)‫ ممدوح فراج سليمان (أستاذ مساعد‬/‫دكتور‬
‫ كلية العلوم –جامعة أسيوط‬-‫قسم الجيولوجيا‬
‫ جمهورية مصر العربية‬-71516 ‫أسيوط‬
Dr. Mamdouh Farrag Soliman
Geology Department
Faculty of Science
Assiut University, Assiut 71516, Egypt
E-mail: msoliman20032003@yahoo.com
Fax: 002-088-2342708
Phone: 002-088-2162841
Mobile: 002-01128774835
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Name:
Date of birth:
Place of birth:
Nationality:
Mamdouh Farrag Soliman
15 March 1959
Assiut, Egypt
Egyptian
Education
1981:
BSc. in Geology "very good"
1984 -1985: High geology and mineralogy course "very good"
1983 - 1988: Demonstrator and in September 1988 assistant lecturer in
"Geology Department" in Assiut University.
1988:
Master thesis in geology (MSc.), subject: Geologic studies of the Basement
complex of El Urf Area, Eastern Desert, Egypt.
1989 - 1991: Doctoral student at the Faculty of Science-Assiut University, Egypt.
1992 :
1993 -1998:
A Ph.D. Fellowship from the Egyptian Government.
Doctoral student at the Max-Planck Institute für Kernphysik (Heidelberg) and
Institute of mineralogy, University of Heidelberg-Germany.
1998:
Ph.D. degree "very good" in Mineralogy and Geochemistry from
Ruprecht-Karls Universiität-Heidelberg-Germany, subject:
Mineralogical, Geochemical and Stratigraphical Investigations on the
Cretaceous/Tertiary (K/T) Boundary Sediments of the Nile Valley, Red
sea Coast, and Western Desert, Egypt.
1998-2004: Lecturer in "Geology Department" Faculty of Science-Assiut University, Egypt.
Since 31.10.2004: Associate Prof. in "Geology Department" Faculty of ScienceAssiut University, Egypt.
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Teaching experiences:
Geochemistry, Chemostratigraphy, Mineralogy, Petrology, Physical geology, Earth
resources, Environmental geology and Impact stratigraphy.
Research interests:
- Mineralogy and geochemistry of the K/T boundary sediments in Egypt (with collaboration
of Max-Planck Institute für Kernphysik-Heidelberg-Germany).
- Petrology, Mineralogy and Chemostratigraphy of the Paleocene / Early Eocene and
Danian/Selandian Boundaries in Egypt (with collaboration of the Paleocene/Eocen
Working Group).
- Petrology, Mineralogy and Chemostratigraphy of the Danian/Selandian sediments in Egypt
(with collaboration of Lund University, Sweden).
-Heavy minerals stratigraphy in Paleozoic and Mesozoic sandstones of the Sinai Peninsula
(with collaboration of British Geological Survey).
- Sedimentary sulfides in Egypt.
Publications: (Peer Review Publications are in Bold)
1. Sharara, N.A, Abu El Ela, F.F, El-Nady O.M, and Soliman, M.F., 1990. Geology and
Geochemistry of the Island Arc Association of the area around Gabal El Urf, Eastern
Desert, Egypt: Bull. Fac. Sci. Assiut Univ., 19 (1), 97-122.
2. Soliman, M.F., Palme, H., Spettel, P., El Goresy, A., and Ouda, K., 1993. Petrological and
Geochemical investigation of the K/T boundary in the Nile Valley and Red Sea
(Abstract): 71. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Mineralogischen Geselschaft, 3-13 Sept.
1993 in München (Eur. J. Mineral. Vol. 5. 1993, No.1)
3. Soliman, M.F., El Goresy, A., Palme, H., Zinner, E., and Spettel, P., 1995. Elemental
carbon from the K/T boundary at Gabal Oweina section, Nile Valley- Egypt:
Jahresbericht des Max-Plank-Institüt für Kernphysik-Heidelberg., 224-228.
