FADI ABEDALLAH YOUSEF BALAAWI

FADI ABEDALLAH YOUSEF BALAAWI	Professor
	Archaeology Conservation
Queen Rania Faculty of Tourism and Heritage	Department of Conservation Science
fadi.balaawi@hu.edu.jo	http://staff.hu.edu.jo/fadibalaawi
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Office No. : 3139	EXT : 5028

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Ph.D.	London University	United Kingdom,2006
Master	University College London	United Kingdom,2002
Bachelor	Yarmouk University	Jordan,1997

 o	Salt damage in porous building materials.
o	Management and operation of museums. 
o	Ethics and standards of conservation work.
o	Management of archaeological site.
o	Weathering mechanism of historical sites and monuments.
o	Petrography and geochemical analysis of stone materials.
o	Conservation of archaeological artefacts.
o	Collection care in museums.
o	Preventive conservation measures. 
o	Public Archaeology.
o	Physical and chemical analysis of archaeological materials. 
o	Conservation and management plans for archaeological sites.
o	Tourism impact on archaeological sites.

 -	Salt Damage at Petra, Jordan: A Study of the Effects of Wind on Salt Distribution and Crystallisation. The Fifth International Conference on Science and Technology in Archaeology and Conservation, 7-10 July 2007, Baeza- Spain. (In press). 

-	Environmental Conditions and Salt Damage: A New Approach. In the 14th International Conference for Building and Construction (INTER BUILD EGYPT), 21- 25 July 2007, Cairo: Egypt. pp 749-758.     

-	Challenges and limitation of conservation work: A case study from the world heritage site of Petra, Jordan.  In Challenges in Preserving and Managing Jordan’s Cultural Heritage Resources Conference, 5-7 December 2006, Yarmouk University, Irbid- Jordan.  (In press). 

-	Salt Damage at Petra, Jordan: A Study of the Effects of Wind on Salt Distribution and Crystallisation. Unpublished PhD Thesis. London: University College London. 646p 

-	Conservation Work at Petra: A Critical Review. Unpublished MA Dissertation. London: University College London. 105p.

 •	The Institute of Conservation, UK (ICON)
•	Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI)
•	Conservation Scientist Association (CSA)
•	British Academy (BA) 
•	Petri Museum Friends (PMFs)
•	Jordanian Geologists Association (JGA)

 I September 2006- till now 	Assistant Professor of archaeological conservation science.  
Department of Conservation Science.Queen Rania's Institute of Tourism and Heritage. The Hashemite University. Zarqa-Jordan. 

10 October 2005 – May 2006 		Lecturer of archaeological conservation science.
					Institute of Archaeology, University College London, UK. 

15 September 2004- June 2005		Visiting Lecturer of archaeological conservation science. 
					Institute of Archaeology, University College London, UK. 

30 May 2003- 15 June 2006		Senior Visitor Assistant/acting Duty Manger (Part-Time) 
Museum of London and Museum in Docklands, UK. 
7 December 2001- 20May 2003		Duty Officer (Part-Time)
University of London Union, UK.  
5 July 2001- December 2001		Conference and Event Supervisor (Part-Time)
University of London Union, UK 
September 1998- 1 June 2001			High School Teacher
			AL-Ramth High School, Ministry of Education, Ramth- Jordan.
1 January 1999- 16 July 1999 			Res

 -	Principles in conservation
-	Conservation in practice
-	Advanced topic Muselogy
-	Learning Through Museums  
-	Management of archaeological sites and museums. 
-	Conservation of historical buildings and monuments.
-	Conservation of glass and ceramic.
-	Archaeometry.
-	Advanced topics in conservation science.
-	Petroleum Geology.
-	Geochemistry. 
-	Hydrology.
-	Sedimentology.
-	General geology.

 I September 2006- till now 	Assistant Professor of archaeological conservation science.  
Department of Conservation Science.Queen Rania's Institute of Tourism and Heritage. The Hashemite University. Zarqa-Jordan. 

10 October 2005 – May 2006 		Lecturer of archaeological conservation science.
					Institute of Archaeology, University College London, UK. 
September 1998- 1 June 2001			High School Teacher
			AL-Ramth High School, Ministry of Education, Ramth- Jordan.
1 January 1999- 16 July 1999 			Research Assistant (Part-Time)
			The German- Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Petra- Jordan. 

3 August 1999-28 February 2000	Research Assistant (Part-Time)
			Natural Resources Authority, Amman-Jordan.
1 October 1997- 30 November 2000	Research Assistant (Part-Time)
			Earth and Environmental Department
			Faculty of Science, Yarmouk University, Irbid-Jordan. 
1 December 1997- 17 July 2000			Teaching Assistant (Part-Time)
			Earth and Environmental Department
			Faculty of Scien

 Consultant and special advisor to Historical Museum of Salt, Ministry of Tourism, Jordan.

FADI ABEDALLAH YOUSEF BALAAWI

FADI ABEDALLAH YOUSEF BALAAWI

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