Khaled Erkhayes

Salim Al Tarawneh

CONTACT

Amman-Jordan.

+962- 79-5544008

khtarawneh62@yahoo.com

ktarawneh@aau.edu.jo

tarrawnehkh@hotmail.com

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EDUCATION

1. 1991- PhD in Engineering Geology and Mineralogy,

University of Mining and Geology, Sofia- Bulgaria.

2. 1987- B.Sc., M.Sc. Engineering Geology- Higher

Institute of Mining and Geology, Sofia-Bulgaria.

- Average mark of the state examination 5.50/6.

- Graduation Thesis 5.50/6

- Defense of Graduation Thesis- 6/6

3. 1980- General Secondary Certificate Exam (GSCE):

Scientific Stream, Mazar Secondary School, Karak,

Jordan.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Sep 2019–present: - Dean of Engineering Faculty at Amman

Arab University, Jordan.

.

Feb2018 - Sep2019: Dean of Engineering Faculty at Amman

Arab University, Jordan. Prof. at

Amman Arab University, Faculty of

Engineering-Civil Engineering

Department, Jordan.

- Head of Architectural Engineering

Department

2016-2018: Vice President for Academic Affairs/Al

Hussein Bin Talal University/Ma’an –

Jordan.

2015-2016: Dean of Scientific Research and Postgraduate

Studies- Isra University- Amman-

Jordan. Prof at Civil Engineering

Department, Isra University/Jordan.

2014-2015: Prof. at Mining Engineering Department/Al

Hussein Bin Talal University/Ma’an –

Jordan.

2012-2014: Associate Prof. at Mining Engineering

Department/Al Hussein Bin Talal

University/Ma’an –Jordan.

2010-2011: Associate Prof. At Yarmouk University,

Faculty of Science, Department of

Earth and Environmental Sciences.

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LANGUAGES

Arabic

English:

Bulgarian:

References:

Prof. Dr Ahmad

Nuseirat

+96795513518

President of Isra

University, Jordan

Prof. Dr Abdallah

S Al Zoubi

+962777490010

President of AL Balqa

Applied University,

Jordan

Prof. Dr Maher

Salim

+962797777700

President of Amman

Arab University, Jordan

(Sabbatical Leave)- Jordan.

2009-2010: Associate Prof. at Mining Engineering

Department and Civil Engineering

Department/ Faculty of Engineering/Al

Hussein Bin Talal University/Ma’an –

Jordan.

2008-2009: Head of Civil Engineering Department/ Faculty

of Engineering/Al Hussein Bin Talal

University/Ma’an –Jordan.

2006- 2008: Dean of Faculty of Engineering/ Al Hussein

Bin Talal University/Ma’an–Jordan.

2005-2006: Head of Mining Engineering Department/

Faculty of Engineering/ Al Hussein Bin

Talal University/Ma’an–Jordan.

2004-2005: Assistant Prof. at Mining Engineering

Department/ Al Hussein Bin Talal

University. Ma’an –Jordan.

April- June 1992: Senior Engineer at Jordan Phosphate

Company/Eshidiya Mine

June 1992-Sep 2004: Researcher at Natural Resources

Authority-Ministry of Energy and Mineral

Resources.

1987-1991: Researcher and PhD student at the Department

of Mining and Geology- Higher Institute of

Mining and Geology/Sofia-Bulgaria.

Award: PhD scholarship from the Ministry of Higher

Education/ Bulgaria (1987-1991).

INDUSTRIAL AND HIGHER EDUCATION EXPERIENCE

1. Former Member of the Jordanian National Mapping Project

Scale 1:50.0000 provides the basic geological and engineering

data for all those involved in the planning, as well as, the

future development of different areas in Jordan.

2. Former Member of the Jordanian National Mapping Project

Scale 1:250.0000 provides the basic geological and

engineering data for planning, and the future development of

Wadi Araba area.

3. Engineering and Geological services regarding the industrial

minerals and rocks and its application in industry for

governmental and private sectors.

4. Produced the project of geological and mineral occurrences

map of the northern Badia Region, Jordan, scale 1:250.000

funded by Higher Council for Science and Technology and

Jordan Badia Research Development Program.

5. Engineering and geological studies for the private sector.

6. Scientific and case study about mineral and water resources in

Shoubak area for the Al Shoubak Al- Jadedeh

Municipality/Jordan.

7. Research oriented for phosphate industry funded by the

Jordanian Phosphate Company.

