Authors’ Biography centre from 2003 to 2010. He has conducted research cruises with Euro- pean Union Research centres, includ- ing the Institute of Marine Sciences (ISMAR), Italy and the IOC-UNESCO (TTR programme) and has been a EUROMARGINS and Saudi Scientific Coordinator. He has been involved in several research projects and cruises as chief scientist and principal investiga- tor in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Najeeb M. A. Rasul Oceans, including the Mid-Atlantic Ian C. F. Stewart Technical Adviser Ridge, Strait of Gibraltar, Gulf of Consultant Center for Marine Geology, Saudi Cadiz, Mediterranean Sea, Tyrrhenian Stewart Geophysical Consultants Geological Survey, Jeddah, Saudi Sea, Alboran Sea, Henderson Lake, Pty. Ltd., Adelaide, South Australia Arabia Lake Erie, Arabian Gulf, Strait of 5069, Australia [email protected], Hormuz, Arabian Sea, and currently [email protected] [email protected] the Red Sea for the last 15 years. His Dr. Ian Stewart received a Ph.D. in ’ Dr. Najeeb Rasul holds a Master s research interests have concentrated on seismology from the University of degree in Marine Geology, and has a the fields of both shallow and deep Adelaide, South Australia. From 1974 Ph.D. in Geological Oceanography water sedimentary processes, deposi- until 1982 he was with the Department from the University of Wales, UK. He tional mechanisms and environmental of Earth Sciences at Memorial Univer- is presently a Technical Adviser at the aspects. These include research on sity of Newfoundland, Canada, where Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) in modern underwater sedimentary fea- he taught geophysics. He then carried Jeddah. For the past 15 years he has tures and processes involved in their out research and worked on potential fi been associated with several organi- formation, deep sea turbidite systems, elds for Saudi Aramco in the Explo- zations and has held key research sediment dispersal and pathways, sed- ration Department in Dhahran, Saudi positions at Geological and Geophys- iment plumes, fluxes and deposition, Arabia from 1982 until 1996, and later ical Research Systems in Canada, the contaminants and chemical pathways for Normandy Exploration in Australia fl Challenger Division for Sea oor Pro- for pollution and their environmental for 2 years in gold exploration. He was cesses at the National Oceanography impact in both time and space, as well the Geophysical Technical Adviser to Centre, Southampton, UK, Environ- as marine mineral resources. He has the Saudi Geological Survey, Jeddah, ment Canada in Burlington, Canada, also worked on the formation and between 2003 and 2013. He is an inde- and the Center for Marine Geology at exploration of oil and gas in deltas and pendent geophysical consultant based the SGS, where he was the head of the offshore regions. in Adelaide, applying proprietary © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 521 N. M. A. Rasul and I. C. F. Stewart (eds.), Oceanographic and Biological Aspects of the Red Sea, Springer Oceanography, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99417-8 522 Authors’ Biography methods for processing gravity and and whole animal and plant levels, sample preparation and clean-up, and magnetic data for numerous mining and with an emphasis on endocrine dis- among others. oil companies in Australia, the Middle rupting chemicals, and their adverse East, Africa and elsewhere. effects and human health risks. He has participated in many training courses for the petroleum sector in Sudan and provides consultancy services to the Ministry of the Environment in Qatar, specifically on the UNEP chemical program on persistent organic pollu- tants, mercury, lead and cadmium management. Adina Paytan Aarif H. El-Mubarak Research Scientist Associate Professor Institute of Marine Sciences, Plant Protection Department, Col- Department of Earth and Planetary lege of Food and Agriculture Sciences, Sciences and Ocean Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi University of California, Santa Cruz, Arabia CA 95006, USA [email protected] [email protected] Dr. Aarif El-Mubarak is an Dr. Adina Paytan is a paleo- Associate Professor of Biochemistry Abdulqader Y. Bazeyad ceanographer and marine geochemist. and Environmental Analytical Chem- Research Associate She received her Ph.D. degree from istry at the Pesticides and Environ- Department of Plant Protection, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, mental Toxicology Unit, King Saud King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi University of California, San Diego. University (KSU) in Riyadh. He is also Arabia Currently she is a Research Scientist at a member of the Chair of Green [email protected] the Institute of Marine Sciences and is Energy Research at the Plant Protec- Abdulqader Bazeyad is currently a affiliated with the Department of Earth tion Department, College of Food and Ph.D. candidate at the Department of and Planetary Sciences and Ocean Agriculture Sciences, at KSU. He has a Plant Protection, King Saud Univer- Sciences at the University of Califor- B.S. in biochemistry from King sity, Riyadh Saudi Arabia. He has a nia, Santa Cruz. Before