Ahmed N. El-Barkooky is with Shell Egypt and is a lecturer of geology at Cairo University. He received his Ph.D. in Geology from Cairo University and has been engaged in teaching several courses in field geology, subsurface and petroleum geology, sedimentation and tectonics. In the meantime, he's been working for oil companies as a consultant of exploration stratigraphy and sedimentology. Ahmed has enjoyed more than 23 years of experience in both the academic and industrial fields. He was involved in exploration projects and special studies regarding basin architecture, tectonic control of facies, stratigraphic prediction, standardizing integrated stratigraphic tool kits and sequence stratigraphy. He carries out sedimentological research in various depositional environments (rift basins, fluvial facies, shallow and deep marine clastics). Ahmed El-Barkooky conducts geological field seminars and courses for both students of geology and professional geologists.
University of Cairo