Tel: +966 (013) 860-7982

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Email: humphrey@kfupm.edu.sa

Location: Bldg. 76, Rm. 2251

Dr. John D. Humphrey

Chairman / Associate Professor, Chairman / Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences

Dr. John D. Humphrey is Associate Professor and Chairman of the Department of Geosciences at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. His appointment is in the College of Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences (CPG). He has a B.S. in Geology from the University of Vermont, and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Brown University in Geological Sciences. He served on the faculty of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Dallas from 1986 to 1991. Beginning in 1991, Dr. Humphrey was an Associate Professor of Geology and Geological Engineering at Colorado School of Mines. He served as Department Head from 2006 to 2013. He joined CPG-KFUPM in early 2017. He teaches courses in physical geology, field geology, carbonate sedimentology, and carbonate diagenesis. His areas of specialization include carbonate diagenesis and geochemistry, carbonate sedimentology and stratigraphy, carbonate reservoir characterization, unconventional carbonate reservoirs, stable isotope geochemistry, and paleoclimatology. His current research focuses on all aspects of carbonate mudrocks in unconventional petroleum systems, including Mesozoic source rocks of Saudi Arabia.

Educational Qualification

Ph.D., Geology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 1987.
M.S., Geology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 1985.
B.S. (cum laude), Geology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA, 1982.

Research Interests

Characterization of carbonate diagenesis, dolomitization, water-rock interaction, and carbonate geochemistry.
Unconventional resource petroleum systems.
Applications of carbonate diagenesis to petroleum reservoir characterization.
Sedimentology and stratigraphy of carbonate sediments and rocks.
Applications of stable isotopes to diagenetic, environmental, hydrologic, and paleoclimatic problems.
Synergism between Quaternary sea-level history and carbonate diagenesis.
Paleoclimatology.

Selected Publications

Refaat, A., Eltom, H.A., El-Husseiny, A., Humphrey, J.D., 2024, Modeling porosity and permeability evolution of burrow fillings with packstone fabric in the Upper Jurassic Hanifa Formation, central Saudi Arabia: A diagenetic backstripping study; Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 170, 107075. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2024.107075
Radwan, O.A., Hussein, M.A., Assaggaf, R.A., Humphrey, J.D., Al-Hashem, M., Mahmoud, A.A., 2024, Rebuilding with sand roses: Cold sintering of sand-gypsum mixture for sustainable brick production; Construction and Building Materials, v. 442, 137642. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.137642
Saraih, N.A, H.A. Eltom, R.H. Goldstein, A. El-Husseiny, S. Hanafy, S.A. Whattam, J.D. Humphrey, M. Salih, 2024, Controls on fracture propagation in bioturbated carbonate rocks: Insights from the Aruma Formation, central Saudi Arabia; Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 167, 106938. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2024.106938
Rafiq, J., Abu-Mahfouz, I.S., Soupios, P., Humphrey, J.D., Tawabini, B.S., 2024, Hydrochemical characterization, geothermometry, and origin of Ain Al-Harrah hot spring and its relationship to Al-Lith geothermal system, Saudi Arabia; ACS Omega, v. 9, p. 24807-24818. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c01343
Radwan, O.A., Al-Yaseri, A., Humphrey, J.D., Theravalappil, R., Abdelnaby, M.M., 2024, Evaluating diatomaceous earth for long-term use in hydrogen storage; ACS Omega, v. 9, p. 21580-21586. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c02415
Benaafi, M., Pradipta, A., Tawabini, B., Al-Areeq, A.M., Bafaqeer, A., Humphrey, J.D., Nazal, M.K., Aljundi, I.H., 2024 Suitability of treated wastewater for irrigation and its impact on groundwater resources in arid coastal regions: Insights for water resources sustainability; Heliyon, v. 10, e29320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29320
Albensaad, B., Chan, S.A., Humphrey, J.D., Alqubalee, A, El-Husseiny, A., Alzayer, Y., 2024, Controls on mechanical properties of a carbonate mudstone: Insights from non-destructive techniques and geochemical data; Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 161, 106702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2024.106702
Saraih, N.A., Hanafy, S., Eltom, H.A., El-Husseiny, A., Goldstein, R.H., Whattam, S.A., Humphrey, J.D., 2024, Characterizing the attributes of large burrows in the Upper Cretaceous Aruma Formation: Insights form ground penetrating radar, 2024, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing; https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2024.3448223
Abdelkarim, A., Humphrey, J.D., 2024Using ANN prediction in carbonate reservoir properties: Implication for large-scale reservoir correlation; SPE/AAPG/SEG URTec 2024, 4054990. (conference paper)
Benaafi, M., Al-Areeq, A.M., Tawabini, B., Basaleh, A., Bafaqeer, A., Humphrey, J.D., Aljundi, I.H., 2024, Combined effects of seawater intrusion and heavy metal pollution on the groundwater resources of Tarout Island, Saudi Arabia; Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-024-09184-2.
Omar A. Radwan, John D. Humphrey, 2023, Uses of sands in solar thermal technologies, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, v. 261, 112533, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2023.112533.
Saraih, N.A, H.A. Eltom, R.H. Goldstein, S.A. Whattam, A. El-Husseiny, S. Hanafy, J.D. Humphrey, 2023, Bioturbated strata in the Upper Cretaceous Aruma Formation, central Saudi Arabia: An analog for aquifers and hydrocarbon reservoirs with large burrows; Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 157,106489: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2023.106489.
Alabbad, A., Humphrey, J.D., El-Husseiny, A., Altowairqi, Y., and Dvorkin, J.P., 2023, Rock physics modeling and quantitative seismic interpretation workflow for organic-rich mudrocks; Geoenergy Science and Engineering, v. 227, 211824.
Hassan, A.M., Alkhayyal, F.I., Chan, S.A., Abdulraheem, A., Mahmoud, M.A., Humphrey, J.D., 2023, Predicting rock hardness of unconventional shales based on elemental compositions by employing artificial neuron networks, ADIPEC, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Chan, S., Amao, A., Humphrey, J., and Alzayer, Y., 2023, Unsupervised machine learning for sweet-spot identification within an unconventional carbonate mudrock, Proceedings, SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference.
Benaafi, M., Tawabini, B., Abba, S.I., Humphrey, J.D., Al-Areeq, A., Alhulaibi, S.A., Usman, A.G., and Aljundi, I.H., 2022, Integrated hydrogeological, hydrogeochemical, and isotopic assessment of seawater intrusion in coastal aquifers in Al-Qatif area, eastern Saudi Arabia; Molecules, v. 27, 6841. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27206841
Babiker, J., Kaminski, M.A., Humphrey, J.D., Al-Ramadan, K., Payne, J.L., and Alqubalee, A., 2022, First record of shark microremains from the Lower Khartam Member, Khuff Formation: An Upper Permian origin of the genus Lissodus, or a new placement of the Permo/Triassic boundary in Saudi Arabia? Stratigraphy, v. 19, p 179-186.
Bashri, M., Kaminski, M.A., Abdullatif, O., Humphrey, J.D., Makkawi, M., Swennen, R., Ali, O., Adam, A., Salih, M., and Babiker, J., 2022, Facies analysis and depositional model for the Oxfordian Hanifa Formation, central Saudi Arabia; Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 146, 105940, 21 pp.

Awards & Honors

CSM Alumni Teaching Award, 2014
CSM Alumni Teaching Award, 1998
Fellow, Geological Society of America, 1997
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1982-1986
Sigma Xi, Brown University, 1984 (full member, 1986)
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Brown University, Spring 1984
Phi Beta Kappa, University of Vermont, 1982
Charles G. Doll Award for Excellence in Geology, University of Vermont, 1982

Tel: +966 (013) 860-7175 / 860-4002

Fax: +966 (013) 860-2595

Email: ramadank@kfupm.edu.sa

Location: Bldg. 76, Rm. 2139

Dr. Khalid A. H. Al-Ramadan

Professor, Program Leader – Geosystems, CIPR, Department of Geosciences

Since joining the Department of Geosciences in September 2006, Dr. Khalid has successfully led many interdisciplinary collaborative projects funded by KFUPM, KACST, and Saudi Aramco. These projects have allowed us to network with colleagues from prestigious international universities (Stanford, Tennessee, Leeds, Cardiff, Copenhagen, Milan) and from oil companies.

Educational Qualification

Ph.D. in Geology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, 2002-2006.
M.Sc. in Geology, KFUPM, Dhahran. Saudi Arabia, 1999-2001.
B.Sc. (Honors) in Geology, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1993-1998.

Research Interests

Sedimentology and impact of diagenesis on reservoir quality of deep-sea turbidites.
Stratigraphy and chronology of dunes in the Rub’Al Khali, Saudi Arabia.
Modern depositional shallow marine environments.

Selected Publications

Al-Ramadan, K., Morad, S., Jean-Noel, P., and Al-Aasm, I., (2005). Distribution of Diagenetic Alterations in Siliciclastic Shoreface Deposits Within Sequence Stratigraphic Framework: Evidence From The Upper Jurassic, Boulonnais, NW France. Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 75, p. 943-959.
Morad, S., Al-Ramadan, K., Ketzer, J. M., and De Ros, L. F., (2010). “The Impact of Diagenesis on the Heterogeneity of Sandstone Reservoirs: A Review of the Role of Depositional Facies and Sequence Stratigraphy”, AAPG Bulletin, v. 94, no. 8, p. 1267–
Warren W. Wood, Richard M. Bailey, Brian A. Hampton, Thomas F. Kraemer, Zhong Lu, David W. Clark, Rhodri H.R. James, Al-Ramadan, K., (2012). “Rapid late Pleistocene/Holocene uplift and coastal evolution of the southern Arabian (Persian) Gulf”, Quaternary Research, 77, 215–220.
Al-Ramadan, K., Dogan, A. U., and Senalp, M., (2013). Sedimentology and Diagenesis of the Miocene Nutaysh Member of the Burqan Formation in the Midyan Area, Northwestern Saudi Arabia. Geological Quarterly, v. 57 (1), p. 165-174.
Al-Ramadan, K., Sadoon, M., and Plink, P., (2013). “Distribution of Diagenetic Alterations in Relationship to Depositional Facies and Sequence Stratigraphy of Wave- and Tide-Dominated Siliciclastic Shoreline Complex: Upper Cretaceous Chimney Rock Sandstones, Wyoming and Utah, USA”, International Association of Sedimentologists Special Publication 45: Linking Diagenesis to Sequence Stratigraphy, p. 271-296.
Al-Ramadan, K., Morad S., Norton A. K., Hulver, M., (2013). “Linking Diagenesis and Porosity Preservation to Sequence Stratigraphy of Gas Condensate Reservoir Sandstones, the Jauf Formation (Lower to Middle Devonian), Eastern Saudi Arabia”, International Association of Sedimentologists Special Publication 45: Linking Diagenesis to Sequence Stratigraphy, p. 297-335.
Al-Ramadan, K., (2014). Illitization of Smectite in Sandstones – The Permian Unayzah Reservoir, Saudi Arabia, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, v. 39, p. 407-412.
Matysik, M., Al-Ramadan, K., and Riding, R., .(2015). Composition and Morphology of Early Devonian Microbial and Metazoan Patch Reefs: Qasr Member of the Jauf Formation, Northwestern Saudi Arabia, Journal of Sedimentary Research, 85, p. 45-61.
Koeshidayatullah, A., Al-Ramadan, K., Collier, R.E.L, and Hughes, G.W. (2016) Variations in Architecture and Cyclicity in Syntectonic Fault-Bounded Carbonate Platforms: Early Miocene Red Sea Rift, NW Saudi Arabia.Marine and Petroleum Geology. 70, p. 77-92.
Amao, A. O., Al-Ramadan, K.,& Koeshidayatullah, A. (2016). Automated mineralogical methodology to study carbonate grain microstructure: an example from oncoids. Environmental Earth Sciences, 75(8), 1-11.
Koeshidayatullah, A, Chan, SA, Al-Ghamdi, M, Akif, T and Al-Ramadan, K.(2016) Discrimination of inland and coastal dunes in Eastern Saudi Arabia desert system: An approach from particle size and textural parameter variations. Journal of African Earth Sciences. 117, 102-113.
Hakami, A., Al-Mubarak, A., Kurison, C., Al-Ramadan, K., and Leyva Poveda, I., (2016), Characterization of Carbonate Mudrocks of the Jurassic Tuwaiq Mountain Formation, Jafurah Sub-Basin, Saudi Arabia: Implications for Unconventional Reservoir Potential Evaluation; Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, vol. 33, p. 1-20.
Hakami, A., Ellis, L., Al-Ramadan, K., and Abdelbagi, S., (2016). Mud gas isotope logging application for sweet spot identification in an unconventional shale gas play; A case study from Jurassic carbonate source rocks in Jafurah Sub-Basin, Saudi Arabia. Marin and Petroleum Geology 76, 133-174.

