قسم جيولوجيا كلية العلوم جامعة الأزهر بالقاهرة يهدف إلى تقديم تعليم متميز في مجال الجيولوجيا. يسعى القسم لتزويد الطلاب بالمعارف والمفاهيم والمهارات العلمية والعامة التي تمكنهم من البحث العلمي والمشاركة في تطوير المجتمع وحماية البيئة.

الجيولوجيا في كلية العلوم بجامعة الأزهر يهدف إلى تقديم تعليم متميز في مجال الجيولوجيا. يسعى القسم إلى تزويد الطلاب بالمعارف والمفاهيم والمهارات العلمية والعامة التي تمكنهم من البحث العلمي والمشاركة في تطوير المجتمع وحماية البيئة.

قسم الجيولوجيا في كلية العلوم بجامعة الأزهر يهدف إلى تقديم تعليم متميز وشامل في مجال الجيولوجيا. يسعى القسم إلى تزويد الطلاب بالمعارف والمفاهيم العلمية الأساسية والمتقدمة، بالإضافة إلى المهارات العملية والعامة التي تمكنهم من التفوق في البحث العلمي والمشاركة الفعالة في تطوير المجتمع. كما يركز القسم على إعداد كوادر مؤهلة تسهم في حماية البيئة واستدامتها، وتشجيع الابتكار والتميز الأكاديمي من خلال برامج تعليمية متكاملة ومشاريع بحثية متقدمة.

يهدف الجيو بكلية العلوم في جامعة الأزهر إلى تقديم تعليم متميز وشامل في مجال الجيولوجيا. يسعى القسم إلى تزويد الطلاب بالمعارف العميقة والمفاهيم المتقدمة والمهارات العلمية الضرورية، بالإضافة إلى المهارات العامة التي تمكنهم من القيام بالبحث العلمي بفعالية. كما يهدف إلى إعداد الطلاب للمشاركة الفعالة في تطوير المجتمع وحماية البيئة من خلال تطبيق المعرفة الجيولوجية في مواجهة التحديات البيئية والتنموية.

قسم الجيولوجيا بكلية العلوم في جامعة الأزهر يهدف إلى تقديم تعليم متميز في مجال الجيولوجيا. يسعى القسم لتزويد الطلاب بالمعارف والمفاهيم والمهارات العلمية والشاملة، مما يؤهلهم لإجراء البحوث العلمية والمشاركة الفعالة في تطوير المجتمع وحماية البيئة. يحرص القسم على تهيئة بيئة تعليمية مبدعة تساهم في تنمية القدرات الإبداعية والفكرية للطلاب، وتشجعهم على الابتكار والإسهام في حل المشكلات البيئية والتحديات العلمية.

Esam Ahmed Abd El-Gawad

Name : Esam Ahmed Abd El-Gawad

Phone : +201200265655

Email : esam150860@yahoo.com

Address : Al-Azhar University, College of Science, Dept. of Geology, Nasr City, Cairo.

Personal Information

  • Current position : Professor, Chair of Geology Department.
  • Date of Birth : 15 / 8 /1960
  • Gender : Male
  • Marital Status : Married
  • Nationality : Egyptian
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Education and Qualification

  1. 1988-1992: Ph.D. Petroleum Exploration, Technical Univ. Berlin / Al-Azhar University, Cairo.
  2. 1984-1988: M.Sc. Petroleum Geology and Geochemistry, Al-Azhar Univ., Cairo.
  3. 1979-1983: B.Sc. Geology (Excellent with honor degree), Al-Azhar Univ., Cairo.

Academic Appointments

  1. 2012 – Present: Chair and Professor of Petroleum Exploration, Al-Azhar Univ.
  2. 1999 –2012: Professor of Petroleum Geology and Geochemistry, UAE University.
  3. 1997 – 1999: Associate Professor of Petroleum Geology and Geochemistry, Al-Azhar Univ.
  4. 1993 – 1994: Post - Doctoral Fellow (Geochemistry), Oklahoma University, USA.
  5. 1992 – 1997: Assistant Professor, Al-Azhar University, Cairo.
  6. 1989 – 1992: Ph.D. Scholarship, Technical Univ.Berlin, Germany.
  7. 1988 – 1989: Assistant Lecturer, Al-Azhar University, Cairo.
  8. 1984 – 1988: Demonstrator, Al-Azhar University, Cairo.

