Prof. Ashraf M. T. Elewa |
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Minia University Science Geology Micropaleontology & Paleoecology ProfessorAppointed: 2005 |  |
Mailing AddressGeology Department Faculty of Science Minia University Minia Egypt | Contact Information |
Qualifications
Ph.D., Minia University, 1994.
Expertise and Research Interests
1. Paleoecology, biostratigraphy, paleobiogeography, and evolution by means of Ostracoda and foraminifera (Cretaceous to Miocene) with the aid of the Multivariate Data Analyses (correspondence analysis, principal coordinate analysis, principal component analysis, canonical correlation analysis, canonical variate analysis, cluster analysis, discriminant analysis, multiple regression analysis, MANOVA, etc.)
2. Traditional and geometric morphometrics with the aid of different techniques like canonical variate analysis, principal warps and thin plate splines, eigenshape analysis, Fourier analysis, and others
3. Systematics and the evolutionary trends in Ostracod
4. Predation by drills on Ostracoda
5. Mass extinction
2. Traditional and geometric morphometrics with the aid of different techniques like canonical variate analysis, principal warps and thin plate splines, eigenshape analysis, Fourier analysis, and others
3. Systematics and the evolutionary trends in Ostracod
4. Predation by drills on Ostracoda
5. Mass extinction
Other Expertise
Teaching Interests:
1. Paleontology
2. Paleoecology
3. Quantitative paleoecology
4. Multivariate morphometrics
5. Geometric morphometrics
6. Multidimensional paleobiology
7. Stratigraphy
8. Geology of Egypt
9. Statistics and data analysis in geology
10. Historical geology
11. Polymorphism in organisms
12. Migration, dispersion and adaptability of organisms
13. Relations between species to each other
14. History, origins, and causes of mass extinctions
Acting Editor in Chief (Journal of Geology and Mining Research, Academic Journals).
Director of the Impact Assessment Unit of Minia University
- Correspondent in Egypt for the CYPRIS (Newsletter for Ostracodologists) (sponsored by IRGO)
- Previous Vice president of the ISEMMM (Internat. Soc. Envi. Micropaleont., Microbiol., Meiobenthol.)
- Associate Editor for the Palaeontologia Electronica, Texas A & M University, USA (sponsored by Coquina Press)
- Translator (English/Arabic) for the Palaeontologia Electronica, Texas A& M University, USA (sponsored by Coquina Press)
- Editing four books for Springer (Heidelberg and New York).
- Refereeing one article on the ostracode carnivory through time for the book titled "Predation in organisms: A distinct phenomenon" by Ashraf M. T. Elewa (ed.), Springer-Verlag Publishers, Heidelberg, Germany, November 2006 (copyright 2007)
- Reviewing one proposal for collaborative research project submitted to obtain a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) of USA, September 2006
- Refereeing one article on the ostracode migration for the book titled "Migration of organisms: Climate, Geography, Ecology" by Ashraf M. T. Elewa (ed.), Springer-Verlag Publishers, Heidelberg, Germany, August 2005
- Refereeing two articles on morphometric analyses of some crustaceans from NW Mexico and the Mediterranean (Spain), for the book titled "Morphometrics-Applications in Biology and Paleontology" by Ashraf M. T. Elewa (ed.), Springer-Verlag Publishers, Heidelberg, Germany, May 2004
- Refereeing one article on the Eocene ostracodes of southwestern Japan, for the Paleontological Research (Journal of the Palaeontological Society of Japan)
- Reviewer for the Egyptian Paleontological Society
- Reviewer for the journal "Micropaleontology", USA
1. Paleontology
2. Paleoecology
3. Quantitative paleoecology
4. Multivariate morphometrics
5. Geometric morphometrics
6. Multidimensional paleobiology
7. Stratigraphy
8. Geology of Egypt
9. Statistics and data analysis in geology
10. Historical geology
11. Polymorphism in organisms
12. Migration, dispersion and adaptability of organisms
13. Relations between species to each other
14. History, origins, and causes of mass extinctions
Acting Editor in Chief (Journal of Geology and Mining Research, Academic Journals).
Director of the Impact Assessment Unit of Minia University
- Correspondent in Egypt for the CYPRIS (Newsletter for Ostracodologists) (sponsored by IRGO)
- Previous Vice president of the ISEMMM (Internat. Soc. Envi. Micropaleont., Microbiol., Meiobenthol.)
