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Esam Aldeen Ahmed

Esam Aldeen Ahmed

Associate Professor
Riyadh,Saudi Arabia

Summary

Ambitious educator eager to contribute academic background to winning university faculty. Teach different courses (e.g. Metamorphic and Igneous Petrology, Geotectonic, Engineering Geology, Rock Mechanics, Rock Slope stability). Experienced geological consultant with over 15 years in miningand Engineering companies. Strong history of leading high-performance teams to meet or exceed objectives. Secures team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organization. Dedicated and hardworking with internal drive to deliver excellence.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Associate Professor

Al Neelain University
Sudan
08.2018 - Current
  • Supervised work undertaken on key projects related to students' advanced degrees.
  • Collaborated with lecturers to enhance teaching procedures.
  • Coordinated post- and undergraduate research programmed (5-10 students) and sourced funding to increase subject insight.
  • Encouraged students to develop skills in reflection, critical thinking and analysis.
  • Delivered lectures across 6 subjects.
  • Planned, coordinated and executed research projects to gain insight into geology and geological engineering.

Deputy Dean of Graduate College

Al Neelain University
Khartoum, Sudan
06.2021 - 01.2023


  • Developed and improved courses to better serve students' needs and meet standards.
  • Collaborated with lecturers to enhance teaching procedures.
  • Administered examinations, assessed results and issued fair grades.
  • Implemented student retention strategy, reducing dropout rates by 90%.
  • Worked flexible hours, covering nights, weekends and bank holidays.

Registrar of Graduate College

Al Neelain University
Sudan
11.2019 - 05.2021
  • Designed exams, assessments and course content, including lecture material and writing assignments.
  • Developed and improved courses to better serve students' needs and meet standards.
  • Implemented student retention strategy, reducing dropout rates by 80%.

Geological consultant

TWN Gold Mining Company
Khartoum, Sudan
11.2017 - 12.2018
  • Assessed geological and structural of gold deposits in North Sudan.
  • Supervised geological teamwork (10 geologist) during project.

Member of team project

Ascidia African Resources
Khartoum, Sudan
10.2017 - 09.2018
  • Established geological, structural and geochemical exploration of Block RNS3 Concession, River Nile State, Sudan
  • Conducted complex data analysis to evaluate geological setting of gold deposit.
  • Led exploration program to investigate areas of gold potentiality.

Assistant Professor

Al Neelain University
Sudan
01.2014 - 01.2018
  • Developed and improved courses to better serve students' needs and meet standards.

Geological consultant

Manakib Gold Mining Company
Khartoum, Sudan
04.2017 - 11.2017
  • Applied geological knowledge to guide gold exploration projects.
  • Assessed quality of minerals for mining purposes.

Head department of Geology

Al Neelain University
Sudan
08.2014 - 11.2017

Lecturer

Al Neelain University
Sudan
11.2005 - 08.2010

Teaching Assistant

Al Neelain University
Sudan
12.2001 - 10.2005
  • Designed exams, assessments and course content, including lecture material and writing assignments.
  • Engaged, motivated and inspired students to develop thirst for knowledge.
  • Graded periodic exams, inputting marks and feedback onto computer system.
  • Taught online classes to large groups using [Type] to upload learning materials and assess students' work.

Education

Ph.D. - Engineering Geology

Faculty ofGeoscience and Environmental Engineering, Chengdu, China
09.2010 - 05.2014
  • Thesis titled: Microfabrics-based approach to estimate compressive strength using multiple regression and Artificial intelligence techniques.

M. Sc. - Geology (Structural Geology)

Al Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan

Thesis titled: The Geology and Structural Evolution of the Area Around the River Nile Between Atbara and Abidiya, Nile State, Sudan; Remote Sensing, Structural and Geochemical Approaches.

B. Sc. - Geology

School of Applied Earth Sci. Al Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan
04.2001 - 05.2001

Skills

  • Geohazards
  • Geological Exploration
  • Geological and structural Evaluation
  • Geological risk assessment
  • Site inspections
  • Geological data mapping
  • Preparing reports
  • Flooding investigation reports
  • Ground investigation techniques

