water Research Center (WRC), Research Institute for Groundwater (RIGW), Faunal and age determination for the drilled rock units in Siwa Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt.

Theses Supervised

Co-supervisor of the Master thesis entitled “Formation Evaluation of the late Campanian to Maastrichtian (Simsima Formation) in the North East of the United Arab Emirates.

Candidate: Zenhum El Wazir, Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) P.O.Box 270, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

 

Membership of Scientific Societies

I am currently a Member of the following scientific societies:

 Geological Society of Africa (GSA).

 Geological Society of Egypt (GSE).

 Egyptian Society of Paleontology (ESP).

 Egyptian Society of Sedimentology (ESS).

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