I am graduated from the geology department, faculty of science, Cairo University in 1999. I worked as a demonstrator for same department between 2000 and 2006. Since 2006 untill 2007, I worked as a teaching assistant for the same department then travelled to Germany for a channel PhD fellowship provided ny the German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD). I got my PhDin 2010 and worked as a lecturer for the geology department, faculty of science, Cairo University. In 2012 I got a post-doc fellowship for three years from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Perth, Western Australia. My area of expertise is geochemical exploration of ore deposits in regolith-dominated terrains using a variety of techniques.the geology department, faculty of science, Cairo University