Board Of Directors

Mafraq City

Fax: +962-2-7244447.

E-mail: rshinaq@hotmail.com

rshinaq@yahoo.com

PERSONAL DATA

· Date and place of Birth: 12^th September 1950, Soum, Jordan

· Nationality: Jordanian

· Marital Status: Married with five children.

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy, Microfacies and Petroleum Geology, Hamburg University, Germany, 1990.

Diploma, Sedimentology and Structural Geology, Hamburg University, Germany, 1979.

Vordiploma, Geology Paleontology and Mineralogy, Hamburg University, Germany, 1974.

LANGUAGES: Arabic, German and English

ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1991- date Yarmouk University, Jordan:

Professor, Chairman of the Jordan Natural History Museum at Yarmouk University / Jordan 2009 – 2010.

Professor, Sabbatical at the Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences / Al-albayat University / Jordan 2008 – 2009.

Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 2008

Assoc. Prof, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 1999-2008

Chairman, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 2001-2003

Asst. Prof, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 1993-1999

Lecturer, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 1991-1993

Responsibilities:

· Teaching undergraduate and graduate students.

· Supervising and guiding master students’ theses work.

· Conducting department meetings.

· Participating in hiring of professionals.

1982 - 1991 Natural Resources Authority (NRA), Amman, Jordan

Director, Division of Sedimentological Studies, 1990-1991.

Director, Division of Wellsite Operations, 1985-1987.

Wellsite Geologist, 1982-1985

Responsibilities:

· Performing geological cross-sectional drawings for drilled wells with their correlation.

· Description of geological profiles, cutting- and core samples, and preparing final reports.

· Training course for new wellsite geologists and geological workers.

· Wellsite Geologist on petroleum and natural gas wells.

1974 -1979 Geo-consultant Company, Hamburg, Germany

Hydrological Technician. Duties involved:

· Field Data Collection,

· Cores and Water Sampling from Monitoring Wells,

· Site Assessments,

· Lithological and Geophysical Well Log Correlation.

COURSES TAUGHT

Undergraduate:

· Physical Geology.

· Practical General Geology.

· Physical Geology for Teachers.

· Environmental Geology.

· Environmental Resources and Population.

· Field Geology.

· Sedimentology.

· Petroleum Geology.

· Paleontology

Graduate:

· Advanced Petroleum Geology.

· Microfacies of Carbonates.

· Well-logging

· Subsurface Environments

· Sequence Stratigraphy and Basin Analysis.

· Sedimentology

List of Research Papers Published or accepted for Publication

1. Shinaq, R. and Al-Atesh, A. 2007: Reservoir Evaluation of the Middle-Upper Jurassic Rocks of Wadi Al Jawf-Marib Basin, Yemen. ABHATH AL-YARMOUK: "Basic Science and Engineering."

2. Shinaq, R. and Elicki, O. 2007: The Cambrian Sediments Succession from the Wadi Zerqa Mai`n (Northeastern Dead Sea Area, Jordan ): Lithology and Fossil Content.. " Neues jahrbuch fuer Geologie und Palaeontologie Abh. Vol. 243/3, 255-271.

3. Shinaq, R. Sherideh, S. and Saifuldin, N. 2006: Microfacies and Depositional Environment of the Upper Cretaceous Phosphorites in Northern Jordan. Freiberger Forschungshefte C511; 45-58.

4. Howari, F. Abu-Rukah, Y. and Shinaq, R. 2005: Hydrochemical Analysis and Evaluation of Groundwater Resources of North Jordan. Water Resources. Vol. 32, (5), 555-564.

5. Bandel, K. and Shinaq, R. 2003: Sediments of the Precambrian Wadi Abu Burqa Formation Influenced by Life and Their Relation to the Cambrian Sandstones in Southern Jordan. Freiberger Forschungshefte, C 499; 87-91.

6. Bandel, K. and Shinaq, R. 2003: The Sea in the Jordan Rift (Northern Jordan) During Oligocene/ Miocene Transition with Implications to the Reconstruction of the Geological History of the Region. - Freiberger Forschungshefte, C 499; 97-115.

7. Elicki, O. Schneider, J. and Shinaq, R. 2002: Prominent Facies from the Lower/Middle Cambrian of the Dead Sea Aarea (Jordan) and Their Palaeodepositional Significance.- Bulletin de la Société géologique de France, Vol.173 (6); 547-552.

8. Shinaq, R. and Mustafa, H. 2000: Stromatolites from the Middle–Triassic Carbonates of Central Jordan. Freiberger Forschungshefte - C 490; 1-14.

