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1/14 RESUME Dr. MOHAMMED ALI B. QURBAN Center for Environment and Water Research Institute King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals KFUPM Box 756 Dhahran 31261 Saudi Arabia Tel.: (013) 860-4492 (KFUPM/RI) Fax: (013) 860-1205 Mobile: 0566777724 Email: [email protected] [email protected]

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RESUME

Dr. MOHAMMED ALI B. QURBAN

Center for Environment and Water

Research Institute

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

KFUPM Box 756

Dhahran 31261

Saudi Arabia

Tel.: (013) 860-4492 (KFUPM/RI)

Fax: (013) 860-1205

Mobile: 0566777724

Email: [email protected]

[email protected]

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PERSONAL BACKGROUND:

Name : Mohamed Ali Qurban

Date of Birth : 10 September, 1965

Place of Birth : Taif, Saudi Arabia

Marital Status : Married

Citizenship : Saudi

Native Language : Arabic

Other Language : English

Present Address : King Fahd University of Petroleum &

Minerals

KFUPM # 756

Dhahran 31261

Saudi Arabia

Tel. : (013) 860-4492 (KFUPM/RI)

Fax : (013) 860-1205

Mobile

Email:

:

:

0566777724

[email protected],

[email protected]

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. in oceanography (2009), University of Southampton (SOTON),

School of Ocean and Earth Science (National Oceanography Center),

Southampton, UK. Ph.D. thesis entitled "An investigation of factors

influencing the spatial and temporal distribution of surface phytoplankton

in the English Channel and Bay of Biscay in 2003 and 2004".

Advanced courses audited at SOTON:

Chemical oceanography

Applied Marine Biogeochemistry and Pollution

Ecological Modeling

Multivariate Analysis

M.Sc. in marine science (2000), Florida Institute of Technology (FIT),

Melbourne, USA. M. Sc. thesis entitled "The population dynamic and life

history of Bittioulm varioum".

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Advanced courses attended at FIT:

Marine Biology

Numerical Analysis Data

Biology and ecology of Sea grass

Marine Benthos

Reproductive and Larval Ecology of Marine Invertebrate

Marine Botany

B.Sc. (1988), King Faisal University, Hafuf, Saudi Arabia. Specialization in

Aquatic Wealth Development.

OUTLINE OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Employment History:

1988 - 1996

Scientist, Center for Environment and water, Research Institute, King Fahd

University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

1996 -2000

Research Assistant, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Fort Pierce,

Florida, USA. A scholarship for Master’s studies in Marine Environment

Biology in the USA was awarded by the King Fahd University of

Petroleum and Minerals.

2003 – 2008

Research Assistant, National Oceanographic Center, Southampton, UK. A

scholarship for PhD’s studies in Oceanography in the UK was awarded by

the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

2009-September 17,2010

Research Scientist, Marine Studies Section, Center for Environment and

Water, Research Institute - KFUPM.

September 18, 2010 - Present

Manager, Marine Studies Section, Center for Environment and Water,

Research Institute - KFUPM.

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Assistant Professor, Earth Sciences Department, College of Sciences,

KFUPM.

General Expertise and Research Interests:

Nutrient uptake potentiality of phytoplankton, motile microalgae and

their estimation of primary productivity. Biogeochemical cycle of

nutrients related to fisheries ecosystem through understanding

nitrification/denitrification process, ecosystem’s nutrient budget.

Identification, size fractionation and culture of phytoplankton, benthic

microalgae.

Transplant techniques for sapling mangrove trees

The biology and ecology of seagrass

Invertebrates population dynamic and histological techniques

Environmental impact assessment for seawater

Oil Spill Remediation for Habitats and Resources in the Arabian Gulf.

Preparing technical proposals for local, regional and international

clients.

Preparing and conducting several technical and commercial

presentations to the clients.

Dealing with financial issues of projects and proposals.

Conducting projects kick-off and progress meetings with company’s

clients.

Supervising and following -up the Environmental Monitoring Programs

Monitoring of the marine biological resources and seawater analysis

Sampling and analysis of various pollution sources.

