سمير محمد على ابراهيم حرارة

Name

  Samir Mohamed-Ali Hararah

Date of birth

 20/7/1960

Place of birth

Alshyjaaea-Gaza – Gaza Strip –  Palestine

Nationality

Palestinian.

Martial status

Married  

Address

P.O.box, 108,Environment and Earth Sciences Department,

Islamic University Of Gaza,

Gaza, Palestine.

Email: shararah@mail.iugaza.edu

Tel:  2823311-2662         – Fax: 2863552

Position

Department of Environment and Earth SciencesTeaching member and deputy of Environment and Earth Sciences Department head.

Education

• M.Sc, Water Resources Management, Faculty of Engineer, Islamic University, Gaza, Palestine,  
• B.Sc. in Applied Geology “Hydrogeology” , King Abed Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi, Arabia (1985)

Languages

• Arabic          Native Language
• English             Good

Teaching Experience

• Teaching Several Courses for Undergraduate Students:
• Geochemistry.
• Hydrogeology.
• Petrology
• Ecology
• Introduction to Environment and Earth Sciences
• General geology,
• Geophysics
• mineralogy.
• Practical Part of :
•   Petrology, optical mineralogy, Hydrogeology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, and Environment and Earth Sciences (General lab.)

Publications

•  Hararah Samir. (2012). Investigation of Radon Pollution at Gaza Groundwater-Palestine. LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany.
• Abudaya, M. and S. Hararah (2013), Spatial Temporal Variations in Water Quality along the Coast of Gaza Strip, Journal of Environment and Earth Science.
• El-Nahhal,Y and S.Hararah (2013).  Contamination of Groundwater and Associated Disease: Case Study from Khan Younis Governorate, Gaza, PNA, Journal of Environment and Earth Science

Professional Experience

·         Researcher (1984 – 1985): Project Title: Water Quality of Part of Wadi Aqiq at Al-Baha, Area, Saudi Arabia.- Research Assistant (1985 – 1986):  During the period “1985 – 1986?, I worked as Research Assistant at King  Abed El Aziz University, Saudi Arabia. The responsibilities include the help in Collecting and analyzing the Hydro geological data about the water quality in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

·          Water pumps Supervisor (1986 – 1988):  During the Period from 1986 – 1989, I worked as a “Supervisor” for the Al        Hafni Establishment water pump, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The responsibilities include the supervising the water pump production, and Personal Affairs Management.

·          Director of Personal Affairs (1988 – 1995): From 1988 to 1995, I worked as a Director of the Personal Affairs Department    at Al-Tagher Commercial Company, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

·         Teaching Assistant (1997 – 2007): From 1997 until 2007, I worked as a “Teaching Assistant” at Department of  Environment and Earth sciences, Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine.

·          Lecturer (2008 until today)

• Head of Department of Environment and Earth Sciences (9/2011-9/2013) 

Experience

• Instructor, Training Course in Environmental Awareness. Organized By Education and Culture Center.
• Instructor, Comprehensive Monitoring in Wastewater. Organized By Environmental & Rural Research Center, IUG.

Training Courses

·         Water Resources Management (3-29 May 1997) : This course run by Carl Dursberg Gesellschaft c.v. (CDG, Germany) at theIslamic University of Gaza, Palestine from 3-29 May 1997 including the following blocks:

–  Protection of Aquifer

– Advanced method in Environmental Impact Assessment.

·         Training Development workshop on Environmental Impact Assessment (24-28 October 1999): This course runs the EIA Institutional Strengthening project of  the METAP Programmed , the University of Manchester , with cooperation of Ministry of Environmental Affairs, Palestine from 24 – 28 October 1999.

·         Teaching Skills ( 6-11 February , 1999 ) : This course held by the Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine from 6 to 11 Feb  1999

·         Training Course in work sheets ( Excell 97 )

– Held at the Islamic University of Gaza, from 13-21 Feb 1999

Pro. Society Membership

• Member of Inmaa Association for Relief and Development, Gaza city, Gaza Strip.
• Member of neighborhood committee Head.  

Interests

• Reading.
• Walking