Awards & Honors

Dr. Khalid initiated and led the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Student Chapter at Geosciences Department. Dr. Khalid was able to secure an exclusive sponsor to significantly fund extracurricular activities. This generous fund has enabled our students to conduct a wide range of activities, including international field excursions to Turkey, Denmark, and Spain between 2011 and 2017. Also, as a faculty advisor of the KFUPM/AAPG student chapter, Dr. Khalid successfully supervised a team of BS and MS students that won the Imperial Barrel Award in the Middle East in 2010, 2012 and 2015. In 2010 and 2015, the KFUPM team won the third prize in the global contest in New Orleans and Denver, respectively.

In addition, below are some selected awards received:

2006 The best oral presentation in the 7^th Middle East Geosciences Conference and Exhibition (GEO2006), 27-29 March, Bahrain.
2007 Junior faculty grant, KFUPM.
2007 British Council summer research grant; postdoctoral summer research at Cardiff University with Prof. Paul Wright.
2010 British Council summer research grant; post-doctoral summer research in University of Leeds.
2012 Best paper award in GEOS 2012 Conference, Singapore.
2013 British Council summer research grant; post-doctoral summer research in University of Leeds.

Tel: +966 (013) 860-3584

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Email: ashuhail@kfupm.edu.sa

Location: Bldg. 76, Rm. 2163

Dr. Abdullatif Al-Shuhail

Professor, Department of Geosciences

Recent Research Projects

Geophysical Investigation of Near-surface Aquifers. (Client: CPG) in 2019 – 2021 – Principal Investigator.
Removal of Sand Dune Effects from Seismic Data using Parallax Processing. (Client: Saudi Aramco) in2018 – 2021 – Principal Investigator.
First Arrival Picking using Machine Learning. (Client: Saudi Aramco) in2021 – 2024 – Co-Investigator.
Passive Seismic Mapping of Fractures within Unconventional Resources. (Client: CPG) in2022 – 2024 – Co-Investigator.
Exploring Natural Hydrogen Accumulation in Saudi Arabia (ENHANS), (Client: KFUPM) in2023 – 2026 – Co-Investigator.

Patents

Mousa, W. M. and Al-Shuhail, A. A., 2015. Method of first arrival picking of seismic refraction data: (U.S. Patent and Trade Office Number: US009103935) – Co-Inventor.
Alshuhail, Abdulrahman, Aldawood, Ali, and Al-Shuhail, Abdullatif, 2017. Machines, Systems, And Methods For Super-Virtual Borehole Sonic Interferometry (U.S. Patent and Trade Office Number US009612352B2- Co-Inventor.
Al-Shuhail, A.A., 2017. Method of monitoring carbon dioxide leakage in carbon capture and storage reservoirs (U.S. Patent and Trade Office Number 9,835,763) – Sole-Inventor.
Al-Shuhail, A. A.and Abdullah, F., 2018. Method and system for characterization of subsurface cavities using joint inversion of gravity and ground penetrating radar data (U.S. Patent and Trade Office Number US9977124B2) – Co-Inventor.
Mousa, W., Latif, A., andA. A. Al-Shuhail, 2018. System and method for acquisition and processing of seismic data using compressive sensing: (U.S. Patent and Trade Office Number US10094941B2) – Co-Inventor.
Sikandar Khan, Yehia Abel Khulief, Abdullatif Al-Shuhail, 2022. Method and alarming system for CO 2 sequestration: (U.S. Patent and Trade Office Number US11353621B2) – Co-Inventor.
Abdullatif Al-Shuhail, Mohamed Mahmoud, Rakan Fadhel, 2023. Modified sonic tool for advanced formation evaluation (U.S. Patent and Trade Office Number US011795813B2) – Co-Inventor.

h-index

SCOPUS: 18, citations = 941, documents = 121.

Google Scholar: 20, citations = 1223.

Educational Qualification

Ph.D., Geophysics, Texas A&M University, USA, 1998.
M.S., Geophysics, Texas A&M University, USA, 1993.
B.S., Geophysics, KFUPM, KSA, 1987.

Research Interests

Fractured reservoirs
Near-surface geophysics
Micro seismic methods
CO₂ sequestration

Selected Publications

Selected Journal Publications (2020-2024)

SM Hanafy, A El-Husseiny, M Benaafi, A Al-Shuhail, J Dvorkin, 2020. P-wave velocity profile at very shallow depths in sand dunes: Geophysics 85 (5), U129-U137.
S Khan, YA Khulief, AA Al-Shuhail, 2020. Effects of reservoir size and boundary conditions on pore-pressure buildup and fault reactivation during CO2 injection in deep geological reservoirs: Environmental Earth Sciences 79, 1-23.
A Al-Shuhail, Y Bouzidi, S Al-Dossary, Y Li, 2020. Introduction to this special section: Middle East: The Leading Edge 39 (6), 381-381.
M Benaafi, SM Hanafy, A Al-Shuhail, A El-Husseiny, J Dvorkin, 2020. Integrated Geological, Hydrogeological, and Geophysical Investigations of a Barchan Sand Dune in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia: Water 12 (3), 682.
S Khan, YA Khulief, AA Al-Shuhail, 2020. Effects of reservoir size and boundary conditions on pore-pressure buildup and fault reactivation during CO 2 injection in deep geological reservoirs: Environmental Earth Sciences, 79:294.
SM Hanafy, A El-Husseiny, M Benaafi, A Al-Shuhail, J Dvorkin, 2020. P-wave velocity profile at very shallow depths in sand dunes: Geophysics 85 (5), U129-U137.
SA Chan, P Edigbue, S Khan, AL Ashadi, AA Al-Shuhail, 2021. Viscoelastic Model and Synthetic Seismic Data of Eastern Rub’Al-Khali: Applied Sciences 11 (4), 1401.
N Ahmad, S Khan, A Al-Shuhail, 2021. Seismic Data Interpretation and Petrophysical Analysis of Kabirwala Area Tola (01) Well, Central Indus Basin, Pakistan: Applied Sciences 11 (7), 2911.
X Liu, H Li, AA Al-Shuhail, B Liu, Z Ren, 2021. Reflection and transmission of plane waves at an interface separating two poro-viscoelastic materials with continuity and elastic consistence: Geophysical Journal International 225 (2), 829-845.
P Edigbue, A Al-Shuhail, SM Hanafy, 2021. Three-dimensional supervirtual seismic refraction interferometry: A case study in western Saudi Arabia: Geophysics 86 (3), B123-B133.
Paul Irikefe Edigbue, Abdullah Abobakr Al-Mashhor, Anastasios Plougarlis, Pantelis Soupios, Markos Tranos, SanLinn Kaka, Abdullatif Al-Shuhail, Mansour Al-Garni, 2021. Geological and geophysical investigations of an engineering site characterization for construction purposes in Western Saudi Arabia: Journal of Applied Geophysics 188, 104307.
AA Dawood, A Al-Shuhail, A Alshuhail, 2021. Enhancing the signal-to-noise ratio of sonic logging waveforms by super-virtual interferometric stacking: Journal of Seismic Exploration 30 (3), 237-255.
N Ahmad, S Khan, EF Noor, Z Zou, A Al-Shuhail, 2021. Seismic Data Interpretation and Identification of Hydrocarbon-Bearing Zones of Rajian Area, Pakistan: Minerals 11 (8), 891.
Ali A Dawood, Abdullatif Al-Shuhail, Abdulrahman Alshuhail, 2021. Enhancing the Signal-to-Noise Ratio of Sonic Logging Waveforms by Super-Virtual Interferometric Stacking: Journal of Seismic Exploration, 30: 237-255.
Sherif M Hanafy, Pantelis Soupios, Alexandros Stampolidis, Christian Bender Koch, Khalid Al‐Ramadan, Abdullatif Al‐Shuhail, Theis Solling, Ignatius Argadestya, 2021. Comprehensive Geophysical Study at Wabar Crater, Rub Al‐Khali Desert, Saudi Arabia: Earth and Space Science, 8 (9).
Huijian Li, Xu Liu, Bo Liu, Stewart Greenhalgh, Abdullatif A. Al-Shuhail, and Yangkang Chen, (2022), “Bandwidth-insensitive extended centroid frequency-shift method for near-surface Q estimation,” GEOPHYSICS 87: V75-V86.
Ahmad, Naveed, Sikandar Khan, Muhsan Ehsan, Fayaz U. Rehman, and Abdullatif Al-Shuhail. 2022. “Estimating the Total Volume of Running Water Bodies Using Geographic Information System (GIS): A Case Study of Peshawar Basin (Pakistan)” Sustainability 14, no. 7: 3754.
Al-Dawood, A., Al-Shuhail, A.Reservoir characterization analysis in glacial reservoirs. J Petrol Explor Prod Technol (2022).
Surachman, Lutfi M., and Abdullatif Al-Shuhail. 2022. “Common Transmission Point (CTP) Gathers: A New Domain for Amplitude Variation with Offset” Energies 15, no. 13: 4825.
Harishidayat, Dicky, Abdullatif Al-Shuhail, Giovanni Randazzo, Stefania Lanza, and Anselme Muzirafuti. 2022. “Reconstruction of Land and Marine Features by Seismic and Surface Geomorphology Techniques” Applied Sciences 12, no. 19: 9611. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12199611.