moving to the Abdulaziz University, a M.S. in ana- Masters in Plant Protection with con- University of California, Santa Cruz, lytical chemistry from King Fahd centration in Pesticide Science from she was a Professor in the Department University of Petroleum and Minerals, King Saud University in 2015 and an of Geological and Environmental Sci- and a Ph.D. in environmental analyti- undergraduate degree in Agriculture ences at Stanford. Her research inter- cal biochemistry and chemistry from from Aden, University in Yemen. ests lie in the fields of Erasmus University in Rotterdam, The While taking graduate programs he has biogeochemistry, chemical oceanogra- Netherlands. He has over 25 years of been employed as research assistant, phy and paleoceanography. The goal research and development, teaching and participated in various research of her research is to use the chemical and consultancy experience, and has projects conducted by the Chair of and isotopic records enclosed in wide published more than 50 papers in ref- Green Energy Research (COGER). At range of earth materials to study pre- ereed journals and conference pro- the COGER, he worked with Dr. sent and past biogeochemical pro- ceedings. His research interest focuses Ahmed Rushdi from whom he cesses as well as to understand the on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) fine-tuned his skills on GC-MS instru- processes and feedbacks operating in and their interaction with living mentation, troubleshooting, data inter- the Earth System and how they relate organisms at cellular, molecular, organ pretation, derivatization techniques, Authors’ Biography 523 to global climate and tectonic changes. including the abundance and distribu- research papers. He returned to Jordan Her studies also address natural and tion in the feeding grounds, mortality to start a second term as Director of the anthropogenic changes that affect bio- patterns, bycatch reduction, short-term Marine Science Station from 1993 to geochemical processes and their movement and habitat use, and abun- 2000 and became a full professor in impact on humans and the dance and trends in nesting grounds. 1996. From 2000 to 2003 he was the environment. Current research interests include Dean of Scientific Research at Bahrain biotelemetry, locally marine managed University and UNESCO Chair of areas, bycatch reduction technology, Environment and Sustainable Devel- citizen science, photo-identification opment, where he established a Mas- and social implications of marine ter’s Degree Programme in conservation. Environment and Sustainable Devel- opment in cooperation with the UNDP and UNESCO-Cousteau Ecotechnie Programme of UNESCO. He prepared many scientific reports on the envi- ronment of Bahrain and other Gulf (GCC) States. Between 2003 and 2009 he taught postgraduate courses at Yar- Agnese Mancini mouk University, and from 2009 to Research Scientist 2013, he worked for the University of DodoBase Ltd., London, UK, Jordan in Aqaba and contributed to the Boomerang for Earth Conservation, establishment of the new University Antony, France and Hurghada Envi- Branch as the first Executive Director, ronmental Conservation and Protection Ahmad H. Abu Hilal Assistant President, and first Dean of Agency (HEPCA), Hurghada, Egypt Professor the Faculty of Marine Sciences. Over [email protected] Faculty of Science, Yarmouk the years he has conducted and led Dr. Agnese Mancini is a marine University, Irbid, Jordan many research teams, monitoring pro- biologist and currently works as a [email protected] grammes and environmental surveys in consultant for the DodoBase (a hub Dr. Ahmad Abu Hilal is a Profes- the Mediterranean Sea (Alexandria, focused on providing technical assis- sor in chemical oceanography at Yar- Egypt, 1970–1973), Gulf of tance to programs developed by NGOs, mouk University, Irbid, in Jordan. In Aqaba-Red Sea (1974–1986, 1993– governments, and international organ- 1980 he received a Ph.D. in chemical 2000, 2003–2013), Arabian Gulf-UAE isations dedicated to conservation) and oceanography from Liverpool Univer- and Gulf of Oman-UAE (1989–1993). is the President of Boomerang for Earth sity, England, after which he returned In Jordan, he has acted as a team leader, Conservation, a French NGO promot- to Jordan as a staff member at the scientific manager and national coor- ing environmental education and col- University of Jordan/Marine Science dinator of many international and laborative science. She received a Ph. Station (MSS) as an Assistant regional scientific research and envi- D. in marine and coastal science from Professor/Researcher in Chemical ronmental management and monitor- the Autonomous University of Baja Oceanography and as the first Director ing, programmes in the Gulf of Aqaba– California Sur in Mexico in 2009. of this research center. In 1986 he Red Sea with the support of the World Since 2004 she has been studying joined the Department of Earth and Bank, EU (ENPI), USAID, JEF, JICA marine turtles in the Indian Ocean, in Environmental Sciences at Yarmouk and the German Government and the eastern Pacific Ocean and finally in University, Irbid, while continuing his Universities.