4. Soliman, M.F., El Goresy, A., Palme, H., and Spettel, P., 1996. Fe-Cr-Ni particles at the
pre K/T boundary at Gabal Abu Had section, Nile Valley/Egypt: Jahresbericht des MaxPlank-Institüt für Kernphysik-Heidelberg., 241-243.
5. El Habaak, G., and Soliman, M.F., 1999. Rare Earth Elements Geochemistry of the
Egyptian Banded Iron Formations and the Evolution of the Precambrian Atmosphere
and Ocean: 4th Intern. Conf. On Geochemistry, Alex. Univ., Egypt, 15-16 Sept., 149169.
6. Soliman, M.F., El Goresy, A., Palme, H., and Spettel, P., 2000. Mineralogy and Trace
Elements Geochemistry of the Cretaceous/Tertiary Boundary (K/T) at Gabal Qreiya
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section, Nile Valley, Egypt: Evidence for a pre K/T impact (extending abstract): LPI
Conf. in catastrophic Events and Mass Extinctions: Impacts and Beyond, Vienna. July
9-12, 2000.
7. Soliman, M.F., 2001. The mineralogy and geochemistry of the Paleocene succession at
Gabal el-Qreiya, Nile Valley, Egypt, The second international Conference on the
geology of Africa, Volume I B: Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut
University, Egypt, Geological Society of Africa, p. 463-490.
8. Soliman, M.F., 2003. Chemostratigraphy of the Paleocene/Eocene (P/E) boundary
sediments at Gabal el-Qreiya, Nile valley, Egypt: Micropaleontology, Vol.49,
supplement no.1, pp. 123-138.
9. Knox, R.W.O'B., Aubry, M-P., Berggren, W.A., Dupuis, C., Ouda, K., Magioncalda,
R., Soliman, M.F., 2003. The Qreiya section at Gebel Abu Had: Lithostratigraphy,
clay mineralogy, geochemistry and biostratigraphy. Micropaleontology, Vol. 49,
supplement no.1, pp. 93-104.
10. Soliman, M.F., and El Goresy, A., 2003. Detrital and authigenic minerals in the Paleocene
sediments at Budkhulu (G. Gifata), Dakhla Oasis, Egypt, The third international
Conference on the geology of Africa, Assiut University, Egypt & Geological Society of
Africa, v. (1), pp.519-545,7-9 December, 2003
11. Soliman, M.F., and M. A. Essa, 2003. Dakhla Shale ( Beida Shale Member) at G. Duwi,
Red Sea Coast, Egypt: Mineralogical and Sedimentological Aspects, The third
international Conference on the geology of Africa,
Assiut University, Egypt &
Geological Society of Africa, v. (2), pp.283-305,7-9 December, 2003
12. Soliman, M.F., Ahmed, E., and Kurzweil, H., 2006. Geochemistry and mineralogy of
the Paleocene/Eocene boundary at Gabal Dababiya (GSSP) and Gabal Owaina
sections, Nile Valley, Egypt., Stratigraphy, vol.3, No.1, pp 31-52
13. Soliman, M.F., and. Obaidalla, N., 2006. Danian/Selandian (D/S) boundary at Gabal Abu
Had section, Nile Valley (Egypt); Lithostratigraphy, mineralogy, geochemistry and
biostratigraphy, international conference on Climate and Biota of the Early Paleogene,
12-20 June, Bilbao 2006
14. Soliman, M.F., 2007. Diagenetic behavior of biogenic sulfides around the K/T boundary
in Dakhla Shale at Gabal Gifata, Dakhla Oasis, Egypt, The fifth international
Conference on the Geology of Africa, Assiut University, Egypt, v. (1), pp.VI-1 - VI-28,
Oct. 2007.
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15. Soliman, M.F., and Obaidalla, N., 2010. Danian/Selandian transition at Gabal elQreiya
section,
Nile
Valley
(Egypt);
Lithostratigraphy,
biostratigraphy,
mineralogy, and geochemistry, N. Jb. Geol. Paläont. Vol. 258/1, pp 1–30
16. Soliman, M.F., Obaidalla, N.A., Ahmed, E.A., and Ahmed, A.A., 2010. The
Danian/Selandian (D/S) boundary in Egypt: Stratigraphical, Mineralogical and
Geochemical studies. Annual meeting (48) of the Geological Society of Egypt, 12-13
November, 2010 (Abstract).
