CURRICULUM VITAE
KHALID M. ALHARBI
PERSONAL DATA
Date of Birth: March 31, 1968 Place of Birth: Makkah, Saudi Arabia
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Geography; December 2001;Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809.
M.A. Geography, January 1995; Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, P.O Box 715. GPA: 3.95 of 4.00
B.A. Geography, August 1990; Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, P.O Box 715. GPA: 3.80 of 4.00
AWARDS AND HONORS
- M.A. thesis was chosen by the government of Saudi Arabia as one of the top 1000 doctoral and master theses, 1999
- A Scholarship from Saudi government to study for a Ph.D. in geography at Indiana State University, 1998.
- Rashed Ibn Humead award for culture and sciences, 1995, United Arab Emirates
- Ranked 1st of all Geography students during M.A work, 1995
- Scientific Research Medal from King Fahad University, Saudi Arabia, 1994
- Rashed Ibn Humead award for culture and sciences, 1993 United Arab Emirates
- Ranked 1st of all Geography students during B.A work, 1990
- Ranked 7th of all High School students in the Western area of Saudi Arabia, 1986
- Ranked 1st of all High School students in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, 1986
EXPERIENCE
Lecturer, September 1995- April 1998, Tabouk Teachers College, Tabouk, Saudi Arabia, P.O Box1144. Taught 16 hours of class a week to freshman students in geography, planned field trips, wrote and gave examinations and assessments for classes.
COMPUTER SKILLS
PAPERS/PUBLICATION
The Optimal use of Physical Resource, Newspaper Article Okaz, Saudi Arabia, 1998.
Water Resources in Al Lith Area, Saudi Arabia: Applied Study in Physical Geography, Master Thesis, 1995.
Industrial Pollution in Arabian Gulf Countries, Rashed Ibn Humead Prize, Unpublished Research, 1995.
Oil Pollution in Arabian Gulf, Arabian Gulf Universities Competition, Unpublished Research, 1994.
Computer: Technology&Trends, Rashed Ibn Humead Prize, Unpublished Research, 1993.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Saudi Geographical Society, 1993- present
Association of American Geographers, 2000
TEACHING INTERESTS
Physical Environment
Biogeography
Conservation of Natural Resources
Remote Sensing
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Satellite Remote Sensing applications of Rangeland environment.
GIS application in Biogeographic Studies.
Conservation of Natural Resources Planing & Strategies.