Publications

  • Ali, E. A. and Abdel Rahman, E. M, New Ophiolite Occurrences in Sudan and Constraint on the western boundary of the Nubian Shield: Petrographical and Geochemical Evidence, Journal of African Earth Science, 59, 101-110, 2009
  • Zhiming ZHAO, Guang WU, Esamaldeen ALI, Xihua WANG, Chuan KOU, Rock slope stability evaluation in static and seismic conditions for left bank of Jinsha River Bridge along Lijiang-Xamgyi'nyilha railway, China, Journal of Modern Transportation, 20, 3, 121-128, September 2012
  • Ali, E. A.; El Khidir, S. O. ; Babikir, I. A. A.and Abdelrahman, E. M., Landsat ETM+7 Digital Image Processing for Lithological and Structural Enhancement, Abidiya area, North Sudan, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 5, 83-89, 2012
  • E. A. Ali, E. M. Abdelrahman & Wu Guang, Southeast Bayuda volcano-sedimentary sequences (Kurmut terrane, Sudan): juvenile island arc series within the megashear zone marking the eastern boundary of the Saharan Metacraton, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2013
  • Esamaldeen Ali, Guang Wu and Zhiming Zhao, Prediction of compressive strength from microfabrics properties of banded amphibolite rocks using artificial neural networks and multivariate regression techniques, Disaster Advances, 7, 4, 65-72, 2014
  • Zhao Zhiming, Wu Guang, Ali Esamaldeen, Wang Xihua and Kou Chuan, Evaluation of Potential Failure of Rock slope at the Left Abutment of Jinsha river Bridge along Lijiang-Xamgyi'nyilha railway, China, Disaster Advances, 6, 6, 2014
  • Esamaldeen Ali, Wu Guang, Assessments of Strength Anisotropy and Deformation Behavior of Banded Amphibolite Rocks, Geotech Geol Eng, 32, 429-438, 2014
  • Esamaldeen Ali, Wu Guang, Abdelazim Ibrahim, Empirical relations between compressive strength and microfabric properties of amphibolites using multivariate regression, fuzzy inference and neural networks: A comparative study, Engineering Geology, 183, 230–240, 2014
  • Esamaldeen Ali, Wu Guang, Selection of Influential Microfabric Properties of Anisotropic Amphibolite Rocks on Its Uniaxial Compressive Strength (UCS): A Comprehensive Statistical Study, Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics, 2, 1130-1138, 2014
  • Esamaldeen Ali, Wu Guang, Abdelazim Ibrahim, Microfabrics-Based Approach to Predict Uniaxial Compressive Strength of Selected Amphibolites Schists Using Fuzzy Inference and Linear Multiple Regression Techniques, Environmental & Engineering Geoscience, XXI, 3, 235–245, August 2015
  • Esamaldeen Ali, Guang Wu, Mohamed Nuha, Assessments of Elastic Anisotropy of Banded Amphibolite as a Function of Cleavage Orientation Using S- and P-Wave Velocity, Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 3, 62-71, 2015
  • Zhao Zhiming, Esamaldeen Ali, Wu Guang, Wang Xihua, Assessment of strain energy storage and rock brittleness indices of rockburst potential from microfabric characterizations, American Journal of Earth Sciences, 2, 1, 8-14, 2015
  • Esamaldeen Ali, Mohamed Y. Abdegalil, Abu Elhassan Musa, and Nuha E. Mohamed, Assesment of Image ratio technique for Gold Exploration in Arid Region Using Landsat ETM+7: Limitations and Possible source of Misinterpretations, International Journal of Geosceinces and Geomatics, 4, 1, 2016
  • Esamaldeen Ali, Mohamed Nuha, Shape-anisotropy Type of Young's Modulus for Transverse Isotropic Rocks Regarding the Orientation of Foliation Plane, Nile Basin Research Journal, 1X, 19, 2017
  • Esamaldeen Ali, Khalid A. Elsayed Zeinelabdein, and Khatab A. Rahamtallah, Flash Floods Risk Assessment of Sharg Alneel Area, Khartoum City, Sudan Using Remote Sensing, GIS and Geophysical Techniques, Al Neelain Journal of Geosciences, 1, 1, 1-8, 2017
  • Esamaldeen Ali, Mohamed Y. Abdegalil, Abu Elhassan Musa, and Nuha E. Mohamed, Litho-Tectonic Evolution around Third Cataract, Sudan: An integrated Remote Sensing, Lithological, Structural and Geochemical Approaches, Al Neelain Journal of Geosciences, 1, 2, 1-16, 2017
  • Musab A. Eljah, Esamaldeen Ali, Abdalla E. M. Elsheikh, Khalid A. Elsayed Zeinelabdein, Kamoreib Metavolcanics Rocks: A key to understand the Tectonic Evolution of the Southern Hamisana Shear Zone, Red Sea Hills, NE Sudan, Graduate College Neelain University Journal, 9, 34, 1-18, 2017

Timeline

Deputy Dean of Graduate College - Al Neelain University
06.2021 - 01.2023
Registrar of Graduate College - Al Neelain University
11.2019 - 05.2021
Associate Professor - Al Neelain University
08.2018 - Current
Geological consultant - TWN Gold Mining Company
11.2017 - 12.2018
Member of team project - Ascidia African Resources
10.2017 - 09.2018
Geological consultant - Manakib Gold Mining Company
04.2017 - 11.2017
Head department of Geology - Al Neelain University
08.2014 - 11.2017
Assistant Professor - Al Neelain University
01.2014 - 01.2018
Faculty ofGeoscience and Environmental Engineering - Ph.D., Engineering Geology
09.2010 - 05.2014
Lecturer - Al Neelain University
11.2005 - 08.2010
Teaching Assistant - Al Neelain University
12.2001 - 10.2005
School of Applied Earth Sci. Al Neelain University - B. Sc., Geology
04.2001 - 05.2001
Al Neelain University - M. Sc., Geology (Structural Geology)
Esam Aldeen AhmedAssociate Professor