18 January, 2024
Sediment routing systems of the eastern red sea rifted marginWe are pleased to share APG's latest publication, Sediment routing systems of the eastern red sea rifted margin. Read the entire article at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2024.104679
22 November, 2023
Assessment of CO2 Storage Potential in Hawtah and Nuayyim Trends, Central Saudi ArabiaOn the 22 November 2023, Aytaj Khodayeva successfully defended her MSc thesis entitled: Assessment of CO2 Storage Potential in Hawtah and Nuayyim Trends, Central Saudi Arabia. Aytaj's research was mentored by Professor Abdulkader M. Alafifi.
22 November, 2023
Origin of peridotites from Thurwah ophiolite (Saudi Arabia), and their potential for CO2 mineralizationCongratulations to Maria C. Lopez Suarez on successfully defending her thesis. The thesis examined the origin of peridotites from Thurwah ophiolite (Saudi Arabia) and their potential for CO2 mineralization. Maria's thesis was mentored by Professor Abdulkader M. Alafifi.
07 November, 2023
Dr. Antoine J. Delaunay presents at RST 2023Dr. Delaunay presented a poster entitled “Evolution of the eastern Red Sea rifted margin: morphology, uplift processes and source-to-sink dynamics” at RST 2023. The poster relates to a recently accepted paper that will soon be published. Please check back for more details on the soon-to-be-published paper.
31 October, 2023
Dr. Guillaume J. Baby presents at RST2023APG Research Scientists Dr. Guillaume J. Baby and Dr. Antoine J. Delaunay attended the 28th Reunion des Sciences de la Terre (RST2023) in Rennes, France.
03 September, 2023
Tihana Pensa presents at IMAGE 2023From August 28 to September 1, 2023, APG PhD candidate, Tihana Pensa participated in the International Meeting for Applied Geoscience & Energy (IMAGE 2023 ) held in Houston, Texas.
25 June, 2023
PhD Candidate Ali H. Alibrahim attends the 14th International School for ForaminiferaAPG PhD candidate Ali H. Alibrahim recently attended the 14th International School for Foraminifera.
04 June, 2023
PhD student Tihana Pensa receives Dean's Award 2023Tihana Pensa, a Ph.D. candidate in the APG research group, received the prestigious Dean's Award 2023 for her outstanding academic performance and contributions to the Energy Resources and Petroleum Engineering Program (ERPE).
21 March, 2023
Seeing through sediment reveals Red Sea tectonicsOn 21 March 2023, the KAUST Discovery magazine highlighted Professor Abdulkader M. Alafifi and Dr. Antoine J. Delaunay's work on the structure of the Red Sea.
22 February, 2023
APG represented at MEOS GEO 2023, BahrainPhD candidate Tihana Pensa participated as a committee member of the Young Professionals & Students program at the recently concluded MEOS GEO 2023 conference held in Bahrain.
16 January, 2023
Modeling complex faults on the Sinai-Arabia plate boundaryProfessor Abdulkader M. Afifi and Dr. Jakub Fedorik recently developed the most detailed model of part of the active plate boundary between Sinai and Arabia.
16 December, 2022
Syn-rift stratigraphy and sedimentary evolution of the Midyan Basin: from geological observations to Forward Stratigraphic ModelingCongratulations to Jordania Mildred Zerpa Varela on completing her Masters. For her PhD, Jordania will continue research on the potential for CO2 disposal in the sedimentary basins along the Red Sea coast.
08 August, 2022
The carbon mineralization team visits active Carbfix projects in IcelandThe KAUST-ANPERC carbon mineralization team visited active Carbfix projects in Iceland. They were hosted by Professor Sigurdur Gislason of the University of Iceland and Professor Eric Oelkers.
23 May, 2022
EGU General Assembly 2022, ViennaJakub Fedorik presenting his work on the Miocene reefs around the Red Sea before a packed audience.
20 March, 2022
SEG conference, Hurgadha ExcursionAn excursion in the frame of the SEG conference.
20 March, 2022
SEG conference, Hurgadha 2022Guillaume Baby presenting his work on the structure of the Red Sea margins.
28 September, 2021
Stratigraphy of the central Red Sea area: New insights for tectono-stratigraphy of the pre and syn-rift deposits and its implications on Arabian plate upliftCongratulations to Ali Altammar for successfully completing his MS thesis. Ali is returning to Dhahran to resume his career in Saudi Aramco’s Exploration Organization.
28 September, 2021
Fracture Network Analysis for Carbon Mineralization in the Oligocene Jizan Volcanics, Saudi ArabiaCongratulations to Murtadha Al Malallah for the successful completion of his MS thesis. Murtadha will remain at KAUST to continue his PhD studies in igneous petrology under the direction of Assistant Professor van der Zwan.