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An assistant professor in the department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Kuwait university. I earned my MSc. degree in 2011 in structural geology from the University of Texas at Dallas and Ph.D. from Colorado School of Mines in 2016 with a thesis on salt tectonics in the Paradox Basin, USA.
My current research interests are in structural geology, soft sediment deformation, fracture characterizations and digital outcrop modeling using drone technology. I teache several undergraduate and graduate level courses such as: Structural Geology, Field Geology, Seismic Exploration, Basin Analysis and Petroleum Geology of the Arabian Peninsula. My passion to field geology made me lead many geological field trips for students and oil companies in both Kuwait and Oman.
| Ph.D. Geology | 2016 | Colorado School of Mines | Structural Geology |
| M.S. Geosciences | 2011 | University of Texas at Dallas | Structural Geology |
| Geology | 2005 | Kuwait University | Geology and petroleum geology |
Borehole Geologist, SLB (2005-2008)
Fracture Characterization, Virtual outcrops modeling, Soft Sediment Deformation
Structural Geology (0460-301)
Seismic Exploration (0460-430)
Field Geology (0460-304)
Petroleum Geology of Arabian Peninsula (0460-410)
Geology of Arabian Peninsula (0460-403)
Subsurface Geophysical Methods (2090-530)
Naqi, M., Alsalem, O., Qabazard, S., Abdullah, F. 2023. Petroleum Geology of Kuwait. In: Abd el-aal, A.ea.K., Al-Awadhi, J.M., Al-Dousari, A. (eds) The Geology of Kuwait. Regional Geology Reviews. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16727-0_6
Naqi, M., Amer, A. 2023. Structures and Tectonics of Kuwait. In: Abd el-aal, A.ea.K., Al-Awadhi, J.M., Al-Dousari, A. (eds) The Geology of Kuwait. Regional Geology
Reviews. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16727-0_5
Al-Hajeri, M., Green, D., Amer, A., Najem, A., Al-Refaei, Y., Naqi, M., Al-Qattan, F., 2021. The diagenetic evolution of sand injectites outcrops in the mixing groundwater-seawater zone of Bahrah coastal plains, northern Kuwait Bay. Arabian Journal of Geosciences.
Al-Hajeri, M., Amer, A., Djawair, D., Green, D., Naqi, M., 2020. Origin of enigmatic clastic injectite outcrops associated with forced-folds and polygonal faults in Al-Bharah area, northern Kuwait Bay. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 2
Khalaf, F., Ibrahim, M., Naqi, M., 2019. Occurrence and genesis of the exposed Ghar Formation in Kuwait, Arabian Gulf. Journal of African Earth Sciences.