8. Research oriented for building stones in Ma'an City for private

sector funded by Al Hussein Bin Talal University.

9. Research oriented for oil shale in central Jordan funded by

Al Hussein Bin Talal University.

10. Establishment of the Faculty of Mining and Environmental

Engineering at Al Hussein Bin Talal University/Ma’an-

Jordan.

11. Establishment of Civil Engineering Department at

Al Hussein Bin Talal University/Ma’an-Jordan.

12. Establishment of Renewable Engineering Department at

Amman Arab University.

RESEARCH INTEREST

1. Engineering geology and geotechnical engineering.

2. Engineering Management

3. Phosphate mineralogy, chemistry and geochemistry.

4. Petrology and mineralogy of industrial and sedimentary

rocks.

3. Petrology and mineralogy of hard rocks.

4. Mineralogical of hydrocarbons studies.

5. Radiogenic Isotope, Training and Application.

6. Mineral Exploration and Prospecting of Mineral Resources.

7. Evaluation and characterization of the industrial Minerals

and Rocks.

8. Visibility Studies of the Mineral Deposits.

9. Engineering Project Management.

10. Environment Risk Management.

11. Engineering Site Investigations and geotechnical studies.

12. Building and decoration Stones, Precious and semi-

precious stones (Exploration, Prospecting and Evaluation).

MEMBERSHIP

1. Council Member of the Jordanian Engineering Academy for Research and Development;

(2018-Present). 2. Member of the Jordanian Engineering Association; Section Mining, Engineering Geology and

Petroleum Engineering (1987-Present).

3. Member of the Bulgarian Geologists Association (1987-Present).

4. Member of the Royal Society for Conservation of Nature-Jordan (1993-Present).

5. Editor of the Mining Journal produced by the Jordanian Engineering Association (1996-2000).

6. Member of the Honorary Scientific Committee of the 5th International Symposium on Eastern

Mediterranean Geology, Greece 2003-2004.

7. Lecturer at Engineering Training Center of the Jordanian Engineering Association, Amman-

Jordan.

8. Member of Section of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering Council/Jordanian

Engineering Association, Amman-Jordan 2002-2012.

9. Vice-president of Section of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering Council/Jordanian

Engineering Association, Amman-Jordan 2002-2006.

10. President of the Scientific Committee of Mining, Engineering Geology and Petroleum

Engineering Council/Jordanian Engineering Association, Amman-Jordan 1998-2011.

11. Member of the Supervision Committee of Graduation Projects from Jordanian Universities at

Jordanian Engineering Association 1998-2011.

12. Member of the Ukraine Universities graduates students at Jordanian Engineering Association.

13. Member of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th , 5th Jordanian International Mining Conference Committee at

Jordanian Engineering Association during the period (1996-2007)

14. Chairman of the organizing committee of the 5th Jordanian International Mining Conference

Committee at Jordanian Engineering Association 2007.

15. Member of the Career Practice Committee in Jordanian Engineering Association 2000-2010.

16. Senior in the field of Mining and Engineering Geology for the Ministry of Justice/Jordan

(2004-present).

17. Member of Jordanian Society of Anti Desertification 1996- present.

18. Member of Jordanian Astronomy Society 1996-present.

19. Member of the ASCO for development of engineering classification career at Vocational

Training corporation (VTC).

20. Member of Al-Hussein Bin Talal University Deanship Scientific Council 2004-present.

21. Member of Scientific Research Council at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University Council 2005-

2006.

22. Reviewer for scientific journal in geology, mineralogy, environmental, petroleum and mining

engineering.

23. Member of Council of Deans -Isra University 2015-2016

24. Head of Council of Scientific Research -Isra University 2015-2016

25. Head of Council of Graduate Studies -Isra University 2015-2016

26. Member of Council of Engineering Faculty- Isra University 2015-2016

27. Member of Council of Deans –Al Hussein Bin Talal University 2016-2018

28. Vice President for Academic Affairs- Al Hussein Bin Talal University 2016-2018

29. Member of Energy committee at Scientific Research Support Fund/ Ministry of Higher

Education and Scientific Research (2015-2017).

30. Editor Member of the Scientific committee of the Journal of Environmental and Earth

science/Hashemite University (2016-2019).

31. Chairman of the council of academic staff promotion at the university (2016-2018).

32. 2016- present: Member of accreditation council for Engineering Geology and Mining

Engineering programs at Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission for Higher

Institutions.