Research Interests

  1. Hydrocarbon exploration, development and production studies.
  2. Unconventional hydrocarbon resources.
  3. Petroleum geochemistry.
  4. Basin modeling.
  5. Petroleum generation, migration and entrapment.

Publications

    PUBLISHED PAPERS:
  1. Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Fathy M., Reda, M and Ewida, H.F. (2021). Source rock evaluation of the Central Gulf of Suez, Egypt: A 1D basin modelling and petroleum system analysis. Geological Journal, 2021, 1–18, John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
  2. Lotfy, M.M., Abd El Gawad, E.A. and Abdelghafar, A.(2020). Hydrocarbon sourcerock potential of the Jurassic succession in eastern part of the North Western Desert, Egypt. Elsevier B.V., Egyptian Journal of Petroleum (In Press).
  3. Abd El Gawad, E.A., Fathy, M. and Mahfouz, M. (2020). Evaluation of the Paleozoic Source Rock & Basin Modeling in Siwa Field, North Western Desert, Egypt. Egy. J. Appl. Geophys., Vol. 19, No. 2, September 2020, 59-82.
  4. Abd El Gawad, E.A., Fathy, M. and Mahfouz, M. (2020). Reservoir Characterization and Modeling of the Lower Safa Member in Siwa Field, North Western Desert, Egypt.Egy. J. Appl. Geophys., Vol. 19, No. 2, September 2020, 83-96.
  5. Lotfy, M.M. and Abd El Gawad, E.A. (2020). Geochemical and Mineralogical Studies of the Jurassic-Cretaceous Sediments in Northern Sinai, Egypt. Annals Geol. Surv. Egypt. V. 38 VII (2020), pp 118 - 126.
  6. Abd El Gawad, E.A., El-Shahat,O.R.,Gabr and El-Geuoshi, M. (2020). Hydrocarbons potentiality and petroleum system of the Lower Messinian sequences (the Qawasim Formation) in the central part of the Onshore Nile Delta, Egypt. Sedimentology of Egypt (2020) 25, 89 -105.
  7. Abd El Gawad, E.A., El-Shahat,O.R.,Gabr and El-Geuoshi, M. (2020). Evolution of sedimentation patterns and facies architecture in response to sea level changes of Lower Messinian sequences (the Qawasim Formation) in the Central Onshore Nile Delta, Egypt. Sedimentology of Egypt (2020) 25, 25-51.
  8. Abd El Gawad, E.A., Fathy,M. and Said, M. (2020). Reservoir characterization of the Bahariya Formation, Dorra Oil Field, North Western Desert, Egypt. Egy. J. Appl. Geophys., Vol. 19, No. 2, September 2020, 11- 24.
  9. Abd El Gawad, E.A., Ahmed, H.E., Abd EL-fattah,M., Sedki, A. , Dardir, M. M. (2020). Treatment of some drilling fluids problems by using nanoparticles. Annals Geol. Surv. Egypt. V. 37 VII (2020), pp 118 - 134.
  10. Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Alsharhan, A.S. and Mahrous, O.A. (2020). Geochemical Characterization of Source Rocks and Crude Oils in the Southern Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Submitted to the American Association of Petroleum Geologists on 1st December 2020.
  11. Abd El Gawad, E.A., Abdelwahhab, M.A., Bekheit, M.H., Noah, A.Z., ElSayed, N.A. and Fouda, A.E. (2019). Static reservoir modeling of El Wastani Formation, for justifying development plans, using 2D seismic and well log data in Scarab field, offshore Nile Delta, Egypt. Journal of African Earth Sciences 158 (2019) 103546.
  12. Abd El Gawad, E.A., Ghanem, M.F., Lotfy, M.M., Mousa, D.A.,Temraz, M.G. And Shehata, A.M. (2019). Burial and thermal history simulation of the subsurface Paleozoic source rocks in Faghur basin, North Western Desert, Egypt: Implication for hydrocarbon generation and expulsion history. Elsevier B.V., Egyptian Journal of Petroleum 28 (2019) 261–271.
