William_Shehata

Prof. William M Shehata

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Publications 10
Albums 3

Professional Information

Consultant - Self Employed

  • Geological Engineer

Academia-Professor

  • Engineering Geology Rock Mass Characterization Groundwater Pumping

  • PhD or Equivalent
    • Geological Engineering - Colorado School of Mines : 09/01/1965 - 09/01/1971

  • Nominated for Best Researcher Award King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, The Research Institute, 1991
  • Nominated for Best Researcher Award King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, The Research Institute, 1990
  • Certificate of Appreciation and Recognition King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Saudi Arabia, 1982
  • Post-doctoral fellowship, Colorado School of Mines, Golden and University of California, Berkeley Colorado School of Mines, 1972
  • Teaching fellowship, Colorado School of Mines Colorado School of Mines, 1971
  • Egyptian National Scholarship to study in USA Egyptian Nuclear Materials Corporation, 1970

  • Self Employed : ( 01/01/2006 - Present )
    • Consultant

    • Review technical reports in the fields of engineering geological mapping, geological hazards and environmental aspects originated from universities and research institutes from both Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
  • Saudi Geological Survey, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia : ( 01/01/2000 - 01/01/2006 )
    • Technical Expert and chairman of Geohazards and Engineering Geology Department

    • Writing proposal and supervising investigations in the fields of sit investigations, engineering geological mapping, volcanic hazards, slope stability analysis, earth subsidence, waste disposal, hazardous waste, and soil and water pollution.
  • King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Earth Sciences : ( 01/01/1991 - 01/01/2000 )
    • Professor

    • Teaching courses in rock engineering, site investigation, rocks in construction and engineering geology. Supervise Ph.D. and M.Sc. theses in the field of Engineering Geology.
  • U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia : ( 01/06/1997 - 01/06/1999 )
    • Volunteer

    • Assisted in projects in terrain analysis and classification using remote sensing and ENVI software.
  • King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, The Research Institute, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia : ( 01/01/1986 - 01/01/1991 )
    • Senior Research Scientist

    • Managed projects and lead tasks in several projects related to subsidence, sand control, groundwater, construction materials and geotechnical problems with sabkha and karst terrain.
  • King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Earth Sciences : ( 01/01/1979 - 01/01/1986 )
    • Associate Professor/Professor

    • Taught both graduate and undergraduate courses in the fields of engineering geology, rock mechanics and environmental geology. A
  • Nuclear Materials Corporation, Egypt : ( 01/01/1959 - 01/01/1979 )
    • Demonstrator/Assistant Professor/Associate Professor

    • Planned and studied the economic uses of the black sand deposits along the Mediterranean Sea coast in addition to other research assignments. Wrote drilling and    sampling specifications and supervised Sidi Kreir nuclear power plant site investigation activities. Investigated few other potential sites along the Mediterranean Sea, at Inshas and other locations. During the period 1965-1971, I was in a deputational leave from the Nuclear Materials Corporation to attend Colorado School of Mines in a Ph.D. program.
      During the years 1970 and 1971 I attended a post-doctoral program at Colorado School of Mines and University of California at Berkeley.

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English High High High

  • Hydrogeology of Al-Lith Sabkha, Saudi Arabia
    Journal Article published 2003 Jan in Journal of Asian Earth Sciences volume 21 issue 4 on pages 423 to 429
    Authors: Abdullah A. Sabtan, William M. Shehata
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1367-9120(02)00045-7
  • Problematic sabkha - a potential source of fresh water
    Journal Article published 2002 May 1 in Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment volume 61 issue 2 on pages 153 to 159
    Authors: Sabtan A., Shehata W.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100640100133
  • Assessment of the industrial utilization of scoria materials in central Harrat Rahat, Saudi Arabia
    Journal Article published 2000 Jul in Engineering Geology volume 57 issue 3-4 on pages 155 to 162
    Authors: M.R Moufti, A.A Sabtan, O.R El-Mahdy, W.M Shehata
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0013-7952(00)00024-7
  • Evaluation of engineering properties of scoria in central Harrat Rahat, Saudi Arabia
    Journal Article published 2000 Dec 5 in Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment volume 59 issue 3 on pages 219 to 225
    Authors: A. A. Sabtan, W. M. Shehata
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100640000061
  • Preliminary Geologic and Engineering Assessment of the Pyroclastic Deposits in the Central Part of Harrat Rahat
    Journal Article published 1999 in Journal of King Abdulaziz University-Earth Sciences volume 11 issue 1 on pages 59 to 88
    Authors: M. MOUFTI, A. SABTAN, O. EL-MAHDY, W. SHEHATA
    http://dx.doi.org/10.4197/ear.11-1.4


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Hydrogeology of Al-Lith Sabkha, Saudi Arabia
Journal Article published 2003 Jan in Journal of Asian Earth Sciences volume 21 issue 4 on pages 423 to 429
Authors: Abdullah A. Sabtan, William M. Shehata
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1367-9120(02)00045-7
Problematic sabkha - a potential source of fresh water
Journal Article published 2002 May 1 in Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment volume 61 issue 2 on pages 153 to 159
Authors: Sabtan A., Shehata W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100640100133
Assessment of the industrial utilization of scoria materials in central Harrat Rahat, Saudi Arabia
Journal Article published 2000 Jul in Engineering Geology volume 57 issue 3-4 on pages 155 to 162
Authors: M.R Moufti, A.A Sabtan, O.R El-Mahdy, W.M Shehata
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0013-7952(00)00024-7
Evaluation of engineering properties of scoria in central Harrat Rahat, Saudi Arabia
Journal Article published 2000 Dec 5 in Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment volume 59 issue 3 on pages 219 to 225
Authors: A. A. Sabtan, W. M. Shehata
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100640000061
Preliminary Geologic and Engineering Assessment of the Pyroclastic Deposits in the Central Part of Harrat Rahat
Journal Article published 1999 in Journal of King Abdulaziz University-Earth Sciences volume 11 issue 1 on pages 59 to 88
Authors: M. MOUFTI, A. SABTAN, O. EL-MAHDY, W. SHEHATA
http://dx.doi.org/10.4197/ear.11-1.4
A Study on Sand Dune Forms Southeast of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Journal Article published 1998 in Journal of King Abdulaziz University-Earth Sciences volume 10 issue 1 on pages 91 to 103
Authors: W. SHEHATA, A. SABTAN, M. GHAZAL
http://dx.doi.org/10.4197/ear.10-1.6
Effects of microfissures on the engineering properties of the marble at Wadi Lisb, Saudi Arabia
Journal Article published 1995 Oct in Bulletin of the International Association of Engineering Geology volume 52 issue 1 on pages 33 to 37
Authors: K. Al-Lahyani, W. M. Shehata, A. A. Sabtan
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02602679
Mackintosh probe as an exploration tool
Journal Article published 1994 Oct in Bulletin of the International Association of Engineering Geology volume 50 issue 1 on pages 89 to 94
Authors: A. A. Sabtan, W. M. Shehata
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02594960
Preconstruction solution for Groundwater rise in Sabkha
Journal Article published 1993 Apr in Bulletin of the International Association of Engineering Geology volume 47 issue 1 on pages 145 to 150
Authors: William Shehata, Hani Lotfi
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02639603
Principal Geological Hazards Along the Arabian Gulf Coast
Journal Article published 1990 in Journal of King Abdulaziz University-Earth Sciences volume 3 issue 1 on pages 289 to 302
Authors: W. SHEHATA, T. BADER, Z. HARARI
http://dx.doi.org/10.4197/ear.3-1.24
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