POSITION

Head of Geological Studies Division

DEGREES

Ph.D. TU Bergakademie Freiberg / 2018

M.Sc. Baghdad University / 2009

B.Sc.  University of Salahaddin (Erbil) / 1992

SPECIALIZATION

Geochemistry

CAREER

He joined Iraqi GEOSURV in 1995, and worked on various geological projects in different parts of Iraq. his major fields of interest are geochemistry, hydrochemistry and environmental geology.

PUBLISHED RESEARCHES

• Sequential extraction analysis of U, Sr, V, Ni, Cr, B, and Mo in sediments from the Al-Batin Alluvial Fan, Southern Iraq
• Ma'ala K, So'od Q, Khames D, Jabo B,  Al-Saade N, Alkinani M (2007) laboratory assessment for utilization of neogen mudstones in manufacturing of building bricks. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining 3 (2): 1-15

• Alkinani M, Habib H (2015) Mineralogy of palygorskite-rich claystone in Gercus Formation, Dohuk Governorate, Northern Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining 11 (2): 75-91

• Alkinani M, Kanoua W, Merkel B (2016) Uranium in groundwater of the Al-Batin Alluvial Fan aquifer, south Iraq. Environ Earth Sci 75:869.

• Alkinani M and Merkel B (2017) Hydrochemical and isotopic investigation of groundwater of Al-Batin Alluvial Fan aquifer, Southern Iraq. Environ Earth Sci 76:301.

• Alkinani M, Merkel B (2018) Geochemistry of sediments of the Al‑Batin alluvial fan, Southern Iraq. Environ Earth Sci, 77:282. doi: org/10.1007/s12665-018-7461-z