  13. Abd El Gawad, E.A., Ghanem, M.F., Makled, W.A., Mousa, D.A., Lotfy, M.M., Temraz, M.G. And Shehata, A.M. (2019). Source rock evaluation of subsurface Devonian – Carboniferous succession based on Palyno-organic facies analysis in Faghur Basin, North Western Desert of Egypt: a division of the North Africa Paleozoic Basins. Arabian Journal of Geoscience (2019)12:655.
  14. Abd El-Gawad, E. A., Fathy M., Ewida, H.F. and Reda, M. (2019). Re-evaluation of the Oil Potentiality of Matulla Formation in October Oil Field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt, using the 3D Static Reservoir Modeling of Well logs and Seismic Data. Egy. J. Applied Geophys., Vol. 18, No. 2, September 2019, 21-34.
  15. Abd El-Gawad, E. A., Mousa, D.A., Lotfy, M.A. and El-Shorbagy, A.I. (2018). Origin of Bahariya oil in Salam oil field, Western Desert- Egypt. Elsevier B.V., Egyptian Journal of Petroleum 27 (2018) 605–620.
  16. Abd El-Gawad, E. A., Farag A. E. , Elkhawaga, M. A. , Wael K. Abdelghany,W.K and Radwan, E.A. (2017). Define the Geopressure Ramps Based on Well Logs in Edfu and Saqqara Oil Fields, Gulf of Suez- Egypt. New York Science Journal 2017;10 (8), 136 - 149.
  17. Abd El-Gawad, E. A., Farag A. E. , Elkhawaga, M. A. , Wael K. Abdelghany,W.K and Radwan, E.A. (2017). 3D Geo-mechanical Earth Model Based on Well Logs in Edfu and Saqqara Fields, Gulf of Suez, Egypt. New York Science Journal 2017;10 (8), 113 - 129.
  18. Abd El-Gawad, E. A., Barakat, M. A., Gaber, M. A., Lotfy, M. A., Abd El Ghany, A. A (2017). Geochemical Assessment of Oil Shale as An Alternative Energy Resource from Different Mines, Quseir Area, Red Sea, Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Geology, v. 61, 2017, p. 147-162.
  19. Zein El Din, M.Y., Abd El- Gawad, E.A., Afifi, W. and Agamy, M.A. (2016). Formation Evaluation of the Jurassic Rocks in Shams Field, North Western Desert, Egypt. International Journal of Science, Engineering and Applied Science (IJSEAS) -Volum-2, Issue-12, December 2016, pp. 130-142.
  20. Abd-El-Gawad, E. A., Fathy, M. and Abd-El-Dayem, Kh. (2016). Modelling of Safa Reservoir Rock in Faghur – Siwa Basin, Western-Desert, Egypt. IJISET - International Journal of Innovative Science, Engineering & Technology, Vol. 3 Issue 3, March 2016, pp. 47-70.
  21. Abd-El-Gawad, E. A., Fathy, M. and Abd-El-Dayem, Kh. (2016). Integrated Characterization of Desouqy Reservoir Rock in Faghur – Siwa Basin, Western-Desert, Egypt. IJISET - International Journal of Innovative Science, Engineering & Technology, Vol. 3 Issue 3, March 2016, pp. 24-46.
  22. Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Fathy, M. and Ali, M.M. (2016). Characterizations of the Late Cenomanian Reservoirs, El Diyur Field, North Western Desert, Egypt. IOSR Journal of Applied Geology and Geophysics (IOSR-JAGG)-Volume 4, Issue 2 Ver. 1 (Mar. - Apr. 2016), PP 47-59.
  23. Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Fathy, M.M., Colin, C. and Hassan, T. (2016). Petrographic analysis of the Late Cenomanian Upper Abu Roash G Estuary reservoirs, Wadi El-Rayan oil field, Western Desert, Egypt. IOSR Journal of Applied Geology and Geophysics (IOSR-JAGG)Volume 4, Issue 2 Ver. 1 (Mar. - Apr. 2016), pp. 15-22.
  24. Abd El- Gawad, E.A., Fathy, M. and Attia M.M. (2016). Subsurface Geological and Petrophysical Analysis of Bahariya Reservior at Yomna Field, East Bahariya Concession, North Western Desert, Egypt. International Journal of Science, Engineering and Applied Science (IJSEAS) -Volum-2, Issue-6 June 2016, pp. 366- 380.
  25. Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Abdelhafeez, Th.H., Abdel Aal, H.H. and Saadoun, M (2016). Reservoir Characterization of The Jurassic Lower Safa Member, Qasr Field, North Western Desert, Egypt. International Journal of Science, Engineering and Applied Science (IJSEAS), Volume-2, Issue-4, April 2016, pp. 171- 202.
