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Personal Information:
Name Abdullah Ahmed Al-Taher Date of Birth 13, April,1955
Place of Birth Al-Mubarraz Al_Hassa Marital Status Married, (6 Children)
Position Faculty member of Geography Dept. College of Arts, King Saud University (KSU)
Address P.O.Box: 2456 Riyadh 11451
Communication
KSU Office:+ 966 (01) 467-5370 Secretary +966 (01) 467-5365 Mobile: 0505 936753
Home: +966 (01) 4683829
E-mail: aataher @Ksu.edu.sa.
Experience:
1997 up to now Professor, Geography- King Saud University KSU
1993 Associate Professor, Geography - King Saud University KSU) 1/5/1988 Assistant Professor, Geography - King Saud University KSU) 1979-1988
1978-1979
Teacher Assistant in Geography Department, College of Education.
Teacher At the Ministry of Education.
Education and Training:
Education
7/12/1987 PhD, Geo-science College, Oklahoma University, Norman, IN USA Major: Bio-Geography and Soil
Minor: Agricultural climatology, Agro-Ecology.
PhD. Dissertation Title: Irrigation Efficiency and Production Energy Efficiency of Traditional And Modern Farms in the Al-Hassa Oasis.
26/6/1978 Bachelor of art ( with First Honor) – College Education KSU, Riyadh.
Major: Geography
Training
• Training course in Introduction to ArcGIS for ArcView and ArcInfo (1) and (2). December 2003.
Academic Activities:
Participation -Desert studies Seminar in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 21-23/11/1989, King Saud University, Riyadh.
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The First Geographical meeting prepared by the Saudi Geographical Society. King Saud University 1990.- The Fourth Geographical Symposium for Geography Departments in Saudi University, 1991.
- The first Egyptian-Hungarian Conference on Environment, St Catherine, Sinai, Egypt, April 5-7/1993.
- Desertification and land reclamation in Arab Gulf states, Arabian Gulf University,Bahrain, 22-25 /11/1993.
-The Fifth Geographical Symposium for Geography Departments in Saudi University, 1994.
-The Seventh Geographical Symposium for Geography Departments in Saudi University. 2002.
- IGU Brisbane Conference, Queensland University of Technology Brisbane, Australia, 3-7/July/2006.
- Fourth International Conference on Fog, Fog collection and Dew, City of La Serena, Chile. 22-27/July/2007
Research
Al-Taher, A.A.,(1989), Temperature and the cost of Extending Tomato's Production Season in the Air-Condition greenhouses in Al-Hassa Oasis, The Saudi Geographical Society, King Saud university-Riyadh,No.3.
Al-Taher, A.A.,(1989), Determination of Date Palm tree cultivation land and its water Requirement in Al-Hassa Oasis, Saudi Arabia. Kuwait Geographical Society,
University of Kuwait No.128, August.
Al-Taher, A.A., and Al-Saleh, M.A.,(1992), Irrigation Efficiency and groundwater Conservation in the Ad-Dawadimi ِArea, Saudi Arabia, Journal of king saud university, Vol. 4, of Arts(2).PP321-339. (In Arabic).
Al-Taher, A.A., (1992), Estimation of Potential Evapotranspiration in Al-Hassa Oasis, Saudi Arabia, GeoJouranal, March.
Al-Taher, A.A.,(1993),Factors controlling the morphology and productivity of Phoenix variety Khlas in Al-Hassa Oasis, Journal of king saud university, Vol. 5, Arts(2)PP631-664.
Al-Taher, A.A.,(1993), Irrigation Scheduling of main crops and water conservation in Al-Hassa Oasis, Saudi Arabia, research center in the college of Arts, King Saud University.
Al-Taher, A.A.,(1993), Effect of Date in the consumptive Use of Wheat In Najd Region, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Geographical Society, University of Kuwait No.159, August.
Al-Taher, A.A.,(1994), Drought and Human Adjustment in Saudi Arabia, GeoJouranal, 33.4 411-422.
Al-Taher, A.A.,(1994), Quality and Efficiency of irrigation water and its effect on the Agricultural land in Yabrin Oasis, Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Geographical Society, King Saud university-Riyadh,No.18.
Al-Taher, A.A.,(1996), The Possibility of Rainfed Agriculture in the South western Region of Saudi Arabia, Journal of king saud university, Vol. 8, Arts(1)PP 107-133.
Al-Taher, A.A.,(1997), Soil Characterstics of Sand Dunes and its Potential for Dry Farming in Al-Hassa Oasis, Saudi Arabia, The Saudi Geographical Society, King Saud university-Riyadh,No.28.
Al-Taher, A.A.,(1998), Estimation Of Monthly Evaporation in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Geographical Society, University of Kuwait No.213, August.
Al-Taher, A.A.,(1998), Agro-Ecological Assessment in Wadi Al-Miyah Saudi Arabia, The Saudi Geographical Society, King Saud university-Riyadh,No.33.
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Academic Advising and supervising:
• Supervising many of bachelors graduation projects (G491 and G492) in the Geography dept.
• Advising many Master degree students in the Geography dept.
• Joint supervising for Master degree thesis. 2000.
• External Examiner for Master degree thesis, Naif Arab University for Security Sciences. 6/2004.
Teaching
• GEO116 Bio-Geography
GEO 303
QuantitativeMethods in Geography
• GEO 518 Advance Methods in Geographical Analysis
• GEO 519 Problems in Field Research
• GEO 548 Special Course in Transportation and Communication
Activities:
Academic Societies and Committees:
• Member of Saudi Geography Society.
• Vice-President of Saudi Geography Society. 1997-1998.
• Head of student's affairs in Geography Dept. 1997-2000.
• Member of courses quota committee. 1998-2000.
• Head of Assistant Instructors committee. 2006- up to now.
• Member of preparing committee for the ninth symposium of geographical departments in Saudi universities. 27-29/3/2006.
• Head of public affairs and media in the ninth symposium of geographical departments in Saudi universities. 27-29/3/2006.
Academic Concentration:
• Transportation Studies related to passengers & frights.
• Public Transportation Research & Development.
• Quantitative Geography
• Statistical Modeling
• Travel and Tourist Studies.
• Surveying (Field Studies & data collections)
Other Interest & Activities:
1992 - 1993 • President of Saudi Student House at Bloomington, IN. USA
Updated: 28-8-2007