Laboratory analysis and data processing.

Modeling studies for seawater quality.

Computer Expertise:

Have basic Knowledge of IBM-compatible PC computer operation

including word processing, spreadsheets, database management, surfer

and statistical analysis software, (SAS).

Multivariate software (PRIMER)

MATLAB

Ocean Data View (ODV)

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Honor:

• Received “distinguished service award specialized staff” KFUPM

2001/2002.

• Received “Excellence in Leading a Research Project of the Research

Institute” RI/KFUPM 2011/2012.

• Received “Distinguished Research Team Award for the project:

“Environmental Impact Assessment for Arabiyah-Hasbah Platforms,

Power, and Subsea Pipelines” RI/KFUPM 2011/2012.

Research and Projects Involvement:

Participated in two weeks program sponsored by MEPA (Meteorological

and Environmental Protection Agency) for the protection of marine

turtles during the summer 1987/88 in Karan Island, the Arabian Gulf,

served as a Member.

ARAMCO sustaining research project conducted by the Research

Institute for SAUDI ARAMCO. Study the effect of pollution on marine

organisms (Mangrove, seagrass, phytoplankton, and zooplankton),

served as a Member.

Member of the marine pollution task formed by the Research Institute,

KFUPM and other organization during 1991 oil spill.

Heavy Metals project Conducted by Research Institute. Study the effect

of heavy metals of the seashells, served as a Member.

MEPA cleanup monitoring. Study the cleanup techniques in salt marshes

affected by the 1991 Gulf Oil Spill, served as a Coordinator. A scientific

publication has resulted from this project.

Participation in leg IV of the 100 day Oceanographic Cruise of NOAA

ship Mt. Mitchell in ROPME sea area, 1992. Study the distribution and

environment status of algal mat and zooplankton after the 1991 Gulf Oil

Spill.

Participation in three oceanographic cruises to Atlantic Ocean funded by

the National Science Foundation, USA, served as a Member. Culturing of

the embryos and larvae of deep see (3000 ft) echinoderms, analysis of

deep-sea 3000 ft sediments, 1998-2000.

Participation in work with deep-sea submersibles funded by Harbor

Branch Oceanographic Institution. Making 5 submersible dives to depth

3000 ft, 1998-2000.

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Participation in Marine Biological and Oceanographic Database

Development project, 2001-2002.

Preliminary Ecological Study of the Corridors of Qatif Producing, Abu-

Safah Downstream and Inter-QGOSP Pipelines, served as a Member,

2001.

Environmental Impact Assessment for Abu Safah offshore, served as a

Member. Study and determine the potential level of impact on the

marine environment of the construction and operation of various

elements, 2002.

Project Coordinator for the Investigation of Pollution Problems in

Dammam Corniche Water, served as a Coordinator, 2002.

Participation in 25 oceanographic cruises using the FerryBox system in

English Channel and Bay of Biscay, studying the variation in

phytoplankton speciation and growth due to hydrodynamic and

chemical drivers between coastal and open ocean waters, served as a

Coordinator, 2002-2005.

Participation in Charles Darwin cruise CD173, 2005, responsible for the

measurement of dissolved nutrients, served as a Task Leader This

involved work with a Skalar Auto-Analyser measuring samples

collected while the ship was underway and from water bottles on CTD

casts. The target of this cruise was the better understanding of the

biogeochemistry and hydrodynamics controlling blooms of plankton in

summer conditions.

Marine Environmental Sustaining Research Project – V conducted by the

Marine Studies Section, Center for Environment & Water, Research

Institute for SAUDI ARAMCO 2007-2012., served as a Project Manager

Oceanor MINI-BUOYS Work Service, additional work with the study of

the Assessment of Ras Tanura Marine Environment and

Bioaccumulation Monitoring along the Saudi Coastal Waters of the

Arabian Gulf 2007-2011, served as a member

An Annual Environmental Monitoring Survey: Marine Ecological

Survey and Bioaccumulation Studies and Groundwater Quality Survey

of the Petro Rabigh Site 2009-2010., served as a member.