Extended Publications (+)

Bargees, Amen, and Abdullatif A. Al-Shuhail. 2022. “First Arrival Picking of Zero-Phase Seismic Data by Hilbert Envelope Empirical Half Window (HEEH) Method” Sensors 22, no. 19: 7580. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22197580.
Edigbue, Paul, Ismail Demirci, Irfan Akca, Hamdan Ali Hamdan, Panagiotis Kirmizakis, Pantelis Soupios, Emin Candansayar, Sherif Hanafy, and Abdullatif Al-Shuhail. 2022. “A Comprehensive Study of Local, Global, and Combined Optimization Methods on Synthetic Seismic Refraction and Direct Current Resistivity Data” Applied Sciences 12, no. 22: 11589. https://doi.org/10.3390/app122211589.
Edigbue, Paul, Ismail Demirci, Irfan Akca, Hamdan Hamdan, Panagiotis Kirmizakis, Pantelis Soupios, Markos Tranos, Israa S. Abu-Mahfouz, Emin Candansayar, Sherif Hanafy, and Abdullatif Al-Shuhail “Application of Combined Local and Global Optimization Algorithms in Joint Interpretation of Direct Current Resistivity and Seismic Refraction Data: A Case Study of Dammam Dome, Eastern Saudi Arabia” Sensors 22, no. 23: 9337. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22239337.
Hanafy, Sherif Mohamed, Abdullah Al-Mashhor, and Abdullatif Abdulrahman Al-Shuhail. 2022. “Removal of Intra-Array Statics in Seismic Arrays Due to Variable Topography and Positioning Errors” Applied Sciences 12, no. 24: 12810. https://doi.org/10.3390/app122412810.
Edigbue, P., Akca, I., Demirci, I., Abdullatif Al-Shuhail, Hamdan Ali Hamdan, Panagiotis Kirmizakis, Emin Candansayar, Sherif Hanafy & Pantelis Soupios . Testing Different Stochastic Methods to Model Direct Current Resistivity and Seismic Refraction Geophysical Data Using a Combined Local and Global Optimization Algorithm. Arab J Sci Eng 48, 7925–7938 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-023-07690-3.
Amen Bargees, Dicky Harishidayat, Naveed Iqbal, Abdullatif A Al-Shuhail. 2023. Automatic gas chimney detection from 3D seismic reflection data using a single amplitude attribute: Marine and Petroleum Geology, 152: 106231. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026481722300137X.
Emily Barnabas Kiswaka, Dicky Harishidayat, Elisante Elisaimon Mshiu, Abdullatif Al-Shuhail. 2023. Architectural element variations across the offshore basin of Tanzania continental margin: influence of local factors in sedimentary processes and their implications for petroleum prospectivity: Marine Geophysical Research, 44 (2): 7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11001-023-09518-z.
Hamida, M. Alfarraj, A. A. Al-Shuhail and S. A. Zummo, “Facies-Guided Seismic Image Super-Resolution,” in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 61, pp. 1-13, 2023, Art no. 4503213, doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2023.3289151.
Moosa Al-Jahdhami and Abdullatif Al-Shuhail, (2023), “Workshop Review: Recent workshop explores near-surface modeling and imaging,” The Leading Edge 42: 506–509. https://doi.org/10.1190/tle42070506.1.
Alfuraidan, M.R., Al-Shuhail, A., Hanafy, S.M., and Sarumi, Ibrahim O. Approximation of seismic velocities from the spectrum of weighted graphs. Int J Geomath 14, 5 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13137-023-00214-z.
Li, B. Liu, X. Liu, A. A. Al-Shuhail, S. M. H. Mahmoud and Y. Chen, “Frequency-Independent Centroid Frequency Shift Method for Signal Attenuation Estimation,” in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 61, pp. 1-12, 2023, Art no. 4504212, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2023.3293645. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10177196.
Awais, M., Hanafy, S.M., Shafiq, S., Al‐Shuhail, A. and Waheed, U.B., 2023. First Break Traveltime Picking Using Unsupervised Machine Learning and Super‐Virtual Refraction Interferometry. Earth and Space Science, 10(12), p.e2023EA003014.
Sikandar Khan, Yehia Khulief, Ruben Juanes, Salem Bashmal, Muhammad Usman, Abdullatif Al-Shuhail, Geomechanical modeling of CO2 sequestration: A review focused on CO2 injection and monitoring, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Volume 12, Issue 3, 2024, 112847, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2024.112847.
Surachman, L.M., Abdulraheem, A., Al-Shuhail, A. and Kaka, S.I., 2024. Acoustic impedance prediction based on extended seismic attributes using multilayer perceptron, random forest, and extra tree regressor algorithms. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, pp.1-9.
Harishidayat, D., Niyazi, Y., Stewart, H.A., Al-Shuhail, A. and Jamieson, A.J., 2024. Submarine canyon development controlled by slope failure and oceanographic process interactions. Scientific Reports, 14(1), p.18486.
Xu Liu, Bing Zhou, Abdullatif A Al-Shuhail, Wei Zhou, Bo Liu, Qinzhuo Liao, Ray and energy-flux velocities at a contact of two viscoelastic anisotropic materials, Geophysical Journal International, 2024;, ggae363, https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggae363.
Harishidayat, D., Al-Dossary, S. & Al-Shuhail, A. Architecture and geomorphology of fluvial channel systems in the Arabian Basin. Sci Rep 14, 25025 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-75980-3.
Saidy, K., Fawad, M., Whattam, S.A., Al-Shuhail, A.A., Alshuhail, A.A., Campos, M. and Sulistyohariyanto, F.A., 2024. Unlocking the H2 potential in Saudi Arabia: Exploring serpentinites as a source of H2 production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 89, pp.1482-1491.

Awards & Honors

Books

Al-Shuhail, A. A. and Al-Dossary, S. A, 2020. Attenuation of Incoherent Seismic Data: Springer, Switzerland , ISBN: 9783030329471(hardcover).
مدخل إلى احتجاز الكربون وتخزينه (Introduction to Carbon Capture and Sequestration) ، أ. د. يحيى خليف و أ. د. عبد اللطيف الشهيل، 2019، (ترجمة إلى العربية)، دار الكتب العلمية للنشر والتوزيع، القاهرة، جمهورية مصر العربية 89777260015ISBN 97.
محمد الصالح، هاشم الموسوي، عبدالله المشهور، و عبداللطيف الشهيل،( تحت الإعداد ). المعجم الموسوعي للجيوفيزياء التطبيقية، ترجمة إلى العربية لكتاب: Encyclopedic Dictionary of Applied Geophysics; E. Sheriff; Society of Exploration Geophysicists; 2002.

Tel: +966 (013) 860-2344

Fax: +966 (013) 860-2595

Email: kaminski@kfupm.edu.sa

Location: Bldg. 76, Rm. 2127

Professor Michael A. Kaminski

Professor, Department of Geosciences

Prof. Mike Kaminski is a Distinguished Professor at the Department of Geosciences. He started his prolific academic career in 1979, graduating with a B.S. degree in Geology from Rutgers University, New Brunswick N.J., USA. He did his masters degree in Geology at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow Poland. In 1987, he was awarded his Ph.D. in the subject of Oceanography from the W.H.O.I./M.I.T. Joint Program in the USA. In 2007, he defended his “Habilitation” thesis at the Polish Academy of Science.

His research, projects, and teaching experience spans nearly 40 years and his recognition within the academic world brings significant recognition to KFUPM. Dr. Kaminski is fluent in English and Polish and is a foreign member of the Polish Academy of Arts & Sciences. He has authored over 250 scientific publications and is the Editor-in-Chief of Micropaleontology, the oldest scientific journal in the subject area. He is a member of the editorial boards of several academic journals, including the Revue de Micropaleontologie, Geological Quarterly, Geologica Carpathica, and the Grzybowski Foundation Special Publications. He has supervised over 60 graduate students.

Educational Qualification

Ph.D., Oceanography, W.H.O.L, MIT Joint Program, USA, 1987.
M.S., Geology, Jagiellonian University, Poland, 1981.
B.A., Geology, Rutgers University, USA, 1979.
B.A., Slavic Studies, Rutgers University, USA, 1979.

Research Interests

Historical Geology, Paleontology, Paleoceanography, Paleoclimatology.
Biodiversity, Evolutionary processes, and the history of marine microfossil communities
Classification, taxonomy, biodiversity of benthic foraminifera
Biochronology of marine microfossils and calibration to the Geomagnetic Polarity Time Scale.
Biostratigraphy & paleoceanography of the North Atlantic and its marginal seas.
High-latitude biostratigraphy and its correlation to standard, low-latitude biochronology
Problems in Tethyan Paleobiogeography and stratigraphic correlation.
The evolution of Cretaceous-Cenozoic climate and the timescales of Global Change.
The use of benthic foraminiferal assemblages for paleoenvironmental analysis.
The development of the general circulation of the Atlantic Ocean from the Late Cretaceous to the Recent.

Selected Publications

Kaminski, M.A., Amao, A.O., Babalola, L., Bu Khamsin, A., Fiorini, F., Garrison, A.M., Gull, H.M., Johnson, R.L., Tawabini, B., Frontalini, F. & Garrison, T.F. 2021. Substrate temperature as a primary control on meiofaunal populations in the intertidal zone: A dead zone attributed to elevated summer temperatures in eastern Bahrain. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 42: 101611.
Stein, R., Fahl, K., Schreck, M., Knorr, G., Niessen, F., Forwick, M., Gebhardt, C., Jensen, L., Kaminski, M., Kopf, A., Matthiessen, J., Jokat, W., Lohmann, G. 2016. Evidence for ice-free summers in the late Miocene central Arctic Ocean. Nature Communications, 7, 11148.
Kaminski, M.A. & Alegret, L. (eds), 2017. Proceedings of the Ninth International Workshop on Agglutinated Foraminifera. Grzybowski Foundation Special Publication, 22, 264 pp.
Katz, M.E., Miller, K.G., Kaminski, M.A. & Browning, J.V. 2018. Neogene benthic foraminiferal biofacies, paleobathymetry, and paleoenvironments of a Gulf of Mexico transect. Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 48 (4), 356-372.
Kaminski, M.A., Perdana, P., Abouelresh, M.O., and Babalola, L. 2019. Late Ordovician agglutinated foraminifera from the Ra’an Shale Member of Saudi Arabia as indicators of the O40 Maximum Flooding Surface. Stratigraphy, 16 (1), 27–39.
Kaminski, M.A. & Perdana, P.R.D. 2020. Lower Silurian benthic foraminifera from Saudi Arabia – including the oldest known multichambered lituolids. Stratigraphy, 17 (3), 141-185.
Kaminski, M.A., Amao, A.O., Babalola, L., Bu Khamsin, A., Fiorini, F., Garrison, A.M., Gull, H.M., Johnson, R.L., Tawabini, B., Frontalini, F., & Garrison, T.F. 2021. Substrate temperature as a primary control on meiofaunal populations in the intertidal zone: A dead zone attributed to elevated summer temperatures in eastern Bahrain. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 42: 101611.