  26. Barakat, M. A., Abd El-Gawad, E. A., Gaber, M. A., Lotfy, M. A., Abd El Ghany, A. A (2015). El-Nakheil Oil Shale: A Promising Resource of Unconventional Raw Material for Fuel and Energy in Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Geology, International Journal of Current Research Vol.7, Issue, 12, pp. 24511-24514, December 2015.
  27. Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Elsheikh, A., Afify, W. and Salem,T. (2015). Petroleum System Evaluation of the Jurassic and Paleozoic Sections in Faghur Basin, North Western Desert, Egypt. International Journal of Scientific, Engineering and Applied Science (IJSEAS), Issue 9, December 2015, pp. 387- 407.
  28. Lotfy, M.M. and Abd El-Gawad, E.A. (2014). Source Rock Evaluation of the Late Triassic –Jurassic Sediments at Wadi Bih and Wadi Milaha, UAE. Journal of American Science 2014;10 (10).
  29. Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Abdelghany, O., Lotfy, M., Hashim,W. and Abu Saima, M. (2010). Basin Analysis of Lower Cretaceous Sediments, UAE. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, INSInet Publication, 4 (8): 3526-3545.
  30. Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Lotfy, M.M. and Sakroon, S.A. (2010). Assessing the Organic and Inorganic Pollutants of Oil Field Brine Water in Marmul Area, Sultanate of Oman. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, INSInet Publication, 4 (5): 859-876, 2010.
  31. Abd El-Gawad, E.A, Lotfy, M.M., and Sadooni, F. (2008). Sedimentology and Hydrocarbon Potentiality of Arid Sabkha, UAE. Journal of applied science research, 4 (9): 1124-1130.
  32. Abd El-Gawad, E.A, Lotfy, M.M., and El–Sammak, A. (2008). Assessing the Environmental Impacts of the Ruwais Industrial Complex (RIC), the Offshore Area, UAE. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 2 (4): 909-919.
  33. Abd El-Gawad, E. A., Lotfy, M.M., and Sadooni, F. and El. Katheery, B. (2008). Assessment of the Oil Pollution Extent in Offshore Sediments, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 2 (3): 561-574.
  34. El-Tokhi, M., Abd El-Gawad, E. A. and Lotfy, M.M., (2008). Impact of Heavy Metals and Petroleum Hydrocarbons Contamination of the East Port Said Port area, Egypt. Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 4 (12): 1788-1798.
  35. Alsharhan, A.S. and Abd El-Gawad, E.A. (2008). Geochemical Characterization of Potential Jurassic/Cretaceous Source Rocks in Shushan Basin, Northern Western Desert, Egypt. Journal of Petroleum Geology, Vol. 31 (2), April 2008, pp 191-212.
  36. Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Al-Azab, M. and Lotfy, M.M. (2008). Assessment of the Organic and Inorganic Pollutants in the Coastal Sediments of UAE. Environmental Geology (2008) 54: 1091- 1102.
  37. Abd El-Gawad, E.A. (2007). The Use of Well Logs to Determine the Reservoir Characteristics of Miocene Rocks in the Behar Northeast Field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Journal of Petroleum Geology, Vol.30 (2), pp 174-188.
  38. El-Kashif, H., Ahmed, M.A. and Abd El-Gawad, E.A. (2007): Mossbauer Spectroscopy of the Miocene Kerogen in the Central and Southern parts of the Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Energy Sources, Part A, 29:1361-1370.
  39. Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Zein El-Din, M.Y. Lotfy, M.M. and Kittana,W. (2008). Evaluation of Hydrocarbon Source Rock Potentiality in Abu Al-Gharadiq Basin, Northern Western Desert, Egypt. Submitted on Feb 24th, 2008 to the Journal of Geosciences, UK.