Environmental Impact Assessment for Dredging (Category III) for

Upgrade of Electrical Power Supply to Abu Ali Plants., served as a

Project Manager

Conduct LC-50 Drilling Fluid Sampling and Toxicity Testing 2009-2011,

served as a Project Manager.

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Environmental Impact Assessment for Upgrade of the Fire Protection

System, Ju’aymah Offshore Platform (BI-10-00185) Lines (BI-10-00917),

2009-2011 served as a Project Manager.

Environmental Impact Assessment for Installing Instrument Scraping

Facilities at Zuluf and Marjan Oil Fields February- April 2010, served as

a Project Manager.

Environmental Impact Assessment – Rabigh Phase II Petrochemical

Project January to July 2010, served as a Project Manager.

Environmental & Compliance Monitoring Associated with Saudi

Aramco Karan Offshore Platforms, Power and Subsea Pipelines-During

Construction 2010-2011, served as a Project Manager.

Environmental Impact Assessment for Arabiyah-Hasbah Platforms,

Power (BI-10-00917) and Subsea Pipelines (BI-10-00917) 2010-2011,

served as a Project Manager.

Annual Environmental Compliance Survey and Study for Petro Rabigh-

2010-2011, served as a Member.

Development of GIS Compatible Marine Database and Analysis System

(GMARS) 2011, serving as a Project Manager.

Environmental Assessment Report for Tarut Bay Pipelines & Structural

Support System, July 2011- December 2011 served as a member.

Environmental Assessment for the Safaniya Pier Trestle Replacement,

2011-2012 served as Project Manager.

Environmental Impact Assessment for Drilling Exploration in the

Shallow Waters of the Northern Red Sea 2011-2012, served as Project

Manager.

Annual Marine and Groundwater Monitoring Survey and Study – 2011-

2012, served as Project Manager.

Fisheries Program: Population Dynamics and Stock Assessment of the

Major Fisheries Resources in Saudi Arabian Waters 2011, serving as a

Project Manager.

Fisheries Program: Assessment and Management of Essential Fish

Habitats in Saudi Arabian Waters 2011, serving as a Project Manager.

Fisheries Program: Environmental Impacts of Fishing Methods in Saudi

Arabia; Toward Mitigation and Management 2011, serving as a Project

Manager.

Fisheries Program: Development of a Strategic Framework for Fisheries

Management in Saudi Arabia 2011 serving as a Project Manager.

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Environmental Monitoring for Mitigation Measures for the Khafji Ratawi

Water Injection Facilities 2011- , serving as Project Manager.

Karan- Environmental & Compliance Monitoring Associated with Saudi

Aramco Karan Offshore Platforms, Power and Subsea Pipelines-During

Construction (McDermott) 2011, serving as Project Manager.

Update of the Environmental Impact Assessment Report of Upgraded

Crude Gathering & Power Supply Facilities Phase-1 – Safaniya Field

May 2012-December 2012, served as a member.

Environmental Impact Assessment - Rabigh Phase II Petrochemical

project 2012, serving as Project Manager.

Environmental Impact Assessment and Monitoring for the Exploratory

Drilling in the Shallow and Deep Waters of the Red Sea 2012, serving as

Project Manager.

Participation in an oceanographic cruise to Red Sea, served as the Chief

Scientist during 2012.

Environmental and Compliance Monitoring Associated with Saudi

Aramco Arabiyah and Hasbah Gas Field. McDermott Dubai, 2012,

serving as Project Manager.

Environmental Impact Assessment for the Shoaiba Distribution Facility

(SDF) 2012, serving as Project Manager.

Environmental Impact Assessment for The Cooling Water Discharge of

Jazan Refinery and Igcc Plant, Jazan, Saudi Arabia, 2012, serving as

Project Manager.

Marine Environmental Monitoring of the Manifa Causeway-Post-

Construction Phase, 2012, serving as Project Manager.

Monitoring and Assessing the Marine Environmental Surroundings of

Saudi Aramco Offshore Facilities in the Arabian Gulf, 2012, serving as

Project Manager.

