Brief Bio
1. Personal Information
Name: Salim Bin Mubarak Bin Hamed Al Hatrushi
E-mail: hatrushi@squ.edu.om
salim.alhatrushi@gmail.come
Academic Rank: Associate Professor
Department: Geography
Specialization: Physical Geography; Coastal Geomorphology,
Minor specialization: Environmental Studies
and Climatology
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
Sultan Qaboos University
2007 – 2011
Head of Geography Department
2010 - present
Associate Professor
2002-2006
Dean of Admissions and Registration
1999 – 2001
Assistant Dean for Postgraduate Studies
and Research, College of Arts & Social
Sciences
3. Education and Qualifications
3- 1 Qualifications
Year
Qualification
Institution
1995
PhD
University of Wales-Swansea, (UK)
1989
MSc
Eastern Michigan University (USA)
1981
Western Oregon State College (USA)
Bsc
3-2 Courses Taught
Level
Project GEOG4810 ()
undergraduate
undergraduate
Physical Geography of Oman (GEOG3153)
undergraduate
Geography of Oman (GEOG4520)
undergraduate
Geomorphology (GEOG2132)
undergraduate
Geography of Climate (E) (GEOG1250)
Post graduate
Thesis (GEOG7011)
Dry lands resources management (GEOG6133)
Post graduate
Post graduate
Contemporary Climatic Change (GEOG6132)
Post graduate
Special Topics in Physical Geography
4. Research
4-1 Research Interests
Coastal Geomorphology
Climate changes
Sea level Rise and coastal volnurability
4-2 Papers (5 most important or recent papers)
Andy Yaw Kwarteng, Salim M. Al-Hatrushi, Werner Kurt Illenberger, Anton McLachlan, Ahmed Sana, Ali Said Al-Buloushi and
Khalid K. Hamed (2016) "Beach Erosion Along Al Batinah Coast, Sultanate of Oman", Arabian Journal of Geosciences, DOI
10.1007/s12517-015-2186-8
Salim Mubarak Al-Hatrushi and Yousef Shawky Sherief (2015) "Assessment of the Potential impacts of sea level rise on the
Coastal Plain of Al Batinah, Sultanate of Oman" Arabian Geographical Journal, Bulletin of the Egyptian Geographical Society,
vol. 66, pp: 1-22 (in Arabic)
Al-Buloshi A, Al-Hatrushi S., (corresponding author) and Yassine Charabi (2014) "GIS-based Framework for the Simulation of
the Impacts of Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding on Oman" Journal of Earth Science & Climatic Change, J Earth Sci & Clim
Change 5:238. Doi:10.417212157-7617.1000238
Al-Hatrushi, Salim M. (2013) "Monitoring of the Shoreline Change using Remote Sensing and GIS: A Case
Study of Al-Hawasnah Tidal Inlet, Al Batinah Coast, Sultanate of Oman" Arabian Journal of Geosciences
(Published online http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s12517-011-0424-2), Ref.: Ms. No. AJGS-D-1100152R1), Volume 6, Issue 5 (2013), Page 1479-1484
.Charabi, Y. and Al-Hatrushi, S. (2010) " Synoptic aspects of winter rainfall variability in Oman", Atmospheric Research, 95
(2010) 470 – 486
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4-3 Conferences (5 most important or recent conferences)
Al-Hatrushi, S.M. (2015) "Evaluation and Selection of Socioeconomic Indicators for Land Degradation Monitoring
in Oman" UNCCD 3rd Scientific Conference, 9-12 March 2015, Cancun, Mexico
http://3sc.unccd.int/participants/submit-an-abstract
Al-Hatrushi, S.M. (2014) "Green Economy and Climate Change Mitigation in Oman" The 5th Gulf Research
Meeting, Aug. 25-28, 2014, University of Cambridge, UK
Salim Mubarak Al Hatrushi (2013) Assessment of the impact of climate change on water resources in the Sultanate of Oman,
UNCCD 2nd Scientific Conference, At 9-12 April 2013 - Bonn, Germany
Al Hatrushi, S.M, (2012) "Rainfall variability & its impact on water resources in Oman" The 10th Gulf Water
Conference: Water in the GCC States, 22-24 April 2012, Doha, Qatar, Conference Proceeding, PP: 222-228,
http://www.waleedzubari.com/2012/04/24/wsta-10th-gulf-water-conference-doha-2012/#more-286
Al-Hatrushi, Salim (2011) "Evaluating the Impact of Flood Hazard Caused by Tropical Cyclones on Land Use Using
Remote Sensing and GIS in Wadi Uday: Sultanate of Oman", 34th International Symposium for Remote Sensing
of Environment, 10 – 15 April 2011, Sydney, Australia, http://www.isprs.org/proceedings/2011/ISRSE34/211104015Final00585.pdf
4-4 Thesis Supervision (5 most recent theses)
Frequency, trajectory and pattern of dust storms in the Sultanate of Oman in the period from 2001 to 2014
Major Supervisor: Dr. Salim Al-Hatrushi
Co- Supervisor: Dr. Yassine Charabi
Student name: Abdullah Saif Mohammed Al Hashmi
To Be completed in Oct. 2016
Flash flood hazard assessment on land use in Wilayat Mutrah, Sultanate of Oman
Major Supervisor: Dr. Salim Al-Hatrushi
Co- Supervisor: Dr. Talal Al-Awadhi
Student name: Ahmed Salim Said Al Hatmi
To Be completed in Dec.. 2016
Spatial Assessment of Existing Water Network and its Development: Willayat Nizwa as a Case Study
Major Supervisor: Dr. Talal Al-Awadhi
Co- Supervisors: Dr. Salim Al-Hatrushi and Dr. Ali Al-Buloshi
Student name: Manahil Nasser Hamdan Al Toobi (85241)
Completed by December 2015
Determining and comparing the effect of the tropical cyclones Gonu and Phet on land use in the Sur City,
Sultanate of Oman (using GIS & RS)
Major Supervisor: Dr. Salim Al-Hatrushi
Co- Supervisor: Dr. Talal Al-Awadhi
Student name: Nasser Al-Naamani
Completed 2012
Sitting of concentrated solar power in Oman using milti-criteria analysis and fuzzy logic in GIS environment
Major Supervisor: Dr. Yassine Charabi
Co- Supervisor: Dr. Salim Al-Hatrushi
Student name: Asmaa Mohammed Said Al-Belushi
Completed 2012
5. Awards
Distinguished Researcher award, 2012 - 2013, SQU
6. Community Service
6-1 Community services (Lectures – Seminars – etc….)
Invited guest speaker by the Caledonian College of Engineering (University College), to give a presentation on "
Coastal Erosion in Al Batinah", on 13/11/2012
Invited by HE Minister of Tourism to give a presentation on the Findings of the HM Research Project "Coastal
Erosion in Al Batinah", 18 March 2013
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Sur University College (2014 to present)
Member, National Committee for Climate Change, Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs ( 2014 to present)
Member, National Technical Committee for the Creation of the Sultanate of Oman Pavilion at Expo Milan 2015,
Italy (2013-2015).
Member, National Technical Committee for the Creation of the Sultanate of Oman Pavilion at Expo Yeosu 2012,
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Korea (2009-2012). In this Expo, the Sultanate of Oman Pavilion received the gold medal in theme development.
6-2 Committee membership (5 main committees)
Postgraduate Studies Board (2011 to present)
University Academic Employment Committee (2013 – 2015)
University Academic Promotion Appeals Committee (2014 - 2015)
College Academic Promotion Committee (2013 – 2014)
University Academic Promotion Committee (2011 -2013)
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