Extended Publications (+)

Kaminski, M.A., 1985. Evidence for control of abyssal agglutinated foraminiferal community structure by substrate disturbance. Marine Geology, 66, 113-131.
Kaminski, M.A., Gradstein, F.M. & Berggren, W.A., 1989. Paleogene benthic foraminiferal stratigraphy and paleoecology at Site 647, southern Labrador Sea. In: S.P. Srivastava, M.A. Arthur and B. Clement, et al., Proc. ODP, Sci. Results, 105, College Station, TX (Ocean Drilling Program), 705-730.
Kaminski, M.A., Baumgartner, P.O., Bown, P., Haig, K., McMinn, A., Moran, M.J., Mutterlose, J., & Ogg, J., 1992. Magnetobiostratigraphic synthesis of Ocean Drilling Program Leg 123: Sites 765 and 766 (Argo Abyssal Plain and lower Exmouth Plateau). In: Ludden, J., Gradstein, F.M., et al. Proc. Sci. Results ODP 123, (College Station, TX), 717-737.
Kaminski, M.A., Kuhnt, W. & Radley, J., 1996. Paleocene-Eocene deep water agglutinated foraminifera from the Numidian Flysch (Rif, Northern Morocco): their significance for the Paleoceanography of the Gibraltar Seaway. Journal of Micropalaeontology, 15, 1-19.
Kaminski, M.A., Kuhnt, W. & Moullade, M. 1999. The evolution and paleobiogeography of abyssal agglutinated foraminifera since the Early Cretaceous: a tale of four faunas. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Abhandlungen, 212 (1-3), 401-439.
Kaminski, M.A. Aksu, A.E., Box, M., Hiscott, R.N., Filipescu, S. & Al-Salameen, M. 2002. Late Glacial to Holocene benthic foraminifera in the Marmara Sea: Implications for the Black Sea – Mediterranean Sea connections following the last deglaciation. Marine Geology, 190, 165-202.
Kaminski, M.A. & Gradstein, F.M. 2005. Atlas of Paleogene cosmopolitan deep-water agglutinated foraminifera. Grzybowski Foundation Special Publication, 10, 547 pp.
Kender, S., Kaminski, M.A., & Jones, R.W. 2008. Early to Middle Miocene Foraminifera from the deep-sea Congo Fan, offshore Angola. Micropaleontology, 55 (6), 477-568.
Kaminski, M.A., Setoyama, E. & Cetean, C.G. 2010. The Phanerozoic diversity of Agglutinated Foraminifera: Origination and Extinction rates. Acta Paleontologia Polonica, 55 (3), 529-539.
Kender, S. & Kaminski, M.A. 2013. Arctic Ocean benthic foraminiferal faunal change associated with the onset of perennial sea ice in the Middle Miocene. Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 43 (1), 99-109.
Kaminski, M.A. 2014. The year 2010 classification of the agglutinated foraminifera. Micropaleontology, 61 (1), 89-108.

Tel: +966 (013) 860-2689

Fax: +966 (013) 860-2535

Email: panteleimon.soupios@kfupm.edu.sa

Location: Bldg. 76, Rm. 2245

Dr. Pantelis Soupios

Professor, CIPR, Department of Geosciences

Pantelis Soupios obtained his B.Sc. in Geology (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki-AUTh, Greece) and his MSc (AUTh) and Ph.D. (AUTh) in Applied Geophysics. He started his carrier at the Laboratory of Geophysics and Seismology of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece. His expertise is on the application of several geophysical methods for environmental, hydrogeological, engineering applications, and geohazard studies. From 2002-2018, he was a faculty member at the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering at the Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Greece. He is currently a Professor of Near Surface Geophysics at the Department of Geosciences, KFUPM, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Dr. P. Soupios has established a strong international research network for collaboration and has authored and co-authored numerous chapters in books, articles published in scientific journals, and conference papers covering the broader area of applied geophysics. In addition, he has 6 years of industrial experience (mainly in engineering geophysics).

Educational Qualification

Ph.D., Applied Geophysics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece and Uppsala University, Sweden 2000
M.S., Applied Geophysics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 1997
B.S., Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 1995

Research Interests

Environmental and Engineering Geophysics
Applied Hydrogeology and HydroGeophysics
Applied geology and AgroGeophysics
ArchaeoGeophysics at selected Archaeological areas using various geophysical methods.
Advanced geophysical/geological/geochemical methods for waste disposal sites characterization.
Groundwater and soil monitoring

Selected Publications

Kirmizakis, P., Aljeaban, N., Chen, T., El-Husseiny, A., Mahmoud, M., & Soupios, P. (2024). Spectral induced polarization measurements to detect different scales in oil and gas production tubing. Petroleum Science and Technology, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/10916466.2024.2419939
Abid Khogali, Konstantinos Chavanidis, Alexandros Stampolidis, Panagiotis Kirmizakis, Abdul Latif Ashadi, Tilman Hanstein, Emin Candansayar, Pantelis Soupios, 2024, Subsurface characterization of the Al-Hassa National Park, Eastern Saudi Arabia, using multi-geophysical methods, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-024-09584-4
Abid Khogali, Konstantinos Chavanidis, Alexandros Stampolidis, Panagiotis Kirmizakis, Mohamed Yassin, Israa S. Abu-Mahfouz, Abdulaziz Al-Shaibani, Bassam Tawabini, Pantelis Soupios, 2024, Subsurface complexity controls the aquifer heterogeneity: A case study from the Al-Hassa oasis, Eastern Saudi Arabia, Groundwater for Sustainable Development, vol. 27, 101322, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2024.101322
Kellal, S., Kirmizakis, P., El-Husseiny, A., Soupios Pantelis, Dimitrios Ntarlagiannis, Mahmoud Mohamed, 2024. Low Resistivity Pay Zone Detection in Hydrocarbon Formation: The Feasibility of the Spectral Induced Polarization Method. SPE J. SPE-223100-PA (in press; posted 14 August 2024). https://doi.org/10.2118/223100-PA.
Konstantinos Chavanidis, Ahmed Salem, Alexandros Stampolidis, Abdul Latif Ashadi, Israa S. Abu-Mahfouz, Panagiotis Kirmizakis, Pantelis Soupios, 2024, Aeromagnetic Data Analysis of Geothermal Energy Potential of a Hot Spring Area in Western Saudi Arabia, Natural Resources Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11053-024-10383-9

List of Publication & Research activities:

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SCOPUS, http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.url?authorId=15835749500
Google Scholar Citations, http://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=yHNNmIcAAAAJ&hl=en
ResearchGate, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pantelis_Soupios
PUBLONS, https://publons.com/researcher/2086198/pantelis-soupios/
ORCID, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4153-3415

Extended Publications (+)

Tel: +966 (013) 860 2566

Fax: +966 (013) 860 2595

Email: peter.mora@kfupm.edu.sa

Location: Bldg. 76, Rm. 2169

Dr. Peter Mora

Professor, Department of Geosciences

Peter Mora obtained a B.Sc. Hons in Geophysics from Adelaide University, Australia in 1979 with a thesis on Seismic Raytracing. He worked for 2 years as an Exploration Geophysicist for ESSO Australia and as a consultant in seismic ray tracing to Delhi Petroleum. He obtained an M.Sc. in 1984 and Ph.D. in Geophysics in 1987 from Stanford University on the topic of Full Elastic Wavefield Inversion. After working for 2 years for a pioneering massively parallel supercomputer company – Thinking Machines – he worked as a researcher and then Professor at Institut de Physique du Globe in Paris, France until 1994. He then joined The University of Queensland where he formed a research centre, initially QUAKES and later Earth Systems Science Computational Centre (ESSCC). In 1999, he established the APEC Cooperation for Earthquake Simulation, a collaborative research effort to simulate earthquake related phenomena. In 2002 he established a Major National Research Facility – The Australian Computational Earth Systems Simulator – aimed at simulating geophysical phenomena. From 2010-2018 he was Chief Scientist of a startup company aimed at predicting Foreign Currency Exchange Rates (FOREX). In January, 2019, he joined the CPG at KFUPM. His research spans Full Wavefield Inversion and computational geophysics ranging from simulation of earthquakes and fracture, to simulation of convection and fluid flow. He has over 200 publications. He has supervised over 20 Ph.D. students and 12 M.Sc. Students.

Educational Qualification

Ph.D. in Geophysics from Stanford University, 1987
M.S. In Geophysics from Stanford University, 1984
B.S.Hons (First Class) in Geophysics from Adelaide University, 1979
B.S. From Adelaide University, 1978

Research Interests

Convection, fluid flow and multi-phase flow
Simulation of earthquakes, fracture and friction
Seismic modelling and Full Wavefield Inversion

