CURRICULUM VITAE
1. Personal Data:
-Name:
Abdel-Kader Mohamed Moghazi
-Field of Interest:
Geology
-Field of Specification:
Petrology and Geochemistry of Igneous and Metamorphic
rocks.
-Position:
Professor, Department of Mineral Resources and Rocks, Faculty of
Earth Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, SA.
-Nationality:
Egyptian
-Date of Birth:
16th of July, 1960
-Home Address:
641, Horia street, Janaklis, Apartment no. 6 Alexandria, Egypt
E-mail: moghazi_16@yahoo.com
-Permanent Address:Geology Department, Faculty of Science,
Alexandria University, Egypt
Telephone: (203)3921595
-Present Address: Faculty of Earth Sciences, POB 80206, King Abdulaziz University,
Jeddah-21589, Saudi Arabia
Tel. 0507459565
-Marital Status:
Married (one child)
2. Academic Qualifications
1. B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) degree in Geology
- University:
Alexandria University, Egypt
- Date:
May 1982
- Grade:
Very Good
2. M.Sc. (Master of Science) in Geology
- University:
Alexandria University, Egypt
- Date:
January 1988
-Thesis Title:
Petrochemical and Geochemical Studies of Wadi Bali
Dokhan Volcanics, Eastern Desert, Egypt
3. Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) in Geology
- University:
Alexandria University, Egypt
- Date:
December 1994
-Thesis Title:
Geochemical and Radiogenic Isotope Studies of
Some Basement Rocks at the Kid Area, Southeast Sinai, Egypt
3. Languages
Mother Tongue:
Foreign Language:
Arabic
English (Reading, Writing and Conversing are good)
4. Professional Career
1. From 1982 – 1988
Demonstrator
Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt
2. From 1988 – 1992
Assistant Lecturer
Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt
3. From 1992 – 1994
Ph.D. Fellowship
Mineralogical-Geological Museum, Oslo University, Oslo, Norway
4. From 1994 – 1995
Assistant Lecturer
Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt
5. From 1995 – 2000
Lecturer
Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt
6. From 2000 - 2003
Assistant Professor
Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt
7. From 2003 – 2005
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Earth Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
7. From 2005 –till now
Professor
Faculty of Earth Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
5. University Teaching Experience
1. Undergraduate Students
- General Geology
- Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
- Geochemistry
- Structure and Tectonics
- Mineralogy
- Isotope Geology
- Optical Mineralogy
2. Postgraduate Students
- Geotectonics
- Geology of the Egyptian Basement Complex
- Advanced Geochemistry
6. Research Interests
1. Petrology of Igneous and Metamorphic rocks (special emphasis on granitoid and
volcanic rocks
2. Geochemistry of gabbroic, granitic and volcanic rocks with emphasis on their
petrogenetic evolution using geochemical modeling
3- Study of the radiogenic isotopes (Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd, and Pb-Pb) in igneous and
metamorphic rocks for dating and petrogenetic problems.
7. Attended Conferences, Meetings and Workshops
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1989 The First Conference on Geochemistry, Alexandria University, Egypt.
1990 Workshop on Geochemistry, Alexandria University, Egypt in cooperation with TU
Berlin, Germany>
1991 The Second Conference on Geochemistry, Alexandria University, Egypt.
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1999
2001
The 8th annual meeting of the Mineralogical Society of Egypt, Cairo.
The Third International Conference on Geology of the Arab World, Cairo.
The Geology Survey of Egypt Centennial Conference, Cairo.
The 9th annual meeting of the Mineralogical Society of Egypt, Cairo.
The Third Conference on Geochemistry, Alexandria University, Egypt.
The 35th Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of Egypt, Cairo.
The 10th annual meeting of the Mineralogical Society of Egypt, Cairo.
The 36th Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of Egypt, Cairo.
The Fourth Conference on Geochemistry, Alexandria University, Egypt.
The Fifth Conference on Geochemistry, Alexandria University, Egypt.
