Projects
The ESC has the sum of 14 QNRF funded projects , 2 QU internally funded projects , 8 Other Funding projects and 1 Industry Funded project
QNRF Funded Projects
- NPRP 6-442-1–087: Sources, concentrations, sedimentary records and bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in fine-grained sediments of the Qatari coastal water : start- 2012 end 2015; PI: Dr. Ansari
- NPRP 5-478-1–082: Nutritive Contribution of Sahara dust to the Microbial Productivity of the Arabian Gulf Marine Ecosystem: Sources, fluxes and possible pathways: start-2011 end 2015; PI: Dr. Ansari
- NPRP 6-1457-1–272: Environmental biogeochemistry of particulate trace elements in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the State of Qatar: start-2012 end 2015; PI: Dr. Ansari
- Nutritive Contribution of Sahara dust to the Microbial Productivity of the Arabian Gulf Marine Ecosystem: Sources, fluxes and possible pathways: start-2011 end 2015; PI: Dr. Al-Maslamani
- Identification of essential fish habitat to achieve an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management: starts-2014 ends 2017; PI: Dr. Al-Maslamani
- Ecological processes underlying ecosystem function in arid mangroves: starts 2014 ends 2017; PI: Dr. Al-Maslamani
- Reproductive Biology of Endangered Marine Turtles under Extreme Climatic Conditions: starts- 2013 ends 2016; PI: Dr. Al-Maslamani
- QNRF 4-087-5-008: Risk Perception and Impact Assessment of Intensive Development: High-rise Buildings in Contemporary Qatar - 3/04/2012 to 31/03/2016; PI: Dr. Nadeem
- NPRP-4-137-1-025: Detection of Karst Features Using Scattered Seismic Waves - 2014 to 2015; PI: Mr. Elaniem Ali
- NPRP-4-138-1-026: Large-Scale Near-Subsurface Imaging of New Development - 2014 to 20017; PI: Mr. Elaniem Ali
- NPRP-6-1030-2-418: Environmental Assessment & Management Options of Abu Nakhla Pond - 2014 to 2016; PI: Mr. Elaniem Ali
- NPRP-7- Evaluating the Role of Microbes for the Formation of Dolomite and Other Authigenic Minerals in Evaporitic Environments - 2015 to 2018; PI: Mr. Elaniem Ali
- NPRP -7- 897-1–165: An integrated data mining tool for modeling and tracking the interactions among the key pollutants of air, water and soil - 2015 to 2018; PI: Mr. Elaniem Ali
- NPRP 8-202-3-043: Enhancing Air Quality in Qatar's Indoor Environments - 2015 to 2018; PI: Dr. Jeff Obbard
QU Internally Funded Projects
- QUUG-ESC-ESC-14/15-3: Spatial and Seasonal Species Composition of Sea grass Beds in Coastal Qatar - 9/4/2015 to 31/07/2016; PI: Dr. David Smyth
- USG-ESC-14 -1 Research in Physical Oceanography and Marine Numerical Modeling -14/04/2015 to 31/03/2016; PI: Dr. Sinan
Other Funding
- Investigation of the effects of global warming on Qatari marine environment: extreme temperatures, enhanced stratification and mass mortality events –started 2006 still on-going (long-term data set); PI: Dr. Ansari
- Hydrographic Variations Along a Northeastern Sector off the Qatari Coastline (Central Arabian Gulf) - Sep 2013 still on-going (long-term data set); PI: Dr. Ansari
- Observations of hydrographic properties, dissolved oxygen, & chlorophyll-a (phytoplankton biomass) within Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Qatar (Arabian Gulf) - Sep 2014 still on-going (long-term data set); PI: Dr. Ansari
- Marine Biology Taxonomic Collection - 10/10/2014 to Present; PI: Dr. Al-Maslamani
- Decapod species diversity in relation to offshore PSA-10/10/2014 to Present; PI: Dr. Al-Maslamani
- Epibiotic Diversity of Intertidal Pinctada radiata assemblages-10/10/2014 to Present; PI: Dr. Al-Maslamani
- Spatial and Temporal distribution of Gastropod assemblage in intertidal zone at Qatar-10/10/2014 to Present; PI: Dr. Al-Maslamani
- Portunus pelagicus? Taxonomic discussion and biological and ecological descriptions of this swimming crab in Qatar-10/10/2014 to Present; PI: Dr. Al-Maslamani
Industry Funded Project
- E039 / MaerskOil-Qatar : Genotoxic components in the marine environment. Monitoring and Impact Assessment - 01/06/2014 to 01/06/2015; PI: Dr. Alexandra
