Dr. Ahmed Akawy Abdel-Aziz Ahmed

 

Personal Data:

ACADEMIC GRADE       Ph. D. (Structural Geology)

DATE OF BIRTH             09 – 03 - 1967

PLACE OF BIRTH          Assiut, Egypt

SEX                                    Male

NATIONALITY                  Egyptian  

MARITAL STATUS          Married

CHILDERN                        3 children 

Email                                   ahmakawy@Yahoo.com

ADDRESS                         Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Qena, 83511, Egypt

SPECIALIZATION                 Structural Geology

PRESENT POSITION         Assistant Professor, Qena  Faculty of Science, South Valley University

 

 

MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS

A Member in Geological Society of Africa

A Member in Geological Society of Egypt

 

 

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

B.Sc. Geology “Excellent with honor”, 1988, Assiut University

M.Sc. 1993, Assiut University, “Structural studies on the area north of Qusier. Red Sea, Egypt”.

Ph.D. 1999, South Valley University, “ Structural analysis of the basement rocks in Wadi El Gemal area, South Eastern Desert, Egypt.”

 

LANGUAGES            

Arabic (mother language)

English (the first foreign language) - Very Good

German (the second foreign language) - Intermediate.

 

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GRANTS 

Two years Ph. D. research grant funded from  the Egyptian Government,  07.01.1997 – 28.03.1999

Three months, post-doctor fellowship, Durham university, UK, 2004.

 

TRAINING COURSES AND WORKSHOPS 

Training course on “ Petroleum exploration”, General Petroleum Company, Ras Ghareb, Red Sea, Egypt, 1988

Field course on “Geology of the Western Desert of Egypt”, Assiut University, Egypt, 1988

Field course on “Geology of the Eastern Desert of Egypt”, South Valley University, Egypt, 1995

Field trip on  “Geology of the area around Bonn”, Geologisches Institute, Bonn, Germany, 1998

Learning development workshop, South Valley University, Egypt, 2001

Globalization workshop, Faculty of Engineering, Aswan, Egypt, 2001

Field course on the geology of the Western Desert, South Valley University, Egypt, 2002

Training course on “GIS”, Hans-Siedel Organization, March, 2003

Proposal writing workshop, South Valley University, Egypt, 2004

Training course on “Digital Mapping of Geological Structures”, Durhan University, UK, November, 2004

Training Course on “ Quality Assurance System”, Ain Shams University, March, 2005

Training Course on “Time Manegement”, South Valley University,  May, 2005

Accreditation System in Higher Education workshop, Cairo, March, 2005

Accreditation System in Higher Education workshop, Sohag, April, 2005

Accreditation System in Higher Education workshop, Aswan, May, 2005

 

ATTENDING CONFERENCES           

July 2000, 18th International Colloquium on African Geology, Graz, Austria

February 2001, 2nd International Symposium on geophysics, Tanta, Egypt

October 2001, 2nd International Conference on the geology of Africa, Assiut, Egypt

November 2001, 39th Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of Egypt, Cairo, Egypt

October 2002, 1st International Conference on Real Modeling of Tectonics and Exploration geophysics, Melano, Italy

December 2003, 3rd  International Conference on the geology of Africa, Assiut, Egypt

November 2005, 4th International Conference on the geology of Africa, Assiut, Egypt

March 2006, 6th international conference on the geology of the Middle East, United Arab Emerates

 

PROJECTS PARTICIPATION   

December 1999, Project of active fissures along Qena – Safaja Road, Qena Governorate

May 2000, Project of ornamental stones, South Valley University

April 2001, Project of planning and surveying of Qift Industrial City, South Valley University

July 2001, Project of planning and surveying of the Staff Member City (Project – 1), South Valley University

January 2002, Project of planning and surveying of the Staff Member City  (Project – 2), South Valley University

February 2002, Project of Nubia Sandstones evaluation, Environmental protection Society , Qena, Egypt

Quality Assurance and Accreditation project,  Unit Construction, Qena Faculty of Science (in progress)

Quality Assurance and Accreditation project,  Center Construction, South Valley University (in progress)

January 2006, Project of Needs Assessment of Schools in Qena Governorate, Qena, Egypt

 

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS   

12/12/1989- 13/09/1993:   Demonstrator, Geology Department, Qena Faculty of Science, Assiut University

14/09/1993-26/09/1999:   Assistant Lecturer, Geology Department, Qena Faculty of Science, Assiut University

27/09/1999 – 23/02/2005: Lecturer, Geology Department, Qena Faculty of Science, South Valley University

24/2/2005 up to now:          Assistant Professor, Geology Department, Qena Faculty of  Science, South Valley University

 

MAIN INTERESTS   

Active tectonics

Stress and strain analysis of deformed rocks

Analysis of geological hazards relating to tectonics

Fabric analysis and image processing of the deformed rocks

Geological survey

Geomorphology and evaluation of drainage basins

photogeology and remote sensing

Quality assurence and accreditation in higher education

Environment protection

 

EXPERIENCES       

Preparing study plans for faculties and higher education institutes

Preparing plans for solving environmental problems relating to tectonics

Construction of data base centers and other information systems relating to geology

Higher Education Enhancement Project (HEEP) trainer, South Valley University

Quality Assurence and Accreditation consultant, South Valley University

 

PARTICIPATION IN SUPERVISING M.SC. THESES

Abu Al Atta, S. (2003): Structural and petrological studies on Umm Howetat area, Red Sea, Egypt, M. Sc. Theis.

