Fathi Shaqour
38 Wild Crescent, Roxburgh Park, Vic. 3064
Email: , , Phone: 0424336930
Citizenship: Australian
Training workshops on effective teaching for higher education learning, LaTrobe University, 2010.
Post Graduate Certificate in engineering management, 1998
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), School of Engineering
Ph.D. Engineering Geology/Hydrogeology, 1990, Leeds University, United KingdomMSc. Hydrogeology, 1980, University of Jordan
BSc. Geology, 1977, University of Jordan.
Employment History
Academic VisitorMonash University, Civil Engineering department
Jan’09 – Jan 2010
Responsibilities and Achievements:
· Research, tutoring and lecturing
· Demonstrated high abilities in lecturing, tutoring and research
· Submitting a paper to the Society of Sustainable Environmental Engineering (SSEE) conference, Melbourne 2009.
· Good feedback from students
Casual lecturer and Research Fellow
LaTrobe University, Environmental Geosciences
Jan’09– to-date
Responsibilities and Achievements:
· Lecturing, tutoring and research
· Running courses with very good feedback from students, supervise field excursions and subject coordination
· Demonstrated high abilities in lecturing, tutoring and research
· Research cooperation with the staff and publish a joint paper with other papers in prossess
· Co-supervision of honour and postgraduate students
Assoc. Prof/ Assist. Prof
University of Jordan
Sept. 2002 – Jan. 2009
· Teaching; Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Engineering geology, Geotechnical applications, Field techniques, Geology of dams, Rock and soil mechanics, Environmental geology and general geology.
· Research: geotechnical characterization of different types of soils in addition to case studies related to groundwater engineering and geo-environmental problems
Senior Geotechnical Engineer / Hydrogeologist (part time consultant)
Hydrotech International
Sept. 2000 – Sept. 2002
· Running a training workshop for water engineers
· Study the environmental impacts of Gulf war on groundwater basins in Jordan with regard to quality and quantity, including groundwater modelling.
· Supervision of drilling water wells, aquifer testing, groundwater monitoring
· Site investigation for dam construction including drilling, borehole logging and permeability testing.
· Design of water wells, as well as design and supervision of aquifer testing
· Prepare specification documents.
Project Coordinator and Consultant
Birzeit University/IHE-UNISCO, Delft
March 1999 – Sept. 2002
Responsibilities and Achievements
· Planning and capacity building, teaching (advanced hydrogeology).
· Supervising environmental and water statistics and carry training workshops
Research Fellow / Lecturer
Melbourne University, Dept. Civil and Envt. Eng. / Centre for Applied Hydrology
March 1998 – Dec.1998
Responsibilities and Achievements
· Study of hydrological and environmental issues of Daylesford Catchments
· Run Engineering Geology course for graduate students and engineers (VIEPS course)
· Tutoring in hydrogeology course at LaTrobe University
Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Rock Solid Australia Pty Ltd:
Jan 1997 – March 1998
Responsibilities and Achievements
· Site investigation, compaction control.
· Evaluation of house damages due to soil expansion
· Drilling programs for geophysical data verification
Geotechnical Engineer
Mouchel And Partners Consulting Engineers, Major Highway project
Hydrogeologist / Senior Geotechnical and Material Engineer
Gulf Consult-Watson Hauksly (Montgomery Watsons): Major sewerage project
March 1993 – Sept., 1996
Responsibilities and Achievements
· Design and supervision of dewatering systems, deep excavations and backfilling.
· Supervision of quality control tests on soil and concrete.
· Supervision of micro tunnelling works (trenchless pipe laying).
· Supervision of earth works
· Supervision of ground anchors works including fabrication, drilling and installation
Lecturer
Yarmouk University, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences:
Jan 1991 – Feb., 1993
Responsibilities and Achievements
· Teaching Hydrogeology 423, Principles of Hydrology 321, Physical Geology and Principles of Meteorology.
· Research.
Site Geologist / Engineering Geologist / Hydrogeologist
Jordan Valley Authority / Dames & Moore/ Harza Eng.Co, Kuwait University
June 1977 – Oct. 1986
Responsibilities and Achievements
· Geologic mapping for dam sites
· Supervision of drilling water wells, aquifer testing, groundwater monitoring
· Site investigation for dam construction including drilling, borehole logging and permeability testing.
· Supervision of drilling and grouting related to foundation treatment of dams.
Preparation of engineering geological maps.
· Design of water wells,
· Design and supervision of aquifer testing,
· Teaching of Environmental Geology, Hydrogeology, Engineering Geology, Geology for Engineers and Structural Geology.
· Establishment of an engineering geological laboratory in the Department.
Professional training2006-2009 Training sessions for undergraduate and graduate students
2002 Training Water Engineers on water well technology, USAID, Amman- Jordan, project coordinator and trainer.
2001 Short course on groundwater exploration and modelling Birzeit University
2000 Trainer to Blue plan, EU, workshop on collecting, managing and enhancing water statistics, Cannes, France, June 28th July 4th.