9. Elicki, O. and Shinaq, R. 2000: Kambrische Lagunen-Karbonate vom Südlichen Toten Meer (Wadi Tayan, Jordanien). Freiberger Forschungshefte, C 490; 51-66.

10. Bandel, K. Shinaq, R. and Nazal J. 1999: Palaeoecological and diagenetical Significance of a Silicified Soft Bottom Fauna of Campanian Age (Qatrana Unit ,Jordan). Mitt. Geol.-Palaeont. Inst. Univ. Hamburg. 203-218.

11. Shinaq, R. and Bandel, K. 1998: Lithostratigraphy of the Belqa Group (Late Cretaceous) in northern Jordan. Mitt. Geol.-Palaeont. Inst. Univ. Hamburg, 163-184.

12. Shinaq, R. and Bandel, K. 1998: The flora of an estuarine channel margin in the Early Cretaceous of Jordan, Freiberger Forschungsheft, 39-57.

13. Bandel, K. Shinaq, R. and Weitschat, W. 1997: First insect inclusions from the amber of Jordan (Mid Cretaceous). - Mitt. Geol.-Palaeont. Inst. Univ. Hamburg, 213-223.

14. Abu- Jaber N. Jawad A. and Shinaq R. 1997: Genesis of the Amman Formation Silicified Limestone in Jordan. - Africa Geosciences Review, Vol. 4, (3 & 4), 381-393.

15. Shinaq, R. (1996): Subsurface Triassic sediments in Jordan: Stratigraphic and depositional characteristics, and hydrocarbon potential.- Journal of Petroleum Geology, Vol. 19 (1), 57-76.

16. Abu-Rukah, Y. Al-Shereideh, S. Shinaq, R. and Abu Hamad, T. (1993): Noise pollution and its effects on the workers of the Jordanian industries - (Case study -Jordan) Egypt Soc. Toxicol. Vol.10, 67-70.

17. Shinaq, R. and Bandel, K. 1992: Microfacies of Cambrian Limestone’s in Jordan. Facies. Vol. 27, 263-284, Erlangen.

Reports or Papers Presented at Conferences

1.	Shinaq, R. Al-Thour, K. and Al-Atesh, A. 2002: Microfacies Analysis of the Middle-Upper Jurassic Sediments in the Wadi Al Jawf-Marib Basin, the Republic of Jemen. Sixth International Conference on the Geology of the Arab World (GAW-6). Cairo, Feb. 2002.
2.	Elicki, O. Schneider, J. and Shinaq, R. 2001: New carbonate facies types from the marine/terrestrial transition zone in the Cambrian of Jordan. Meeting: Early Palaeozoic Palaeogeography and Palaeobiogeography of Western Europe and North Africa . Lille 21.-29 September 2001.
3.	Elicki, O. and Shinaq, R. 2005: A Cambrian fauna from the Dead Sea: palaeogeographic and palaeoecological implications. V. Internat. Symp. on the Cambrian System & X. Field Conf. of the Cambrian Stage Subdivision Working Group, Nanjing/China, 18-24, 2005, abstracts.
4.	Mangano, G., Hofmann, R. Elicki, O. and Shinaq, R. 2006: Ichnology of a Lower to Middle Cambrian tide-dominated delta, Burj Fm., southern Dead Sea, Jordan: ecospace utilization in early paleozoic marginal-marine environments. 16TH Canadian Palaeontological Conference, Montreal, QC/Canada, 13-17, abstracts.
5.	Elicki, O. Shinaq, R., Hoffmann, R. Mangano, G. and Gürsü, S. 2006: Palecological aspects of land-sea transition areas in the Cambrian of the Middle East (Mediterranean). 21ème Réunion des Sciences de la Terre (Joint Earth Sciences Meeting), session S1 "Primitive life, ancient radiations", Dijon/France. Dec. 4-9, abstracts.

Supervision of M.Sc. Theses:

B al’awi Fadi (1998).

Hydrocarbon Potential and Microfacies of the Jurassic Rocks in Jordan.

Al Atash Abdallah (1999).

Hydrocarbon Potential and Microfacies of the Middle-Upper Jurassic Sediments (Amran Group) in Al-Jawf-Marib Basin, N-NE of Sana’a, Yemen Republic.

Samir Al-Omari (1999).

Microfacies evaluation and the hydrocarbon potential of the Middle Triassic rocks in Jordan.

Adel Mohammad Ali Al-Matary (2003).

Petrography and Hydrocarbon Potentiality of the Middle-Upper Jurassic Sediments (Amran Group) in As Sabatayn Basin, NE Sana, Yemen.

