Professor
Stable Isotope Geochemistry, Diagenesis, Reservoir Characterization, Low-temperature Geochemistry
School of the Environment
University of Windsor
401 Sunset Avenue
Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4, Canada
(519) 253-3000 Ext. 2494
Room 211B Memorial Hall
alaasm@uwindsor.ca
Education
- B.Sc. University of Baghdad, Iraq, 1974
- M.Sc. University of Baghdad, Iraq, 1977
- Ph.D. University of Ottawa, Canada, 1985
Awards
- University of Windsor Research Achievement Award, 2006
- Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists Medal of Merit, 2010
- ADNOC-Oil-Subcommittee Awards, 2011
- Research recognition for NSERC-CRD, 2018
Courses
- ESCI-1000: Natural Hazards and Disasters
- ESCI-2421: Soils and Sediments
- ESCI-3400: Environmental Sedimentology
- ESCI-8410: Advanced Topics in Sedimentology and Sedimentary Geochemistry
Principal Research Interests
- Chemical, mineralogical and isotopic studies of diagenesis of carbonate and clastic sediments.
- Reservoir characterization and porosity evolution.
Ongoing Research Projects
- Sedimentologic, chemical and isotopic studies of Devonian and Mississippian reservoir dolomites and associated source rocks of Alberta and B.C.
- Carbonate paleogenesis, Huron Domain, southern Ontario.
- Diagenesis and fluid evolution of Middle East reservoirs, UAE, and Iran.
Publications
Facilities
Dr. Al-Aasm's stable isotope laboratory is equipped with a Thermo Finnigan Delta Plus mass spectrometer (with a dual inlet system) coupled to a Thermo Finnigan Flash elemental analyzer for continuous-flow capability. A 10 port manifold is used to measure gas samples prepared off-line using vacuum extraction lines. The laboratory offers analysis of stable isotopes of 13C/12C, 15N/14N and 18O/16O in a wide array of geologic, hydrologic and biologic materials.
Kareem, Kareem, Ph.D. 2019
Paleofluid flow, fracturing and reservoir implications in foreland basins: an example from the Cretaceous Qamchuqa Formation, Kurdistan Iraq
Tortola, Marco, M.Sc. 2019
Petrographic and Geochemical Attributes of Silurian and Devonian Dolomitized Formation in the Huron Domain, Michigan Basin
Ozyurt, Merve, Ph.D. 2019 (Co-supervisor)
Chen, B., Ph.D. 2018 (Co-supervisor)
Mrad, Carole, M.Sc. 2016
Fluid Compartmentalization of Devonian and Mississippian Dolostones, Western Canada Sedimentary Basin: Evidence from Fracture Mineralization
Haeri-Ardakani, Omid, Ph.D. 2012
Geochemistry and Origin of Fluids Responsible for Diagenesis and Mineralization in Eastern Michigan Basin, Southwestern Ontario
Hajikazemi, Elham, Ph.D. 2010 (Co-supervisor)
Diagenesis and geochemistry of the Middle Cretaceous Sarvak Formation of Southern Iran
Adam, JoAnn, M.Sc. 2006
Petrologic and geochemical attributes of dolomite recrystallization: an example from the Mississippian Pekisko Formation, west-central Alberta
Ma, Fujian, M.Sc. 2006 (Co-supervisor)
Numerical modeling of hydrothermal fluid flow in the Devonian system of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin: Example from the Wabamun Group, Parkland Field, northeastern British Columbia
Raymus, Samantha, M.Sc. 2006
Diagenesis and Dolomitization of the Devonian Upper Stettler and Crosfield, South-Central Alberta: Petrologic and Isotopic Evidence
Amurawaiye, Olugbemi (Mac), M.Sc. 2004
The Origin of Dolomite in the Wabamun Carbonates, Pine Creek Field, West-Central Alberta
Rivas C., Daniel A., M.Sc. 2004
Dolomitization of the Devonian Wabamun Carbonates in the Gold Creek Field, West Central Alberta, Canada
Schwetz, JoAnn, M.Sc. 2004 (Co-supervisor)
Trace metal partitioning and concentration in sediment from the St. Clair and the Detroit River, Ontario, Canada
Elsayed, Sameh, M.Sc. 2002 (Co-supervisor)
Assessment of Heavy Metals Contamination in Lake Erie's Western Basin Sediments
Vernon, Matt, M.Sc. 2001
Sedimentology, geochemistry and origin of dolomite in Exshaw formation, Alberta
Gao, Jing, M.Sc. 2001
Carbon-Sulphur Systematics and Geochemistry of the Duvernay Formation of Central Alberta
Zhu, Lichun, M.Sc. 2000 (Co-supervisor)
An Isotopic and Fluid Inclusion Study of the Rock Canyon Creek, Fluorite-REE Deposit, Southeastern British Columbia
Theodory, Ronnie George, M.Sc. 1999
The Distribution of Stable Isotopes and Heavy Metals in Dreissena Polymorpha (Zebra Mussel) - Chemical Tracers for Environmental Contamination in Lake St. Clair
Lonnee, Jeffrey Scott, M.Sc. 1999
Sedimentology, Dolomitization and Diagenetic Fluid Evolution of the Middle Devonian Sulphur Point Formation, Northwestern Alberta
MacFarlane, Bryan M., M.Sc. 1998
The Partitioning and Distribution of Zn, Ni, Cr, and Cu in Western Lake Erie Sediments
Clarke, Julie Dawn, M.Sc. 1998
Petrology, Geochemistry and Diagenesis of the Middle Devonian Slave Point Formation, Hamburg Field, Northwestern Alberta
Mohsan, Jamilh Mohammad, M.Sc. 1997
Clay Mineralogy, Hydrochemistry and Sedimentological History of the Quaternary Sediments of the St. Clair Delta Area
Cumming, John, M.Sc. 1995
Sedimentology and Porewater Isotope Chemistry of Quaternary Deposits from the St. Clair Delta, Walpole Island, Ontario, Canada
White, Todd, M.Sc. 1995
Hydrothermal Dolomitization of the Mississippian Upper Debolt Formation, Sikanni Field, Northeast British Columbia
Durocher, Scott, M.Sc. 1994
Sedimentology, Dolomitization and Neomorphism of the Upper Debolt Formation (Mississippian) in the Blueberry Field, Northeastern British Columbia
Lu, Feng-Hu, M.Sc. 1993
Sedimentology and Dolomitization in the Upper Mississippian Turner Valley Carbonates, Quirk Creek, Alberta, Canada
Azmy, Karem, M.Sc. 1992
Subsurface Diagenetic Evolution and Porosity Evaluation of Middle-Upper Devonian Kee Scarp Reef, Norman Wells, N.W.T., Canada
Tortola, Marco 2018 - present
Walker, Jacob 2019 - 2023
Al-Aasm, Namir 2018 - 2019