Professional Background:

Teaching Experience:

Graduate Studies:

(a)-Supervision of Graduate Work of Thesis:

Supervisor of the following M. A. thesis:

(1)-Chemical and Typological Study of a Collection of Copper-Based Coins of Bilad al-Sham, By Nayef Goussouos, Yarmouk University 1995.

(2)-An Analytical Study of Byzantine Bronze Coins in the Period 491-668 AD, By Raied Malkawi, Yarmouk University, 1996.

(3)-Typological and chemical Analysis of a Collection of Islamic Painted Pottery,  By Thia Tawalbeh, Yarmouk University, 1996.

(4)-The State of Preservation of Copper and Copper-Based Alloys Artifacts Exhibited at Jordanian Museums, By Ariaf al-Roussan, Yarmouk University, 1996.

(5)-Scientific Analysis of Neolithic Pottery Excavated from Abu-Thawab, By Sanna Batineh, Yarmouk University, 1996.

(6)-Petrographic and Thermal Analysis of a Collection of Neolithic Pottery from Wadi Shuieb, By Raideh Qurran, Yarmouk University, 1996.

(7)-Ancient Mortars Used By the Nabateans in Petra: Its Characteristics and Problems, By Mai al-Shaer, Yarmouk University, 1996.

(8)-Consolidation of Sandstone: A Case Study from Petra, By Fandi al-Waked, Yarmouk University, 1996.

(9)-Early Metallurgy in the Jordan Valley: A Case Study from Wadi Hamah, By Yosheh Abd al-salam, Yarmouk University, 1997.

(10)-The Effect of Composition on the deterioration of Early Ummayad Copper Coins, By Ahmad Obiedat, Yarmouk University, 1997.

(11)-Evaluation of the Conservation Treatment of the Archaeological Site of Aylah, By Abd al-Raheem Hannon, Yarmouk University, 1997.

(12)-Conservation and Restoration of Pottery from Yasileh (In Arabic), By Hamiedh Ohideh, 1997, Yarmouk University, Jordan.

 (13)-Petrographic and Thermal Analysis of Islamic Pottery Excavated from the Archaeological Site of Hyyan/Mafraq, By Hussam Abbas, Yarmouk University, 1997.

(14)-Chemical and Petrographic Analysis of Nabateans Mortar from Petra, By Ruba Asier, Yarmouk University, 1998.

(15)-Chemical and Metallographic Analysis of  Metal Slags From Wadi Hamah, Jordan Valley, By Yosheh al-Omari, Yarmouk University, 1999.

(16)- A Survey of Natural Wood Species Used in Antiquity in Jordan, By Linah Ababneh, 1998, Yarmouk University, Jordan.

(17)-Chemical Analysis of Glazed Pottery from Aiylah, By Ayman Azzam, 1998, Yarmouk University, Jordan.

(18)-Typological and Chemical Analysis of A Collection of Roman-Byzantine Glasses Excavated from Petra Church, By Ftima Marii, 1998, Yarmouk University, Jordan.

(19)-Preservation and Conservation of Ancient Copper and Copper Alloy Artifacts, By Emad Frij, 1998, Yarmouk University, Jordan.

(20)-Provenance and Technology of Painted Nabatean Pottery From Khirbet Edh-Dharih Site, By Khalid Shraim, 1999, Yarmouk University, Jordan.

(21)-Chemical Analysis of Nabatean Dam Mortar in Petra, By Rouba Al-Aseer, 2000, Yarmouk University, Jordan.

(22)-Chemical and Petrographic Analysis of Roman Pottery from Jerash, By Diana Haddad, 2000, Yarmouk University, Jordan.

(23)-The Deterioration and Conservation of Mosaics from Al-Bedieh Archaeological Site, By Wasef Hawarri, 2000, Yarmouk University, Jordan.

(24)-Chemical and Metallographic Analysis of Byzantine Copper-Based Objects Excavated from the Archaeological Sites of Saad and Yasileh, By H. Cooper, 1999, University of Arkansas, USA.

(25)-Chemical Analysis of Glasses Excavated from the Archaeological Site of Hayan Al-Mushrif During the Islamic Period, By: Hussien Sabbabheh, 1999, Yarmouk University, Jordan.

(26)-Chemical Analysis of the Nabatean Dams Mortar at Petra, By: Rubba Al-Asir, 1999.

(27)-Provennance and Technology of the Roman Pottery From Jerash/Zeus Temple. By: Diana Haddad, 1999, Yarmouk University, Jordan.

(28)-A Study of the Iron Smelting At Magaret el-Wardeh/Ajloun. By: Maram Issa, 2000, Yarmouk University-Jordan.