Seminars
29/05/2009 seminar at Monash University
28/05/2009 seminar to the Australian Geological Society
26/03/2009 seminar at Latrobe University
Several seminars of different subjects (University of Jordan)
Publications
Book
1. Safarini, G., Abed, A. Jarrar, G., & Shaqour, F. (In press). General Geology.
Refereed Journals
2. Shaqour, F., White, S. and Webb, J. (2010). Geotechnical characterization of zeolitic tuff from Jordan, Bulletin of Engineering Geology (preliminary acceptance)
3. Shaqour, F., Hashem, I. and Webb, J. (2009). Influence of the Gulf Wars on the sustainability of groundwater resources in Jordan, proceedings SSEE Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
4. Shaqour, F., Jarrar, G., Hencher, S. And Kuisi, M. (2008). Geotechnical and mineralogical characterization of marl deposits in Jordan, Environmental Geology, Vol. 55, No.8. pp. 1777-1783 (IF 1.026, Rank 54/163)
5. Shaqour, F. and Hasan,.M, Syed E. (2008). Groundwater control for construction purposes, case study from Kuwait Journal: Environmental Geology,. ISSN: 0943-0105, Vol. 53, Issue: 8, pp. 1603-1613. (IF 1.026, Rank 54/163)
6. Shaqour, F., (2007). Cone penetration resistance of calcareous sands, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, Vol. 66, No.1, pp. 59-70 (IF 0.627 Rank 15/25)
7. Shaqour, F., (2006). Ground Anchors in an Aggressive Hydro-Environment, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment,Vol. 65, No.1
8. Kuisi, M., Al-Naqa, A. and Shaqour, F. (2005). Improvement of dam foundation using grouting intensity number (GIN) technique at Tannur dam site, South Jordan, Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. EJGE, Vol. 10, Bundle A
9. Shaqour, F., (2004). Hydro-compaction of natural sand fills, Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, EJGE Vol. 9, Bundle. D
10. Shaqour, F., (1994). Hydrogeologic role in sinkhole development in the desert of Kuwait, Environmental Geology, Vol. 23, No.3, pp. 201-208
11. Shaqour, F. and Al-Sanad, H., (1992) Hydro-behaviour of Middle Eastern desert soils, Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 138, No. 1-2, pp: 41-52 (IF 2.305 Rank 3/91)
12. Al-Sanad, H.A, Shaqour, F.M, Hencher S. R. & Lumsden A. C. (1991). Geotechnical implications of subsurface water rise in Kuwait, Engineering Geology Journal, Vol. 31, No.1, pp. 59-69 (IF 1.195 Rank 4/25)
13. Al-Sanad, H.A., Shaqour, F.M., Hencher, S.R. and Lumsden A.C. (1990). The influence of changing groundwater levels on the geotechnical behaviour of desert sand, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology, Vol. 23, No.4, pp. 357-364 (IF 0.919 Rank 10/25)
14. Al-Sanad, H.A., Shaqour, F.M., Hencher, S.R. (1989). The shear strength of salt cemented sands, Proceedings of the First Conference in Civil. Engineering, University of Bahrain, Bahrain
Technical Reports
1999/2000 Several reports on water, environmental and agricultural statistics.
1998 Hydrogeological and Environmental assessment for water reservoirs of Daylesford area / North of Melbourne City, Australia. Centre for Environmental and Applied Hydrology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Melbourne University, Australia
1995 Pumping Tests for Sulaibikhat Sewerage Project- Kuwait.
1995 Soil and Water Conditions of Al-Rawdah and Edeiliyya Districts of Kuwait. Prepared to Bruckner Grundbau, Germany
1987, 1988 Annual and Final Reports on the Effects of Groundwater level Changes on the Engineering properties of Desert Soils. Publications of the Faculty of Graduate studies - Kuwait University
1992 Laboratory Manual of Hydrogeology, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences / Yarmouk University, Jordan
Conferences
2009 Submitted a paper to the SSEE 2009 International conference
2006 5th Jordanian Geological conference, Amman = Jordan
2000 Blue plan, EU, Meeting on collecting, managing and enhancing water statistics, Cannes, France, June 28th July 4th.
1994 12th Australian Geological Conference, Perth, Australia. Article: Ground Anchors Under Aggressive Hydro-Environment
1992 1st Symposium on Water Problem in the Middle East, Amman, Jordan. Article: Water Crises in the Middle East
1991 4th Geological Conference, Amman, Jordan. Article: Environmental Impact of Rising Groundwater under Cities
1989 1st Regional Conference on Civil Engineering, Bahrain. Article: Direct Shear Strength of Cemented Sands
1988 2nd European Conference on Cone Penetration Testing,United Kingdom
1987 1st Conference on the Quaternary Deposits of the Mesopotamian Area, Kuwait
Referees
Associate Professor John Webb, Environmental Geoscience
La Trobe University, Victoria 3086, Australia, phone +61 3 9479 1273 fax +61 3 9479 1272 ,
Dr Susan White
Karst Geomorphologist
Environmental Geosciences, Tel. 03 94795641
Latrobe University Bundoora 3086
Prof. Steve Hencher, Visiting Professor at Leeds University, and General Manager, Halcrow Geotechnical Engineering. E-mail: shencher @halcrow.com.hk or ,
Prof. Sayed chairman of geosciences dept. Kansas Univ. Missurrie, USA. E-mail:
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