Selected Publications

Mora, P., Morra, G. & Yuen, D. (2021) Optimal surface tension isotropy in the Rothman-Keller colour gradient Lattice Boltzmann Method for multi-phase flow, Rev. E, 103 (3), 033302, 19pp, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.103.033302.
Mora, P., Morra, G.,Yuen, D. & Juanes, R. (2021) Optimal wetting angles in Lattice Boltzmann simulations of viscous fingering, Transport in Porous Media, 136, 831–842, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-020-01541-7.
Mora, P., Morra, G.,Yuen, D. & Juanes, R. (2021) Influence of wetting on viscous fingering via 2D Lattice Boltzmann simulations, Transport in Porous Media, 138, pp. 511-538, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-021-01629-8.
Wang, Y., Mora, P. & Liang, Y. (2021), Calibration of Discrete Element Modeling: Scaling laws and dimensionless analysis , Particuology, 65(2022), pp 17-31 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.partic.2021.03.020.
Alonso-Marroquin & Mora, P. (2021) Beverloo law for hopper flow derived from self-similar profiles, Granular Matter, 23, 7, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10035-020-01067-1.
Jiang, Y., Mora, P., Herrmann, H. & Alonso-Marroquin, F. (2021) An Irregular Replaceable Particle Model Based on strain energy field, Rev. E, 104, 045311, 23pp, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.104.045311.
Mora, P., Morra, G. & Yuen, D. (2020) A concise python implementation of the lattice Boltzmann method on HPC for geo-fluid flow, J. Int., 220(1), 682-702, https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggz423.
Jiang, Y., Alonso-Marroquin, F., Herrmann, H. & Mora, P. (2020) Particle fragmentation based on strain energy field, Granular Matter, 22, 69, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10035-020-01038-6.
Mora, P. & Wu, Z. (2018) Elastic vs acoustic inversion for marine surveys, Geophysical Journal Int. 214 (1), 596-622, https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggy166.
Mora, P. & Yuen, D. (2018) Simulation of regimes of thermal convection and plume dynamics by the Lattice Boltzmann Method, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 275, 69-79, DO: 10.1016/j.pepi.2018.01.003.
Mora, P. & Yuen, D.A. (2018) Comparison of convection for Reynolds and Arrhenius temperature dependent viscosities, Fluid Mechanics Research International Journal, 2 (3), 99-107.
Mora, P. & Yuen, D. (2017) Simulation of plume dynamics by the Lattice Boltzmann Method, Geophysical Journal International Express Letters, 212 (3), 1932-1937.
Wang Y, Mora P (2009) ESyS_Particle: A new 3-D discrete element model with single particle rotation, in: Advances in Geocomputing, Springer, Ed. Xing H, 183-228.
Wang Y, Mora P (2008) Macroscopic elastic properties of regular lattices, J Mech Phys Solids, 56, 3459–3474.
Xu, H., Xing, H., Wyborn, D. & Mora, P. (2007) Analytical and numerical investigation of thermo-fluid flow of fracture dominated geothermal reservoir, Lecture Notes in Computer Sciences (LNCS), 4489, 1156-1163.
Xing H, Makinouchi A, Mora P (2007) Finite-element modeling of interacting fault systems, Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors, 163, 106–121.
Xing H, Mora P (2006) Construction of an intraplate fault system model of South Australia, and simulation tool for the iSERVO institute seed project, PAGEOPH, 163, 2297-2316.
Abe S, Place D, Mora P (2004) A Parallel Implementation of the Lattice Solid Model for the Simulation of Rock Mechanics and Earthquake Dynamics, PAGEOPH, 161, 2265-2277.
Mora P (1987) Nonlinear 2D elastic inversion of multi-offset seismic data, Geophysics, 52, 1211-1228.
Mora P (1987) Elastic wavefield inversion, PhD Thesis, Stanford University (SEP-52), 143pp.
Mora P (1988) Elastic wavefield inversion of reflection and transmission data, Geophysics, 53, 750-759.
Mora P (1989) Inversion = migration + tomography, Geophysics, 54, 1575-1586.
Mora P, Place D (1994) Simulation of the frictional stick-slip instability, PAGEOPH. 143, 61-87.
Donzé F, Mora P, Magnier SA (1994) Numerical simulation of faults & shear zones, Geophys. J. Int., 116, 46-52.
Igel H, Mora P, Riollet B (1995) Anisotropic wave propagation through finite-difference grids, Geophysics, 60, 1203-1216.
Komatitsch D, Coutel F, Mora P (1996) Tensorial formulation of the wave-equation for modeling curved interfaces, Geophysical Journal International, 127, 156-168.
Coutel F, Mora P (1998) Simulation based comparison of four site-response estimation techniques, BSSA., 88, 30-42.
Mora P, Place D (1998) Numerical simulation of earthquake faults with gouge: towards a comprehensive explanation for the heat flow paradox. J. Geophys. Res. 103, 21067-21089.
Place D, Mora P (1999) The lattice solid model to simulate the physics of rocks and earthquakes: incorporation of friction, J. Comp. Phys., 1502, 332–372.
Place D, Mora P (2000) Numerical simulation of localisation phenomena in a fault zone, PAGEOPH., 157, 1821-1845.
Abe S, Mora P, Place D (2000) Extension of the lattice solid model to incorporate temperature related effects, PAGEOPH, 157, 1867-1887.
Mora P, Wang Y, Yin C, Place D, Yin XC (2002) Simulation of the load-unload response ratio & critical sensitivity in the lattice solid model, PAGEOPH, 159, 2525–2536.
Mora P, Wang Y, & Marroquin F (2015) The Lattice Solid/Boltzmann microscopic model to simulate solid/fluid systems – a tool to study creation of fluid flow networks for viable deep geothermal energy, J. Earth Science (Special Issue on Deep Geothermal Energy), 26, 11-1
Mora P, Place D (2002) Stress correlation function evolution in lattice solid elasto-dynamic models of shear and fracture zones and earthquake prediction, PAGEOPH, 159, 2413–2427
Mora P, Wang Y. & Marroquin, F (2012) Particle simulation of hydraulic fracture and sustainable geothermal reservoir fluid flow: towards realization of a new green energy, in: Proc. International Workshop of Deep Geothermal Systems, Wuhan, China, June 29-30, 2012.
Mora P, Wang Y. & Marroquin, F (2013) Particle-based simulation of hydraulic fracture and fluid/heat flow in geothermal reservoirs. in: Proc. 7-th Intl. Conf. on Powders & Grains pg2013.unsw.edu.au/, AIP Conf. Proc. 1542, 177-180.

Awards & Honors

Honorable Mention (Geophysics), 1988 for paper titled: Elastic wavefield inversion of reflection and transmission data.

Tel: + 966 (013) 860-5843

Fax: + 966 (013) 860-2595

Email: basem.elsafty@kfupm.edu.sa

Location: Bldg. 76, Rm. 2119

Dr. Basem Zoheir

Professor, Department of Geosciences

Professor Basem Zoheir has been a renowned expert in the field of Mineralogy and Economic Geology since 2015. As a professor at Benha University (Egypt), Kiel University (CAU, Germany), and KFUPM (Saudi Arabia), his work spans various continents and reputable institutions. His journey in academia and research is marked by numerous scholarships, fellowships, and funding from different international foundations. Dr. Zoheir has contributed extensively to the field through publications, research, and editorial roles in leading geoscience journals. Additionally, he has extensive consulting experience in the mining industry, focusing on mineral exploration and resource evaluation.

Educational Qualification

Ph.D., ‘magna cum laude 1.0’ in Natural and Environmental Sciences (Munich University, LMU, Germany)
M.S., (hons.) Mineralogy and Ore Geology (Ain Shams University, Egypt)
B.S., (hons.) Geology (Benha University, Egypt)

Research Interests

Mineralogy, petrology, economic geology, mineral exploration
Geological mapping, structural geology, remote sensing, microanalysis of ore and silicate minerals, fluid inclusions micro-thermometry and Raman spectroscopy, geochemistry, stable isotopes, and geochronology of hard rocks and mineral deposits
Metallogeny of orogenic belts, i.e., precious/base metals, rare metal-bearing granites, and pegmatites

Selected Publications

Zoheir, B., Holzheid, A., Diab, A., Ragab, A., Deshesh, F., Abdelnasser, A., 2024. Recycling of Au during Serpentinization of Ultramafic Rocks: A Case Study from Neoproterozoic Forearc Ophiolites, Egypt. Minerals, 14 (9). doi:10.3390/min14090916
Zoheir, B., Lohmeier, S., Tang, Y., Martin, A., 2024. Geochemical and geochronological studies of the Um Samiuki deposit (Eastern Desert, Egypt): Metal mobilization in a stratabound massive sulfide ore. Ore Geology Reviews, 166, 105967
Zoheir, B., Holzheid, A., Zeh, A., McAlaar, R., El-Behairy, M., Schwarz-Schampera, U., Graupner, T., Lentz, D., Xiong, F., 2022. The Sukari gold deposit, Egypt: Geochemical and geochronological constraints on the ore genesis and implications for regional exploration. Economic Geology, doi:10.5382/econgeo.4990; 26 p.
Zoheir, B., McAlaar, R., Steele-McInnis, M., Zeh, A., Bain, W., Poulette, S., 2022. Vein-type gold formation during late extensional collapse of the Eastern Desert, Egypt: The Gidami deposit. Mineralium Deposita. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00126-022-01152-w
Xiong, F., Zoheir, B., Robinson, P.T., Wirth, R., Xu, X., Qiu, T., Sun, Y., 2022. Microchemistry and magnesium isotope composition of the Purang ophiolitic chromitites (SW Tibet): New genetic inferences. American Mineralogist. DOI 10.2138/am-2022-8392
Zoheir, B., Diab, A., Koutsovitis, P., Abu Alam, T., Feigenson, M., El-Bialy, M., Abdelnasser, A., 2022. Mantle source heterogeneity in a Neoproterozoic back-arc basin: Geochemical and thermodynamic modeling of the volcanic section of Wadi Ghadir ophiolite, Egypt. Precambrian Research 368, 106480.

Extended Publications (+)

Zoheir, B., Abd El-Rahman, Y., Kusky, T., Xiong, F., 2022. New SIMS zircon U-Pb ages and oxygen isotope data for ophiolite nappes in the Eastern Desert of Egypt: Implications for Gondwana assembly. Gondwana Research 105, 450-467.
Zoheir, B., Zeh, A., El-Bialy, M., Ragab, A., Deshesh, F., Steele-MacInnis, M., 2021. Hybrid granite magmatism during orogenic collapse in the Eastern Desert of Egypt: Inferences from whole-rock geochemistry and zircon U–Pb–Hf isotopes. Precambrian Research 354, 106044.
Lehmann, B., Zoheir, B., Neymark, L., Zeh, A., Emam, A., Radwan, A., Zhang, R., Moscati, R., 2020. Monazite and cassiterite U-Pb dating of the Abu Dabbab rare-metal granite, Egypt: Late Cryogenian metalliferous granite magmatism in the Arabian-Nubian Shield. Gondwana Research 84, 71-80.
Zoheir, B., Lehmann, B., Emam, A., Radwan, A., Zhang, R., Bain, W.M., Steele-MacInnis, M., Nolte, N., 2020. Extreme fractionation and magmatic–hydrothermal transition in the formation of Abu Dabbab rare-metal granite, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Lithos DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2019.105329
Li, X., Klyukin, Y., Steele-MacInnis, M., Fan, HR., Yang, KF., Zoheir, B., 2020. Phase equilibria, thermodynamic properties, and solubility of quartz in saline-aqueous-carbonic fluids: Application to orogenic and intrusion-related gold deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 283, 201-221.
Zoheir, B., Abd El-Wahed, M., Pour, A.B., Abdelnasser, A., 2019. Orogenic Gold in Transpression and Transtension Zones: Field and Remote Sensing Studies of the Barramiya–Mueilha Sector, Egypt. Remote Sensing 11(18), 2122; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11182122.
Zoheir, B., Goldfarb, R., Holzheid, A., Helmy, H., El Sheikh, A., 2019. Geochemical and geochronological characteristics of the Um Rus granite intrusion and associated gold deposit, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Geoscience Frontiers, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2019.04.012
Zoheir, B., Johnson, P.J., Goldfarb, R.J., Klemm, D.D., 2019. Orogenic gold in the Egyptian Eastern Desert: Widespread gold mineralization in the late stages of Neoproterozoic orogeny. Gondwana Research 75, 184-217

Awards & Honors

Awardee of: DAAD, GERSS, SIDA, TEMPUS, TWAS-CSIR, FULBRIGHT, ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT, CAS-PIFI
Associate editor of Ore Geology Reviews (Elsevier), Geochemistry (Elsevier), and guest editor for Remote Sensing (MDPI), Minerals (MDPI), Lithos (Elsevier)
Consultancy services to: Altus Strategies Plc., Afaq Mining Co., Red Sea Resources, Lotus Gold, Meamari Group, Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA) General Directorate-Ankara, Saudi Geological Survey (Jeddah).

