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CURRICULUM VITAE May 14, 2020 Full Name : Mohamed K. Salah Position : Ass. Prof. & Chairperson Department : Geology Faculty : Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) University : American University of Beirut (AUB) Date of Appointment: August 15, 2014 E-mail : [email protected] University Degrees . PhD degree in March 24, 2004, in Seismology, Seismological Laboratory, Geodynamics Research Center (GRC), Ehime University, Japan. M. Sc. “Excellent with Honors” in July, 1997, in Geophysics (Petrophysics), Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. B. Sc. “Excellent with Honors”, May, 1992, Special Degree in Geology, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. Positions Held . Chairperson of the Department of Geology, FAS, AUB (Sept. 1, 2018 – present). Associate Professor of Geophysics (15/8/2014 – present), Department of Geology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon. Visiting Professor (2011 – 2012) Department of Earth Sciences, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. Associate Professor of Geophysics (29/92009 – 15/8/2014), Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. Assistant Professor of Geophysics (30/5/2004 – 29/9/2009) Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. Assistant Lecturer of Geophysics (25/8/1997 – 30/5/2004), Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. Demonstrator of Geology (12/1/1993 – 25/8/1997), Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. Research Grants . A total fund of $12,500 from the University Research Board (URB); the American University of Beirut (AUB) starting July 2019 as a renewal of the project entitled: “Petrophysical, Mechanical, and Sedimentological Characterization of Jurassic Rocks from Northern Lebanon”. Award Number: 103782; Project Number: 24687. A total fund of 12,500$ from the University Research Board (URB); the American University of Beirut (AUB) for the 2018-19 funding cycle. Proposal title: “Petrophysical, mechanical, and sedimentological characterization of Jurassic rocks from northern Lebanon”. Award number: 103603; Project number: 24687. Periodic Research Leave grant from FAS/AUB in the spring of the academic year 2017/2018. Destination: University of Cergy-Pontoise, France. K. Shair research grant from FAS/AUB for the academic year 2017/2018 with a research fund of $3,400. A total fund of 16,500$ from the University Research Board (URB); the American University of Beirut (AUB) for the academic years 2015-16 and 2016-17. Proposal title: “Active faults and Large Destructive Earthquakes around Lebanon: a seismological evidence”. A total of 5,000$ granted by the Undergraduate Research Experience (URE) review committee for the two academic years 2015-16 and 2016-17. Startup fund ($5,000) from the University Research Board (URB); the American University of Beirut (AUB) for the academic year 2014/2015. Postdoctoral fellowship (August 2008 – August 2009) for research work and training specialization in the field of crustal and upper mantle structure at IST (Instituto Superior Tecnico), Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal. JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (August, 2005 – August, 2007), Division of Global Dynamics, Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. Complete PhD Scholarship from the Ministry of Scientific Research and Higher Education of Egypt to conduct PhD studies at the Seismological laboratory, Geodynamics Research Center (GRC), Ehime University, Japan, Sept. 2000 – March, 2004. Research Awards . The Most Cited Author 2003-2007Award from ELSEVIER Science Publication for the paper entitled: “3-D seismic structure of Kii Peninsula in southwest Japan: Evidence for slab dehydration in the forearc”, by M. K. Salah and D. Zhao, Tectonophysics, vol. 364, Iss. 3-4 (2003), Pages 191-213. International scientific publication awards from Tanta University (2007 - 2014; 8 awards). Projects . Seismological studies around the North and East Anatolian Fault Zones, Anatolia, Turkey. Seismological and Geodynamic studies off the Western Margin of South Iberia around the Tagus Abyssal Plain (TAPOBS; completed). Seismological studies beneath the Eastern Mediterranean region. Petrophysical assessment of the Mesozoic rocks of Lebanon. Training and Workshops . SEGJ (Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Japan) one-day seminar on shallow exploration (April 23, 2019), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Second ORFEUS Workshop on ‘Seismic Tomography’, Utrecht, The Netherlands (July 2-3, 2009). The 3rd workshop on the: “Subsurface Geology of the Nile Delta: Basin Analysis and Petroleum Systems”, Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Egypt (April 5 - 6, 2008). Fields of Interest . Seismotectonics near plate boundaries. Crustal and uppermost mantle structure using seismic tomography, seismic anisotropy, and receiver functions techniques. Petrophysical and acoustic properties of sedimentary rocks. Skills . Seismological data analysis and interpretation using 3-D models. Seismic waveform analysis (SAC software). Experience with UNIX/LINUX systems and Fortran programming language. Different processing, graphic and presentation programs (Generic Mapping Tools-GMT, Corel Draw, Grapher, Photoshop, and Microsoft Office). ICDL Certificate. Teaching Experience . Teaching the courses of Marine Geology, Natural Disasters, Physical Geology; Planetary Geology, Introduction to Geophysics, Well Logging for Petroleum Systems; Petrophysics and Reservoir Characterization, Geophysics I and II at the Department of Geology; Faculty of Arts and Sciences, American University of Beirut, Lebanon (2014 – present). Teaching the courses of Earthquake Seismology, Seismic Waves and Velocities; Seismic Exploration Methods (1) and (2), Seismic Field methods; Seismic Data Processing and Interpretation; Introduction to Geophysics, and Petrophysics to undergraduate geophysics and geology students (The Credit Hour System) at the Department of Geology; Faculty of Science, Tanta University (2004-2014). Teaching the courses of Earthquake Seismology, Seismic Exploration Methods, General Geophysics, and physical Geology to undergraduate geophysics and geology students at the Department of Earth Sciences, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman (2011-2012). Teaching seismic prospecting, seismology and geophysics for geophysics and civil engineering students at Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST), Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal (2008-2009). Teaching Introduction to Geophysics, seismology, and seismic prospecting methods for both under- and postgraduate geology and geophysics students at Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Egypt (2004-2014). Wide teaching experience of several geological and geophysical courses (both theoretical and practical) for the undergraduate level for the students of the Faculty of Science and Faculty of Education. These include seismic prospecting, hydrogeology, gravity prospecting, magnetic prospecting, electrical prospecting, petroleum geology, well logging and subsurface geology, physical geology, volcanology, plate tectonics and geotectonics, geological mapping, structural geology, geological surveying and field geology (1993-2000). Teaching training courses of hydrogeology in the First Symposium of Underground Water in the Middle Delta Area, held at the Faculty of Science, Tanta University, June – July, 1999. Field Work Experience . Field experience and knowledge of the stratigraphy and tectonic setting of the Lebanese Mesozoic and Cenozoic rocks. Practical experience in the stratigraphy and tectonic setting of the sedimentary succession of the Eastern Desert of Egypt. Practical experience in the facies characteristics and hydrocarbon potentialities of the Cretaceous – Tertiary sequence in the Gulf of Suez and Sinai, Egypt. Regular participant in the undergraduate student field trips to Sinai, Eastern Desert and the Western Desert of Egypt. Member in the research group of geophysicists responsible for deploying and maintaining broadband seismic stations in Portugal and Morocco (January - March, 2009). Member in the research group of seismic reflection surveying of the Nagamachi-Rifu Fault, Sendai, Northeastern Japan, June 11 – 19, 2001. Member in the seismology group installing and maintaining portable seismic stations following the 6th Oct., 2000 western Tottori earthquake, Nov. 27 – 30, 2000, Tottori Prefecture, Western Japan. Training periods in the oil fields of the General Petroleum Company in Ras Gharib and Khalda Petroleum Company in the Western Desert of Egypt (1991, 1997). Scientific Affiliations . Member of European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) . Member of the European Geological Union (EGU). Member of the Seismological Society of Japan (SSJ). Member of the Egyptian Geophysical Society. Member of the Egyptian Geological Society. Member of the Egyptian Syndicate of Scientific Professions. Scientific Activities . Reviewer in several Geoscience Journals (e.g., Arabian Journal of Geosciences, African Journal of Earth Sciences, Oceanologia, etc.). Regular participant in the EGU General Assembly. Member in the Quality Assurance Team, both in the Department of Geology, and the Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt (2004 - 2014). Coordinator of academic and student affairs, Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University