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Dr. Muhammad Hammad Malik

Post-Doc Researcher, Department of Geosciences

Muhammad Hammad Malik, a recent Ph.D. graduate in Geology from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals. His research centers’ on stable isotope geochemistry and mixed siliciclastic-carbonate sedimentology, particularly focusing on Ediacaran sediments in the Arabian Plate. With a master’s degree emphasizing micropaleontology and sequence stratigraphy, Muhammad has integrated various geological disciplines to enhance basin studies, contributing valuable insights for academia and industry. Alongside he has also taught several bachelors and masters level courses here in KFUPM designated as teaching & research assistant and has participated in many academia and industry-oriented research projects.

Educational Qualification

  • Ph.D., in Sedimentology & Stable Isotope Geochemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia, 2020 – 2024
  • M.S., in Carbonate Sedimentology & Micropaleontology, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia, 2013 – 2016
  • B.S., in Applied Petroleum Geology, Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, 2007 – 2012

Research Interests

  • Ediacaran Sedimentary Deposits of Arabian plate
  • Mixed Siliciclastic-Carbonate sedimentology
  • Stable Isotope Geochemistry
  • Paleoenvironment interpretation and Sedimentary basin analysis

Selected Publications

  • Malik, M. H., Koeshidayatullah, A., Herlambang, A., Al-Ramadan, K., & Kaminski, M. A. (2024). Vase-shaped microfossils and possible trochamminid foraminifera from the Ediacaran Dhaiqa Formation of Saudi Arabia. Stratigraphy, 21(1), 67–78. https://doi.org/10.29041/strat.21.1.04
  • Malik, M. H., Chan, S. A., Babalola, L. O., & Kaminski, M. A. (2022). Optimization of the acetic acid method for microfossil extraction from lithified carbonate rocks: Examples from the Jurassic and Miocene limestones of Saudi Arabia. MethodsX, 9, 101828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2022.101828
  • Malik, M. H., Babalola, L. O., Al-Ramadan, K., & Kaminski, M. A. (2020). Integrated micropaleontology, sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of the Middle Jurassic D5-D6 Members of the Dhruma Formation, Central Saudi Arabia. Micropaleontology, 66(6), 519–547.
  • Butt, M. N., Hussain, A., Malik, M. H., Amao, A., Koeshidayatullah, A., Olariu, C., Bello, A., & Al-Ramadan, K. (2024). Depositional architecture of early rift non-marine systems and implication for reservoir development: Oligocene to Miocene Al Wajh Formation, Midyan Basin of Red Sea, Saudi Arabia. Marine & Petroleum Geology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2024.107033
  • Hussain, A., Bello, A., Butt, M. N., Malik, M. H., Koeshidayatullah, A., Amao, A., Olariu, C., & Al-Ramadan, K. (2024). Diagenetic variability in Tertiary, syn-rift mixed siliciclastic carbonate depositional system (Lower Musayr Formation), Red Sea, Saudi Arabia. Sedimentary Geology, 470, 106699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2024.106699

Extended Publications (+)

  • Bello, A. M., Al-Ramadan, K., Koeshidayatullah, A. I., Amao, A. O., Herlambang, A., Al-Ghamdi, F., & Malik, M. H. (2023). Impact of magmatic intrusion on diagenesis of shallow marine sandstones: An example from Qasim Formation, Northwest Saudi Arabia. Frontiers in Earth Science, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2023.1105547
  • Bello, A. M., Butt, M. N., Hussain, A., Amao, A. O., Olariu, C., Koeshidayatullah, A. I., Malik, M. H., Al-Hashem, M., & Al-Ramadan, K. (2023). Impact of depositional and diagenetic controls on reservoir quality of syn-rift sedimentary systems: An example from Oligocene-Miocene Al Wajh Formation, northwest Saudi Arabia. Sedimentary Geology, 446, 106342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2023.106342
  • Bello, A. M., Al-Ramadan, K., Koeshidayatullah, A. I., Amao, A. O., Herlambang, A., AlGhamdi, F. M., & Malik, M. H. (2022). Impact of Magmatic Intrusion on Diagenesis of Shallow Marine Sandstones: An Example from Qasim Formation, Northwest Saudi Arabia. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4197997
  • Herlambang, A., Koeshidayatullah, A. I., Amao, A. O., Bello, A. M., Al-Ghamdi, F., Malik, M. H., & Al-Ramadan, K. A. H. (2022). Structural diagenesis and dolomitization of Cenozoic post-rift carbonates in the Red Sea rift basin: A multiproxy approach. Frontiers in Earth Science, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.1037126
  • Hussain, A., Butt, M. N., Olariu, C., Malik, M. H., Koeshidayatullah, A., Amao, A., & Al-Ramadan, K. (2022). Unravelling reservoir quality heterogeneity in mixed siliciclastic-carbonate deposits: An example from Miocene Red Sea rift, NW Saudi Arabia. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 145, 105850. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2022.105850
  • Kaminski, M. A., Amao, A. O., Babalola, L. O., Balc, R., Chan, S. A., Gull, H. M., Khamsin, A. B., & Malik, M. H. (2020). Benthic foraminiferal assemblages from maximum flooding surface J30, Middle Jurassic Dhruma Formation, Central Saudi Arabia. Stratigraphy, 279–292. https://doi.org/10.29041/strat.17.4.279-292
  • Kaminski, M. A., Malik, M. H., & Setoyama, E. (2018). The occurrence of a shallow-water Ammobaculoides assemblage in the Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) Dhruma Formation of Central Saudi Arabia. Journal of Micropalaeontology, 37(1), 149–152. https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-37-149-2018

Awards & Honors

  • 2024      IAS Travel Grant for Conference presentation to Aberdeen, Scotland
  • 2020      Fully funded PhD Scholarship – Ministry of Higher Education of Saudi Arabia
  • 2016      Best Performing Graduate Award – College of Petroleum Engineering & Geosciences, KFUPM
  • 2015      Gold Medal in Imperial Barrel Award (IBA) of AAPG for Middle East Region
  • 2015      Stoneley Medal in Imperial Barrel Award (IBA) of AAPG Global Event held in Denver, USA
  • 2013      Fully funded MS Scholarship – Ministry of Higher Education of Saudi Arabia
  • 2012      Appointed as delegate representative of Youth Parliament Pakistan to Stockholm, Sweden
  • 2012      Appointed as a Member of Youth Parliament Pakistan
  • 2011      Government of Pakistan Merit Scholarship – University of the Punjab, Pakistan
  • 2010      Government of Pakistan Merit Scholarship – University of the Punjab, Pakistan
  • 2009      Government of Pakistan Merit Scholarship – University of the Punjab, Pakistan
  • 2008      Government of Pakistan Merit Scholarship – University of the Punjab, Pakistan
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