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Israa S. Abu-Mahfouz

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Israa S. Abu-Mahfouz

Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences, College of Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences, KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA

Biography

Dr. Israa S. Abu-Mahfouz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geosciences at the College of Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences (CPG), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. She is proud to be the first-ever female faculty member to join CPG-KFUPM. With a specialization in Structural Geology, Dr. Abu-Mahfouz brings a wealth of knowledge in the fields of fracture characterization and modeling, geomechanics, and fracture geochemistry in diverse reservoir settings, including naturally fractured reservoirs, unconventional hydrocarbon reservoirs, geothermal reservoirs, CO2 storage reservoirs, and geo-energy storage reservoirs.

Dr. Abu-Mahfouz holds a Ph.D. in Structural Geology from the University of Oxford (UK), as well as a B.S. degree in Geology & Environment and a M.S. degree in Applied Geology from the Hashemite University (Jordan). With over 15 years of experience, she has worked in various roles within the oil/gas industry, as well as in research and academia. Before joining KFUPM in late 2021, she held positions such as Senior Geoscientist at Shell, Postdoctoral Fellow at Oxford University, and Postdoc and Research Scientist at KAUST.

An active member of professional organizations such as AAPG, EAGE, ARMA, GSL, OUGG, and JGA, Dr. Abu-Mahfouz has also served as a chair, committee member, and organizer for numerous international conferences and workshops.

All sessions by Israa S. Abu-Mahfouz

  • Tuesday

    May 07
Panel Discussion: KAUST Memories and Perspectives of PSE and BESE Alumni
09:30 AM

locationBldg. 9 - Lecture Hall 2
Moderator: Cafer Yavuz

Nawaf M. Alghamdi

Research and Development Engineer, Saudi Aramco

Mram Alyami

Scientist, Oil and gas treatment,Research and Development center, Aramco

Israa S. Abu-Mahfouz

Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences, College of Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences, KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA

John Majoris

Assistant Professor of Marine Biology,Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (TAMUCC)

Vanessa Robitzch

Program Manager ,Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring

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