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Bassim Shaif Abdul Kader Al Khirbash

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Personal Information:

Name: Bassim Shaif Abdul Kader Al Khirbash

Date of Birth: 10 November 1970

Permanent Adress:

Department of Earth Sciences

Faculty of Petroleum and Natural Resources

Sana’a University

Email: b.alkhirbash@su.edu.ye & dralkhirbash@gmail.com

Status: Married           Nationality: Yemeni

Summary: (A brief profile summary of the faculty member at least 3 lines)

I started my work at Sana,a University as a demonstrator in 11/1995 and progressed in academic positions and got the rank of Associate professor in 6/2006. My research interests are summarized in Geological and Geo-environmental Hazards (using GIS in land sliding. Flooding, ground water quality, climate change, land use/land cover)

Education:

2008    Ph.D., Dissertation title: Structural Architecture and Geological Hazard of Taiz-El Turba District, Republic of Yemen, Using Geographic Information System (GIS). Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

2003    M. Sc., Thesis Title: Environmental and Geological Hazards of Sana,a-Dhamar     Basins, Republic of Yemen.  Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

1994    B. Sc. Geology and Chemistry, Sana’a University, Sana’a, Yemen.

1975-1987 Elementary, Preparatory and Secondary schools: Taiz, Republic of Yemen

Experience:

 Employment:

١٢/٢/٢٠٢٤: Professor Dr. 

11/2019  Dean, Faculty of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Sana’a University.

2019 to current; Associate Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Petroleum

and Natural Resources, Sana’a University.

 

10/2019: The Higher Committee for establishment of the Faculty of Petroleum   and

Natural Resources, Sana’a University.

 

2017: Evaluation Committee of Research Centers in Sana’a University.

 

6/ 2016; Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty

of Science, Sana’a University.

4/2016 – 2019: Dean, Faculty of Science, Sana’a University.

10/2014 – 2016: Vice Dean, Faculty of Science, Sana’a University

4/2016 to current: Academic Council of Sana’a University.

 

2009 – 2012: Graduate Studies Committee Head, Department of Earth and Environmental    Sciences, Sana’a University.

 

2008 – 2016; Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Sana’a University.

 

2005 to current: Member of the Yemen Geological Society (YGS)

 

2003 – 2004; Lecturer assistant in Geology, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Sana’a University.

 

1995 – 1998; Demonstrator in Geology Dept. Faculty of Science, Sana’a University.

 

  Courses Taught:

 

Undergraduate Courses (B.Sc. – Level):

 

General geology I, General geology II, Historical Geology, petrology and mineralogy, Geomorphology, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Environmental Geology, Natural Hazards and Evaluation of Natural Hazards.

 

Graduate Courses (M.Sc. – Level):

 

Remote sensing and GIS (Geographic Information System) and Evaluation of Natural Hazards.

 

Supervision of M.Sc. and Ph.D. Students:

  • Hani Mohammed Sa,ad Murshid (2013): “Integrated water resource management (IWRM) for mitigating water scarcity and improving livelihoods within the Sana’a Basin” (Ph.D). Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Sana,a University.

 

  • Marium Ahmed Mohamed Taher (2014): Environmental Protection and Management of Yemen Islands: A case study of Kamaran Island” (Ph.D). Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Sana,a University.

 

  • Samah Ali Abdulmageed Al Sururi (2020): Geological Study of Volcanic Rocks by using RS/GISTechniques in Sana,a Basin, Yemen” (M.Sc). Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Sana,a University.

 

  • Moammar Ali Mohammed Naji (2021): Impacts of wastewater on Groundwater Quality of Al Dhihar – Ibb City, Yemen” (M.Sc). Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Sana,a University.
  • Sadam Abdulmageed Moqbil Al Sofi (2021): Fractured Basement Reservoir Evaluation in Masilah Basin, Yemen.

 

  • Samar Ahmed Sa,ad Al Kabzary (2021): An Evaluation of some Trace Elements around the Sana,a Sewage Tratment Plant, Yemen” (Ph.D). Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Sana,a University.

 

  • Ghadah Saif Mohammed Abdo (2021): Hydrochemical Study of Groundwater in Wadi Alloujah Area, Tihama Plain” (M.Sc). Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Sana,a University.

 

  • Hagib Ahmed Ali Al Hagibi (2021): Climate Change in Yemen, A case Study of Air Quality in Sana,a City” (Ph.D). Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Sana,a University.

Ms., Ph Examination Committee:

  • Member of the Examination Committee for the Ms. degree, Mr. Hagib Ahmed Ali Al Hagibi 2017 Sana,a University.
  • Chairman of the Examination Committee for the Ms. degree, Mr. Malek Abdo Rahman 2022 Sana,a University.
  • Chairman of the Examination Committee for the Ms.degree, Mr. Ebrahim M. Saghery 2022 Sana,a University.
  • Chairman of the Examination Committee of the Ms. degree, Mr. Mohamed A.Mokaber 2022 Sana,a University.
  • Member of the Examination Committee for the Ms. degree, Mrs. Samah A.Al Surrory 2022 Sana,a University.
  • Member of the Examination Committee for the Ph. degree, Mr. Hani M. S. Moreshed 2022 Sana,a University.
  • Chairman of the Examination Committee for the Ms. degree, Mr. Moheeb A. Othman 2023 Sana,a University.
  • Chairman of the Examination Committee for the Ms. degree, Mr. Ali2023 Sana,a Nagi Ghurab University.