Environmental Impact Assessment for the New Replacement Safaniya

Trunklines TL-12 and TL-13, 2013, serving as Project Manager.

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PUBLICATION AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Publications:

1. John C. McCain, M. A. Qurban Lennon D.J. (1992). Remediation of

Salt Marshes after the 1991 Gulf Oil Spill. The Arabian Journal for Science

and Engineering. 18(2), 257-267.

2. M. A. Qurban, 2000. The population dynamic and life history of

Bittioulm varioum, M.S. Thesis, Florida Institute of Technology (FIT),

Melbourne, USA.

3. M. A. Qurban, Hydes, D.J., Lavin, A. M., Gonzlez-Pola, C. M., Kelly-

Gerreyn, B. A., Miller, P. 2004 Sustained "Ferry-Box" Ship of Opportunity

observations of physical and biogeochemical conditions across the Bay of

Biscay ICES Annual Science Conference Vigo Spain 2004, paper no. CM

2004/N: 09 19pp CD ROM publication.

4. Kelly-Gerreyn, B. A., M. A. Qurban, Hydes, D. J., Miller, P., Fernand,

L. 2004 Coupled "FerryBox" Ship of Opportunity and satellite data

observations of plankton succession across the European Shelf Sea and

Atlantic Ocean ICES Annual Science Conference Vigo Spain 2004, paper

no. CM 2004/P: 28 21pp CD ROM publication.

5. M.A. Qurban, Hydes, D. J., Kelly-Gerreyn, B. A., Holligan, P. and

Miller, P. (2005). Variation in phytoplankton speciation and growth due to

hydrodynamic and chemical drivers between coastal and open ocean

waters: use of data from a 'FerryBox' ship of opportunity. European

Operational Oceanography: Present and Future, Brest, France, EuroGOOS

Office.

6. Bargeron, C. P., Hydes, D. J., Woolf, D. K., Kelly-Gerreyn, B. A. and

M. A. Qurban, (2006). A regional analysis of new production on the

Northwest European shelf using oxygen fluxes and a ship-of-opportunity.

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 69: 478-490.

7. M. A. Qurban, (2009). Variation An investigation of factors influencing

the spatial and temporal distribution of surface phytoplankton in the

English Channel and Bay of Biscay in 2003 and 2004. PhD Thesis,

University of Southampton, School of Ocean and Earth Science (National

Oceanography Center), Southampton, UK.

8. Joydas, T.V. P.K. Krishnakumar, M.A. Qurban, S.M. Ali, A. Al-

Suwailem, K. Al-Abdulkader, 2011. Status of macrobenthic community of

Manifa-Tanajib Bay System of Saudi Arabia based on a once-off sampling

event. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 62: 1249-1260.

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9. M. A. Qurban, Krishnakumar, P. K., Joydas, T.V., Mohamed Ashraf

T.T., Manikandan, K.P., Overview of Saudi Arabia’s Gulf Marine Habitats,

Chapter 2 of the book entitled “Marine Atlas of the Western Arabian Gulf

Phase I: Coastal and Marine Surveys and Photo Documentation”,

published by Environmental Protection Department, Saudi Aramco,

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

10. Joydas, T.V., M. A. Qurban, Abdulaziz Al–Suwailem, P.K.

Krishnakumar, Z. Nazeer, N.A. Cali, 2012. Macrobenthic community

structure in the northern Saudi waters of the Gulf, fourteen years after the

1991 oil spill. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 64: 325-335.

11. M. A. Qurban, T.V. Joydas, K.P. Manikandan, P.K. Krishnakumar,

Mohideen Wafar, 2012. Oil–related activities and environmental concerns in

the Gulf Paper presented at the 20th Joint GCC- Japan Environment

Symposium (Challenges for a Sustainable Environment in the Oil and Gas

Industry) held at Abu Dhabi, UAE, on 22-24 Nov, 2011.

12. Krishnakumar, P.K., Mohammad Qurban, R. Lindo, M., Joydas, T.V.,

Lin, J. Y., John C. McCain, Khalid Al-Abdulkader & Roa-Ureta, R (2013). A

test of global versus local disturbance as causes of regime shift in coral reef

ecosystems. Submitted to Coral Reef.