17. Soliman, M.F., Obaidalla, N.A., Ahmed, E.A., and Ahmed, A.A., 2010. Integrated
stratigraphic studies on Danian/Selandian (D/S) boundary at Gabal Nezzazat,
southwestern Sinai, Egypt. 10th International conference on the Geolgy of the Arab
World "Gaw 10", Cairo University, 10-12 April, 2010 (Abstract).
18. Soliman, M.F., 2010. Paleoproductivity at the P/E boundary: Mineralogical and
geochemical evidence from the GSSP section, Egypt. International conference of Planet
Earth: Earth Sciences and Development of Civilization in Major Rivers Basins, Luxor,
Egypt, on October 11-13, 2010 (Abstract).
19. Knox, R.W.O'B., Soliman M.F. and Essa, M. A., 2011. Heavy mineral stratigraphy
of Palaeozoic and Mesozoic sandstones of southwestern Sinai, Egypt: A
reassessment. GeoArabia, v. 16, no. 3, p. 31-64.
20. Soliman, M.F., Aubry, M-P., Schmitz, B. and Sherrell, R. 2011. Enhanced coastal
paleoproductivity
and
nutrient
supply
in
Upper
Egypt
during
the
Paleocene/Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM): mineralogical and geochemical
evidence. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, Vol.310, pp 365377. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2011.07.027
21. Aubry, M-P., Dupuis, C., Ghaly, H., King, C., Knox, R.O’B, Berggren, W.A.,
Karthausen, C., Ouda, Kh., Senosy, M., Soliman, M., Ward, D., Youssef, M.,
Galal, W.F., Abdel- Sabour, A.A., 2011. Geological Setting of the Theban
Necropolis: Implications for the Preservation of the West Bank Monuments. In:
David Aston, Bettina Badr, et al. (eds) Under the Potter’s Tree: Studies on
Ancient Egypt Presented to Janine Bourriau on the Occasion of Her 70th
Birthday,Orientalia lovaniensia Analecta , Peeters Publishers, Leuven, Belgium
01/2011; 204: 81-124.
22. Soliman, M.F., and El Goresy, A. 2012. Framboidal and idiomorphic pyrite in the
Upper Maastrichtian sedimentary rocks at Gabal Oweina, Nile Valley, Egypt:
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Formation processes, oxidation products and genetic implications to the origin of
framboidal pyrite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 90, 195–220.
23. Berggren, W.A., Alegret, L., Aubry, M.-P., Cramer, B.S., Dupuis, C., Goolaerts, S.,
Kent, D.V., King, C., Knox, R. W. O’B., Obaidalla , N., Ortiz, S., Ouda, Kh. A.K.,
Abdel- Sabour, A., Salem, R., Senossy, M. M., Soliman, M. F. and Soliman, A.,
2012. The Dababiya Corehole, Upper Nile Valley, Egypt : Preliminary Results.
Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences 105/1, 161-168.
24. Soliman, M.F., Obaidalla, N.A., Ahmed, E.A., Ahmed, A.A., and Kurzweil, J., 2013.
Mid-Paleocene event at Gabal Nezzazat, Sinai, Egypt: planktonic foraminiferal
biostratigraphy, mineralogy and geochemistry, Arabian Journal of Earth
Sciences, 7: 4079-4099, DOI 10.1007/s12517-013-1066-3.
25. Obaidalla, N. A., Soliman, M. F., and Mahfouz, K., 2013. The Cretaceous/Paleogene
(K/P) boundary at southwestern Sinai, Egypt: Litho-, bio- and chemo-stratigraphic
studies. The seventh international Conference on the Geology of Africa, Assiut
University, Egypt, v. (I), PP. VI-1–VI-31 (Nov. 2013).
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