(b) Coadvisor

(ب) مشرف ثانوي

Gerhard Anne Marie (1996).

Geology and Microfacies of the Upper Cretaceous in the Ajlun-Area/ Jordan.

Awawdeh Muheeb (1998).

Reconstructing the Quaternary Sedimentary Environment of Qa’Al-Hababyya, NE- Jordan.

Ibrahim Al- Btaihi (2003).

Geoenvironmental Studies of Irbid area, North Jordan.

Alkhamaish Tariq (2010)

Geotechnical Properties of Earth Material in Al-Wehedah Dam Site

§ Examiner for Ph.D Theses:

Kahlid Mustafa Kheiralla (2007).

Remote Sensing, Geophysical Multi-sources Data and 3D Modeling Methods for Basin Evaluation and Investigation of Subsurface Igneous flows in NW Mugld Basin (Sudan). In Freiberg/ Germany

Examiner for M.Sc Theses:

1	Dalqamoni, Ahammad (1995). Sequence Stratigraphy and Petroleum Prospects of the Upper Triassic Sediments (Abu Ruweis Formation) North Jordan.
2	Bani Sakhir, Zied (1996). Lithofacies, Paleoenvironment and Paleoclimatic Changes of the Quaternary Sediments (Lisan Formation) East of the Southern Basin of the Dead Sea.
3	Awawdeh, Muheeb (1998). Reconstructing the Quaternary Sedimentary Environment of Qa’ Al- Hababyya, NE- Jordan.
4	Ya’coub, Abdel – Rahmin A. (2002) Heavy Metal Concentrations in Dry and Wet Atmospheric Deposits in Al-Hashimya, Jordan.
5	Abdel Jawad, Nour Salah (2002) Effect of the Upgrading at Khirbat Assamra (WSPs) on Water Quality of Effluent and Environment.
6	Bakheet, Wafa’a (2002) Effluent Treatment of Irbid and Ramtha Sewage Treatment Plants by using Bentonite.
7	Al-Bashalreh, Khaled Shenwan Moh’d (2003) Determination of Provenance of marble and Caliche used in Ancient Gadara “Umm-Qais”, N. Jordan.
8	Al-Azaizeh, Wael M. I. (2003) Hydrogeology of the Shallow Aquifers of Wadi el-Ghussein, NE Jordan.
9	Mohammad, Fatima Mahmood A. (2003) Industrial Evaluation of Arkosic Sandstone (Saleb Formation) in South Jordan for its Commercial Feldspar Content.
10	Khawaiah, Mohammad Abdelrahman (2004) GIS-Based Decision Support System for Water Resource Development at Tulul Al Ashaqif, NE Jordan.
11	Melhem, Deema Ibrahim (2004) Geology of Bargash Cave System, Jordan.
12	Abu-Dalu, Ahmed Ghassab (2004) Agricultural Reuse of Treated Wastewater (With Different Levels of Treatment) from Abu-Nsair Treatment Plant.
13	Al Jarah, Zaid Mobarak, (2004) Evaluation of Plant Growth and Nutrients Uptake in Response to Different Types of Basaltic Tuff and Volcanic Tuff Applications.
14	Al-Zu’abi, Abeer (2004): Tertiary Treatment of Domestic Wastewater using Volcanic Tuff and Granitic Aggregates as Filter Media.
15

15 Alkailani Ala' Eldin Jamal (2005):

Major and Trace Elements in Soil Profiles From Selected Irrigated with King Talal Dam Water.

16	Kharabsheh, Alaa Abd El-Kareem (2006) : A study of Recharge and Groundwater Movement in the Upper Yarmouk Basin Using Geochemical and Isotopic Techniques.

Al-Quda, Mohammad Ahamad (2007): \

Ancient Chert Quarry Landscape and Provenance Study in the Northern Al- Jafr Basin, Southern Jordan.

Ayman Abdaallah Al.Ghazzawi (2009):

Soil pollution with Heavy Metals in Farms Along the Upper Course of Zarqa-River.

Mayyas Alaa (2010):

Effects of the Upgrading of Al-Ramtha Wastewater Treatment Plant on Quality of the Effluent and Environment.

Muhaidat Ahmad (2010):

Stability Analysis of Slopes along AS-Salt Wadi Shueib Road

Committees Memberships:

A. Department Committees:

- Graduate Studies Committee 2001-2003

- Planing Committee 2001-2007

- Study Plan Committee 2001-2007

- Budget Committee 2001-2007

B. Faculty Committees:

- Faculty of Science Committee 1997 – 1998

- Faculty of Science Committee 2001 - 2003.

- Studant Affairs Committee 2001-2002.