13. Ahmed I. Rushdi, Ali A. Z. DouAbul, Bernd R. T. Simoneit, Aarif H. El-

Mubarak1, Khalid F. Al-Mutlaq, Mohammed Qurban and Miguel A. Goni

(2013). Non-polar lipid tracers in sediments from the Shatt al-Arab River of

Iraq and the northwestern Arabian Gulf. Submitted to Arabian Journal of

Geosciences.

14. Ahmed I. Rushdi, Aarif H. El-Mubarak, Luis Lijotra, Mubarak T. Al-

Otaibi, Mohammed Qurban, Khalid F. Al-Mutlaq and Bernd R. T. Simoneit

(2013). Characteristics of organic compounds in aerosol particulate matter

from Dhahran city, Saudi Arabia. Submitted to Arabian Journal of

Chemistry.

15. Ahmed I. Rushdi, Bernd R. T. Simoneit, Ali A. Z. DouAbul, Khalid F.

Al- Mutlaq, Aarif H. El-Mubarak, Mohammed Qurban and Miguel A. Goni

(2013). Occurrence and sources of polar lipid tracers in sediments from the

Shatt al-Arab River of Iraq and the northwestern Arabian Gulf. Submitted to

Science of the Total Environment.

16. Mohammed Ali Qurban, Arvin C. Balala, Sanjeev Kumar, P.S. Bhavya

and Mohideen Wafar (2014). Primary production in the Northern Red Sea.

Submitted to Journal of Marine Systems.

17. Mohammed Ali Qurban., Krishnakumar, P.K., Joydas, T.V.,

Manikandan K. P., Ashraf, T. T., Quadri, I., Wafar, M., Ali Qasem. & Cairns,

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S. D (2014). First observation of deep water corals in the northern Red Sea

waters of Saudi Arabia. Submitted to Deep Sea Research.

Conferences attended:

1. M. A. Qurban, and Young, C. (1999). “The population Dynamics and

life history of Bittiolum varium”. Benthic Ecology Meeting. North Carolina

25-28 March.

2. M. A. Qurban and Al-Suwailem, A. (2001). “The impacts of pollutants

in Arabian Gulf and Red Sea”. Presented at the Marine Pollution Workshop,

Institute of Diplomatic Studies, Riyadh, KSA, April 22-23.

3. Al-Suwailem, A and M. A. Qurban (2001) “Costal Eutrophication:

Causes and Impacts”. Presented at the World Environment Day

workshop, Jeddah, KSA, June 2-4.

4. M. A. Qurban and Abuzaid, N. S. (2002) Remediation practices at the

1991 Arabian Gulf oil spill. An over view and critical evaluation. Abstract

presentation at the Environmental Citizenship Workshop sponsored by

Saudi Aramco and organized by KACST, NCWCD and the Saudi

Chemical Society. The workshop was held on the occasion of the

International Environmental Day, King Faisal Auditorium,

Intercontinental Hotel, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 3 to 5 June.

5. M. A. Qurban, Hydes, D., Hartman, S. and Kelly-Gerreyn, B. (2003)

Use of a Ferrybox system to look possible nutrient controls on biological

zonation between the seasonally oligotrophic north Atlantic and shelf seas.

Poster at UK Challenger Society Progress in Chemical Oceanography

Meeting University of East Anglia Norwich 17-18 July 2003.

6. M. A. Qurban, Hydes, D., Holligan, P. And Kelly-Gerreyn, B. (2004)

Use of continues fluorimeter measurements (on a Ship of Opportunity) to

measure the annual cycle of biological production in the English Channel

and Bay of Biscay Oceanography 2004 Challenger Society Meeting

University of Liverpool 13-17 September 2004.

7. Hydes, D., M. A. Qurban, Lavin, A., Gonzalez-Pola, C., Kelly-Gerreyn,

B., and Miller, P. (2004) ICES Annual Science Meeting Vigo Spain

September 2004 Sustained "Ferry-Box" Ship of Opportunity observations

of physical and biogeochemical conditions across the Bay of Biscay.

