Department of Geosciences

Vision

The Department of Geosciences strives to be one of the forefront interdisciplinary research and education institutions in the United Arab Emirates and the region, through maintaining scientific integrity and ethics in research, seeking for excellent teaching, serving society and national needs, and international reputation.

Mission

The Department of Geosciences is dedicated to offer outstanding teaching curriculum in geosciences and to conduct research of high standard focusing on national and international related issues. It is our fundamental aim to produce professional geoscientists having knowledge, skills and values required to serve the needs of the society and the country.

To achieve the Department’s mission, commitments are given to:

• Provide high-standard and internationally accepted academic programs in geosciences.
• Prepare students with sufficient knowledge of fundamental principles and practices of geosciences.
• Serve other educational programs in the University by the best possible means.
• Involve students in active research projects locally and internationally.
• Encourage, support and retain faculty and technical staff.
• Create suitable environment and opportunities for faculty members to demonstrate and develop their skills and talent in research and teaching.
• Enhance participation of faculty members in national and international scientific meetings and conferences.
• Maintain and expand advanced laboratories and equipment.
• Strengthen the relationships with national governmental and private sectors through training, courses, consultations, etc.
• Act within international and national environmental issues concerning global climate change and environmental sustainability.

Facilities

The Department of Geosciences manages a variety of modern teaching laboratories and classrooms, including labs dedicated to structural geology, geochemistry, Hydrogeology, Petroleum geology, igneous and metamorphic petrology and crystallography, stratigraphy and paleontology, sedimentology, Geophysics, Petrophysics, Remote Sensing and GIS and physical geology.

The classrooms and labs are equipped with PC desktops or laptops and video projection systems, which have full access to the internet. The department also has an extensive collection of teaching samples and demonstrations for classroom and lab use.

The Department of Geosciences maintains five state-of-the-art units which are available to researchers both within and without the UAEU community.

• Petroleum Geochemistry and Hydrogeochemistry Lab

The lab equipped with an ion chromatography NCSH-O, a graphite furnace, a LECO Cs 200, a Varian CP 3800 GC pyrolysis instrument, and a Soxhlet apparatus for bitumen extractions, also coupled plasma (ICP) and an atomic absorption/emission (AA/AE) spectrometer to determine total organic carbon (TOC) and bitumen content, bitumen and crude oil compositions, and oil-viscosity determination.

• X-Ray Diffraction Unit

Using a Philips PW/1840 XRD with Ni filter and Cu-K radiation (=1.542A) for determining the chemical composition and physical nature of manufactured and natural materials.

• Remote Sensing and GIS Lab (RSL)

The (RSL) has an extensive collection of landsat ETM-7, JERS-1, ERS-1, ERS-2, SAR-C, and Terra Aster data. The lab facilities are open to the UAEU and UAE community through teaching, research, and community workshops.

• Geophysics and Seismic Lab

The geophysics lab has a multi channel smartseis seismograph, a STING R1 R&IP earth resistivity meter to help in the fields of environmental geophysics, engineering geophysics, earthquake monitoring and seismic Stratigraphy.

• Museum

While the museum’ collection emphasize the Geosciences of UAE, the museum also have a large international collection of rocks, ores, minerals, gems, and fossils. The museum contains over 1200 samples, including a collection of nearly 250 fossils and 150 igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks from around the UAE. The museum available during the UAEU working days for all visitors from Universities, schools and other authorities from UAE. 

Academic Programs

 

Faculty

Note: If calling from outside the UAEU organization, dial (+971 3 713) before the extension.

Name	Position	Email	Ext.
Hasan Arman, PhD	Professor, Chairmain of the Department	harman@uaeu.ac.ae	6376/ 6179
Hayder A. Baker, PhD	Professor	h.baker@uaeu.ac.ae	6357
Ala Aldahan, PhD	Professor	aaldahan@uaeu.ac.ae	6375
Ahmed Ali Murad, PhD	Professor	ahmed.murad@uaeu.ac.ae	4443
Hakim Saibi, PhD	Professor	hakim.saibi@uaeu.ac.ae	6195
Abdurrahman Fowler, PhD	Professor	afowler@uaeu.ac.ae	6358
Khalid Mohamed Al Bloushi, PhD	Associate Professor	khalids@uaeu.ac.ae	6363
Osman Abdelghany, PhD	Associate Professor	osman.abdelghany@uaeu.ac.ae	6359
Dalal Matar Al Shamsi, PhD	Associate Professor	dalal.shamsi@uaeu.ac.ae	6356
Mostafa R. Abukhadra, PhD	Associate Professor	m.abdelwahab@uaeu.ac.ae	6372
Alaa Ahmed, PhD	Assistant Professor	Aahmed83@uaeu.ac.ae	6390
Mabrouk Sami Mohamed Hassan, PhD	Assistant Professor	mabrouksami@uaeu.ac.ae	6364
Muhammad Aufaristama,PhD	Assistant Professor	aufaristama@uaeu.ac.ae	6192
Bahaa Eldin Mahmoud Amin Mahmoud, PhD	Instructor	bahaa.mahmoud@uaeu.ac.ae	6366
Mahmoud  Abu Saima, PhD	Instructor	m.abusaima@uaeu.ac.ae	6369
Amir Gabr, PhD	Instructor	Amir.Gabr@uaeu.ac.ae	6368
Ahmed Gad, PhD	Instructor	Ahmed_g@uaeu.ac.ae	6174
Khaled Ahmed, PhD	Instructor	khaledahmed@uaeu.ac.ae	6365

Staff

 

Name	Position	Email	Ext.
Aisha Hader	Academic Assistant	aisha.s@uaeu.ac.ae	6382
Al Anoud Al Ali	Teaching Assistant	alanoudm@uaeu.ac.ae	-
Shaheera Bahwan	Senior Lab Specialist	s.bahwan@uaeu.ac.ae	6384
Omer Al-Basher	Senior Lab Specialist	omers@uaeu.ac.ae	6374
Safwan Paramban	Lab Specialist	p.safwan@uaeu.ac.ae	6148
Ashwaq M.	Administrator	alkorbi@uaeu.ac.ae	6381

 

 

General Enquiries

Thank you for your interest in the Geosciences Department. We welcome your query and encourage you to contact us using the information below:

United Arab Emirates University, 
College of Science,
P.O.Box: 15551, Al Ain, UAE

Phone: + 971 3 713 6381 
Fax: +971 3 713 1291 
Email: geology@uaeu.ac.ae