Brief Bio
1. Personal Information
Name: DR. DHARI NASER AL-AJMI
E-mail: dbntfsd@squ.edu.om
Academic Rank: ASSISTANT PROF.
Department: GEOGRAPHY
Specialization: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY (ATMOSPHERIC
Minor specialization: ENVIRONMENT
SCIENCES)
Address: Sultan Qaboos University, College of Arts & Social Sciences. P.O Box 42, P.C. 123. Al-Khod, Sultanate of Oman.
2. Employment History
Place of Work (Institution)
Year
Occupation
KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
1977
SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST
KUWAIT UNIVERSITY
1986
ASSOCIATE PROF.
3. Education and Qualifications
3- 1 Qualifications
Year
Institution
1984
PHD
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH (UK)
1980
MS
DREXEL UNIVERSITY (USA)
1977
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (USA)
BS
3-2 Courses Taught
CLIMATOLOGY
3 AND 4
3 AND 4
CLIMATIC SYSTEMS
2 AND 3
GEOMORPHOLOGY
2 AND 3
BIO-GEOGRAPHY
2 AND 3
NATURAL RESOURCES
2 AND 3
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
APPLIED PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
3 AND 4
2 AND 3
MATERIALS AND POLLUTION
Qualification
Level
4. Research
4-1 Research Interests
CLIMATOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY.
4-2 Papers (5 most important or recent papers)
1.
Al-Ajmi, D. N. " The First National Communication Reports on Climate Change in Three GCC Countries
". International Journal of European Research Output (IJERO) Vol. 1,No.2 , pp.100-107,
UK.(www.ijero.co.uk).
2.
Al-Ajmi, D.N., Idrees, A.M., Al-Hatrushi, S.M. "Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Recurrence Time of
Rainfall in the Sultanate of Oman". British Journal of Arts and Social Sciences. ISSN: 2046-9578, Vol.12
NO.1, pp.118-126. UK.
3.
Al-Ajmi, D. “The Environmental Information System for the State of Kuwait”. Development and
Application of Computer Techniques to Environmental Studies IX.WIT Press, pp 201 – 215.UK.
4.
Al-Sudarawi, M., Al-Ajmi, D, Misak, R., Al-Nefisi, R. “ Environmental Imapct Assessment of the Gulf
War”. Journal of the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies, Vol. 26, Issue. 97. pp. 31-67. Kuwait.
5.
Kwarteng, A.Y., Shingroy, V., Saint-Jean, R., and Al-Ajmi, D. "The Usefulness of Different RADARSAT
Beam Modes in the Assessment of Oil Lakes and Polluted Surfaces in the Greater Burgan Oil Field,
Kuwait". Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 291-301, Canada.
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4-3 Conferences (5 most important or recent conferences)
1.
Al-Ajmi, D.N. "The Tourism in the Ad Dimaniyyat Islands Nature Reserve in the Sultanate of Oman".
Paper presented at the Conference,VII International Tourism Congress-The Image and Sustainability of
Tourist Destinations. Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
2.
‫ ورقة بحثية قدمت في المؤتمر الدولي‬.)‫ "تقييم منهجية تعليم المفاهيم البيئية في مراحل التعليم العام بدولة الكويت" (دراسة ميدانية‬.‫ ضاري‬،‫العجمي‬
.‫ جمهورية مصر العربية‬،‫ الفيوم‬.‫ آفاق وتطلعات‬-‫العلمي الثاني لكلية اآلداب بجامعة الفيوم "المجتمع العربي وقضايا التغيير‬
3.
Al-Ajmi, D.N. “The Feasibility of Renewable Energy in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries". ‫ورقة‬
،‫ المملكة العربية السعودية‬،‫ المدينة المنورة‬."‫علمية قدمت في مؤتمر الجغرافيا ودول مجلس التعاون " آفاق واهتمامات‬
4.
Al-Ajmi, D.N. "The Environmental Impact Assessment Procedures in Gulf Cooperation Council Region".
Paper presented at the Conference, GECS-2012-Global Environmental Change and Human Security
Conference. Marrakech, Morocco.
5.
Al-Ajmi, D., and Neelamani, S., “The Role of Hydraulics and Coastal Engineering in the Coastal
Development Projects”. Presented at the 2nd Annual Urban Waterfronts Conference, Bahrain.
4-4 Thesis Supervision (5 most recent theses)
ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY (MS)
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENS, AUSTRALIA (PHD)
SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY (MS)
5. Awards
KUWAIT FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCED SCIENCES REWARD IN PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
6. Community Service
6-1 Community services (Lectures – Seminars – etc….)
TOO MANY.
6-2 Committee membership (5 main committees)
POST GRADUATE STUDIES COMMITTEE (SQU)
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE (SQU)
GEOGRAPHY BOOKS COMMITTEE (SQU)
RESEARCH COMMITTEE (SQU)
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