8. Kelly-Gerreyn, B., M. A. Qurban, Hydes, D., Miller, P., Fernand, L.,

Puillat, I., Jégou, A., Lazure, P. And Garcia-Soto, C. (2004) Understanding

intense Karenia mikimotoi blooms in the western English Channel from

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Ferrybox, ship survey, satellite, river and wind data. Southampton

Oceanography Centre, Ferrybox Open Conference, 4-5 October 2004.

9. M. A. Qurban, Hydes, D., Holligan, P., Kelly-Gerreyn, B. And Walne,

A. (2006) Variations in phytoplankton speciation & growth due to

hydrodynamic & chemical drivers between coastal & open waters: across

the north west European shelf break, ASLO summer meeting in Victoria,

British Columbia, Canada, 2006.

10. M. A. Qurban, P.M. Holligan, D.A. Purdie, B. Kelly-Gerreyn.

A.W.Walne (2010) “Factors Influencing the Spatial and Temporal

Distribution of Surface phytoplankton in the English Channel and Bay of

Biscay”, oral presentation in EnviroArabia 2010 Bahrain (18-21 April 2010).

11. M. A. Qurban, A.V. Vicente, B. U. Abdullajid, Z. B. Batang, K.P.

Manikandan, K. A. Al-Abdulkader (2010), “Role of Man-Made Marine

Structures as Beneficial Habitats along the Saudi Gulf Coast” poster

presentation by EnviroArabia 2010 Bahrain (18-21 April 2010).

12. P.K.Krishnakumar, T.V. Joydas, Saji P. Abdulsali, Lindo Reynaldo T,

M. A. Qurban, Abdulaziz M. Al-Suwailem and Khaled Al-Abdulkader

(EnviroArabia 2010 Bahrain) “Diversity of coral reef fish assemblages from

the western Arabian Gulf (Saudi Arabia), co-author.

13. K. Abdurahiman; P. Premlal, P. Krishnakumar;. M. A. Qurban, A. Al-

Suwailem; K. Al-Abdulkader (EnvirArabia 2010 Bahrain), “Trawling

survey to assess the distribution pattern and abundance of green tiger

prawn, Penaeus semisulcatus (De Haan, 1844) from Manifa Bay, Saudi

Arabia, co-author.

14. M. A. Qurban, Krishnakumar, P.K. and Manikandan, K.P. (2010)

“Marine Environmental Impacts of Desalination Plants – Intake Water and

Discharges”, presented in ARWADEX 2010 in Water Desalination

Conference in the Arab Countries, 11-13 April 2010, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

15. M. A. Qurban, Krishnakumar, P.K. and Manikandan, K.P. (2010)

“Marine Environmental Impacts Assessment (EIA) of Desalination Plants:

Procedures & Protocols”, presented in ARWADEX 2011 in Water

Desalination Conference in the Arab Countries, 17-20 April 2011, Riyadh,

Saudi Arabia.

16. Joydas, T.V., M.A. Qurban, P.K. Krishnakumar, A. Al-Suwailem, K.

Al-Abdulkader, 2011. Status of macrobenthic communities in the Manifa-

Tanajib Bay System (Saudi Arabia), fifteen years after the 1991 oil spill.

Paper presented at Gulf II: an international conference – The state of the

Gulf ecosystem, held at Kuwait City, Kuwait on 7-9 February, 2011.

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17. M. A. Qurban, “Marine Pollution”, presented in the workshop on

Environment and the Petrochemical Industry by Environmental

Technology & Management Association (ETMA), on 10-11 October 2011,

Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

18. Qurban, M. A. ,T.V. Joydas, K.P. Manikandan, P.K. Krishnakumar, M.

Wafar, 2011. Oil–related activities and environmental concerns in the Gulf.

Paper presented at the 20th Joint GCC- Japan Environment Symposium

(Challenges for a Sustainable Environment in the Oil and Gas Industry)

held at Abu Dhabi, UAE, on 22-24 Nov, 2011.