Tel: +966 (013) 860 2993

Email: scott.whattam@kfupm.edu.sa

Location: Bldg. 76, Rm. 1245

Dr. Scott Whattam

Professor, Department of Geosciences

Educational Qualification

Ph.D. The University of Hong Kong
B.S. (Hons) Carleton University

Research Interests

Igneous Petrology
Cosmochemistry
Plate Tectonics

Selected Publications

Azizi, H., Daneshvar, N., Mohammad, A., Asahara, Y., Whattam, S.A., Tsuboi, M., & Minami, M., 2021. Early Miocene Post-Collision Andesite In The Takab Area, Northwest Iran. Journal Of Petrology, In Press.
Shervais, J.W., Reagan, M., Godard, Prytulak, J., Ryan, J.G. Pearce, J.A., Almeev, R.,Haugen, E., Chapman, T., Kurz, W., Nelson, W.R. Heaton, D., Kirchenbaur, M., Shimizu, K., Sakuyama, T., Vetter, S.K., Li, Y., &. Whattam, S.A., 2021. Magmatic Response To Subduction Initiation, Part II: Boninites And Related Rocks Of The Izu-Bonin Arc From IOPD Expedition 352, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (G3), https://doi.org/10.1029/2020gc009093
Whattam, S.A., Shervais, J.W., Reagan, M.K., Coultard, D.A., Pearce, J.A., Jones, P.J., Seo, J., Putirka, K., Chapman, T., Heaton, D., Li, H., Nelson, W.R., Shimizu, K., & Stern, R.J., 2020. Mineral Compositions And Thermobarometry Of Basalts And Boninites Recovered During IODP Expedition 352 To The Bonin Forearc, American Mineralogist, https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2020-6640.
Whattam, S.A. Montes, C., & Stern, R.J., 2020. Early Central American Forearc Follows The Subduction Initiation Rule, Gondwana Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/J.Gr.2019.10.002.
Pandey, D.K., Pandey, A. & Whattam, S.A., 2020. Reply To ‘Evidence For Simple Volcanic Rifting Not Complex Subduction Initiation In The Laxmi Basin’, Nature Communications, https://doi.org/10.1038/S41467-020-16570-5.
Moghadam, H. S., Stern, R.J., Griffin, W.L., Khedr, M.Z., Kirchenbaur, M., Ottley, C.J., Whattam, S.A., Kimura, J.-I., Ghorbani, G., Gain, S., O’Reilly, S.Y., & Tamura, A., 2019. Subduction Initiation And Back-Arc Opening North Of Neo-Tethys: Evidence From The Late Cretaceous Torbat-E-Heydarieh Ophiolite Of Ne Iran, Geological Society Of America Bulletin, https://doi.org/10.1130/B35065.1.
Pandey, D.K., Pandey, A. & Whattam, S.A., 2019. Discovery Of Relict Subduction Initiation In The Laxmi Basin, Northwest Indian Ocean, Nature Communications, https://doi.org/10.1038/S41467-019-10227-8.
Shervais, J.W., Reagan, M., Haugen, E., Almeev, R., Pearce, J.A., Prytulak, J., Ryan, J.G., Whattam, S.A., Godard, M., Chapman, T., Li, H., Kurz, W., Nelson, W.R. Heaton, D., Kirchenbaur, M., Shimizu, K., Sakuyama, T., Li, Y., & Vetter, S.K., 2019. Magmatic Response To Subduction Initiation, Part I: Fore-Arc Basalts Of The Izu-Bonin Arc From IODP Expedition 352, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (G3), Doi: 10.1029/2018gc007731.

Extended Publications (+)

Whattam, S.A., 2018. Primitive Magmas In The Central American Volcanic Arc System Generated By Plume-Induced Subduction Initiation, Frontiers In Earth Science-Petrology, 6:14, Doi: 10.3389/Feart.2018.00114, Https://Www.Researchgate.Net/Profile/Scott_Whattam/Publications
Ryan, J., Li, Y., Reagan, M.K., Li, H., Heaton, D., Godard, M.M., Kirchenbaur, M., Whattam, S.A., Pearce, J., Chapman, T., Nelson, W., Prytulak, J., Shervais, J.W., Shimizu, K. & Petronotis, K. , 2017. Application Of A Handheld X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer For Real-Time, High-Density Quantitative Analysis Of Drilled Igneous Rocks And Sediments During IODPExpedition 352, Chemical Geology 451, 55-66, Http://Dx.Doi.Org/10.1016/J.Chemgeo.2017.01.007, Https://Www.Researchgate.Net/Profile/Scott_Whattam/Publications
Li, H.Y., Xu, Y.G., Ryan, J.G. & Whattam, S.A., Evolution Of The Mantle Beneath The Eastern North China Craton During The Cenozoic: Linking Geochemical And Geophysical Observations, Journal Of Geophysical Research – Solid Earth 122, Doi:10.1002/2016jb013486, Https://Www.Researchgate.Net/Profile/Scott_Whattam/Publications
Reagan, M.K., Pearce, J.A., Petronotis, K., Almeev, R., Avery, A.J., Carvallo, C., Chapman, T., Christeson, G.L., Ferré, E.C., Godard, M., Heaton, D.E., Kirchenbaur, M., Kurz, W., Kutterolf, S., Li, H., Li, Y., Michibayashi, K., Morgan, S., Nelson, W.R., Prytulak, J., Python, M., Robertson, A.H.F., Ryan, J.G., Sager, W.W., Sakuyama, T., Shervais, J.W., Shimizu, K. & Whattam, S.A., 2017. Subduction Initiation And Ophiolite Crust: New Insights From Iodp Drilling, International Geology Review, Doi: 10.1080/00206814.2016.1276842, Https://Www.Researchgate.Net/Profile/Scott_Whattam/Publications
Seo, J., Choi, S-G., Park, J-W., Whattam, S.A., Kim, D.W., Ryu, I-C., & Oh, C.W., 2016. Geochemical And Mineralogical Characteristics Of The Yongwha Phoscorite-Carbonatite Complex, South Korea, And Genetic Implications, Lithos 262, 606-619, Https://Www.Researchgate.Net/Profile/Scott_Whattam/Publications
Expedition 357 Scientists Including Whattam, S.A., 2016. Expedition 357 Preliminary Report: Atlantis Massif Serpentinization And Life, International Ocean Discovery Program, Http://Dx.Doi.Org/10.14379/Iodp.Pr.357.2016, Https://Www.Researchgate.Net/Profile/Scott_Whattam/Publications
Whattam, S.A., Gazel, E.G., Yi, K. & Denyer, P., 2016. Origin Of Plagiogranites In Oceanic Complexes: A Case Study Of The Nicoya And Santa Elena Terranes, Costa Rica, Lithos 262, 75-87, Http://Dx.Doi.Org/10.1016/J.Lithos.2016.06.017, Https://Www.Researchgate.Net/Profile/Scott_Whattam/Publications
Whattam, S.A. & Stern, R.J., 2016. Arc Magmatic Evolution And The Construction Of Continental Crust At The Central American Volcanic Arc System, International Geology Review 58, 653-686, Doi: 10.1080/00206814.2015.1103668, Https://Www.Researchgate.Net/Profile/Scott_Whattam/Publications
Gerya, T. Stern, R.J., Baes, M., Sobolev, S.V. & Whattam, S.A., 2015. Plate Tectonics On The Earth Triggered By Plume-Induced Subduction Initiation, Nature 527, 221-225, Doi:10.1038/Nature15752, Https://Www.Researchgate.Net/Profile/Scott_Whattam/Publications
Whattam, S.A. & Stern, R.J., 2015. Late Cretaceous Plume-Induced Subduction Initiation Along The Southern Margin Of The Caribbean And Nw South America: The First Documented Example With Implications For The Onset Of Plate Tectonics, Gondwana Research (Focus Review) 27, 38-63, Http://Dx.Doi.Org/10.1016/J.Gr.2014.07.011). Https://Www.Researchgate.Net/Profile/Scott_Whattam/Publications
Expedition 352 Scientists Including Whattam, S.A., 2015. Izu-Bonin-Mariana Forearc: Testing Subduction Initiation And Ophiolite Models By Drilling The Outer Izu-Bonin-Mariana Forearc, International Ocean Discovery Program Preliminary Report, 352. Http://Dx.Doi.Org/10.14379/Iodp.Pr.352.2015, Https://Www.Researchgate.Net/Profile/Scott_Whattam/Publications
Stern, R.J., Reagan, M. K., Ishizuka, O., Ohara, Y. & Whattam, S.A., 2012. To Understand Subduction Initiation Study Forearc Crust; To Understand Forearcs, Study Ophiolites, Lithosphere Doi: 10.1130/L183.1, Https://Www.Researchgate.Net/Profile/Scott_Whattam/Publications
Whattam, S.A., Montes, C., Mcfadden, R., Cardona, A., Valencia, & Rivera, D., 2012. Age And Origin Of Earliest Adakitic-Like Magmatism In Panama: Implications For The Tectonic Evolution Of The Panamanian Magmatic Arc System, Lithos 142-143, 226-244, Doi:10.1016/J.Lithos.2012.02.017, Https://Www.Researchgate.Net/Profile/Scott_Whattam/Publications
Whattam, S.A., Cho, M. & Smith, I.E.M., 2011. Magmatic Peridotites And Pyroxenites, Andong Ultramafic Complex, Korea: Geochemical Evidence For Supra-Subduction Zone Formation And Extensive Melt-Rock Interaction, Lithos 127, 599-618, Doi: 10.1016/J.Lithos.2011.06.013, Https://Www.Researchgate.Net/Profile/Scott_Whattam/Publications
Whattam, S.A., Stern, R.J., 2011. The ‘Subduction Initiation Rule’: A Key For Linking Ophiolites, Intra-Oceanic Forearcs And Subduction Initiation, Contributions To Mineralogy And Petrology Doi 10.1007/S00410-011-0638-Z, Https://Www.Researchgate.Net/Profile/Scott_Whattam/Publications
Whattam, S.A., 2009. Arc-Continent Collisional Orogenesis In The Sw Pacific And The Nature, Source And Correlation Of Emplaced Ophiolitic Components, Lithos 113, 88-114, Https://Www.Researchgate.Net/Profile/Scott_Whattam/Publications
Whattam, S.A., Hewins, R.H., 2009. Granoblastic Olivine Aggregates As Precursors Of Type I Chondrules: An Experimental Test, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta 73, 5460-5482, Https://Www.Researchgate.Net/Profile/Scott_Whattam/Publications
Whattam, S.A., Hewins, R.H. , Cohen, B.A., Seaton, N.C. & Prior, D.J., 2008. Granoblastic Olivine Aggregates In Magnesian Chondrules: Planetesimal Fragments Or Thermally Annealed Solar Nebula Condensates? Earth And Planetary Science Letters 269, 200-211, Https://Www.Researchgate.Net/Profile/Scott_Whattam/Publications

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Dr. SanLinn I. Kaka

Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator, CPG Student Affairs Office, Department of Geosciences

Dr. SANLINN I. KAKA received his Ph.D. degree in Earth Sciences from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada in 2006. Currently, he is a faculty member and graduate coordinator in the Department of Geosciences at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals. His research interests are in the areas of engineering seismology, reservoir characterization and monitoring, ground-motions relations and near-surface geophysics. His recent research focuses on applications of microseismic monitoring systems, enhancement, detection and localization of microseismic events as well as understanding fracture growth and the role of pre-existing fractures during multi-stage hydraulic fracture stimulation of shale gas reservoirs

Educational Qualification

Ph.D., Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, 2006.