- Associate Editor for the Palaeontologia Electronica, Texas A & M University, USA (sponsored by Coquina Press)
- Translator (English/Arabic) for the Palaeontologia Electronica, Texas A& M University, USA (sponsored by Coquina Press)
- Editing four books for Springer (Heidelberg and New York).
- Refereeing one article on the ostracode carnivory through time for the book titled "Predation in organisms: A distinct phenomenon" by Ashraf M. T. Elewa (ed.), Springer-Verlag Publishers, Heidelberg, Germany, November 2006 (copyright 2007)
- Reviewing one proposal for collaborative research project submitted to obtain a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) of USA, September 2006
- Refereeing one article on the ostracode migration for the book titled "Migration of organisms: Climate, Geography, Ecology" by Ashraf M. T. Elewa (ed.), Springer-Verlag Publishers, Heidelberg, Germany, August 2005
- Refereeing two articles on morphometric analyses of some crustaceans from NW Mexico and the Mediterranean (Spain), for the book titled "Morphometrics-Applications in Biology and Paleontology" by Ashraf M. T. Elewa (ed.), Springer-Verlag Publishers, Heidelberg, Germany, May 2004
- Refereeing one article on the Eocene ostracodes of southwestern Japan, for the Paleontological Research (Journal of the Palaeontological Society of Japan)
- Reviewer for the Egyptian Paleontological Society
- Reviewer for the journal "Micropaleontology", USA
Future Research
- Biostratigraphical and paleoenvironmental studies of Late Cretaceous-Early Paleogene successions from different localities of Egypt
- Lower Cretaceous ostracods of Tunisia.
- Lower Cretaceous ostracods of Tunisia.
Keywords
COS Keywords:
Applied Statistics, Biostratigraphy, Evolution, Geology, Paleoecology, Paleontology, Stratigraphy, Systematics.Additional Terms:
Geometric Morphometrics, Micropaleontology, Multivariate Data Analyses, Paleoenvironment, Traditional Morphometrics.Languages
(Reading, Writing, Speaking)
Arabic, Egyptian: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)
English: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)
French: (Functional, Basic, None)
Japanese: (Basic, None, Basic)
German: (Basic, None, None)
Memberships
Egyptian Geological Society
Egyptian Paleontological Society
International Research Group on Ostracoda
MORPHMET
Morphometrics Forum
OSTRACON
PAST Users List
Honors and Awards
1992-1994,
Channel System (for Ph.D.),
Egyptian Government,
Ministry of High Education,
Geology, Micropaleontology and Paleoenvironments
Marquis Who's Who,
Marquis Who's Who LLC
Tohoku University, Japan,
Tohoku University
Previous Positions
2000-2005, Associate Professor,
Minia University,
Science,
Geology
1994-2000, Assistant Professor (Lecturer),
Minia University,
Science,
Geology
1989-1994, Assistant Lecturer,
Minia University,
Science,
Geology
1984-1989, Demonstrator,
Minia University,
Science,
Geology
Publications
- Elewa A. M. T., Joseph R. (2009) The History, Origins and Causes of Mass Extinctions, Journal of Cosmology, 2, 201-220
- Elewa A. M. T. (2009) Thoughts in Geobiology, Journal of Geology and Mining Research, 1 (8), 2
- Elewa A. M. T. (2009) Medical geology and mining hazards in Africa, Journal of Geology and Mining Research, 1 (7), 2
- Elewa A. M. T. (2009) Criticism in scientific research, Journal of Geology and Mining Research, 1 (6), 2
- Elewa, A. M. T. (2008) Current mass extinction, In A. M. T. Elewa (ed), Mass Extinction, Heidelberg, Germany, Springer-Verlag (bookchapter)
- Elewa, A. M. T., Dakrory, A. M. (2008) Patterns and causes of mass extinction at the K/Pg boundary: Planktonic foraminifera from the North African Plate, In A. M. T. Elewa (ed), Mass Extinction, Heidelberg, Germany, Springer-Verlag (bookchapter)
- Elewa, A. M. T., Dakrory, A. M. (2008) Causes of mass extinction at the K/Pg boundary: A case study from the North African Plate, In A. M. T. Elewa (ed), Mass Extinction, Heidelberg, Germany, Springer-Verlag (bookchapter)