33. 2018- present: Member of Engineering Research Center at Jordan Engineering Association, Jordan.

FUNDED PROJECTS

Project Title

Funding Institution

Amount of Fund,

JD*

1. Evaluation of industrial

minerals and rocks in Ma’an

area. Main-Researcher

Al Hussein Bin Talal

University, Deanship of

Scientific Research

20,000

2. Hydrological Variability in

the Badia. Co- investigator

School of Geography,

University of Nottingham-

UK.

40,000

3. Toward site selection of

permanent geological

disposal for high-level

nuclear waste in Jordan :

Co-Investigator

Scientific Research Support

Fund

66,200

4. An investigation into the

removal of SO2 from

effluent streams: Novel

approach to minimize SO2

emission from Jordanian oil

shale processing plants in

the future. Co -Investigator

Deanship of scientific

research, Al-Hussein Bin

Talal University

30,000

5. Optimization of Jordanian

phosphate flotation. Co-

Investigator.

Deanship of scientific

research, Al-Hussein Bin

Talal University

40,000

6. Geochemistry of rare-earth

elements of the basalt in

northeast Jordan.

Jordan Phosphate Company

Danish Lithospheric Centre

with Cooperation with

Natural resources Authority

and Hashemite University

50,000

7. Heavy metal concentration

in roadside soil, street dust

and from soil in Al-Baqa’a

Area, Jordan

Amman Arab University 20,455

Total 266,655 JD

*(Currency rate: 1 Jordanian Dinar (JD) = 1.38 USD)

PUBLICATIONS 1. Tarawneh, K. (1989). New data for the composition and structure of the phosphorite concretions

from NE Bulgaria, Sofia-Bulgaria, CENTN, paper No. 2557.

2. Tarawneh, K. (1990). Composition and structure of the phosphorite concretions from the Dobrin

Plateau, NE Bulgaria. Annual of the Higher Institute of Mining and Geology, vol. XXVI,

part 1, Sofia.

3. Tarawneh, K. (1991). Composition, structure and genesis of the Upper Cretaceous Phosphorite

concretions from NE Bulgaria, Ph. D Thesis. Bulgaria.

4. Tarawneh, K. (1993). Review of the geology, geochemistry and economic geology of basalt,

Internal report, NRA, Geology Directorate, Amman, Jordan.

5. Tarawneh, K. and Abu Jassar, W. (1994). Mineralogy of the Pyroxenite from Jabal El Aritayn/

NE Jordan., NRA, Geol. Dir., Geol. Map. Div., Internal Report, Amman

6. Tarawneh, K. (1996). The geology of the El -Al-Hamidiyya area (Al-Hababiyya area), Bulletin

35, NRA, Geol. Dir., Geol. Map. Div., Amman, Jordan.

7. Tarawneh, K. (1994). Composition and structure of the Upper Cretaceous phosphorite

concretions in NE Bulgaria, 5th Jordanian Geological Conference, Abstracts, Amman,

Jordan.

8. Rabba, I., Tarawneh, K., Abu-Jassar, W., and Moumani, K., (1995). Atlas of Igneous and

Metamorphic rocks from southwest Jordan, Bulletin 32, NRA, Geol. Dir., Geol. Map.

Div., Amman, Jordan.

9. Tarawneh, K. (1997) Geological and mineralogical studies on the phosohorite deposits in the

Azraq Area/East Jordan, 2nd Jordanian Mining Conference. pp. 419-437.

10. Tarawneh, K. (1997). Diagenetic history of the Zohar Formation and the relationship to the

hydrocarbon accumulation. Jordanian Journal of Energy abstract. Vol. 1, No. 1: 67-68.

11. Ibrahim, K., Al-Tarawneh, K., and Rabba, I. (1998). Geological Map of Wadi Araba, scale

1:250.000, NRA, Amman- Jordan.

12. Tarawneh, K., and Moumani, K (1998). Geological and Mineralogical Studies on the

Phosphorite Deposits in Naqib Etaiq/SE Jordan, Proceeding of the 6th Jordanian

Geological Conference, 19-33, Amman.

13. Moumani, K., Masri, A., and Tarawneh, K (1998). First Record of An Enormous Drifted Fossil

Tree Trunk From The Upper Cretaceous of Batn El Ghul Area, SE/Jordan, Proceeding of

the 6th Jordanian Geological Conference, 41-46, Amman.