Research Interests

Applications of AI in Geophysics
Application of advanced signal processing techniques
Analysis of microseismic data for reservoir monitoring and characterization
Near surface geophysics
Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis & Empirical ground motion relations

Selected Publications

M Ayub SLI Kaka, “Enhanced First-Break Picking Using Hybrid Convolutional Neural Network and Recurrent Neural Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Volume 62, pages 1-16, 2024.
A Al-Fakih, S Kaka, AI Koeshidayatullah, “Reservoir Property Prediction in the North Sea Using Machine Learning”, IEEE Access, Volume 11, pages 140148-140160, 2023.
Andrea Scarinci, Umair bin Waheed, Chen Gu, Xiang Ren, Ben Mansour Dia, Sanlinn Kaka, Michael Fehler, Youssef Marzouk. “Robust Bayesian moment tensor inversion with optimal transport misfits: layered medium approximations to the 3-D SEG-EAGE overthrust velocity model”, Geophysical Journal International, Volume 234, Issue 2, Pages 1169–1190, 2023.
A Al-Fakih and S Kaka, “ Application of Artificial Intelligence in static Formation temperature estimation”, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Volume 48, pages 16791–16804, 2023.
SanLinn I. Kaka, “Analysis of Microseismic Events to Understand the Fracture Growth During Hydraulic Fracturing: A Case Study of a Shale Gas Reservoir”, SPE-214196-MS, https://doi.org/10.2118/214196-MS, 2023.
Mohammed Ayub and SanLinn Ismail Kaka, “Automated Hyperparameter Optimization of Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for First-Break (FB) Arrival Picking “ SPE-214253-MS, https://doi.org/10.2118/214253-MS, 2023.
Konstantinos Chavanidis, Alexandros Stampolidis, Panagiotis Kirmizakis, Markos Tranos, Maurizio Fedi, Roman Pasteka, Khalid Al-Ramadan, SanLinn Kaka, Grigorios N Tsokas, Pantelis Soupios., “Gravity Survey on the Oil-Bearing Dammam Dome (Eastern Saudi Arabia) and Its Implications, Remote Sensing 14 (3), 735, 2022.
Ayub, M. and Kaka, S.I., “A Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Models for First-break Arrival Picking”, International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 12 (1), pp. 493–502, 2021.
I Koutsoupakis, Y Tsompanakis, P Soupios, P Kirmizakis, SL Kaka., “Seismic Risk Assessment of Chania, Greece, Using an Integrated Computational Approach”, Applied Sciences Volume 11 (23), pages 11249, 2021.
PI Edigbue, AA Al-Mashor, A Plougarlis, P. Soubios, M Tranos, SanLinn Kaka, Abdullatif Al-Shuhail, Mansour Al-Garni, “Geological and geophysical investigations of an engineering site characterization for construction purposes in Western Saudi Arabia, Journal of Applied Geophysics, 188, 104307, 2021.

Extended Publications (+)

S L Kaka, “Stress Mechanism of Microseismic Events During Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation for Unconventional Hydrocarbon Reservoirs”, 82nd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition (1), 1-14, 2020.
Sağır, Ç., Kurtuluş, B., Soupios, P., Ayrancı, K., Düztaş, E., Aksoy, M.E., Avşar, Ö.,Erdem, G., Pekkan, E., Canoğlu, M.C., Kaka, S.I., Razack, M, “Investigating the Structure of a Coastal Karstic Aquifer through the Hydrogeological Characterization of Springs Using Geophysical Methods and Field Investigation, Gökova Bay, SW Turkey” Water 12, 3343, 2020.
Dmitry Alexandrov, Leo Eisner, Umair bin Waheed, SanLinn I. Kaka and Stewart Alan Greenhalgh, “Detection, location and source mechanism determination with large noise variations in surface microseismic monitoring”, Geophysics, 85 (6), 1-37, 2020.
Dmitry Alexandrov, Leo Eisner, SanLinn Kaka, Stewart Greenhalgh and Umair ben Waheed, “Normal faulting activated by hydraulic fracturing: A case study from the Barnett Shale, Fort Worth Basin, Texas, USA” accepted, the Leading Edge, 39 (3), 204-211. 2020.
RC Sidle, B Jarihani, S L I Kaka, J Koci, A Al-Shaibani, “ Hydrogeomorphic processes affecting dryland gully erosion: Implications for modelling”, Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment 43 (1), 46-64, 2019.
RC Sidle, AM Al‐Shaibani, S L I Kaka, “Geomorphic hazards in south‐west Saudi Arabia: The human–environmental nexus”, Area 51 (4), 670-680, 2019.
N Iqbal, B Liu, M Deriche, A Al-Shuhail, S L Kaka, A Zerguine, “Blind noise estimation and denoising filter for recovery of microquake signals”, Exploration Geophysics 50 (5), 502-513, 2019.
M Al‐Marzooq, MS Diallo, V Etienne, T Tonellot, S L I Kaka, “Mitigating the effects of sand dunes on seismic data from the Rub al Khali basin, Saudi Arabia”, Geophysical Prospecting 67 (7), 1825-1837, 2019.
AO Adelu, AA Aderemi, AO Akanji, OA Sanuade, S L I Kaka, O Afolabi, “Application of 3D static modeling for optimal reservoir characterization”, Journal of African Earth Sciences 152, 184-196, 2019.
N Iqbal, A . Zerguine, A. Al-Shuhail and S. Kaka, “Blind noise estimation and denoising filter for recovery of microquake signals”, Exploration Geophysics, 50 (5), 502-531, 2019.
Ashadi A and S. I. Kaka, “Ground-Motion Relations for Subduction-Zone Earthquakes in Java Island, Indonesia”, AJSE, 44 (1), 449-465, 2018.
Iqbal , E. Liu, J.H. McClellan, A. A. Al-Shuhail, S. I. Kaka and A . Zerguine “Detection and Denoising of Microseismic Events using Tensor Decomposition and Time-frequency Representation”, IEEE Access 6, 22993-23006, 2018.

Awards & Honors

Associate Professor/Graduate Coordinator (Geosciences) / Head, CPG Student Affairs
Scientific Advisory Board Member, Science and Technology for Exploration and Production Solutions (STEPS)

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Dr. Bassam S. Tawabini

Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences

Dr. Bassam has been an associate professor at Geosciences Department at CPG, KFUPM since 2007 in addition to his incumbency as an Acting Director, Environment and Sustainability Section, Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Dept. KFUPM since 2014. From 1987 till 2005 he had assumed the role of Senior Research Engineer, Center for Environment and Water (CEW), Research Institute, KFUPM. Between 2005 – 07 he was appointed as Manager of Central Analytical Laboratory (CAL), Center for Environment and Water (CEW), Research Institute, KFUPM.

Research Profile – Google Scholar

Citations 1033
h-index 15
i10-index 22

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ixanLJ4AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6508032548

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0096-2723

Educational Qualification

Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Water Resources & Environmental Engineering), KFUPM, KSA, 2002.
High Diploma, “Sustainable Development” Middle East University at Boston College, Boston, USA, 2001.
M.Sc., Civil Engineering, KFUPM, KSA, 1987.
B.Sc., (Hons.), Civil Engineering. KFUPM, KSA, 1984.

Research Interests

Investigating the fate of pollutants in the water, wastewater, marine, air, and soil
Assessment, monitoring, and treatment of water, soils, and air contaminated with hazardous pollutants.
Developing innovative treatment technologies for industrial wastewater using electrochemical –based treatment technologies.
Developing advanced oxidation and photocatalytic technologies for the ex-situ and in-situ remediation of groundwater contaminated with trace metals and hydrocarbons using the combination of UV, H₂O₂, TiO₂, Cl_2, and O₃.
Developing novel nano-based synthetic adsorbents (i.e. Graphene, CNTs, CNFs, TiO₂…etc.) and natural adsorbents (i.e. fly ash, sewage sludge) for the removal of pollutants from the environment.
Developing advanced technologies for remediation of contaminated sites with hydrocarbons and trace metals using bio-treatment and phytoremediation technologies
Developing novel for the removal of trace metals and hydrocarbons from contaminated environment.
Assessing the fate of the Disinfection By-products (DBPs) formation using chlorine (Cl₂), ozone (O₃), and chlorine dioxide (ClO₂).
Assessing the spatial distribution of air pollutants (NOx, SOx, PMs, VOCs…etc.) and soil pollutants (heavy/trace metals) in the Arabian Gulf region.
Developing best practices and methods for the management of municipal, industrial and hazardous wastes.
Assessing the sustainable utilization of natural resources (i.e. water, soil, energy, minerals, and biota)

