Academic Staff

                                        Dr. Nazar Mohammed Saleem Numan
Dr. Nazar Mohammed Saleem Numan Dean
Professor
Geology
  • B.Sc. grade "Excellent" general geology, Mosul University, June 1970. (Stands as a record graduation grade for the Mosul University Geology Dept. between 1968-2016).

    Ph.D. in Structural Geology, Sheffield University, England, July, 1974.

    Diploma in Remote Sensing Applications, International Institute of Aerospace Survey and Earth Observation, Enschede, Holland, 1981.

  • 1. Structure and Stratigraphy of the Borrowdale Volcanic Group of

    the Kentmere Area, English Lake District. Geological Journal,

    Vol.9,Pt2, 1974.

    2. Field Guide for the Geology of Duhok and Sinjar Areas, Northern

    Iraq. Proc. 5th Iraqi Geological Congress, Baghdad, 1978.

    3. Structural Documentation of the Major Anticlines in the Simple

    Folds Zone of Iraq. Proc. 6th Iraqi Geological Congress, Baghdad,

    1981.

    4. Graphical Treatment of Anticlines of the Simple Folds Zone of

    Iraq and its Tectonic Implications. Proc. 6th Iraqi Geological

    Congress, Baghdad, 1981.

    5. Regional Alpine Geoflexures in the Simple Folds Zone of Iraq.

    Proc. GEOCOME 2, Baghdad, 1983.

    6. Scales and Styles of Folding in Simple Folds Zone of Iraq, Proc.

    GEOCOME 2, Baghdad, 1983.

    7. Synoptic View of Joint Patterns in the Folded and Unfolded Zones

    of Iraq. Proc. GEOCOME 2, Baghdad, 1983.

    8. Basement Controls of Stratigraphic Sequences and Structural

    Patterns in Iraq. Jour. Geol. Soc. of Iraq, Vol. 16-17, 1984.

    9. Remote Sensing Data Versus the Geological Ground Truth in

    Bashiqa-Maqlub Area, Nineveh District. The Space and

    Astronomy Journal, Scie. Res. Counc. Baghdad, Vol.2, No.1,1985.

    10. The Use of a Stereographic Sieve in Regional Analysis of Joints.

    Jour. Geol. Soc. of Iraq, Vol. 18, 1986.

    11. Detection of Subsurface geological Structures in the Tharthar

    Region, Central Iraq Using Landsat Imagery, Journal of the

    International Institute of Aerospace Survey, ITC, Holland, Vol. 2,1987. 7

     

    12. Induced Seismicity in Iraq. Jour. Geol. Soc. of Iraq, Vol. 19, 1987.

    13. Quick Map Revision Using Digital Line Maps Produced from

    Orthophotomaps of Bashiqa Area, Northern Iraq. Geograficky

    Casopis, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Rocnik 42, Cislo 3, 1990.

    14. Photostartigraphy Based on Drainage Morphometry and Lithologic

    Character of Three Formations in Northern Iraq. Journal of the

    International Institute of Aerospace Survey, ITC, Holland, Vol. 1, 1990.

    15.  Extensional and Wrench Tectonics in the Foreland Folds in Iraq with Geotectonic Implications. First Inter. Conf, on the ArabWorld, Cairo, 1991.

    16. Application of Remote Sensing Data to the Structural,

    Stratigraphical and Geomorphological Investigation of the Guwair

    Area Northern Iraq. Transactions of the University of Mining and

    Metallurgy,Ostrava Czecia, Rocnik, XXXVIII, 1992.

    17. Topographic Map Revision in Northern Iraq Using DTM’s and

    Orthophotos. Journal of the International Institute of Aerospace

    Survey, ITC, Holland, Vol. 3, 1992.

    18. Grouting Scheme and Specifications for Al-Qaim Dam Nineveh

    Governorate. Engineering Consulting Bureau of Mosul University

    (MUECB), Internal Confidential Report, June 1992.

    19. Structural and Geotectonic Interpretation of Vergence Directions of

    Anticlines in the Foreland Folds of Iraq. Abhath Al-Yarmouk, Pure

    Science and Engineering Series, Jordan, Vol. 2, 1993.

    20. Highway Route Selection in Northern Iraq Using Terrain

    Evaluation from Aerial Photographs. Journal of the International

    Institute of Aerospace Survey, ITC, Holland, Vol. 2, 1995.

    21. Computer Aided Selection of a Best Highway Route on Digital

    Terrain Models. Engineering and Technology Journal, Baghdad,

    Vol.14, No.4, 1995.

    22. Assessment of the Effect of Measurement Errors from Aerial

    Photographs on the Calculation of Wood Volume in Stands (In

    Arabic). Rafidain Agriculture Journal, Mosul, Vol. 27, No. 2, 1995.     

