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Abdelaziz Lotfy Abdeldayem

Paleomagnetist
Professor of Geophysics
Geology Department
Faculty of Science
Tanta University
Tanta 31527
EGYPT

Fax: +20-40-3350804
Email: aldayem@yahoo.com
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Measuring NRM for some Egyptian rocks during a long-term
research visit (1997-2000) to the Paleomagnetic Laboratory,
Geological Survey of Japan
 

QUALIFICATIONS:
    - B.Sc. in Geology, Tanta University, Egypt, 1982
    - M.Sc. in Geophysics, Tanta University, Egypt, 1987
    - Ph.D. in Geophysics, Tanta University, Egypt, 1992

OCCUPATIONS:
    - Demonstrator of Geology and Geophysics, Tanta University, Egypt (1982-1987)
    - Assistant Lecturer of Geophysics, Tanta University, Egypt (1987-1989)
    - Demonstrator of Geology, University of Plymouth, England (1990-1992)
    - Research Assistant, University of Plymouth, England (1993-1994).
    - Lecturer of Geophysics, Tanta University, Egypt (1992-1999)
    - Assistant Professor of Geophysics, Tanta University, Egypt (1999-Present)
    - Professor of Geophysics, Tanta University, Egypt (September, 2004)

RESEARCH GRANTS
   - Channel System Ph.D. Grant to University of Plymouth, England (1989-1992)
   - Post-Doc. Research Visit, University of Plymouth, England (1993-1994)
   - STA Fellowship, Geological Survey of Japan, Japan (1997-1998)
   - JSPS Fellowship, Institute of Geoscience, Tsukuba University, Japan (1998-2000)
   - Research Visitor, Tsukuba University, Japan (August-Sept., 2001)
   - Fortum Petroleum workshop “Global Wrench Tectonics “, Oslo, May, 2001.
   - JSPS Fellowship, Geological Survey of Japan (May-August, 2002)
   - Research Visitor, University of Rennes, France (June-July, 2003)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Liu, B., Saito, Y., Yamazaki, T., Abdeldayem, A., Oda, H., Hori, K., and Zhao, Q., 2005. Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility (AMS) Characteristics of Tide-Influenced Sediments in the Late Pleistocene-Holocene Changjiang Incised-Valley Fill, China. Journal of Coastal Research, 21, in press.

Abdeldayem, A.L., Ikehara, K. and Yamazaki, T., 2004. Flow path of the 1993 Hokkaido Nansei-oki earthquake seismoturbidite, southern margin of the Japan Sea north basin, inferred from anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility Geophys. J. International, 157, 15-25.

Abdeldayem, A.L., 2004. Magnetic fabric assessment of the remagnetized Early Paleozoic sandstones, south Sinai, Egypt. Proc. 3rd International Symposium Geophysics, Tanta, Egypt, 154-165.

Yamazaki, T., Abdeldayem, A.L., and Ikehara, K., 2003. Rock-magnetic changes with reduction diagenesis in Japan Sea surface sediments and preservation of geomagnetic secular variation in inclination during the last 30,000 years. Earth Planets Space, 55, 327-340.

Abdeldayem, A.L., 2003. Paleomagnetic dating of the Gebel el-Zeit Paleozoic sandstone, SW Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Geol. Soc. Egypt, 47/1, 361-375.

Abou-Deeb, J.M., Tarling, D.H., and Abdeldayem, A.L., 2002. Preliminary palaeomagnetic stratigraphy of the Tertiary Yemen volcanics. Geof’sica Internacional, 41, 37-47.

Abdeldayem, A.L., 2002. Pervasive remagnetization in the Early Paleozoic sandstone in east central Sinai, Egypt. Mid. East.  Cent. Ain Shams Univ., 16, 77-88.

Abdel-Wahed, M. and Abdeldayem, A.L., 2002. Evolution of Ras Barud gneisses, south northern Eastern Desert, Egypt; a magnetostructural study. Proc. 6th International Conf. Geology Arab World, Cairo, 311-326.