Selected Publications

Tawabini, Bassam, Alshahrani, Fawaz, Saleh, Tawfik, Alrayaan, Muhammad, Alaama, Subhi, Nasser, Rayan, Soupios, Pantelis, Kirmizakis, Panagiotis, Mahmoud, Mohamed. A Laboratory Study to Assess the Use of Biochar-Based Liquid Activated Carbon for the Removal of MTBE and Benzene from Contaminated Groundwater (2024). Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation J. Pages 19 – 21.
Adamu Kimayim Gaduwang, Bassam Tawabini, Israa S. Abu-Mahfouz, Ahmed Al-Yaseri. Assessing hydrogen production potential from carbonate and shale source rocks: Assessing hydrogen production potential from carbonate and shale source rocks: A geochemical investigation. Fuel 378 (2024) 132923.
Abid Khogali; Konstantinos Chavanidis; Alexandros Stampolidis; Panagiotis Kirmizakis; Mohamed Yassin; Israa S. Abu-Mahfouz; Abdulaziz Al-Shaibani; Pantelis Soupios; Bassam Tawabini. Subsurface complexity controls the aquifer heterogeneity: a case study from the Al-Hassa Oasis, Eastern Saudi Arabia. Groundwater for Sustainable Development. 27(101322). DOI: 10.1016/j.gsd.2024.101322
Barra Bokhari, Bassam Tawabini and Husam Baalousha (2024). A Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (FAHP)-GIS Approach to Flood Susceptibility Mapping in NEOM, Saudi Arabia. Frontiers in Water-Water Resource Management. Volume 6 – 2024 https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2024.1388003.
Mohammed Benaafi, Ahmed M. Al-Areeq, Bassam Tawabini, Abdullah A. Basaleh, Abdullah Bafaqeer, John D. Humphrey & Isam H. Aljundi (2024). Combined Effects of Seawater Intrusion and Heavy Metal Pollution on the Groundwater Resources of Tarout Island, Saudi Arabia. Arab J Sci Eng (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-024-09184-2. (ISI, Q2, IF 2.6).
Jawad Rafiq, Israa S Abu-Mahfouz, Pantelis Soupios, John D Humphrey, Bassam S Tawabini (2024). Hydrochemical Characterization, Geothermometry, and Origin of Ain Al-Harrah Hot Spring and Its Relationship to Al-Lith Geothermal System, Saudi Arabia. ACS Omega 2024 9 (23), 24807-24818. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c01343
Mohamed Al-Harbi, Bassam Tawabini*, Mohammed Al-Farhan, Pantelis Soupios, Mohammed Farooqui, Abdullah Basaleh (2024). Mapping of uncontrolled dumpsites in arid regions through remote sensing and image processing. Waste Management & Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X241257098. June 2024. (ISI, Q1, IF 3.7).
Sinatrya D Prayudi, Bassam S Tawabini, Asmaa Korin, Michael A Kaminski (2024). Morphological deformities in benthic foraminiferal assemblages from shallow marine and lagoonal environments of the western Arabian Gulf. Journal of Foraminiferal Research. vol. 54, issue 3, pp. 290-308.
Sinatrya D Prayudi, Bassam S Tawabini, Abduljamiu O Amao, Asmaa Korin, Hafiz M Gull, Daffa Arrofi, Michael A Kaminski (2024). Survival of biocalcifying shallow-marine benthic organisms in the coastal areas of the Arabian Gulf under conditions of global warming: Is there a limit to their resilience?. Journal of Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. August 2024, doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2024.112423.
SI Abba, Mohamed A Yassin, Mahmud M Jibril, Bassam Tawabini, Pantelis Soupios, Abid Khogali, Syed Muzzamil Hussain Shah, Jamilu Usman, Isam H Aljundi. Nitrate concentrations tracking from multi-aquifer groundwater vulnerability zones: Insight from machine learning and spatial mapping. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. Volume 184, April 2024, Pages 1143-1157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2024.02.041.
Mohammed Benaafi, Arya Pradipta, Bassam Tawabini, Ahmed M Al-Areeq, Abdullah Bafaqeer, John D Humphrey, Mazen K Nazal, Isam H Aljundi (2024). Suitability of treated wastewater for irrigation and its impact on groundwater resources in arid coastal regions: Insights for water resources sustainability. Heliyon 10 (8), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29320.
Mohammed Benaafi, S.I. Abba, Bassam Tawabini, Ismail Abdulazeez, Billel Salhi, Jamilu Usman, Isam H. Aljundi. Integrated clustering analysis for delineating seawater intrusion and heavy metals in Arabian Gulf Coastal groundwater of Saudi Arabia. Heliyon, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19784. (ISI, IF = 4, Q2).

US Patents:

10,843,940. T Laoui, FA Olabemiwo, B Tawabini, M Khaled. Contaminant removal from water using polyelectrolyte coated fly ash.
10167212. Jamal Amana and Bassam S. Tawabini. Continuous flow decontamination of an MTBE-contaminated aqueous liquid.
10160675. Jamal Amana and Bassam S. Tawabini. Process for filtering and treating an MTBE-contaminated aqueous liquid.
10125038. Jamal Amana and Bassam S. Tawabini. Treatment of Water Contaminated with MTBE Using UV/Chlorine Advanced Oxidation Process.
10596546. Bassam S. Tawabini, Mutaz. A. Atieh, Faraj A. Abuilaiwi and Segun B. Adebayo. Doped silver nanoparticles on carbon fly ash for adsorption of methyl tertiary butyl ether.
11305255 B2. B. S. Tawabini, M. A. Atieh, F. A. Olabemiwo, S. B . Adebayo. MTBE-Removal Composition with Acid-Treated Fly Ash Particles.
11446632 B2 . Bassam S. Tawabini, Mutaz. A. Atieh, Faraj A. Abuilaiwi and Segun B. Adebayo. Silver Oxide Nanoparticle-Containing Fly Ash Adsorbent.

Extended Publications (+)

Sami Al-Rasheedi, Bassam Tawabini, Mazen Nazal, and Amjad B. Khalil. Application of Thermophilic Bacteria for the Treatment of Municipal Wastewaters. Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering. AJSE 47, 6881-6888 (2022).
Bassam Tawabini, Mohammed A. Yassin, Mohammed Benaafi, J. A. Adetoro, Abdulaziz Al-Shaibani, S.I. Abba. Spatiotemporal variability assessment of trace metals based on Subsurface Water Quality Impact Integrated with Artificial Intelligence-Based Modeling. Sustainability, 2022, 14 (4), https://doi.org/10.3390/su14042192.
Panagiotis Kirmizakis, Bassam Tawabini, Omer Muhammad Siddiq, Dimitrios Kalderis, Dimitrios Ntarlagiannis, Pantelis Soupios. Adsorption of Arsenic on Fe-modified Biochar and Monitoring Using Spectral Induced Polarization. Water 2022, 14(4), 563; https://doi.org/10.3390/w14040563.
Arya Pradipta, Pantelis Soupios, Nektarios Kourgialas, Maria Doula, Zoi Dokou, Mohammad Makkawi, Mohammed Alfarhan, Bassam Tawabini, Panagiotis Kirmizakis, Mohamed Yassin. Remote Sensing, Geophysics, and Modeling to Support Precision Agriculture –Part 1: Soil Applications. Water. 1595020. Water 2022, 14, 1158. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14071158.
Arya Pradipta, Pantelis Soupios, Nektarios Kourgialas, Maria Doula, Zoi Dokou, Mohammad Makkawi, Mohammed Alfarhan, Bassam Tawabini, Panagiotis Kirmizakis, Mohamed Yassin. Remote Sensing, Geophysics, and Modeling to Support Precision Agriculture –Part 2: Irrigation Management Water 2022, 14, 1157. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14071157.
Mohamed Yassin, Bassam Tawabini, A. Adetoro, Mohammed Benaafi, Ahmed Al-Areeq, Abdullahi Garba Usman, S.I. Abba. Geochemical and Spatial Distribution Topsoil HMs Coupled with Modeling of Cr Using Chemometrics Intelligent Techniques: Case Study from Dammam Area, Saudi Arabia. Molecules 2022, 27(13), 4220.
Rami W. Mansouri, Abdulaziz Al-Shaibani, Mohammed Makkawi, Bassam Tawabini. Groundwater Quality Assessment of Northern Harrat Rahat Aquifer, Saudi Arabia. Hydrogeology Journal. 30(8), pp. 2433-2457.
Mohammed Benaafi *, Bassam Tawabini, S.I. Abba *, John D. Humphrey, Ahmed AL-Areeq, Saad A. Alhulaibi, Abdullahi Garba Usman, Isam H. Aljundi. Integrated Hydrogeological, Hydrochemical, and Isotopic Assessment of Seawater Intrusion into Coastal Aquifers in Al-Qatif Area, Eastern Saudi Arabia. J. Molecules. Volume 27 Issue 20 3390/molecules27206841.
Amjad Khalil, Shahad Shaikh and Bassam Tawabini. Removal of heavy metals from contaminated water by thermophilic bacteria isolated from hot springs in Saudi Arabia (2022). J. of Bacteriology & Mycology. Vol. 10, Issue 3, 2022: pp. 60-64.
Alshahrani, B. Tawabini*, T. Saleh, M. Alrayaan, S. Alaama, R. Nasser, P. Soupios, P. Kirmizakis, M. Mahmoud, T. Oyehan & E. Safi (2022). Removal of benzene, MTBE and toluene from contaminated waters using biochar-based liquid activated carbon. Scientific Reports, (2022) 12:19651, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24283-6.
Ahmed A. Hassan, Bassam Tawabini. Physicochemical Parameters of Tap Water in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia: An Empirical Assessment (2022). International Journal of Environmental and Ecological Engineering Vol:16, No:9, 2022.
I. Abba, Mohammed Benaafi, A.G.Usman, Dilber Uzun Ozsahin, Bassam Tawabini, Isam H.Aljundiaf. Mapping of groundwater salinization and modelling using meta-heuristic algorithms for the coastal aquifer of eastern Saudi Arabia (2023). Science of the Total Environment. Volume 858, Part 2 Feb. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159697. (Q1)
Bassam Tawabini, Mubarak Al-Enazi, Mansour A. Alghamdi, Ashraf Farahat, Ahsan M. Shemsi, Marwan Y. Al Sharif and Mamdouh I. Khoder. Potentially Harmful Elements Associated with Dust of Mosques: Pollution Status, Sources, and Human Health Risks (2023). Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(3), 2687; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032687. (Q2 in JCR-2022)
Bassam Tawabini (2023). A Chemometrics-Based Approach for the Chemical Prediction of Lead (Pb) Levels in Surface Soil, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. J. of Cogent Engineering. Vol. 10, Issue 1. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2023.2199967. 13 pages. (ISI, Q2)

Awards & Honors

Best Teaching Award. College of Petroleum Eng. & Geosciences, KFUPM. 2024.
Best Teaching Award. College of Sciences, KFUPM. 2011.
KFUPM Awards for obtaining several US Patents
Long Services Award, 10 Years KFUPM. Dhahran, KSA. 1994.
Long Services Award, 20 Years KFUPM. Dhahran, KSA. 2004.
Long Services Award, 30 Years KFUPM. Dhahran, KSA. 2014.
Long Services Award, 35 Years KFUPM. Dhahran, KSA. 2019.
Long Services Award, 40 Years KFUPM. Dhahran, KSA. 2024.
Top 5 contributions in photoenergy for my paper titled “Simultaneous Removal of MTBE and Benzene from Contaminated Groundwater Using Ultraviolet-Based Ozone and Hydrogen Peroxide”. International Journal of Photoenergy.
The 1^st place at the 5th Saudi Water Arabia conference held between 17-19 of October, 2017 in Saudi Arabia. The paper titled’ Assessment of Polyelectrolyte Coated Fly Ash for Cadmium Removal in Polluted Water”.

Dr. John D. Humphrey

Chairman / Associate Professor, Chairman / Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences

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Dr. Khalid A. H. Al-Ramadan

Professor, Program Leader – Geosystems, CIPR, Department of Geosciences

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Dr. Abdullatif Al-Shuhail

Professor, Department of Geosciences

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Professor Michael A. Kaminski

Professor, Department of Geosciences

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Dr. Pantelis Soupios

Professor, CIPR, Department of Geosciences

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Dr. Peter Mora

Professor, Department of Geosciences

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Dr. Basem Zoheir

Professor, Department of Geosciences

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Dr. Scott Whattam

Professor, Department of Geosciences

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Dr. SanLinn I. Kaka

Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator, CPG Student Affairs Office, Department of Geosciences

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Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences

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