Abdulrahman Sultan Al-Sharhan
Professor of Geology at the United Arab Emirates University since 1995, United Arab Emirates
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Name in Arabic:
عبدالرحمن سلطان الشرهان
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Date of Birth:
15 September 1954
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72 Year)
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Nationality:
Emirati
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Country of Residence:
United Arab Emirates
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Professor of Geology at the United Arab Emirates University since 1995, United Arab Emirates.
He has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the American University of Ras Al Khaimah and Ajman University since 2012, and a member of the Higher Committee of the Zayed International Prize for the Environment since 2000.
He began his career as a teaching assistant in the Geology Department at the United Arab Emirates University in 1980. He was an assistant professor in the same department between 1986 and 1991, and an associate professor between 1991 and 1995.
He was a member of the Board of Directors of Ras Al Khaimah Cement Company , and served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ras Al Khaimah Cement Company , the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) , and Secretary General of the Zayed International Prize for the Environment. He also worked in the Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources between 1978 and 1980. He was Head of the Petroleum and Refining Division at the Desert and Marine Environment Research Center at the United Arab Emirates University between 1987 and 1990, and Director of the same center between 1990 and 1996. He also supervised the Palm Tissue Culture Laboratory in Al Ain and the Halophytes Project in Sweihan and Al Dhabya.
He held the position of Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Faculty Affairs and Teaching Assistants at the United Arab Emirates University between 1995 and 1996, Dean of the College of Science and Supervisor of the Master of Environmental Sciences Program.
He was a member of several scientific committees of the Board of Directors of the Federal Environment Agency between 2000 and 2005, Chairman of the Scientific Committees of Environment, Geology and Petroleum Conferences, and a member of the Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Environment Committee at the Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi Foundation for Human Development and Advancement between 2002 and 2009.
He also held a number of positions in the American Petroleum Geologists Association for the Middle East, including: Advisory Board Member between 2007 and 2009, Vice President between 2003 and 2006, and President between 1995 and 2003.
He received a number of awards and certificates of excellence, such as the “Excellence Award in Scientific Research” at the College of Science at the United Arab Emirates University in 1995, the “Abdul Hameed Shoman Award”, the “Islamic Organization for Sciences Award in Geology”, and the Certificate of Distinguished Service from the “American Biographical Institute” in the United Kingdom.
He was elected as a member of the International Sedimentary Commission in the Netherlands, a member of the British Geological Society, and a member of the Academy of Sciences for the Third World in Italy. He won the “Emirates Appreciation Award” in the field of studies and research, Environmental Studies Branch.
He holds a PhD in Geology in 1985 from the University of South Carolina in the United States, a Master’s degree in the same field in 1983 from the same university, and a Bachelor’s degree in Geology in 1978 from Cairo University.
He has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the American University of Ras Al Khaimah and Ajman University since 2012, and a member of the Higher Committee of the Zayed International Prize for the Environment since 2000.
He began his career as a teaching assistant in the Geology Department at the United Arab Emirates University in 1980. He was an assistant professor in the same department between 1986 and 1991, and an associate professor between 1991 and 1995.
He was a member of the Board of Directors of Ras Al Khaimah Cement Company , and served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ras Al Khaimah Cement Company , the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) , and Secretary General of the Zayed International Prize for the Environment. He also worked in the Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources between 1978 and 1980. He was Head of the Petroleum and Refining Division at the Desert and Marine Environment Research Center at the United Arab Emirates University between 1987 and 1990, and Director of the same center between 1990 and 1996. He also supervised the Palm Tissue Culture Laboratory in Al Ain and the Halophytes Project in Sweihan and Al Dhabya.
He held the position of Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Faculty Affairs and Teaching Assistants at the United Arab Emirates University between 1995 and 1996, Dean of the College of Science and Supervisor of the Master of Environmental Sciences Program.
He was a member of several scientific committees of the Board of Directors of the Federal Environment Agency between 2000 and 2005, Chairman of the Scientific Committees of Environment, Geology and Petroleum Conferences, and a member of the Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Environment Committee at the Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi Foundation for Human Development and Advancement between 2002 and 2009.
He also held a number of positions in the American Petroleum Geologists Association for the Middle East, including: Advisory Board Member between 2007 and 2009, Vice President between 2003 and 2006, and President between 1995 and 2003.
He received a number of awards and certificates of excellence, such as the “Excellence Award in Scientific Research” at the College of Science at the United Arab Emirates University in 1995, the “Abdul Hameed Shoman Award”, the “Islamic Organization for Sciences Award in Geology”, and the Certificate of Distinguished Service from the “American Biographical Institute” in the United Kingdom.
He was elected as a member of the International Sedimentary Commission in the Netherlands, a member of the British Geological Society, and a member of the Academy of Sciences for the Third World in Italy. He won the “Emirates Appreciation Award” in the field of studies and research, Environmental Studies Branch.
He holds a PhD in Geology in 1985 from the University of South Carolina in the United States, a Master’s degree in the same field in 1983 from the same university, and a Bachelor’s degree in Geology in 1978 from Cairo University.