19. Joydas, T.V., Mohammad A. Qurban, Abdulaziz Al–Suwailem, P.K.

Krishnakumar, Z. Nazeer, N.A. Cali, 2012. Macrobenthic community

structure in the northern Saudi waters of the Gulf, fourteen years after the

1991 oil spill. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 64: 325-335.

20. Joydas, T.V., P.K. Krishnakumar, M, Qurban, S. M. Ali, A. Al-

Suwailem & K. Al-Abdulkhader, 2011. Status of macrobenthic community

of Manifa - Tanajib Bay System of Saudi Arabia based on a once-off

sampling event. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 62: 1249-1260.

21. Manikandan, K.P., M.A. Qurban, T.V. Joydas, M. Wafar & P.K.

Krishnakumar, The need to quantify the loss of marine life in desalination

plants. Paper presented at the Arwadex 2012, 10th Water desalination

conference in the Arab countries held at Riyadh, KSA, on 8-11 April, 2012

22. Qurban, M.A., P.K. Krishnakumar, T.V. Joydas, K.P. Manikandan,

T.T.M. Ashraf, S.I. Quadri, M. Wafar, A. Qasem, S.D. Cairns, 2014. In-situ

observation of deep water corals in the northern Red Sea waters of Saudi

Arabia. Deep-Sea Research Part 1, 89: 35-43.

23. Qurban, M.A., P.K. Krishnakumar, T.V. Joydas, T.T. Mohamed Ashraf,

K.P. Manikandan, K.A. Abdulkader & Loughland, R. A (2011). Over

review of Saudi Arabia’s Gulf marine habitats. Chapter 2. In: K.A.

Abdulkader & R.A. Loughland (Eds), Marine Atlas of the Saudi Arabian

Waters of the Arabian Gulf Published by Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi

Arabia, pp. 17-32.

24. Qurban, M.A., Balala, A.C., Kumar, S., Bhavya, P.S., Wafar, M., 2014.

Primary production in the northern Red Sea, Journal of Marine Systems

132, 75-82.

25. Ahmed I. Rushdi, Aarif H. El-Mubarak, Luis Lijotra, Mubarak T. Al-

Otaibi, Mohammed A. Qurban, Khalid F. Al-Mutlaq, Bernd R.T. Simoneit,

2014. Characteristics of organic compounds in aerosol particulate matter

from Dhahran city, Saudi Arabia, Arabian Journal of Chemistry, In press.

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Short Courses and Training:

A course entitled “Pollution Control in Chemical Industries” offered by

KFUPM in March 1990.

A course in “Industrial Safety” offered by the Dept. of Systems

Engineering, KFUPM in March 1990.

Courses in IBM-compatible PC computers at KFUPM:

“Introduction to the BASIC Programming Language”.November,

1991.

“Introduction to MS-DOS”. November 1991.

“Introduction to SAS Statistical Software”. April 1992.

“Introduction to Oracle: SQL and PL/SQL”. March-May 2001.

Introduction to ARC/INFO Geographical Information System Software.

Taught by Environmental Systems Research Inc. May 1992.

Reproductive and Larval Ecology of Marine Invertebrate. Taught by

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Florida, USA. May 1998.

Marine Botany. Taught by Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution,

Florida, USA. July 1999.

Introduction to Scuba Diving. Taught by PADI International Ltd. June

2001.

Oil Spill Response. Taught by Water Environmental Limited at Al- Khafji

Joint Operations, Aramco Gulf Operation and Arabian Oil Company

October 2001.

Personal Survival Techniques. Taught by Maritime and Coastguard

Agency, Southampton, UK. June 2005.

CENSIS (Coastal Environment Simulation System) training program

arranged by the Chuden CTI, Japan on 20th – 24th June, 2009 in KFUPM.

Workshop on “Marine Intakes and Outfalls for Desalination and

Wastewater”, Saudi Arabia on 6th - 7th October, 2013 in KAUST

Scientific Associations:

Saudi Arabian Biological Society.

Air and Waste Management Association, Saudi Arabia Section.

Society of Computer science.

Environmental Technology and Management Association (ETMA).