Personal Information

 Associate Professor

Department of  Marine Geology

Faculty of Marine Sciences

Contact Information

Phone: 64150

Email: ighandour@kau.edu.sa

Ibrahim Mohamed Ghandour

 Associate Professor

Profile

$0I am Ibrahim Ghandour (was born 1972 in Dakahlia, Egypt), got my General Secondary School Certificate from Aga Secondary School for Boys, 1990, gradauated from Tanta University, Egypt with grade Very good, got my M.Sc. degree in the field of sedimentology and micropaleontology from Tanta University. I got my Ph.D degree from Osaka City University, March 2004.$0 Married (3 kids)$0 I like religiuos and scientific readings, sports$0

Education

  • 2004

    Doctorate degree from GeoscienceGraduate School of Science, Osaka City University, أوساكا, اليــابــان

Employment

  • 1995-1998

    demonstrator, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, طنطا, مصــــــــر

  • 1998-2004

    Assistant lecturer, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, طنطا, مصــــــــر

  • 2001-2003

    Teaching assistant, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, أوساكا, اليــابــان

  • 2004-2009

    lecturer, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, طنطا, مصــــــــر

  • 2009-2014

    Assistant Prof., Faculty of Marine Sciences- King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2014-حاليا

    Associate Prof., Faculty of Marine Sciences- King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

$0Facies analysis of sedimentary rocks$0 Sequence Stratigraphic interpretation of siliciclastic sedimentary rocks$0 Mineralogical distribution in marine sediments$0 Sea-level changes and its control on facies distribution$0 Clay mineral distribution and their climatic significance$0 Petrography of sandstones and carbonate rocks$0 Sediment geochemistry and its application in environmental studies, provenance and tectonic setting

Scientific interests

$0General Marine Geology$0 Marine sediments$0 Mineralogy of marine sediments$0 Sequence stratigraphy of transitional environments$0 Marine mineral resources& carbonate sediments

Courses

General Marine Geology 381 MG
Regional Marine Geology 392 MG
Marine Carbonate sediments 483 MG
Special topics 479 MG
Mineralogy of marine sediments 482 MG
Marine Mineral resources 491 MG

Areas of expertise