8. Papers Presented in Conferences and Meetings
1. 1988
The second Conference on chemistry, Alexandria University, Egypt.
(Speaker)
Title of the presented paper:
Petrochemistry of Wadi Bali Dokhan Volcanics, Eastern Desert, Egypt.
2. 1996
The 9th annual meeting of the Mineralogical Society of Egypt, Cairo.
(Speaker)
Title of the presented paper:
Origin of late Proterozoic granitoids in the Northern Egyptian Shield: petrological
and geological constraints.
By: Mohamed, F., Moghazi,A.M. and Hassanen, M.A.
3. 1998
The 36th Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of Egypt, Cairo.
(Speaker)
Title of the presented paper:
Magma Source and evolution of Late Proterozoic granitoid rocks at Gabal El Urf
area, Eastern Desert, Egypt: geochemical and Sr-Nd isotopic
By: Moghazi,A.M.
4. 1999
The Fourth Conference on Geochemistry, Alexandria University, Egypt.
(Speaker)
Title of the presented paper:
A. Geochemistry and petrogenesis of the late Proterozoic plutonic rock suites in
Homrit and El-Yatima areas, Eastern of Egypt.
By: Moghazi, A.M. and Mohamed F.H. El Sayed, M and Kanisawa, S.
B. Geochemistry and tectonogenetic evolution of late- to post- Shirm orogenic
younger granitoids, central Eastern Desert, Egypt. By: El Sayed, M., Hassanen,
M.A., Moghazi, A.M. and Mohamed F.H.
9. Ph.D. Thesis Supervision
Title of the Thesis: Geochemical studies and metallogenic aspects of some basement rocks
in the Wadi Hammad area, north Eastern Desert, Egypt
Name of student: Hesham. A. Hosny
University: Alexandria, Egypt
10. Membership
1. Geological Society of Egypt, since 1982
2. Mineralogical Society of Egypt, since 1987
11. Merits Obtained
1. Prof. M.E. Helmy award (1994) for the best Ph.D. Thesis in the field of geochemistry of
Igneous and metamorphic rocks
2. Alexandria University award (2002) for Scientific Encouragement
12. List of Publications
A- Papers under Publications
1. M.A. Hassanen, A.M. Moghazi, H. Harby, T. Qhadi (2008). Geochemical characterization and
origin of the Late Neoproterozoic post-collision A-type granite of Jabal Yalah, southwestern
Arabian Shield. Submitted to the Egyptian Mineralogist
2. M. A. Hassanen, A. M. Moghazi, M.H. Hashad and M.M. El-Sayed (2008). The role of
crystal/melt and fluid fractionation in the genesis of Late Neoproterozoic rare metal-bearing Atype granite of Um Naggat pluton, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Submitted to the Journal of African
Earth Sciences
B- Published Papers
3. Moghazi, A.M., M. A. Hassanen, F. H. Mohamed, and S. Ali (2004). Late Neoproterozoic
strongly peraluminous leucogranites, South Eastern Desert, Egypt – petrogenesis and
geodynamic significance. Mineralogy and Petrology 81, 19-41
4. Moghazi A.M. (2003). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of a high-K calc-alkaline Dokhan
Volcanic suite, South Safaga area, Egypt: the role of late Neoproterozoic crustal extension
Precambrian Research 125 161–178
5. Moghazi, A.M. (2003). Geochemistry of a Tertiary continental basalt suite, Red Sea coastal
plain, Egypt: petrogenesis and characteristic of the mantle source region. Geological Magazine
6. Moghazi, A.M. (2002). Petrology and geochemistry of Pan-African granitoids, Kab Amiri area,
Egypt - implications for tectonomagmatic stages in the Nubian Shield evolution. Mineralogy
and Petrology75, 41-67
7. Moghazi, A.M., Hassanen MA, Hashad MH, Mohamed FH (2001). Garnet-bearing leucogranite
the in the El Hudi area, southern Egypt: Evidence of crustal anatexis during Pan-African low
pressure regional metamorphism. Journal of African Earth Sciences 33: 245-259
8. El-Nisr, S.A. and A. M. Moghazi (2001). Geochemistry, petrogenesis and paleotectonic
significance of dyke swarms intruding Neoproterozoic basement rocks, South Marsa Alam
area, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Bulletin of the Faculty of Science, Assuit University 30, 117-134.