    23. Extrapolation of the Base Area for the Eucalyptus Stands in the

    Irrigated Nineveh Forest from Airphoto Measurements(In Arabic) ,

    Rafidain Agriculture Journal, Mosul, Vol. 27, No. 2, 1995. 8

    24. Preparation of an Aerial Stand Volume Table for the Irrigated

    Eucalyptus Plantation in the Nineveh Forest, Northern Iraq (InArabic). Journal of Arab Universities Union, Vol.1 No. 1, 1995.

    25. The Engineering Value of an Isodepth Map for a Limestone Bed in the Western Bank of Mosul City. Jour. Geol. Soc. of Iraq, Vol. 28, No. 1 1995.

    26. Deduction of Soil Supporting Values from Surface Drainage

    Bifurcation Ratios Calculated from Aerial Photographs in Northern

    Iraq. Journal of the International Institute of Aerospace Survey,

    ITC, Holland, Vol. 3/4, 1996.

    27. A Plate Tectonic Scenario for the Phanerozoic Succession in Iraq.

    Jour. Geol. Soc. of Iraq, Vol. 29, No.2, 1996.

    28. Lineaments: Questions on the Veracity of Their Relationships in

    the Western and Southern Deserts of Iraq. Journal of the

    International Institute of Aerospace Survey, ITC, Holland, Vol. 1,

    1997.

    29. Gypsum Karstification in the Middle Miocene Fatha Formation, Mosul Area, Northern Iraq. International Journal of

    Geomorphology, Elsevier, 18(2):127-149, 1997.

    30. The Ga’ara Anticline, Western Iraq, A Structural Fiasco. Rafidain

    Journal of Science, Mosul, Vol. 8, No. 2, 1997. 

    31. Structural and Hydrological Implications of the Drainage Network

    Analysis in Altoon Kupri Area, Northern Iraq Using Remote

    Sensing Data. Journal of Water Resources, Baghdad, 1998.

    32. Morphometric Analysis of Landform Units and Land Uses in Aski

    Kalak Area, Northern Iraq (In Arabic). Arab Union Universities

    Journal of Applied Sciences, 1998.

    33. Basement-Cover Relationships in Northern Iraq Deduced from

    Landsat Imagery, Structural and Geophysical Data. Jour. Geol. Soc.

    of Iraq, Vol.30, No.2, 1998. 

    34. Synsedimentary Tectonics in the Eocene Pila Spi Limestone

    Formation in Iraq and Its Geodynamic Implications. Journal of

    African and the Middle East Earth Sciences, Elsevier, Vol. 27(1), 1998.

    35. Major Cretaceous Tectonic Events in Iraq. Rafidain Journal of  Science, Mosul, Vol. 11, No. 3, 2000. 9

    36. Cretaceous and Tertiary Alpine Subductional History in Northern  Iraq. Iraqi Journal of Earth Scinces, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2001.

    37. Discussion on “Dextral Transpression in the Late Cretaceous  Continental Collision, Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone, Western Iran”. International Journal of Structural Geology, Pergamon, 23, 2001.

    38. Progressive versus Paroxysmal Alpine Folding in Sinjar Anticline

    Northwestern Iraq. Iraqi Journal of Earth Scinces, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2002.   

    39. Drainage Network Analysis Using Digitized Line Map Produced from an Orthophotomap of Bashiqa Area, Northern Iraq. Journal of the Iraqi Remote Sensing Society, Vol. 1, 2002.

    40. Seismotectonics of Northern Iraq. Gulf Seismic Forum- IV, Kuwait,

    2007.

    41. The Jebel Senam Structure, a Surface Diapiric Solitaire in Southern

    Iraq.(In Preparation).  

    42. Tectonics of Quaternary Travertine Accumulations at Al-Fatha Area, Middle Iraq. Bulletin of Mineral Research and Exploration, No. 138, 2009.

    43. Seismotectonics of the Bitlis-Zagros Fold and Thrust Belt in

    Northern Iraq and Surrounding Regions from Moment Tensor Analysis. Pure and Applied Geophysics, Vol. 170, Nos. 6-7 ISSN 0033-4553, 2013. 

    44. Stress Patterns in Northern Iraq and Surrounding Regions from

    Formal Stress Inversion of Earthquake Focal Mechanism Solutions,

    Pure and Applied Geophysics, Vol.170, DOI 10.1007/s00024-0140823-x,

    Springer,

    2014.

     

     

    45. Seismotectonics of the Bitlis–Zagros Fold and Thrust Belt in

    Northern Iraq and Surrounding Regions from Moment Tensor

    Analysis, Accepted in Edited Book Chapter of the American

    Geophysical Union, AGU, 2016.

    46. Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog for Iraq in Terms of Mw”,

    Submitted to the Bulletin of the Seismological society of America,

    2016.

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