Abdel Aziz, H. (in preparation): Environemental structural geology on the Hurghada City, Red Sea, Egypt. M.Sc.

Mohamed, A.M. (in preparation): Structural geology and hydrageology of Esna area, Upper Egupt, M.Sc. thesis.

Abdel Fatah, A.A. (in preparation): Hydrotectonics of Luxor area, Egypt, M.Sc. thesis.

Abu El Najd, K. (in preparation): Microtectonics of the Nubia Sandstones, Qusier Region, Egypt. M.Sc. theis

 

REFERENCES

Prof. Dr. R.E. Holdworth, Durham University, Department of Earth Sciences, UK

Prof. Dr.  W. Meyer, Germany, 5315 Bonn, Nussallee 8, Geologisches Institute

Prof. Dr. Mostafa Youssef, Egypt, Assiut, Assiut University, Faculty of Science, Geology Department

Prof. Dr. Abbas Mansour, Egypt, 83511- Qena, South Valley University, Faculty of Science, Geology Department

 

List of Publications

1- Yousef, M.M., Askalany, M.M. & Akawy, A. (1994): Landforms and morphometric analysis of the area north of Qusier, Red Sea, Egypt. Bull. Assiut Fac. Sci., 23, 433-449.

2- Yousef, M.M., Kamal El Din, G.M., Rashwan, A.A. & Akawy, A. (2000): Description and evaluation of shear criteria developed in folds and thrusts of Wadi El Gemal, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Abstr. 18th International Colloquium on African Geology, Graz, July 2000, p.91.

3- Yousef, M.M., Kamal El Din, G.M., Rashwan, A.A. & Akawy, A. (2001): Strain analysis using deformed pebbles, boudinage restoration and the center – to-center technique in Wadi El Gemal area, South eastern Desert, Egypt. 2nd Inter. Conf. African Geol. Assiut, Egypt, 28-30 October 2001, p. 41.

4. Asran, A. M. H., Kamal El Din, G. M. & Akawy, A. (2000): Petrochemistry and tectonic significance of gneiss-amphibolite-migmatite association of Khuda metamorphic core complex, Southern Eastern Desert, Egypt - 5th Inter. Conf. Geol. Arab World, Cairo, February 2000: 15-34.

5. Akawy, A. & Kamal El Din, G. M. (2001): Structural constraints on emplacement of the post-tectonic granites in the Pan-African belt: A case study of Um Hombos pluton, Central Eastern Desert. J. Egypt. Geol. Soc., 45/2, 865-882.

6. Akawy, A. (2002): Structural geomorphology and neotectonics of the Qina – Safaja district, Egypt. N.Jb. Geol. Palaont. Abh. 226:95-130.

7. Akawy, A. & Zaky, K.S. (2002): Image processing, geometrical analysis and microstructures of the deformed rock fabrics in Al-Fawakir – Umm Eysh Al Hamra, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt. Bull. Assiut Fac. Sci., 31, 179-200.

8. Kamal El-Din G.M., Asran A.M.H., & Akawy, A. (2002): El Marafawy Swell, South Eastern Desert, Egypt: Geochemistry and Structural Analysis. J. Egypt. Geol. Soc., 46/1, 259-282.

9. Kamal El Din, G.M., Akawy, A. & Abu El Atta, S. (2002): Structural Geology and Petrochemistry of Abu Shegeli Rifted blocks, Red Sea Region, Egypt. Bolletino di Geofisica, 42, 57-60.

10. Kamal El Din, G.M. & Akawy, A. (2003): Structural and geochemical characteristics of the Nubia sandstone in the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt: An environmental applications. . 3rd  international conference on Geology of Africa, Assiut, 2003, p.77.

11. Akawy, A. (2003): Fault characterization and paleostress analysis in the Precambrian rocks west of the Meatiq Dome, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt. N.Jb. Geol. Palaont. Mh, 228: 1-35.

12. Akawy, A. (2005): Tectonic impacts on drainage systems and topography from Precambrian to Recent in the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt: A model from the area south of Umm Gheig. N.Jb. Geol. Palaont. Mh, 235: 235-264.

13. Akawy, A. (2005): Middle Eocene - Recent Tectonics in the Qina area, Upper Egypt.  N. Jb. Geol. Paläont (in Press), Stuttgart.

14. Akawy, A. (2005): Damage zone characteristics of the outcrop-scale NW-striking faults and their relation to the Red Sea rifting, Duwi area, Egypt. 4th international conference on Geology of Africa, Assiut, 2005.

15. Akawy, A. (2006): Geometry and texture of quartz veins in Wadi Atalla gold mine area, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt. 6th International conference on the geology of the Middle East, United Arab Emerates, 20-23 March 2006, p. 35.

16. Akawy, A. (in preparation): Fault scarps and neotectonics, Abu Dabab area, Red Sea, Egypt.