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Dr. Armin Margane


Senior Hydrogeologist

for

Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR)

Section B 1.16 - Groundwater Resources/Groundwater Dynamics

P.O. Box 51 01 53

D-30631 Hannover

GERMANY

phone + 49 511 643 3745

fax + 49 511 643 2304

e-mail [email protected] or [email protected]

internet  www.bgr.bund.de/


Special Professional Experience

project management, technical cooperation, capacity/institution building, hydrogeology, environmental geology, groundwater exploitation/exploration, development of concepts for and interpretation of groundwater related geophysical and remote sensing investigations, groundwater protection, water resources planning/management/water master plans, waste disposal site selection, land reclamation, environmental impact assessments, hydrology, hydrochemistry, counterpart training, computer applications, etc.

Computer Applications

Arc/View, AutoCAD, MS-Office (incl. Frontpage & ACCESS), Corel (graphic design), SURFER (interpolation), ENVI (remote sensing), AquaChem, AquiferTest, Origin (statistics), GeODin (bohrhole information system), etc.


Foreign assignments

Long-term

Short-term

Year/Duration (months)

Country/Task

Year/Duration (months)

Country/Task

Year/Duration (months)

Country/Task

1992 – 1996 

(42 months)

Jordan: groundwater resources assessment in Northern and Central Jordan for Digital National Water Master Plan (►more)

1986/87

(6 months)

Mali: development of a new borehole siting strategy using remote sensing and geophysical methods, project areas: Tominian, Yorosso, Sikasso

2003

(6 months)

Syria (ACSAD); groundwater guidelines:

1) Volume 4: Guideline for Groundwater Vulnerability Mapping and Risk Assessment for the Susceptibility of Groundwater Resources to Contamination

2) Volume 5: Guideline for the Delineation of Groundwater Protection Zones

3) Volume 6: Guideline for Sustainable Groundwater ResourcesManagement

4) Volume 7: Guideline for Groundwater Monitoring

(►more)

1999 – 2001

(26 months)

Thailand: Team Leader; Environmental Geology for Regional Planning, Project Areas: Surat Thani Province (waste disposal sites, groundwater vulnerability mapping & hazards to groundwater assessment, groundwater resources assessment, landslide hazard assessment, soil stability, impact of mangrove deforestation, coastal erosion risk, mineral resources exploitation potential), Khorat Province (soil/groundwater salinization), Bangkok Metropolis (land subsidence monitoring usind InSAR remote sensing technology) (►more)

1989  

(6 months)

Niger: Team Leader; assessment of groundwater exploitation potential in the project area Ader Doutchi; proposal of drilling sites using remote sensing/aerial photograph interpretation and resistivity sounding

2004

(1 month)

Yemen: Groundwater Resources Assessment for the Abyan Delta (for KfW)

 

 

1991 

(2 months)

Djibouti: tectonic interpretation of satellite images and aerial photographs for borehole siting

2004

(7 months)

Namibia: groundwater investigations in three project area: Oshivelo, Eiseb Graben and Eastern Caprivi;

Interpretation/evaluation of geophysical and remote sensing investigations; selection of drilling sites; supervision of borehole drilling; hydrogeological reports (list of reports)

 

 

1998/99 

(5 months)

Thailand: groundwater resources assessment and groundwater vulnerability mapping in the Chiang Mai basin

2005

(5 months)

 

Jordan: groundwater vulnerability map of Karak/Lajjun area; proposal of national guideline on surface water protection

 

 

1999

(1 month)

Jordan: groundwater protection zone delineation for Pella spring (Tabaqat Fahel)

2006 (1.5 months)

Namibia: presentation of project results; preparation of new project phase

 

 

2002

(1 month)

Thailand: coordination of follow-up work in the Khorat project area

2006/07 (6 months)

Jordan: groundwater protection zone delineation; awareness campaigns; surface water protection zones; recommendations for landuse planning

 

 

200

(4 months)

Jordan: proposal of national guideline for groundwater protection zone delineation; groundwater resources report for Digital National Water Master Plan; guideline for groundwater vulnerability mapping (►more)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


For download of pictures (100k max. - order origin resolution by e-mail) :

Jordan   Syria   Thailand   Namibia  
Wadi Mujib Um al Jemal Bosra   Chiang Mai Damnoen Saduak Erongo  
Dana Jerash Palmyra   Ayyuthaya   Bull's Party  
Petra   Damascus   Si Satchanlai   Etosha  
Madaba   Dead Cities   Muang Boran   Sossousvlei  
Um Qais       Sukothai   Spitzkoppe  

links to selected project homepages:

Thailand (landuse planning): http://www.dmr.go.th/Project/Thai_Ger/Project-HTMLs/Home.htm

Syria (groundwater guidelines): http://www.acsad-bgr.org

Jordan (Groundwater Resources Management): http://www.mwi.gov.jo/home/gwrm.aspx

 


Last updated :  July 20, 2006