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By Ravindra Nath (OMAN DIARY)
27 January 2008
SULTAN Qaboos University (SQU), regarded as Oman's highest seat of learning, has marked a milestone in its
transition from a teaching to a research university by awarding its first Ph.D. The proud recipient is Ali Salim Al Rajhi
after the examining committee last week discussed and approved his geology thesis titled '3D Modelling of the Sur
Tertiary Basin', in Oman's eastern Sharqiya region.
Rajhi was a Ph.D. student in the Earth Science Department of the university's College of Science. All the
examiners unanimously remarked that his research work was very important for the country's oil industry
and mineral sector. External Examiner Dr Joe Macquaker, from the School of Earth, Atmosphere and
Environmental Science, Manchester University, said Rajhi's thesis ‘is very relevant’ and promised support to
get it published in international journals of geology.
The study revealed that the Sur basin is a unique with a mixture of carbonate and siliciclastic material. Ali
made use of the 'Peterl' software for creating three dimensional images of the basin. Employed as Director
of Research and Geological Survey at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, he completed his Bachelors
in Geology from SQU before going to Bern University in Switzerland for doing Masters in Sedimentology.
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The Internal Examiner for the thesis was Prof. John Warren. Dr Abdulrahman Al Harty, Dr.Andy Kwarteng,
Prof. Peter Homewood and Dr Philip Razin were the supervisors. Dr Ali Yousif, Dean, College of Science
was the Chairman of the Examination Committee.
Prof. Amer Al Rawas, Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Post Graduate Studies and Research, SQU, Dr Hamed Al
Salmi, Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Administration and Financial Affairs, and Prof. Anton Machlaclan, Dean of
Post Graduate Studies and Research, attended the viva voce last week, the final session for approval of a
Ph.D. thesis.
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