Faculty and Staff
College / Department
College of Humanities and Sciences
Research Areas & Interests
Water Resources and Integrated Management, Hydrogeochemistry and microbiology of Wadi Al Bih limestone aquifer
Education
Ph.D. in Hydrogeology, 1990
Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
M.Sc. in Geology AND GEOPHYSICS, 1986
Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
M.Sc. in Hydrogeology, 1982
Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebeen El Kom, Menoufia, Egypt
B.Sc. in Geology, 1977
Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
Employment History
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UAE - University of Science and Technology of Fujairah
2022, PresentVice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences, UAE - University of Science and Technology of Fujairah
2019, 2022Member, Board of Directors, Fujairah Company for Education, College of Humanities and Sciences, UAE - Ajman University of Science and Technology
2016, 2019Chief Academic Officer Director, Institute of Environment, Water, and Energy Chairman of the President Office, UAE - Ajman University of Science and Technology
1999, 2016Lecturer of Hydrogeology, UAE - Geology Department, Faculty of Science, United Arab Emirates University
1993, 1999Demonstrator of Geology to Lecturer of Hydrogeology, Egypt - Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University
1977, 1993Contact
zrizk@uof.ac.ae
+971504625707
Prof. Zeinelabidin Elsayed Ahmed Rizk
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Publications
- Rizk, Z.S., Garamoon, H.K., and Abu Sara, H.S., 2017, Hydrogeochemistry and microbiology of Wadi Al Bih limestone aquifer in northern United Arab Emirates: Journal of Research in Environmental and Earth Science, v. 3, no. 3, pp. 1-14.
- Rizk, Z.S., Garamoon, H.K., and Humaid, R.K., 2017, Impact of a paleochannel on hydrogeochemistry of a Quaternary aquifer: Case study from Umm Al Quwain area, United Arab Emirates: Journal of Research in Environmental and Earth Science, v. 3, no. 3, pp. 35-46.
- Rizk, Z.S., 2015, Why Wadi Ab Bih limestone is the most sustainable aquifer in the United Arab Emirates? International Journal of Sustainable Water and Environmental Systems, v. 7, no. 1, pp. 21-28.
- Rizk, Z.S., Garamoon, H.K., Al Matari, A.S., Khalil, A.S., Ebraheem, A.M., Application of Earth Resistivity, hydrogeochemistry and isotope hydrology methods for assessment of groundwater recharge in two drainage basins in northeastern United Arab Emirates, Journal of Applied Geology and Geophysics, v. 3, no. 3, pp. 1-13.
- Ebraheem, A.M., Garamoon, H.K., Rizk, Z.S., Al Matari, A.S., Al Mulla, M.M., 2015, Application of two-dimensional earth resistivity imaging for groundwater exploration and assessment of saltwater intrusion problem in Wadi Al Ruheib and Wadi Al Basserah drainage basins, northern United Arab Emirates, Journal of Applied Geology and Geophysics, v. 3, no. 6, pp. 34-45.
- Rizk, Z.S., 2014, Determining the sources of nitrate pollution of the Liwa Quaternary aquifer in the United Arab Emirates, Proceedings of the WSTA 11th Gulf Water Conference, Water in GCC: Towards Efficient Management, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, pp. 120-136