Academic Staff

June 30, 2026, 9:49 a.m.
Abdulrahman Ahmed Qasim Bamerni (PhD)
Lecturer - PhD, MSc
Lecturer in Geology / Stratigraphy and Paleontology

Geology
College of Science
University of Duhok

2021-2022 PhD in Geology \ Stratigraphy, University of Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

2010-2011 MSc in Geology \ Paleontology and Stratigraphy, University of Mosul, Iraq.

2007-2008 BSc in Geology, University of Mosul, Iraq

Local:

2019-Recenet: University of Duhok – College of Science / Department of Geology: Giving lectures of Geology of Kurdistan, Paleontology, Micropaleontology, and Stratigraphy.

2012-2019: University of Duhok – College of Spatial Planning and Applied Sciences / Department of Applied Geosciences: Give lectures in Paleontology – Sedimentary Environments – Academic Debate and in charge of the practical sessions of Paleontology – Sedimentary Environments – Stratigraphy and Geology of Kurdistan.

International:

01/09/2018-15/10/2018: Spend around one month at the University of Urbino, Dipartimento di Scienze Pure e Applicate (DiSPeA). Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo". Campus Scientifico Enrico Mattei, Località Crocicchia. I conducted research at the laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Fabrizio Frontalini. I focused on the micropaleontological analysis of the Late Cretaceous/Early Paleogene foraminifera of my PhD research.

- Certificate of Completion of “Training on Proposal Writing” on 13-14 September, 2025. German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) – Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

- Certificate of Appreciation “GEOKURDISTAN VI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE” on November 05-07th, November, 2024 – Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

- Certificate of Participation and Attendance “5th International and 3rd Scientific Conference of Tikrit” on December 28-29th, 2022 – University of Tikrit, Iraq.

- Certificate of Appreciation “GEOKURDISTAN V INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE” on September 20-22nd, 2022 – Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

- Certificate of Appreciation “Field Survey Summer Training Course”, 10th August, 2019 – Petroleum Geology Department, Technical College of Petroleum Science TCPM-Zakho / Duhok Polytechnic University.

- Certificate of Lectures “Applied Micropaleontology (Foraminifera) in Petroleum Geology”, Two 2-hours lectures, 13th November, 2018. Campus Scientifico Enrico Mattei – University of Urbino – Italy.

- Certificate of Attendance to “Basics of HSE in the Oil and Gas Industry”, on 26th April, 2017. GULFKEYSTONE PETROLEUM LTD.

- Certificate of Completion to “English Language Proficiency”, On OCT, 2015-JAN, 2016, Training and Development Center / University of Duhok.

- Certificate of Achievement to the "VANDERBILT LINKAGES VIRTUAL WORKSHOP", summer, 2016. U.S Iraq Higher Education Partnership Program, by IREX with the support of the US Embassy in Iraq.

- Certificate of Completion of “GEOKURDISTAN II INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE”, on October 6-8, 2015 – Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

- Certificate of attendance the 8th Course on Foraminifera, within the International School on Foraminifera. Organized by the Grzybowski Foundation. Urbino – Italy. June 3rd – 22nd, 2015.

- IREX Industry Engagement Training, February 8th, 9th and 10th 2015. Erbil – Kurdistan Region.

- Certificate of Attendance to: " UNIVERSITY DIDACTICS" (Further Training for Lecturers and Teaching Staff in Technical Universities) by: Technische Universitat Dortmund at University of Duhok. From 23 To 29 March, 2013.

- Certificate of Completion of “Methods of Teaching”, JAN,2013-FEB,2013 (90 hours), Training and Development Center – University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Research

- Bamerni et al. (2025)b: Abdulrahman Bamerni, Arkan Sharazuri, Bzhar Delizy, Goran Hassan, and Fabrizio Frontalini. Contribution to the Biostratigraphy and Microfacies Analysis of the OAE2 from the Kurdistan Region (NE Iraq). Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining (IBGM). Vol.21, issue 1, pages 307-322. https://ibgm-iq.org/ibgm/index.php/ibgm/article/view/570/524

- Al-Qayim et al. (2025): Basim Al-Qayim, Abdulrahman Bamerni, Rund Ali Hammoudi, and Fabrizio Frontalini. The Bade section (Dohuk area, Northwest Iraq): A reference record for the K-Pg boundary on the Arabian Plate. Stratigraphy, vol. 22, no. 1, text-figures 1–18, tables 1–2, pages 59-80. https://www.micropress.org/microaccess/stratigraphy/issue-410/article-2413

- Bamerni et al. (2025)a: Abdulrahman Bamerni, Ashti Barzani, and Arkan Sharazwri. Stratigraphy and Microfacies Analysis of the Euphrates Formation: Insights from the Duhok Area, Northern Iraq. Iraqi Geological Journal (IGJ). 58(1A), pages 140-154. https://igj-iraq.org/igj/index.php/igj/article/view/2605/2150

- Bamerni et al. (2021)b. Abdulrahman Bamerni, Basim Al-Qayim, Rund Ali Hammoudi, and Fabrizio Frontalini. High-Resolution Biostratigraphic Analysis of the Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary in the Kurdistan Region (NW Iraq). Stratigraphy. vol. 18, no. 4, plate 1, text-figures 1–10, pages 251–268. https://www.micropress.org/microaccess/stratigraphy/issue-374/article-2260

- Bamerni et al. (2021)a. Abdulrahman Bamerni, Basim Al-Qayim, and Rund Ali Hammoudi. Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy of the Uppermost Cretaceous Period, Duhok Area, Kurdistan Region, North of Iraq. Iraqi Geological Journal (IGJ). 54 (2C), pages 48-58. https://igj-iraq.org/igj/index.php/igj/article/view/688/592

Bamerni et al. (2020). Abdulrahman Bamerni, Basim Al-Qayim, and Rund Ali Hammoudi. High Resolution Biostratigraphic Analysis of the Danian Stage, Per Fat Section, Duhok Area, Kurdistan Region, North of Iraq. Iraqi Geological Journal (IGJ). 53 (2B), pages 113-126. https://igj-iraq.org/igj/index.php/igj/article/view/240/260

Stratigraphy, Biostratigraphy, Mass Extinction, Foraminifera, and Petroleum Geology

Graduation research projects for fourth-year students.