- Elewa, A. M. T. (2008) K-Pg mass extinction, In A. M. T. Elewa (ed), Mass Extinction, Heidelberg, Germany, Springer-Verlag Publishers (bookchapter)
- Elewa, A. M. T. (2008) Late Triassic mass extinction, Mass Extinction, Heidelberg, Germany, Springer-Verlag Publishers (bookchapter)
- Elewa, A. M. T. (2008) Late Permian mass extinction, Mass Extinction, Heidelberg, Germany, Springer-Verlag Publishers (bookchapter)
- Elewa, A. M. T. (2008) Late Devonia mass extinction, Mass Extinction, Heidelberg, Germany, Springer-Verlag Publishers (bookchapter)
- Elewa, A. M. T. (2008) Late Ordovician mass extinction, Mass Extinction, Heidelberg, Germany, Springer-Verlag Publishers (bookchapter)
- Elewa, A. M. T. (2008) Mass extinction - a general view, Mass Extinction, Heidelberg, Germany, Springer-Verlag Publishers, 1-6 pages (bookchapter)
- Elewa, A. M. T. (2007) A Powerful Electronic Journal in the New Millennium, Palaeontologia Electronica, 10 (1; 2A), 2 pp
- Elewa, A. M. T. (2006) Predation on Miocene ostracods of Wadi Um Ashtan, Mersa Matruh, Western Desert, Egypt, Predation in Organisms - A Distinct Phenomenon, 1st edition, Heidelberg, Germany, Springer-Verlag, 27-38 pages (bookchapter)
- Elewa, A. M. T. (2006) Predation due to changes in environment: Ostracod provinciality at the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum in North and West Africa and the Middle East, Predation in Organisms - A Distinct Phenomenon, 1st edition, Heidelberg, Germany, Springer-Verlag, 7-26 pages (bookchapter)
- Elewa, A. M. T. (2006) An introduction to predation in organisms, In A. M. T. Elewa (ed), Predation in Organisms - A Distinct Phenomenon, 1st edition, Heidelberg, Germany, Springer-Verlag, 1-6 pages (bookchapter)
- Elewa, A. M. T, Morphological Variability and Adaptability in Egyptian Eocene Ostracod Species Paracosta Mokattamensis (Bassiouni) From the Eocene of Egypt, In Elewa A. M. T. (ed.): Migration in Organisms: Climate, Geography, Ecology, Heidelberg, Germany, Springer-Verlag Publishers, Aug 2005
- Elewa, A. M. T, Paleoecology and Paleogeography of Eocene Ostracod Faunas From the Nile Valley Between Minia and Maghagha, Upper Egypt, In Elewa A. M. T. (ed.): Migration in Organisms: Climate, Geography, Ecology. Springer-Verlag Publishers, Heidelberg, Germany, Aug 2005
- Elewa, A. M. T. (2005) Introduction, Migration in Organisms: Climate, Geography, Ecology, 1st edition, Heidelberg, Germany, Springer-Verlag, 1-6 pages (bookchapter)
- Elewa A. M. T., Reply to the Review By M. Signore on My Book Titled: Morphometrics-Applications in Biology and Paleontology, Netherlands, PalArch.nl, Jul 2005
- Elewa, A. M. T., Dakrory, A. M., Omar, A, Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy and Paleoecology of the Late Cretaceous-Early Paleogene Succession At Safaga Area, Eastern Desert, Egypt, Bull. Fac. Sci. Assiut Univ., Egypt, 33(2), 15-68, 31 Dec 2004
- Elewa, A. M. T, Quantitative analysis and palaeoecology of Eocene Ostracoda and benthonic foraminifera from Gebel Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt, Palaeogeogr., Palaeoclimat., Palaeoecol., Elsevier, The Netherlands, 211(3-4), 309-323, September 2004
- Elewa, A. M. T. & Morsi, A. A, Palaeobiotope analysis and palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of the Paleocene-early Eocene ostracodes from east-central Sinai, Egypt, In: Beaudoin, A. B. & Head, M. J. (eds.): The Palynology and Micropalaeontology of Boundries. The Geological Society, London, 293-308, September 2004
- Elewa, A. M. T, Application of geometric morphometrics to the study of shape polymorphism in Eocene ostracodes from Egypt and Spain. In: Elewa A. M. T. (ed.): Morphometrics-Applications in Biology and Paleontology, Springer-Verlag, 7-28, May 2004