14. Tarawneh, K. (1999). The Geology of Wadi El-Abid area, Map Sheet No. 3454-I. Bulletin 44,

NRA, Geol. Dir., Geol. Map. Div., Amman, Jordan.

16 Tarawneh, K and J. Abu Qubu, (2000). Evaluation of the geological and engineering properties

of some selected nummulitic limestone rocks of Ma’an area/south Jordan. 3rd Jordanian

Mining Conference, 501-520, Amman.

17. Tarawneh, K. 2000. The Geology of Umm El Qutien area, Map Sheet No. 3452-, Bulletin 53,

NRA, Geol. Dir., Geol. Map. Div., Amman.

18. Ibrahim, K, Rabba, I., and Tarawneh, K. (2000). Geology and Mineral Occurrences Map of the

Harrat Ash Shaam /NE Jordan scale 1:250,000, NRA, Amman.

19. Tarawneh, K., Rabba, I. and Ibrahim, K. (2000). Geology and stratigraphy of the Harrat

Ashaam Basalt Super Group in Northeast Jordan. Annual Meeting, University of Mining

and Geology, Abstracts, p.123, Bulgaria-Sofia.

20. Shimon Ilani,Yehudit Harlavan, Khalid Tarawneh, Ibrahim Rabba, Ram, Weinberger, Khalil

Ibrahim, Sergiu Peltz and Gideon Steinitz. 2001. Geology. 29 (2): 171-174. New K-Ar

ages of basalts from the Harrat Ash Shaam volcanic field in Jordan: Implications for the

span and duration of the upper-mantle upwelling beneath the western Arabian plate

21. Rabba. I. and Tarawneh, K. (2001). New Occurrences of the zeolite deposits in the volcanic tuff

at the Tlul Ash Shahba/ NE Jordan (in Arabic). NRA, Geol. Dir, Geol. Map. Div.,

Internal Report, Amman.

22. Ibrahim, K., Rabba, I. Tarawneh, K. (2001). Mineral Resources Map of the Northern Badia

Region scale 1:250.000 Using integrated Landsat data and geological mapping. The 7th

Jordanian Geological Conference, Abstract, p. 67, Amman-Jordan.

23. Tarawneh, K., S., El Hamed, N., Abdelhadi and Rabba, I. (2001). Evaluation of the geological

and engineering properties of the basalt of Northeast Jordan for construction uses (case

study). Scientific research at the Engineering Association in Amman for the day of

building stones in Jordan.

24. Tarawneh, K. and Rabba, I. (2001). Geology and stratigraphy of the Harrat Ashaam Basalt

Super Group in Northeast Jordan. The 4th International Symposium on Eastern

Mediterranean Geology, Abstract, p. 87, Isparta-Turkey.

25. Ibrahim, K., Rabba, I. Tarawneh, K, Joel Baker and Julia Show (2001). Geochemistry of the

Harrat Ash Shaam Volcanic Field (HASVF), NE Jordan. Final report of Bilateral project

between Danish Lithospheric Center- Denmark and Natural Resources Authority-Jordan.

26. Tarawneh, K., Ibrahim, K., Rabba, I. (2002). Petrography, Geochemistry and K-Ar

geochronology of the dike systems (NW-SE) of the Harrat Ash Shaam in Northeast

Jordan. Mu’tah Lil –Buhuth wad-Dirasat, Natural and Applied Series, 17, No. 3, 69-87.

27. Tarawneh, K. (2002). Geological Map of the Ma’an area, Map Sheet No. 3150-III, NRA, Geol.

Dir., Geol. Map. Div., Amman.

28. Ibrahim, K., Tarawneh, K., and Rabba, I. (2003). Phases of activity and geochemistry of

basaltic dike systems in northeast Jordan parallel to the Red Sea. Journal of Asian Earth

Science 21: 467-472.

29. Tarawneh, K. (2003). Mineral occurrences in the Badia Region/NE Jordan. 50 years University

of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan Rilski”. Annual Vol. 46, part 1, Geology and

Geophysics, 167-170, Sofia-Bulgaria.

30. Tarawneh, K. (2003) Bulgarian National Program for gas hydrates research. Jordanian Journal

of Energy Abstract. Vol. 1, No. 1.: 67-68.

31. Tarawneh, k. (2003). Geological Map of Wadi Al Jathum and Q’a El Abed area, Map Sheet No.

3455-III, scale 1:50,000, NRA, Geol. Dir., Geol. Map. Div., Amman.

