2025 ACHIEVEMENTS

Department of Earth Sciences

57Peer-reviewed Articles

12Internal Authors

50+External Authors

5Workshops Organized

3Review Papers

6Awards & Recognition

7Postgraduate Examinations

Peer-reviewed articles

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering	8
Arabian Journal of Geosciences	6
Marine and Petroleum Geology	5
International Journal of Remote Sensing	4
Journal of Asian Earth Sciences	3

IEEE IGARSS 2025
Brisbane, Australia — 7 papers presented

6th International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium
Dubai, UAE — 2 papers presented

APS–URSI 2025
Padang, Indonesia — 1 paper presented

Re-Sources 2025
Cairo, Egypt — 1 paper presented

NEW22nd International Conference on Gondwana to Asia
Seoul, South Korea

NEW2nd Plateauplus International Workshop
Jakarta, Indonesia — 2 talks delivered

Post-orogenic magmatism from within the Al Mahalla terrane, Yemen.
Meteorites: A Transition from Geo-Hazards Loss to Geo-Tourism Gains.
Genesis and Magmatic Evolution of the Gejiu Complex in Southeastern Yunnan, China.

Peer Reviewing:
Department staff contributed to academic community service through peer-reviewing for international journals.

Dr. Iftikhar Ahmed Abbasi
Best Researcher Award, College of Science, University Day 2025
Dr. Mohamed Moustafa
Best Teacher Award, University Day 2025
Musab Al Sarmi
Completed PhD in 2025

Postgraduate examinations
MSc and PhD examinations supported by department staff during 2025.

30 students trained on Generative AI, machine learning workflows, hands-on projects, and real-world geoscience applications.

Joined the Department of Earth Sciences in 2025.

Edited by: Rifaat M. Abdalla

Publisher: IntechOpen

Dr. Andreas Scharf: More than 30 field trips.

GSO field trip: “Geology in Action: Environmental and Economic Perspectives” — 12 Dec 2025.