  40. Al-Darwish, H., Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Mohammed, F.H. and Lotfy, M.M. (2005). Assessment of contaminants in Dubai coastal region, U.A.E. Journal of Environmental Geology (2005) 49: 240 – 250.
  41. Sadooni, F.N., Howari, F., Hamza, W. and Abd El-Gawad, E.A (2005). Modern Arid Coastal Sabkhas of the UAE: Spatial and Temporal Evolution, Sedimentology and Geochemistry. Proceeding of the 6th Annual U.A.E. University Research Conference, pp. 1 – 14.
  42. Al-Kadi, H.H., Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Hassanein, I.M. and Ghazaly, A.M. (2002). Reservoir Characterization of the U.Cretaceous Formations at Dabaa-Alamein Area, Northwestern Desert, Egypt. Journal of Applied Geophysics, Vol. 1, pp. 42 – 66.
  43. Zein El-Din, M.Y., Abd El-Gawad, E.A., El-Awady, M. and El-Naddy, A.M. (2002). Subsurface, Petrophysical and Simulation Studies on the Reservoir Rocks in the Nile Delta, Egypt. Al-Azhar Sci. Bull., Vol. 13, No.1, pp. 24 - 47.
  44. Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Zein El-Din, M.Y. and Mahrous, O.A (2002).Evaluation of Source and Reservoir Rocks in Geisum Oil Field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Al-Azhar Sci. Bull., Vol. 13, No.1, pp. 1–23.
  45. Abd El-Gawad, E.A. (2002). Petroleum Geochemistry of the Jurassic/ Cretaceous Source Rocks Extracts and Crude Oils, Ras Kanayis Area, Western Desert, Egypt. Journal of the Sedimentological Society of Egypt, Vol. 10, pp. 289 – 303.
  46. Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Al-Kadi, H.H., Hassanein, I.M. and Ghazaly, A.M. (2002). Subsurface Geological, Petrophysical and Sedimentological Studies on the Lower Cretaceous / Jurassic Sediments at Dabaa-Alamein Area, Northwestern Desert, Egypt. Journal of Applied Geophysics, Vol. 1, pp. 67-92.
  47. Zein El-Din, M.Y., Abd El-Gawad, E.A., El-Shaib, H. and Haddad, I.A. (2001).Geological Studies and Hydrocarbon Potentiality of the Mesozoic Rocks in Ras Kanayis Onshore Area, North Western Desert, Egypt. Annals of the Geological Survey of Egypt, Vol. XXIV, pp. 482- 505.
  48. Zein El-Din, M.Y., Abd El-Gawad, E.A. and Abd El-Rahman, A.Y. (1998) .Evaluation of Abu Roash G Member in Terms of Source and Reservoir Rocks, Abu Sennan Area, Western Desert, Egypt. Proc. 11th Symp. of Phanerozoic and Development in Egypt, December 1998, pp.79 – 110.
  49. Zein El- Din, M.Y., Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Ragab, M.A. and Abd El-Rahman, A.Y. (1998): Study of the Oil Potentiality of the Lower Turonian Sediments (Abu Roash F Member) in GPT Field, Abu Sennan Area, Western Desert, Egypt. Egyptian Geophysical Society Proceeding of the 16th Ann. Meeting, pp. 59 – 80.
  50. Zein El-Din, M.Y., Klitzsch, E., Abd El-Hady, M.A. and Abd El-Gawad, E.A. (1997) . Reservoir Rock Evaluation of Nubia Sandstone in Zeit Bay Field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Geology, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 229 – 322.
  51. Safiy El-Din, Y., Abd El-Gawad, E.A. and Noah, A.Z. (1996). Subsurface and Well Log Study on the Western Area of the Nile Delta With Special Emphasis on Its Hydrocarbon Potentialities. Sci. J. Fac. Sci. Menoufia Univ., Vol. X, pp. 171 – 196.
  52. Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Safiy El-Din, Y. and Marzouk, S. (1996). Subsurface Geological Studies and Hydrocarbon Possibilities of the Upper Oligocene, Miocene, Lower and Middle Pliocene Deposits in the Eastern Part of the Nile Delta, Egypt. Al-Azhar Sci. Bull., Vol.7, No.1, pp.1037 – 1060 .