32. Tarawneh, K. (2004). Geological Map of Wadi Abu Mil area (Esh Shidiya Phosphate Mine),

Map Sheet No. 3249-IV, NRA, Geol. Dir., Geol. Map. Div., Amman (in press).

33. Banushv, B and Tarawneh, K. 2004. Alkaline basalts from the village Dobrinovo area,

Karnobat District (southeastern Bulgaria). University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan

Rilski”. Annual Vol. 47, part 1, Geology and Geophysics, 171-175, Sofia-Bulgaria.

34. Tarawneh, K. 2004. Mineralogy and petrography of new occurrences deposits of the zeolitic

tuff in northeast Jordan. University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan Rilski”. Annual

Vol. 47, part 1, Geology and Geophysics, 27-32, Sofia-Bulgaria.

35. Tarawneh, K. (2004). Geological Map of the Ma’an area, Map Sheet No. 3150-III, Bulletin 59,

NRA, Geol. Dir., Geol. Map. Div., Amman, Jordan.

36. Tarawneh, K. 2005. New phosphorite deposits in Naqib Etaiq area (SE Jordan). University of

Mining and Geology “St. Ivan Rilski”. Annual part II, Geology and Geophysics, 149-

154. Sofia-Bulgaria.

37. Tarawneh, K. and Moumani, K. (2006). Petrography, chemistry and genesis of the early Eocene

phosphorite concretions from Ma’an area/South Jordan. Journal of Asian Earth Science

26: 627-635.

38. Ibrahim, K. M., Shaw, J., Baker, J., Khoury, H., Rabba’, I. and Tarawneh, K. (2006). Pliocene-

Pleistocene volcanism in northwestern Arabian plate (Jordan): I. Geology and

geochemistry of the Asfar Volcanic Group. N.Jb.Geol.Palaont. Abh.242 (2/3),145– 170.

39. Forster , A., H.-J. Forster,. Masarweh , R., Masri , A. and. Tarawneh, K, 2007. The surface heat

flow of the Arabian Shield in Jordan DESERT Group. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences,

Vol. 30, pp: 271–284.

40. Tarawneh, K., AL-Thyabat, S and Al Harahsheh, 2007. Mineralogical, physical and mechanical

properties of limestone rocks in Ma'an area, south Jordan. 50 years”. Annual of the

University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan Rilski, Sofia-Bulgaria. Vol. 50, part 1,

Geology and Geophysics, 123-128.

41. AL-Thyabat, S, Tarawneh , K, Harareh, M,. Rawashdeh, D, Ryan, D, T. Majali, 2007.

Beneficiation of Jordanian phosphate: a review of current practices. Fifth Jordanian

Mining Conference.

42. Tarawneh, K . 2008. Jordanian Phosphate Mining History. Fifth International Conference of

Beneficiation of phosphates. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Book of abstract. P 45.

43. AL-Thyabat, S and Tarawneh, K. 2008. Optimization of Jordanian phosphate. Fifth

International Conference of Beneficiation of phosphates. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Book of abstract.

44. Al-Harahsheh Mohammad, ; Shawabkeh Reyad ; Al-Harahsheh Adnan ; Tarawneh Khaled ;

Batiha Marwan M. 2009. Surface modification and characterization of Jordanian Kaolinite:

Application for lead removal from aqueous solutions. Applied surface science . vol. 255.

45. M. Weber, K. Abu-Ayyash, A. Abueladas, A. Agnon, Z. Alasonati-Tasarova´,K. Tarawneh, C.

Trela, U. Weckmann,U. Wetzel, and K. Wylegalla. 2009. Anatomy of the dead sea transform from

lithospheric to microscopic scale. Reviews of geophysics, 47, 2002 , pp:1-44.

46. Khaled TARAWNEH, Hani ALNAWAFLEH, Mohamed HARAHSHEH, Khalid MOUMANI,

Bassam Tarawneh , Muhammad Abdelghafoor. 2010. Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Genesis of

The Ferruginous Sandstone in Batn Al Ghul Area/Southern Jordan. 7th INTERNATIONAL

SYMPOSIUM ON EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN GEOLOGY. Adana-Turkey. Book of

abstract.

47. Saeb Al-Shereideh, Khaled Tarawneh, Hani Nawafleh, Nazem El-Radaideh and Khaled

Moumani. 2010. Geology and Mineralogy of Jabal Kabid Phosphorite Deposits, Southeastern

Jordan. Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences Volume 3, Number 2,pp:99-

110.