9. Mohamed, F.H., Moghazi, A.M., Hassanen, M.A. (2000). Geochemistry, petrogenesis and
tectonic setting of late Neoproterozoic Dokhan-type volcanic rocks in the Fatira area, eastern
Egypt. International Journal of Earth Sciences 88, 764-777
10. Moghazi, A.M. (2000). Classification of the Egyptian Younger Granites. A review article
presented in the meeting of the permanent Scientific Committee, Egypt. 36 pp.
11. Moghazi, A.M., 1999. Magma source and evolution of late Neoproterozoic granitoids in the
Gabal El Urf area, Eastern Desert, Egypt: Geochemical and Sr-Nd isotopic constraints.
Geological Magazine 136, 285-300.
12. Moghazi, A.M., Mohamed FH, Kanisawa S (1999) Geochemical and petrogenetic evidence
of calc-alkaline and A-type magmatism in the Homrit Waggat and El Yatima areas of
eastern Egypt. Journal of the African Earth Sciences 29: 535 - 549
13. Moghazi, A.M., Mohamed, F.H., El Sayed, M.M., Kanisawa, S., 1999. Geochemistry and
petrogenesis of late Proterozoic plutonic rock suites in the Homrit Waggat and El Yatima
areas, Eastern Egypt. Proceeding of 4th Conference on Geochemistry, Alexandria University
I. pp 1-21.
14. El Sayed, M.M., Hassanen, M.A., Moghazi, A.M. and Mohamed, F.H. (1999). Geochemistry
and tectogenetic evolution of late- to post-orogenic Shirm younger granitoids, central
Eastern Desert, Egypt. Proceeding of 4th Conference on Geochemistry, Alexandria
University I. pp 23.46.
15. Mohamed, F.H., Moghazi, A.M., Hassanen, M.A. (1999). Petrogenesis of Late Proterozoic
granitoids in the Ras Gharib magmatic province, northern Eastern Desert, Egypt.
Petrological and geochemical constraints. Neues Jahrbuch Mineralogie Abhandlungen 174.
319-353.
16. Moghazi AM, Andersen T, Oweiss GA, El Bouseily AM (1998) Geochemical and Sr-Nd-Pb
isotopic data bearing on the origin of Pan-African granitoids in the Kid area, southeast
Sinai, Egypt. Journal of the Geological Society, London 155: 697 - 710.
17. Holail, H. and Moghazi, A.M. (1998). Provenance, tectonic setting and geochemistry of
greywackes and siltstones of the late Precambrian Hammamat Group, Egypt. Sedimentary
Geology 116. 227-250.
18. Moghazi, A.M., Hassanen, M.A. and Mohamed, F.H. (1997). Source and evolution history of
some Mesozoic alkaline volcanics in the Eastern Desert of Egypt – inference from
petrology and Geochemistry. Journal of the African Earth Sciences 24: 11-28.
19. El Nisr, S., Moghazi, A.M., El Sayed, M.M. (1996). Geochemical variations and tectonic
significance of the mafic rocks in the Allaqi-Haimur-Quleib area, south Eastern Desert,
Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Geology 40-2. 555-586
20. Oweiss, G.A., El Bouseily, A.M., El Shazly, S. and Moghazi, A.M. (1988). Petrochemistry
of Wadi Bali Dokhan Volcanics, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Proceeding of 2nd Conference on
Chemistry, Alexandria University, Egypt. 46-59.