Liu, B., Saito, Y., Yamazaki, T., Abdeldayem, A.L., Oda, H., Hori, K., and Zhao, Q., 2001. Paleocurrent analysis for the Late Pleistocene-Holocene incised-valley fill of the Yangtze delta, China, by using anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility data. Marine Geology, 176, 175-189.

Abdeldayem, A.L.. and Nabawy, B.S., 2000. Paleomagnetism and magnetic fabric of Egyptian sedimentary rocks: a review. In: Sedimentary Geology of Egypt, Applications and Economics. Book of the Century, Part 1 (Soliman, S.M., ed.), 151-165.

Abdeldayem, A.L., 1999, Palaeomagnetism of some Cenozoic sediments, Cairo-Fayum area, Egypt. Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., 110, 71-82.

Abdeldayem, A.L.. and Nabawy, B.S., 1999, Tertiary sedimentary rocks, Fayum, Egypt: Magnetic fabric and paleomagnetic study. Sedimentology of Egypt, 7, 185-196.

Abou-Deeb, J.M., Otaki, M.M. Tarling, D.H. and Abdeldayem, A.L., 1999. A palaeomagnetic study of Syrian volcanic rocks of Miocene to Holocene Age. Geofisica Intern., 38, 17-26.

Kafafy, A.M. and Abdeldayem, A.L. 1997. Palaeomagnetism of some Upper Cretaceous rocks, SW Sinai, Egypt. Ann. Geol. Surv. Egypt, 20, 747-767.

Abdeldayem, A.L., El Awady, M.M., El-Sayed, A.A. and Salah, M.K., 1997. Enhanced magnetic fabric of some Upper Cretaceous sedimentary rocks, Southwest Sinai, Egypt. E. G. S. Proc. of the 15th Ann. Meet., 201-224.

Abdeldayem, A.L. and Tarling, D.H. 1996. Palaeomagnetism of some Tertiary sedimentary rocks, southwest Sinai, Egypt, in the tectonic framework of the S.E. Mediterranean. In: Morris, A. & Tarling, D.H. (eds). Palaeomagnetism and Tectonics of the Mediterranean Region. Geol. Soceity Special Publ. (London) No. 105, 333- 343.

Abdeldayem, A.L. 1996. Palaeomagnetism of some Miocene sedimentary rocks, Qattara Depression, Western Desert, Egypt. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 22, 525-533.

Tarling, D.H. and Abdeldayem, A.L. 1996. Palaeomagnetic pole errors and a "small circle" assessment of the Gondwanan polar wander path. Geophys. J. International, 125, 115-122.

Abdeldayem, A.L., Kafafy, A.M. and Tarling, D.H. 1994. Palaeomagnetic studies of some Palaeozoic sediments, southwest Sinai, Egypt. Tectonphysics, 234, 217-225.

Rapalini, A.E., Abdeldayem, A.L., and Tarling, D.H., 1993. Intracontinental movements in Western Gondwanaland: a palaeomagnetic test. Tectonophys., 220, 127-139.

Kafafy, A. and Abdeldayem, A.L. 1993. Palaeomagnetism of some Syrian Arcs in North Sinai and Eastern Desert, Egypt; tectonic implications. Acta Mineralogica- Petrographica Szeged, 34, 79-98.

Abdeldayem, A.L. 1993. Contributor to: "The Magnetic Anisotropy of Rocks". (Tarling, D.H. and Hrouda, F. eds), Chapman & Hall, 217p.

Abdeldayem, A.L., Tarling, D.H., Marton, P., Nardi, G. and Pierattini, D. 1992. Archaeomagnetic study of some kilns and burnt walls in Selinunate archaeological township, Sicily. Science Technol. Culture Heritage, I, 129-141.