48. Mohammad Al-Harahsheh Omar Al-Ayed, John Robinson, Sam Kingman , Adnan Al-Harahsheh,

Khalid Tarawneh, Abdurrahman Saeid, Richelieu Barranco. 2011. Effect of

demineralization and heating rate on the pyrolysis kinetics of Jordanian oil shales. Fuel

Processing Technology 92, pp: 1805–1811.

49. M. Batiha, M. Al-Harahsheh A.A. Harahsheh, R. Shawabkeh, K. Tarawneh. 2011. Absorption of

Sulfur Dioxide by Dead Sea Water. 1st International Conference on Desalination and Environment:

A Water Summit. Abu Dhabi, 29 October - 1 November, 22.

50. Mohammad Al-Harahsheh, Marwan Batiha, Khalid Al-Tarawneh, Adnan Al-Harahsheh, Reyad

Al-Shawabkah, Muhannad Hararah. 2011. Options of Sulfur Dioxide Removal Using Oil Shale

Waste and Natural Materials: An Experimental Study. 31st Oil Shale Symposium. Colorado, USA,

17-21 October.

51. Hani Nawafleh and Khaled Tarawneh. 2011. INVESTIGATION ON BITUMINOUS DOLOMITIC

LIMESTONE (OIL SHALE) HORIZON FROM WADI AL BUSTAN, SOUTHERN JORDAN.

6THJORDANIAN MINING CONFERENCE, JORDAN ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION.

52. Al-Thyabat, S, Tarawneh , K. 2011. Preliminary investigations into the use of jojoba oil as a

possible collector in phosphate flotation. Book of Society for Mining, Metallurgy and

Exploration. Library of Congress Cataloging System.

53. Khalid Tarawneh, Hani Al Nawafleh, Osama Shakkour, Jamal Dana 2012. Exploration and

evaluation investment opportunities of feldspar ore in Jordan. Annual of the university of

mining and geology “St. Ivan Rilski”, vol. 55, part 1, geology and geophysics.pp:80-86.

54. Khaled Tarawneh, Hani Alnawafleh, Mohamed Harahsheh, Nazem Radiedeh, Saeb Shriedeh,

Khalid Moumani, Bassam Tarawneh , Muhammad Abdelghafoor. 2011. Mineralogy,

Geochemistry and Genesis of The Ferruginous Sandstone in Batn Al Ghul

Area/Southern Jordan. Annual of the University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan

Rilski, Sofia-Bulgaria. Vol. 54, part 1, Geology and Geophysics, pp: 89-94.

55. Khaled Tarawneh, Hani Nawafleh and Khaled Moumani. 2013. Overview of Gemstones in Jordan.

(under preparation).

56. Hani Alnawafleh, Khaled Tarawneh, Khalil Ibrahim, Khitam Zghoul, Awad Titi,

Rami Rawashdeh, Khaled Moumani, Ahmad Masri. 2015.Characterization and Origin of the Miocene

Mudawwara-Quwayra Basaltic Dike, Southern Jordan. International Journal of Geosciences, 6, 869-

881.

57. Rami Rawashdeh and Khaled Tarawneh. 2013. Sustainability of phosphate and potash reserves

in Jordan". International Journal of Sustainable Economy (IJSEISSN). Online: 1756-5812 and ISSN

Print: 1756-5804; Vol. 6, No. 1.pp:45-63.

58. Hani Alnawafleh, Khaled Tarawneh, Ali Ghannam and Lutfi Abu-Sa’ad. 2013.

A Newly Discovered Subsurface Oil Shale Deposit in Isfir Al-Mahata. Southern Jordan. Journal of

Geography and Geology; Vol. 5, No. 3.pp:12-21.

59. Hani Alnawafleh, Khalid Tarawneh, Rami Alrawashdeh 2013. Geologic and economic

potentials of minerals and industrial rocks in Jordan. Natural Science. Vol.5, No.6; pp:756-769.

60. N. El-Radaideh, A. A. Al-Taani, T. Al-Momani, K. Tarawneh, A. Batayneh and A.

Taani 2014. Evaluating the potential of sediments in Ziqlab Reservoir (northwest Jordan) for soil

replacement and amendment. Journal of Lake and Reservoir Management. 30:1, 32-45.