Editorial board & reviewing papers

  • Evaluating many different articles in the scientific bulletins.
  • Refereeing Many Scientific Research Studies for Promotion to Associate Professor.

Scientific Meetings and Workshops Attended:

  • The Ninth Intern. Conf. Geol. Arab World (GAW9), Cairo Univ., Egypt, March, 2008.
  • Training course in the University teaching, teaching strategies and techniques and evaluation methods, held at the Council for Accreditation & Quality Assurance Sana’a University from 4/8/2009 to 18/8/2009.
  • Inception Workshop; Integrated Water Harvesting to Adapt to Climate Change in Yemen, held at the Country Office of UNDP in Yemen on the 15 December 2013.
  • Courses description, undergraduate level, held at the Council for Accreditation & Quality Assurance Sana’a University on the April 2020.
  • Courses description, Graduate level at the Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Sana’a University on the April 2021.

 

List of Publications and Current Research:

  • I. El Anbaawy, Sh. M. Sakran and B. S. Al Khirbash (2008): “Geoenvironmental flood hazards evaluation and land use mapping of Taiz Governorate, Republic of Yemen”. Intern. Conf. Geol. Arab World (GAW9), Cairo Univ., Giza, Egypt”.
  • M. Sakran, M. I. El Anbaawy and B. S. Al Khirbash (2008): “Assessment of Landslides in the Sana’a – Taiz district, Republic of Yemen: Geological hazards and causative factors”. Intern. Conf. Geol. Arab World (GAW9), 2008, Cairo Univ., Giza, Egypt”.
  • Munef A. Mohammed, Dietmar Keyser, Mohammed A. Al-Wosabi, Bassim Al-       Khirbash, Wafa M. Al-Qadassi (2014): “Taxonomy and distribution of Fresh water Ostracoda from N– N E Socotra Island – Yemen”. Revue de micropaléontologie 57 (2014) 23–33
  • Alderwish Ahmed M, Al Khirbash Bassim S. and Mushied Hani M. (2014): Review of Yemen’s Control of Groundwater Extraction Regime: Situationand Options. International Research Journal of Earth Sciences, Vol. 2(3), 7-16, April (2014).

5- Bassim S. Al Khirbash, Saif Alhakimi (2015): The Applications of Geographic     Information System (GIS) in Landslides Hazard Assessments in Sommarah Mountain Range, Ibb Governorate, Yemen Republic. Faculty of Science Bulletin, 27 (2015) 33-61 © 2015 Sana‟a University.

6-  Bassim S. Al Khirbash, Maryam A. Taher, Hisham M. Nagi, Nabil, A. AL-Shwafi, and Ameen Al Sameh (2019) Using Remote Sensing To Study the Land Use / Land Cover of Kamaran Island, Yemen, The International Journal of Engineering and Science (IJES) Volume  8 Issue 12 (2019 ) 21-27 © 2019 India.

 

7-  Hisham Naji, Bassim al Khirbash, Maryam A. Taher and Nabil, A. AL-Shwafi (2021)    Management of populated Island of Yemen Case study of Kamaran Island, Tehama Journal. TEHAMA Journal- NO. 13 January – June 2021 Post- Graduate Studies and Scientific Research Hodeidah University ISSN:2710-1282

 

8–  Bassim S Al-Khirbash, Moheeb A Al-Salehi, Nabil A Al-Shwafi and Hagib A Al-Hagibi (2023)  Hydrographical Studies in the Nearshore Seawaters of the Red Sea Coast of Al-Hodeida City, Yemen. Journal of Scientific & Technical Research. DOI: 10.23880/jenr-16000351 Volume 7 Issue USA.

 

9- Al-Khirbash BA., Al-Salehi MA., Al-Hagibi HA. and Al-Shwafi NAA (2023) Concentrations of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons N-Alkanes in Surface Seawater from The Red Sea Coast of Hodeidah City, Yemen. Journal of Ecology and Natural Resources. DOI: 10.23880/jenr-16000358. Vol. 7 Issue 4 USA.

 

10– Bassim Alkhirbash, Saif Alhakimia and and Hani Al Aswadib. (202٤) Impact of Wastewaters on Groundwater Quality of Bani Al-Hareth and Arhab areas in northern Sana’a City, Yemen. Journal of Apllied Science and Technology, Sana,a University.

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11- Bassim Al Khirbash, Moheeb Abdu Al Salehi, Hagib A Al-Hagibi and Nabil A. Al-Shwafi (2023) Screening and Identification of Petroleum-Degradation Bacteria in the Surface Seawater from the Red Sea Coast of Al-Hodeidah City, Yemen. Journal of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences.  2(4), 01-06.USA.