C. University Committees:

None

D. Committees Outside the University:

1) National Level

- Planning Committee of the BSc Geology Programm at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences / Hashimite University / Zarqa / Jordan 2002-2003.

- Masmovement Hazards Committee for studying the risks at Irbid/Amman Highway.

- Planning Committee of the BSc Geology Programm at the Institut of Earth and Environmental Sciences / Al-albayat University / Jordan 2008 – 2009.

- Member and chair of Facultiy disciplinary Committee at Al-albayat University/Jordan 2008 – 2009.

- Member of editorial board of AL Manar Jornal (Refereed) at Al-albayat University / Mafraq / Jordan 2008 – 2009.

2) International Level

None

NATIONAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEES/PARTICIPATION

· Planning Committee for the “tenth Jordanian Geological Conference”, Amman, 2010.

· Chairman of planning for the “Resources, Environment Sustainable Development” conference, Yarmouk University between 14-15.12.2004.

· Planning committee for the “Seventh Jordanian Geological Conference”, Amman, 2004.

· Planning Committee, and August 1998.

· Participation in the “Sixth International Conference on the Geology of the Arab World”,Cairo, 2002.

· Participation in the “Scientific Conference on Dimension of Environmental Stress in the Region”, Oct. 1998, Yarmouk University.

· Participation in the conference held by the UNESCO Chair for Desert Studies and Desertification Control entitled “Learning from the Past: Global Paleoclimatic changes” Held from May 18-21, 1998.

· Member of the conference held by the UNESCO Chair for Desert Studies and Desertification Control entitled “Past, Present and Future of the Middle East Deserts” between July 30 and August 1, 1996.

· Organizing and planning committee of the “Fifth Jordanian Geological Conference”, Amman, and May 1994.

· Participation in the “First Regional Conference on Preconditions and Requirements of Successful Environmental Policies in the Arab World”, Yarmouk University, May 3-5 1993.

· Participation in the “Geodynamic Development of the Arabian Lithosphere” conference, Yarmouk University, 1991.

· Participation in various national meeting, workshops and seminars in Hydrocarbon issues, and Microfacies of Carbonates.

SEMINARS/TRAINING COURSES ATTENDENCE

· Participation in the one-day seminar about World day for water, Yarmouk University, Nov. 1997.

· Attendance of a training workshop in Nafta-Gas entitled “Work organization for petroleum exploration and production well log analysis, and work over operations”, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia between Sept. to Nov. 1984.

· Attendance of the Conventional Energy Training Project of the course Applied Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology (May 20 - October 4, 1984).

· Attendance of several short-term courses in well-logging, Casing and Cementing, and DST evaluation (Schlumberger, Dowell Schlumberger, and Halliburton).

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

§ Jordanian Geologists Association.

§ Jordan Environmental Society.

§ Arab Network for Environmental Research and Studies.

§ American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

- Summer Research Fellowship, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), June-Sept. 1994.

- Summer Research Fellowship, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), June- Aug. 1998.

- Summer Research Fellowship, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), June- Sept. 2001.

- Summer Research Fellowship, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), June- Sept. 2003.

- Research Fellowship, German Research Foundation (DFG). February- August (2006).

EXTRA FUNDING

- Deanship of Scientific Research, Yarmouk University for the research of “Genesis of Chert in the Amman Formation”, 1992 and 1995.

- DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft), Germany, for the research “Paleoclimatic and Paleogeographic Development of Jordan from Permian till now”, Oct.1999.

- Deanship of Scientific Research, Yarmouk University for the research of Investigation of Landslides and Landslide Hazards in Northern Jordan by Application of Geological and Geophysical Methods, 2005-2008.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

· Organizing and carrying out a 3-week geological- excursion in Jordan for 30 students from Hamburg University, Germany, with Prof. Dr. K. Bandel, 1994.

· Organizing and carrying out a 2-week geological and geographical excursion in Jordan for 30 students from Hamburg University, Germany, with Prof. Dr. J. Lafrenz, 1995.

· Organizing and carrying out a 3-week geological excursion in Jordan for 25 students from Hamburg University, Germany, with Prof. Dr. K. Bandel, 1996/1997.

· Organizing and carrying out a 2-week geological excursion in Jordan for 30 students and 5 faculty members of the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, Germany, with Prof. Dr. J.W. Shneider, 1998.

INVITED SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS:

- Topics on Physical Geology, Petroleum Geology and Environmental Geology, Ministry of Education, Irbid Area, Secondary School Students and Teachers,

- Topics on Physical Geology, Petroleum Geology and Environmental Geology, National Colleges and other Societies, Irbid.