Marton, P., Abdeldayem, A.L., Tarling, D.H., Nardi, G. and Pierattini, D. 1992. Archaeomagnetic study of two kilns at Segesta, Sicily. Science Technol. Culture Heritage, I, 123-127.
 

RECENT ABSTRACTS
Tarling, D.H., Evans, M.E., Kafafy, A.M., and Abdeldayem, A.L., 2003. Directional archaeomagnetic observations from Egypt. Abstract, EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly, Nice, France, Geophysical Research, 5, p. 3970.

Yamazaki, T., and Abdeldayem, A.L., 2002. Rock magnetic changes with reduction diagnensis observed in Japan Sea surface sediments. Extended Abstract for the International Symposium on Fundamental Rock Magnetism and Environmental applications, Erice, Italy, quadorni de geofisica, 26, 191-192.

Anma, R., Ferre, E., Abdeldayem, A.L., and Sakamoto, H., 2002. Granite intrusion in island arc setting: constraints from AMS and rock fabrics on the Yakushima pluton, SW Japan. GSA Ann. Meet., Denver, Colorado, USA, p. 53.

Oda, H., Abdeldayem, A.L., 1999. Effects of alternating field demagnetization on anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility - A case study on marine sediments. IUUGG99, Birmingham.

Abdeldayem, A.L. Yamazaki, T. and Ikehara, K. 1998. Magnetic susceptibility anisotropy and remanence of some deep-sea sediments of the Tokai basin. SGEPSS, Tokyo.

Oda, H., Abdeldayem, A.L., Tanahashi, M., Tokuhashi, S., Nakasone, T. and Nishimura, A. 1998. Paleomagnetic, Rock Magnetic and Magnetic Fabric Records from Antactic Sea west of Antarctic Peninsula. SGEPSS, Tokyo.

Abdeldayem, A.L. Yamazaki, T. and Ikehara, K. 1997. Magnetic fabric of some sediments from Central Shiribeshi Trough. SGEPSS, Hokkaido, C22-06.

Abdeldayem, A.L., Hrouda, F., Jelinek, V. and Tarling, D.H. 1994. Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility and petrofabric parameters. The JAG Newsletter, 5, 26.

Abdeldayem, A.L. and Tarling, D.H. 1994. Palaeomagnetism of some Miocene sedimentary rocks, Western Desert, Egypt. The JAG Newsletter, 5, 33.

Tarling, D.H. and Abdeldayem, A.L. 1994. A revised Gondwanan polar wander path. The JAG Newsletter, 5, 33.

Abdeldayem, A.L. and Tarling, D.H. 1994. Palaeomagnetism of some Tertiary sedimentary rocks,  southwest Sinai, Egypt, in the tectonic framework of the S.E. Mediterranean. Palaeomagnetism and Tectonics of the Mediterranean Region. Geol. Soc. London.

Abdeldayem, A.L. and Tarling, D.H. 1993. Lower Palaeozoic palaeomagnetic results from Sinai, Egypt. J.A.G. Newsletter, p. 23. UKGA17.

Kafafy, A.M., Abdeldayem, A.L. and Tarling, D.H. 1993. Palaeomagnetic studies of some Palaeozoic sediments, SW Sinai, Egypt. Internat. Assoc. Geomagn. Aeronomy, B, 166.

Rapalini, A.E., Abdeldayem, A.L. and Tarling, D.H. 1993. Palaeomagnetic evidence of intracontinental deformation in Africa during Western Gondwanaland breakup. Internat. Assoc. Geomagn. Aeronomy, B, 167.

Abdeldayem, A.L. and Tarling, D.H. 1992. Some problems on low field anisotropy studies of very low susceptibility rocks. Ann. Geophys. Supplm., 10, 17. UKGA16.

Tarling, D.H. and Abdeldayem, A.L. 1991. Mixed sign susceptibility in studies of low field magnetic  anisotropy. Geophys. J. Int., 104, 706. UKGA15.
 

                                                                                                                            (Last updated: 27 November, 2004)