(29)-Study of the Manufacturing Technology of Byzantine Pottery from Beddieyeh. By: Fuad Syouf, 2000, Yarmouk University-Jordan.

(30)-The Scientific Analysis of A Collection of Abbasid Dirhems Minted at al-Abbasiya (152-196AH). By: Soulaf Bouaneh, 2001, Yarmouk University-Jordan.

(31)-Conservation and Restoration of the Nabatean Temple from the Archaeological Site of Khirbet Darieh, By: Murrad Qaieseh, 2001, Yarmouk University, Jordan.

(32)-Conservation of Traditional Architecture: The Case Study of Samad. By: Assma Khalili, 2001, Yarmouk University-Jordan.

(33)-Assesment of Museum Environment: A Case Study from Jordan. By: Raied Ghazawi, 2001, Yarmouk University-Jordan.

(34)-Technology of Ayyubid/Mamluk Glazed Pottery. By: Widdad Allawneh, 2001, Yarmouk University-Jordan.

(b)-Participation in the Examination of MA thesis:

Member of the examining committees of a number of thesis in Archaeometry,  conservation, museum studies, Numismatics, Ancient, Classical and Islamic Archaeology at Yarmouk University, University of Jordan, University of Arkansas/USA and Brandenburg University-Germany.

Committee Membership:

(1)-Member of the University Research Council

(2)-Member of the Higher Studies Committee at the Department of Archaeology

 (3)-Chairman of the Higher Studies Committee at the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology

(4)-Chairman of the News and Publications Committee at the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology

(5)-Chairman of the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology Council

(6)-Member of the Council of Samir Shama's Chair of Numismatics and Islamic Civilization, Yarmouk University, 1994-1996.

(7)-Member of the technical committee of Madaba School of Mosaics, 1994-present.

(8)-Member of the Examining Board of Madaba School of Mosaics, 1994-present.

(9)-Member of the University Research Council: 1999-2004.

(10)-Member of Yarmouk University Deans' Council

(11)-Member of Yarmouk University Council.

·        Grants and research projects:

        ·          Director of the research component of the project of the preservation and restoration of the monuments of Petra, a project funded by the German Agency of Technical Corporation (GTZ) and conducted jointly with the Department of Antiquities of Jordan, Higher Council for Science and Technology, Jordan and Yarmouk University,  Jordan.

        ·          Coordinator of the Archaeology research team of the national project entitled         ” Impact of earthquakes on buildings, archaeological sites and monuments”, a project funded by the Higher Council for Science and Technology, Jordan. Teams in Geology, Geophysics, Geotechniques and engineering are also participating in this national project. Grant amount JD 13,000

        ·          National Coordinator and principal investigator of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership Project: “Conservation of Paper and Archive Materials”. Yarmouk University share in the grant is Euro 130,000

        ·          National Coordinator and principal investigator in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership project: “Corpus” which focuses on Traditional Building Heritage: Documentation and Conservation. Grant amount: Euro 23,000

        ·          National coordinator and principal investigator in the project “SALAMBO”  which deals with decorative arts in traditional buildings. Grant Euro 53,000

        ·          National coordinator and principal Participant in the project “ TEXMED” which focuses on the deterioration and conservation of textiles. Grant amount Euro 78,000

        ·          National Coordinator and principal investigator of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership Project: “Conservation of Paper and Archive Materials”. Grant Euro 123,000

        ·          National coordinator and team leader of the Euromed project “ IKONOS” which focuses on the utilization of modern information technologies in the teaching of conservation of cultural heritage. Grant amount Euro 213,000

        ·          National coordinator and principal investigator of the Euromed project

“ EFFESTUS” which deals with conservation of copper-based artifacts. Grant amount: Euro 113,000

        ·          National coordinator and team leader of the EU funded project “ Promet” which focuses on finding new technologies for the conservation of metals. Grant total: Euro 54,000

        ·          National coordinator and team leader of the EU funded project “ Medcolour” which focuses on the study and conservation of wall paintings. Grant total: Euro 123,000

        ·          Project director of the Tempus project: Establishing a Teaching Center of Cultural Heritage at Yarmouk University. Grant amount: Euro 490,000

        ·          Project director of the World Bank funded project: Establishment of a Maser Program in Conservation of Cultural Heritage at Yarmouk University. Grant amount: $ 392,000

        ·          Co-director of the Archaeological Excavation of the site of Tell Johffieh..

Funded research visits

        ·          21/7-21/8-1996:

Conducted research on various techniques used in the analysis of archaeological materials at Rathgen Forschungslabor  in Berlin with Prof. Josef Riederer. The visit was within the framework of the DAAD Faculty Exchange Program with Jordan.