  53. Abd El-Gawad, E.A. (1995). Application of Infrared Spectroscopy to the Classification of Kerogen Types and Evaluation of Miocene Source Rocks in the South-Central and Southern Parts of the Gulf of Suez Region. Al-Azhar Sci., Bull., Vol.6, No.2, pp. 1937 – 1950. (Full Paper).
  54. Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Philp, R.P. and Zein El-Din, M.Y. (1996). Evaluation of Possible Source Rocks in Faghur-Siwa Basin, Western Desert, Egypt. Proceedings of EGPC 13th Petroleum Conference, Oct. 21 – 24, Cairo, Egypt, pp. 417 – 432. (Full Paper).
  55. Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Philp, R.P. and Zein El-Din, M.Y. (1995). Evaluation of Possible Source Rocks in Faghur–Siwa Basin, Western Desert, Egypt. 17th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, Spain, pp. 554 – 557. (Extended Abstract).
  56. Abd El-Gawad, E.A. (1995). Application of Infrared Spectroscopy to the Classification of Kerogen Types and Evaluation of Miocene Source Rocks in the South-Central and Southern Parts of the Gulf of Suez Region, Egypt. 17th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, Spain, pp.493 – 497. (Extended Abstract).
  57. Othman, A.A. and Abd El-Gawad, E.A. (1995). Construction of Velocity Relations in Abu Madi and Rudeis Formations in Some Oil Fields, Egypt. ActaGeod. Geoph. Hung., Vol.31 (1-2), pp.161 – 180.
  58. Zein El-Din, M.Y., Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Ibrahim, M.I. and Abd El-Rahman, A.Y. (1993). Reservoir Rock Evaluation of Rudeis Formation in El-Khalig and East Um ElYusr Oil Fields, Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Ain Shams Science Bull., Vol.31, pp. 465 – 496.
  59. Zein El-Din, M.Y., Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Ibrahim, M.I., and El-Mowafy, H.Z. (1993). Evaluation of Hydrocarbon Potentialities of Rudeis Formation in Kareem Oil Field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Ain Shams Science Bull., Vol.31, pp.441 – 463.
  60. Hassan, N.M., Zein El-Din, M.Y., Abd El-Gawad, E.A. and El-Askary, S. (1988). Formation Evaluation of Rudeis Formation in the Area to the East of El-Morgan Oil Field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Egyptian Geophysical Society Proceeding of the 6th Ann. Meeting, pp.305 – 322.
    61. PAPERS PRESENTED IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES:
  61. Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Afify, W. and Elsaqqa, M. A. (2020). Assessment of Unconventional Reservoirs of the Middle Jurassic Upper Safa Shales in the Egyptian Northern Western Desert. 13th International Geological Conference 3-6 March 2020, Jeddah, K.S.A.
  62. Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Abdelghany, O., Lotfy, M., Hashim,W. and Abu Saima, M. (2015). Basin Analysis of the Petroleum Systems of UAE. International Conference on Geology, 22-23 June 2015, Florida, USA.
  63. Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Abdelghany, O., Lotfy, M., Hashim,W. and Abu Saima, M. (2011). Basin Analysis of Jurassic Sediments, UAE. 73rd EAGE Conference & Exhibition incorporating SPE EUROPEC, 23-26 May 2011, Vienna, Austria.
  64. Abd El-Gawad, E. A., Abdelghany, O., Lotfy, M., Hashim,W. and Abu Saima, M. (2011). Adding More Hydrocarbon Potentiality to the Petroleum Map of UAE.UAEU Research Day, Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, 6th March 2011.
  65. Abd El -Gawad, E.A., AlSharhan, A.S., Lotfy, M.M., El Saiy A.K. and Kittaneh W.F (2010). Basin Analysis and Organic Source Facies Studies of the Jurassic/Cretaceous Sediments in Northern Sinai, Egypt. GEO 2010, Bahrain, 5-10 March 2010.
