Skip Ribbon Commands
Skip to main content

About Me

 

Curriculum Vitae

 

Personal Information

 

Surname                       :YASEEN

Name                           :Najel A.T. ABDULLAH

Nationality                    : Jordanian

Marital Status               : Married, three children

 

           

University Education

 

February 1997:             Ph. D. in mineralogy, geochemistry, petrography and petrology (major), geology and planetary science (minor) from the mathematic and natural science Faculty

The Title of the Ph.D thesis is "Geochronologische und petrographische Untersuchungen im Umfeld der kontinentalen Forschungstiefbohrung (KTB) in Ostbayern

“geochronological and petrographical investigation around the continental deep drilling bohrhole (KTB), northeastern Bavaria, Germany”

The thesis has been done under the supervision of Prof. Dr. B. Grauert   

 

April 1990 - Dec. 1996        Joining the post graduate studies ( Promotion) at the University of Munster, (Zenterallaboratorium für Geochronologie, Institut für Mineralogie). Munster , Germany

 

 

1986-1989                      M. S. in Geology, Department of Geology & Mineralogy, University of Jordan, Amman Jordan

The title of the M.S. thesis was "Geology, Geochemistry and Petrology of the Precambrian Rocks of Wadi Rahma (DARBA), Wadi ARBA- SW JORDAN".

The M.S. thesis has been done under the supervision of  Prof. Dr. Ghaleb Jarrar.

 

1980-1985                         B. Sc. in Geology, Department of Earth Sciences, Garyounis Uni­versity, Benghazi - LIBYA

                      

 

Academic Experience

 

August 2008 to present

 

August 2005 – August 2008

 

 

 

August 2001-August 2005

 

 

 

July 2004 to February  2006

 

 

May 2004 – August 2004

 

 

August 2000 to June 2001

 

 

Sept.1997 to Aug. 1999

 

 

Sept. 1986-June 1988

 

 

Lecturer in isotope geochemistry, dept of geology, University of Jordan

 

Head of Science department, Earth Sciences and Astronomy Instructor

King Hussein Foundation, Jubilee school for gifted and talented students, Amman, Jordan

 

Earth Sciences and Astronomy Instructor

King Hussein Foundation, Jubilee school for gifted and talented students, Amman, Jordan

 

 

Part time lecturer in Geology, Geochemistry

Department of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Jordan, Amman,

 

Member of national team to reconstruct the earth sciences curriculum from grade 1 to grade 12, Ministry of education.

 

Instructor  of  Chemistry (IGCSE  Program)

Al-Manhal International School , Amman, Jordan

 

Assistant professor of Geochemistry

Dept. of Earth sciences, Garyounis University - Benghazi Libya,

 

Teaching and Research Assistant

Department of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Jordan. Amman, Jordan

 

 

Courses Taught (University)

Undergraduate Courses:

General Geology

Crystallography and mineralogy

Optical mineralogy

Petrography

Igneous and Metamorphic petrology

Environmental Geology

Geochemistry

Instrumental anlysis in geology

Material characterization

 

Postgraduate Courses:

Advanced Geochemistry

Advanced isotope geochemistry

 

Languages

Arabic          (Mother tongue)

English        (Language of instruction in undergraduate and graduate studies)

German          (Language of instruction in Ph. D study,  Ph.D thesis is written in German language)

 

Computer Skills

 

ICDL Certificate

Intel for future

Basic programming

 

Workshops and special trainings

 

1. Workshop in Curriculum Design and course construction for gifted and average level students. Jubilee School, Amman, December 2005, April 2006 (20 hours)

 

2. Geographic information systems (GIS) for earth sciences. 7 introductory hour course.   Canadian International Development Agency, Amman , 02. 07.2004

 

3. Training course in CoRT “Cognitive Research Trust” (learning thinking skills). Jubilee School, Amman, 04-10. 06. 2003 (20 hours)

 

4. Intel for future “using technology and computers in education”. Ministry of Education, Amman. 20.12. 2003 - 15. 01. 2004 (80 hours)

                                

5. Mind Mapping for Education. Jubilee School,  Amman 19. 11. 2002 (7 hours)

 

Scientific Publications

 

Abdullah,. N.; Grauert, B. & Kleemann, U. (1993): Alters bestimmungen an Metagraniten and Paragneisen der Mylonitzone von Floss-Altenhammer and der Bohrung  Floss-II. DFG* Schwerpunktkollquium, 1-2 April  1993, Giessen, Abstracts-Band, 120-121

 

Abdullah , N., Grauert, B., & Krohe, A. (1994): U-Pb Und Rb-Sr- Untersuchungen von Metagraniten der Mylonitzone von Floss-Altenhammer und einer Probe des Leuchtenberger Granit. 7. DFG- Schwerpunktkollquium, KTB-Report, 94-2: B 37

 

Abdullah, N., Grauert, B., Krohe, A., Lork,A., & O'Brien, P.(1995): Ages of polymetamorphism in rocks from the German deep drill hole (KTB), Eastern Bavaria. – Terra Abstracts, EUG 8,VOL. 7: 552.

Abdullah, N., Krohe, A & Grauert, B. (1994): Altersbestimmungen von HT- Myloniten der Mylonitzone von Floss-Altenhammer and eines Gneisvorkommen im Leuchtenberger Granit. 7. DFG­ Schwerpunktkollquium, KTB-Report, 94-2: B 36.

"Age  determinations  on the HT-mylonites of the mylonite zone of Floss­ -Altenhammer and a gneiss occuerances (enclave) in the Leuchtenberg granite".

 

Krohe, A., Abdullah, N. & Grauert., B. (1994): Mikrogefuege unter- suchungen am Leuchtenberger Granit and an Metagraniten der Mylonitzone von Floss-Altenhammer. - 7. DFG-Schwerpunkt­ collquium, KTB-Report, 94-2: B 38.

"Microstructures studies on the Leuchtenberg granite and the metagranites of the mylonite zone of Floss-Altenhammer".

 

 

Conferences

01 - 02. 04. 1993     The 6th conference of the "Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG  on the continental Deep Drilling Project of the F.R.G. (KTB). Giessen Germany. Poster

 

16 17.11.1993       Workshop on the early history of the ZEV "Die fruhe Geschichte der ZEV". Giessen, Germany. Presentation

 

02 - 03.06.1994       The 7th  conference of the "Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG* on the continental Deep Drilling Project of the F.R.G. (KTB). in Giessen, Germany. Poster

 

16 - 17. 06. 1995     The 8th conference of the "Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG* on the  continental Deep Drilling Project of the F.R.G. (KTB). in Giessen Germany. Poster

                              

22-24. 11.1998     The 1st conference of earth sciences, Garyounis University, Benghazi – Libya.  Presentation

 

25 -26. 04 . 2002   The 11th conference of the private schools council, Amman- Jordan

 

02 - 03. 05 . 2003  The 12th conference of the private schools council, Amman- Jordan

 

01- 05. 11. 2006    The 53rd Convention of the national association for gifted children. charlotte, North Carolina, USA

 

 

Country visited

 

Libya, Egypt, Lebanon , Syria, Germany, Holland, South Africa , USA and Sweden