Personal Information

 Associate Professor

Department of  Marine Physics

Faculty of Marine Sciences

Contact Information

Phone: 6400000 Ext. 64074

Email: aalbarakati@kau.edu.sa

Alaa M.A. Al-Barakati

 Associate Professor

Profile

Red Sea is my sea. As Oceanographer I believe that Red Sea deserves to be saved and conserved so that we and our future generations can enjoy its beauty. I am focusing my work in using numerical models to investigate the dispersion of different type of pollutions.

Education

  • 1988

    Bachelor degree from Marine PhysicsFaculty of Marine Scinces, Kign Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 1991

    Master degree from Physical OceanographySchool of Ocean Sciences, University of North Wales, Bangor, بريطانيا

  • 2000

    Doctorate degree from Environment DivisionChemical Engineering, UMIST, Manchester, بريطانيا

Employment

Research Interests

- Formation of a seasonal thermocline in the Red Sea.

- Application of two dimensions tidal model to Shoaiba Lagoon, Red Sea.
- Application of three dimensions hydrodynamic model to Sharm Obhur, Red Sea.

Scientific interests

Courses

Introduction to Physical Oceanography 221 MP
Thermohaline fine structure of the Oceans 324 MP
Dynamic of semi-enclosed seas and inland waters 325 MP
Coastal Oceanography 423 MP
Regional Oceanography 424 MP
Numerical Modeling in Oceanography 426 MP
Seminar 428 MP
Numerical Modeling in oceanography 721 MP

Areas of expertise