  66. Abd El-Gawad, E.A.,Abdelghany, O., Lotfy, M., Hashim,W. and Abu Saima, M. (2009). Basin Analysis of the Permian -Triassic Sediments, UAE. Proceeding of the 10th Annual UAEU Research Conference, Al-Ain, April 13-16, 2009, pp. 848-863.
  67. Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Abdelghany, O., Lotfy, M., Hashim, W. and Abu Saima, M. (2008). Basin Analysis of the Jurassic Sediments, UAE. 9th Annual UAEU Research Conference, Al-Ain, April 23-25, 2008.
  68. Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Abdelghany, O., Baghdady, A., Lotfy, M., Hashim,W. and Abu Saima, M. (2007): Basin Analysis of the Late Cretaceous Sediments, UAE. Energy Conference and Exhibition, Athens, November 18 -21, 2007.
  69. Howari, F., Sadooni, F.N. and Abd El-Gawad, E.A. (2006). Review of the Unique Economic Opportunities of the Coastal Sabkhas Environment, With Special Focus on Energy. 6th International Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment, Energy for a Sustainable and Secure Future, January 26 – 27, 2006, Washington, DC.
  70. Abd El-Gawad, E.A. (2006): Advanced biomarker fingerprinting technique: a case study for geochemical characterization of Abu Dhabi crude oil. 6th International Conference on Geology of the Middle East, March 20 – 23, 2006, Al-Ain, UAE.
  71. Abd El-Gawad, E. A., Sadooni, F.N., Lotfy, M.M. and Bahwan, Sh.A. (2006). Aliphatic, polychlorinated biphenyls and aromatic hydrocarbon inputs to coastal and marine sediments along the Eastern Coast of UAE. 6th International Conference on Geology of the Middle East, March 20 – 23, 2006, Al-Ain, UAE.
  72. Sadooni, F.N., Howari, F., Hamza, W. and Abd El-Gawad, E.A (2005): Modern Arid Coastal Sabkhas of the UAE: Spatial and Temporal Evolution, Sedimentology and Geochemistry. Presented in the 6th Annual U.A.E. University Research Conference, AlAin, 24-26 April 2005.
  73. Abd El-Gawad, E.A., Sadooni, F.N., Lotfy, M.M. and Al-Katheery, B. (2003). Evaluation of Oil Pollution Extent in the Offshore Sediments, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Presented at the international conference on Oil Pollution and its Environmental Impact in the Arabian Gulf Region. Sponsored by UAE Univ., Al-Ain 5-7th Oct. 2003.
  74. Alsharhan, A.S. and Abd El-Gawad, E.A. (2002). Integrating Kerogen and Bitumen Analyses to Enhance Characterization of Source Rocks in the Northwestern Desert of Egypt. AAPG International Conference, Cairo 2002.
  75. Abd El-Gawad, E.A., El-Sammak, A.A. and El-Zabet, T. (2002). Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Oil Industrial Developments, Southwestern Offshore Area, United Arab Emirates. AAPG International Conference, Cairo 2002.
  76. Zein El-Din, M.Y., Abd El-Gawad, E.A. and Donya, G.M. (1997). Evaluation of Source Rocks in South Ghara Area, Gulf of Suez, Egypt. 18th Int. Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, 22 – 26 Sept. 1997, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
  77. Zein El-Din, M.Y., Abd El-Gawad, E.A. and Donya, G.M. (1996): Subsurface Geological Studies on the Hydrocarbon Possibilities of South Ghara Offshore Area, Gulf of Suez, Egypt. 10th Symposium of Phanerozoic and Development, 12th Oct. 1996, Cairo, Egypt.
  78. Zein El- Din, M.Y., Klitzsch, E., Abd El-Hady, M.A. and Abd El-Gawad, E.A. (1995): Evaluation of Kareem/Rudeis Carbonate Reservoir in Zeit Bay Field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt. 1st Int. Sci. Conf. (Science & Development), Al-Azhar Univ., Fac. of Sci., March 20 – 23 1995, Cairo, Egypt.