- Elewa, A. M. T. (2004) Introduction, Morphometrics-Applications in Biology and Paleontology, 1st edition, Heidelberg, Germany, Springer-Verlag, 1-6 pages (bookchapter)
- Elewa, A. M. T, Morphometric studies on three ostracod species of the genus Digmocythere Mandelstam from the middle Eocene of Egypt, Palaeontologia Electronica, 6(2), 11, 19 Dec 2003
- Elewa, A. M. T, Paleobiogeography of Maastrichtian to Early Eocene Ostracoda of North and West Africa and the Middle East, Micropaleontology, USA, 48(4), 391-398, December 2002
- Elewa, A. M. T, Microevolution applied to Ostracoda biostratigraphy: The middle Cretaceous to middle Eocene ostracods of Egypt (with a special reference to the genus Paracosta Siddiqui), N. Jb. Geol. Paläont. Abh., Stuttgart, 226(3), 289-318, December 2002
- Reyment, R. A. & Elewa, A. M. T, Predation by drills on Ostracoda. In Patricia H. Kelley, Michal Kowalewski & Thor A. Hansen (eds.): Predator-Prey Interactions In The Fossil Record, Kluwer Academic, 4, 93-111, December 2002
- Reyment, R. A. & Elewa, A. M. T, Size and shape variation in Egyptian Eocene Loxoconcha (Ostracoda) studied by morphometric methods (a methodological study). In H. Thiergärtner (ed.): Mathematical methods and data bank application in, Math. Geol., Germany, 6, 3-14, Aug 2002
- Elewa, A. M. T., Luger, P. & Bassiouni, M. A, The Middle Eocene ostracods of Northern Somalia (Paleoenvironmental approach), Rev. Micropaleont, 44(4), 279-289, 2001
- Bassiouni, M. A. & Elewa, A. M. T, Miocene ostracods of the Mediterranean: A first record from south Wadi Um Ashtan, Mersa Matruh, Western Desert, Egypt, N. Jb. Geol. Paläont. Mh., Stuttgart, 8, 449-466, 2000
- Bassiouni, M. A. & Elewa, A. M. T, Studies on some important ostracod groups from the Paleogene of Egypt, Geosound, Adana, Turkey, 35, 13-27, 1999
- Elewa, A. M. T, The use of allochthonus microfossils in determining palaeoenvironments: A case study using Middle Eocene ostracods from Wadi El Rayan, Fayoum, Egypt, Bull. Fac. Sci. Assiut Univ., Egypt, 28(2), 33-52, 1999
- Elewa, A. M. T., Bassiouni, M. A. & Luger, P, Multivariate data analysis as a tool for reconstructing paleoenvironments: The Maastrichtian to Early Eocene Ostracoda of southern Egypt, Bull. Fac. Sci. Minia Univ., Egypt, 12(2), 1-20, 1999
- Elewa, A. M. T, Ostracod assemblages at the lower/middle Eocene boundary in the Nile Valley, Egypt, N. Jb. Geol. Paläont. Abh., Stuttgart, 210(1), 1-17, 1998
- Elewa, A. M. T, Fourier Biometrics: A case study on two species of the ostracode genus Bairdoppilata from the middle Eocene of Egypt, N. Jb. Geol. Paläont. Mh., Stuttgart, 1998(4), 203-211, 1998
- Elewa, A. M. T., Omar, A. A. & Dakrory, A. M, Biostratigraphical and palaeoenvironmental studies on some Eocene ostracods and foraminifers from the Fayoum depression, Western Desert, Egypt, Egyptian J. Geol., Egypt, 42(2), 439-469, 1998
- Elewa, A. M. T, Ostracode assemblages from the middle Eocene of the western bank of the Nile Valley between Samalut and Beni Mazar, Upper Egypt, N. Jb. Geol. Paläont. Abh., Stuttgart, 204(3), 353-378, 1997
- Elewa, A. M. T., Ishizaki, K. & Nishi, H, Ostracoda from the El Sheikh Fadl-Ras Gharib stretch, the Eastern Desert, Egypt -With reference to distinguishing sedimentary environments-. In J. Riha (ed.), Ostracoda and Biostratigraphy, A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam, 203-213, 1995
- Nishi, H., Elewa, A. M. T. & Ishizaki, K, Planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of upper Paleocene to middle Eocene sequences in the Eastern Desert area, Egypt, Trans. Proc. Palaeont. Soc. Japan, 175, 521-552, 1994
- Elewa, A. M. T. & Ishizaki, K, Ostracodes from Eocene rocks of the El Sheikh Fadl-Ras Gharib stretch, the Eastern Desert, Egypt (Biostratigraphy and paleoenvironments), Earth Science (Chikyu Kagaku), Tokyo, 48(2), 143-157, 1994
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