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Geology Ph.D Student attendance in Fall 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco

posted Dec 25, 2015, 6:17 AM by Pavel Mohammed Khdir Rasool [ updated Dec 25, 2015, 6:18 AM ]

A research team from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) and University of Sulaimani (UOS) attended the Fall 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, California USA. The team consists of the following members:

1- Dr. Professor Hanan Mahdi, The project Director and Principal Investigator (UALR)

2- Dr. Professor Haydar Al-Shukri (UALR)

3- Mr. Taher Hama Ameen, a Split-Site PhD student between UALR and UOS and supervised by Dr. Bakhtiar Aziz (UOS), Dr. Haydar Al-Shukri (UALR) and Dr. Hanan Mahdi (UALR).

4- Mr. Rauf Hussein, a MSc. student at UALR and from Duhok Geological Survey.

The team successfully presented their recent research during the Near Surface Geophysics posted session which included part of their findings from many Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) at the Historic Carlisle Cemetery, Arkansas USA. Below is a copy of the poster presented at the AGU.

The AGU annual Fall meeting is the world’s largest gathering of Earth, Ocean, and Space scientists. The 2015 meeting was attended by over 24,000 participants from about 100 countries to present their research at more than 1700 scientific sessions. The meeting offers a unique mix of more than 23,000 oral and poster presentations, a broad range of general sessions, more than 50 formal and informal networking and career advancement opportunities, and an exhibit hall packed with nearly 300 exhibitors showcasing new and relevant research tools and services that could help scientists and researchers streamline their work.