Research Funding

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Teaching Experience

I have been taught EIGHT undergraduate and EIGHTgraduate courses in UAEU for both science and engineering students. Students’ peer evaluations of these courses are excellent. English was the instruction language.

    Undergraduate
  1. Basin Analysis.
  2. Applied Reservoir Geology.
  3. Petroleum Geochemistry.
  4. Well logging.
  5. Petroleum Geology.
  6. Selected Topics in Earth Sciences.
  7. The Earth.
  8. Physical Geology.
    Graduate
  1. Basin Modeling.
  2. Crude Oil Characterization.
  3. Source Rock Characterization.
  4. Special Topics in Environmental Sciences.
  5. Energy Resources.
  6. Environmental Geochemistry.
  7. Petroleum and Petrochemical Pollution.
  8. Independent Studies in Environmental Sciences.

Supervision of Graduate Students

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Awards and Honors

  1. Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship in Oklahoma University (1993/1994).
  2. An award for the best research project in the College of Science for the academic year 2001/2002, UAE University.
  3. I have been selected on February 23rd, 2007 for inclusion in the Academic Keys Who's Who in Science Higher Education (WWSHE) as well as the World Science Advisory Board.
  4. UAEU merit for outstanding faculty members (2005/2006).
  5. An award for the best interdisciplinary research project in the College of Science for the academic year 2006/2007, UAEU.

Professional Affiliations

  1. Member of the Egyptian Accreditation Council (EGAC) performing testing/ calibration Laboratories.
  2. Member of the editorial board of the international journal of energy exploration and exploitation, UK.
  3. American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG).
  4. European Association for Geologists and Engineers (EAGE).
  5. Egypt Petroleum Exploration Society (EPEX).
  6. Egyptian Geophysical Society.
  7. Geological Society of Egypt.
  8. Egyptian Society of Sedimentology.

Conference Presentations

  1. 10th Mediterranean Offshore Conference, 15-17 October 2019. Alexandria, Egypt.
  2. Annual International Conference on Petroleum, Mineral Resources and Development. February 2013 - 2019. Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.
  3. Biannual International Conference on New Horizons in Basic and Applied Sciences. Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut. August 2013-2019. Hurghada, Egypt.
  4. Biannual International Conference on Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development. Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo April 2013-2019, Cairo, Egypt.

Professional Service

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Professional Development

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Patents

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Invited Talks

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Media Coverage

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References

  1. Prof. AbdulRahman Sultan AlSharhan, UAE University, College of Science. B.O. Box 17551 Al-Ain, UAE. E-mail: sharhana@emirates.net.ae
  2. Prof. Essam Abd El-Motaal Mohamed, Professor of Structural Geology, Department of Geology and Geophysics, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. E-mail: emohamed@ksu.edu.sa
  3. Prof. Robert Paul Philp, professor of petroleum and environmental geochemistry, 100 East Boyd, Norman, Oklahoma70319-1006. E-mail: pphilp@ou.edu
  4. Prof. Mahmoud Y. Zein El-Din, Al-Azhar University, Faculty of Science, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt. E-mail:Y_ZeinElDin@hotmail.com
  5. Assoc. Prof. Thomas James Fowler, Geology Department, UAE University, Al-Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE. E-mail: afowler@uaeu.ac.ae

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About the Geology Department

The Geology Department at the Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, aims to provide distinguished education in the field of geology. The department strives to equip students with scientific and general knowledge, concepts, and skills that enable them to engage in scientific research, contribute to societal development, and protect the environment.

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