61. Saeb Al- Shereideh, Walid Saqqa, Nazem El-Radaideh, Khalid Tarawneh and Hani Alnawafleh.

2013. Calcitization and bulk chemistry of phosphate grains from the upper part of Amman Formation,

southeast Irbid, Jordan. Journal of Geography and Geology; vol. 5, no. 4; pp: 16-28.

62. I. M. Makhlouf , K. Tarawneh , K. Moumani and K. M. Ibrahim 2014. Recognition of quartz

geodes in the Upper CretaceousWadi Umm Ghudran Formation, Ras En Naqab, South Jordan.

Arabian Journal of Geosciences. Volume 8, issue 3, pp: 1535-1547.

63. S. Al Thyabat, E. El Zoubi, H. Hawafleh and K. Tarawneh. 2014. Beneficiation of oil shale by

froth flotation: Critical review. The Open Mineral Processing Journal, 7, 1-2.

64. Awwad Titi, Mohammed Dweirj, Khalid Tarawneh. 2015. Environmental Effects of the Open

Cast Mining a Case Study: Irbid Area, North Jordan. American Journal of Industrial and Business

Management, 2015, 5, 404-423.

65. Hani M. Alnawafleh, Khalid E. Tarawneh, Hani N. Khoury, Nafeth A. Abdelhadi, Osama Y.,

Reyad A. Dwairi, Mazen N. Amaireh. 2015. Dolomitization in Campanian Oil Shale Rocks from

South-western Jordan. Open Journal of geology, 5(5):689-700.

66. Khalid Tarawneh, Ibrahim,Rabba, Mohammad Nawasreh, Khalil Ibrahim, Hani Al Nawafleh.

2016. Characterization of zeolitic tuff from northeast Jordan using boreholes data. Accepted for

publication at Annual of the University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan Rilski, Vol. 59. Geology and

Geophysics. Sofia-Bulgaria.

67. Khalid Tarawneh. 2016. A Comprehensive outlook of mining industry in Jordan, opportunities

and threats. Open Journal of Geology. Vol.6, 1137-1148.

68. Hani M. Alnawafleh, Feras Y. Fraige, Khalid Tarawneh, Ibrahim A. Sarairah,

Laila A. Al-Khatib. 2016. Fractional Yield, Extract Composition and Variability from Jordanian Oil

Shales. Journal of Analytical Sciences, Methods and Instrumentation, 2016, 6, 51-63.

69. Rami Alrawashdeh, Khalid Al-Tarawneh, Awwad Titi. 2017. Sustainability of Mineral

Reserves in Jordan: The case of Phosphate and Potash. Fourth International Symposium on

Innovation in the phosphate industries. Marrakech 9-11/5/2017.

70. Khalid Tarawneh and Salah Al-Thyabat. 2017. Uranium resources and extraction: critical

review. 8th Jordanian Mining International Conference. Jordan Engineers Association. Amman-

Jordan.

71. Khalid Tarawneh. 2017. The Future of Mining Consultancy in Jordan, opportunity and threats.

8th Jordanian Mining International Conference. Jordan Engineers Association. Amman-Jordan.

72. Khalid Tarawneh. 2019. The Geology, Stratigraphy and Structure of Ma’an Area, South Jordan.

Journal of Environment and Earth Science. Vol.9, No.3.1

73. Awwad Altiti, Rami Alrawashdeh and Khalid Tarawneh. 2019. Peak phosphate in Jordan

International Journal of Mining and Mineral Engineering 10(1):27

74. Khalid Tarawneh. 2019. Mineralogical Studies On Some Selected Semi-precious Stones From

Different Localities at Northeast Jordan. Under preparation.

75. Nada Nehmeh, Haiderlaa Dia, Khaled Tarawneh and Frederic Villieras. 2019. Assessment of

heavy metal pollution in the sediments of the Lower Litani River Basin, Lebanon. Jordan Journal of

earth and Environmental Science (JJEES). Vol. 10, No2.pp: 104-112.

SCIENTIFIC TRAINING AND SKILLS 1. Scientific and technical report writing.

2. Visibility study of mining and minerals projects.

3. Isotope and age dating/Germany.

4. Identification of the heavy minerals under supervision of France Geological Survey/Amman-

Jordan.

5. Training course of the application of Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing

at the Geological and Mining Survey. Saudi Geological Survey/ Saudi Arabia/ Jadah.