• 15/6-15/8-1993

Conducted research at the Institute of Archaeology-University College of London/UK with Dr. John Merkel on development of conservation methods of archaeological metal objects. The research was financed by a research grant from the University of London.

• 7/6-11/8-1997

Conducted research on the application of Geographic Information System (GIS) and database Management In the management of cultural resources at the University of Arkansas/US. The research was financed by United States Information Agency (USIA).

1/6-15/7-98

Conducted research at the Maison de L’Orient , Lyon France in the Field of Application of various scientific techniques in analyzing ancient Pottery.

1/6-1/9-1999

Conducted research at the Bavarian State Conservation Laboratories on stone conservation materials and techniques with the purpose of finding the proper and most effective stone consolidants and repair mortar to be applied for the conservation of the stone monuments of Petra. The research was carried out as part of the Von Humboldt Stiftung Award that I got for one year.

12/6-30/6-2004

Conducted research in conservation and management of cultural heritage at the University of Brandenburg.

Selected Consultation Reports and Studies

(1)-Conservation of the Stone Monuments of Petra: A Laboratory and Field testing Program for the Evaluation of Stone Consolidants, A Report Submitted to the Higher Council for Science and Technology, Jordan, 1999.

(2)- Evaluation of the Earthquakes Hazards on Cultural Heritage and Methods to Mitigate their Impact, A Report Submitted to the Royal Scientific Society, Jordan, 2001.

(3)-Innovative techniques for conservation of ancient textiles, A report submitted to EU. 2004.

Membership of Editorial Boards or Refereeship for works submitted for Publication

(1)-Member of the editorial board of the Journal of Cultural Heritage, A Referred Multidisciplinary Journal of Sciences and Technology for Conservation and Awareness, Published by Elsevier, France, 1998-till now.

(2)-Editor-in-Chief of Yarmouk Numismatics, A referred Journal Published by Yarmouk University, 1999-till now.

(3)-A Referee for a number of national and international journals in the fields of archaeology, conservation and archaeometry. This includes Journal of Archaeological Science, World Archaeology, Dirasat, Damascus University Journal and others.

 Selected General Lectures, Seminars and Articles

(1)-Conservation and Preservation of Metal Objects: a lecture given at the French Institute of Archaeology and History of the Orient (IFAPO), 1999.

(2)-Deterioration and preservation of Archaeological remains made of Mud brick, a lecture given at the French Institute of Archaeology and History of the Orient (IFAPO), 1999.

(3)-First Aids for Finds, a lecture given at the French Institute of Archaeology and History of the Orient (IFAPO), 1999.

(4)-The Deterioration and Conservation of Traditional Buildings, a lecture given in Avingon France in 1998, during a meeting for CORPUS, a project of the MEDA program.

(5)-Deterioration and Conservation of Fibrous materials, a series of lectures given at an EC sponsored training course which was held in Naples, Italy in 1999.

(6)-The State of Conservation of Archaeological and Historical Materials made of Paper from Jordan, a lecture given in Arles, France in 1998 during a meeting for MANUMED , a project of the MEDA program.

(7)-Three lectures in Stone Cleaning Techniques, Stone Consolidation and Stone repair. The lectures were delivered within the framework of the UNESCO-GTZ sponsored training course in stone conservation which was held in Amman in Sept. 2000.

(8)-The Challenges that Face the Conservation and Promotion of Jordanian Cultural Heritage, a lecture that was delivered during a meeting of MEDA program which was held in Tunisia in June 1999.

(9)- The State of Conservation of Cultural heritage in Jordan, a lecture  that was delivered at Ghote Institute Amman in 1998.

(10)-The Deterioration and Conservation of the Stone Monuments of Petra, a lecture that was delivered at the Ministry of Tourism sponsored seminar “ Cultural Heritage and its Restoration” which was held in Amman in October 2000.

Academic Honors and Awards

-DAAD (The German Agency for Academic Exchange) Award, 1997.

-The German Von Humboldt-Stiftung Award for Young Scientists, 1999.

Abed al-Hameed Shomman Award for Young Arab Scientists, 2001.

1-Training:

(1)-Introductory course in Geographic Information System (Grass and Grassland software) at the Center of Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST), University of Arkansas, 15/6-15/7-1997. 

(2)-Advanced course in Geographic Information System (Grass and ýGrassland software) at the Center of Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST), University of Arkansas, 15/7-15/8-1997.

(3)-An intensive course at Arkansas Archaeological Survey in Database management and its application in archaeology.

(4)-An Intensive course in the Global Positioning System (GPS) and its application in archaeological survey, CAST, University of Arkansas, 1997.

(5)-A training course under the title: Computation and Archaeology, London, UK, 1993.