6. English courses in the American Center and British Council.

7. Environmental Impact Assessment.

8. Management and Leadership at the Institute of Public Administration, Jordan-Amman.

9. International Computer Driving License (ICDL).

10. Consultant Engineer. ID5 /474 (Jordan Engineers Association).

CONFERENCE ATENDED 1. 1990: Participation in the conference of the University of Mining and Geology, Sofia-Bulgaria.

2. 1994: Participation in the 5th Jordanian Geological Conference, Amman.

3. 1997: Participation in the 2nd Jordanian Mining Conference, Amman.

4. 2000: Participation in the 3rd Jordanian Mining Conference, Amman.

5. 2001: Participation in the 4th International Symposium on Eastern Mediterranean Geology,

Isparta-Turkey.

6. 2001: Participation in the 7th Jordanian Geological Conference, Amman.

7. 2001: Participation in the day of building stones organized by the Engineering Association in

Amman on 21/8/2001.

8. 2003: Participant in the 50 years of the Annual Conference of the University of Mining and

Geology “St. Ivan Rilski”, Sofia-Bulgaria.

9. 2004: Honorary Member of the Organizing Committee of 5th International Symposium on Eastern

Mediterranean Geology, Greece.

10. 2004: Participation in the 8th Jordanian Geological Conference, Amman.

11. 2005: Participation in the International Jordanian Geological Conference for the role of geology

and mining in social economic development. Amman-Jordan.

12. 2006. Participation in the 5th International Symposium on Meddle East Geology, Emirates, Al

Ain University.

13. 2007. Chair of the 5th Jordanian International Mining conference

14. 2008. Member and participant of the International Conference of Beneficiation of the

phosphate/Brazil/Rio.

15. 2008. Participation in the 9th conference Of natural resources of Arab countries/Amman-Jordan.

16. 2010. Participation in the 7th International Symposium on Eastern Mediterranean Geology,

Adana-Turkey.

17. 2011 Participant in the Annual Conference of the University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan

Rilski”, Sofia-Bulgaria.

18. 2011 Participation in the sixth Jordanian Mining Conference, Jordanian Engineering

Association, Amman.

19. 2012. Participation in the Fifth Civil Engineering of Jordanian Engineering Association

Conference, Amman.

20. 2012 Participation in the Sixth Chemical Engineering of Jordanian Engineering Association

Conference, Amman.

21. 2012. Participant in the Annual Conference of the University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan

Rilski”, Sofia-Bulgaria.

22. 2013. Participant in the Annual Conference of the University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan

Rilski”, Sofia-Bulgaria.

22. 2015. Participant in the third international symposium on innovation in the phosphate industries.

Marrakech 18-20/5/2015.

23. 2016. Participant in the Annual Conference of the University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan

Rilski”, Sofia-Bulgaria.

24. 2017. Participant in the fourth international symposium on innovation in the phosphate

industries. Marrakech 9-11/5/2017.

25. 2017. Participant in the second international competence center in mining engineering

education. Category 2 under UNISCO. Saint Petersburg- Russia 11-14/9/2017.

26. 2017 Participant in the Erasmus+ contact seminar with Mediterranean countries 18-19/l0/2017,

Rome- Italy.

27. 2017. Participant in the World Science Forum – 7-10/11/2017, Dead Sea- Jordan.

28. 2018. Many workshops at Jordan Engineers Association.

29. 2019. UNICCO workshop for natural hazards at Cairo, Egypt.

COURSES TAUGHT 1. Sedimentology

2. Mineralogy

3. Gemstones

4. Crystallography

5. Optical mineralogy

6. Petroleum Geology

7. Industrial Minerals and Rocks

8. Environmental Geology

9. Project Management

10. Soil and Rock Mechanics

11. Engineering Geology

12. Risk management

13. Surveying for Engineering

14. Mineral Exploration

15. Engineering Economy

16. Environmental Impact Assessment

17. Environmental Chemistry

18. Mining Engineering

19. Geotechnical Engineering

20. Communication Skills

21. Introduction to Engineering

COMMITTEES PARTICIPATION AT THE UNIVERSITY

1. Equipment Specification Committee Member

2. Curriculums Preparation Committee Member

3. Micro-Strategic Plan Committee Member

4. Emergency Committee Member

5. University Council Member

6. Scientific Research Council Member

7. Faculty Council Member

8. Faculty Budget Committee Member

9. Faculty Equipment Specification Committee Chairman

10.Faculty Curriculums Preparation Committee Member

11.Faculty Accreditation Preparation Committee Member