Academic Staff

May 31, 2026, 10:42 a.m.
Khalida Abdul-Karim Hassan (PhD) Retired
Assistant Proffesor
Professor in Soil Chemistry

Soil and Water Sciences
College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences
University of Duhok

-PhD. in Soil Chemistry (1989 ),University of Manchester, UK

-BSc. in Soil and Water Sciences (1978), UoB, Iraq.

Soil Chemistry, Salinity, Land Reclamation, Soil and Plant Analysis, Principle of Soil Sciences, Pollution for undergraduate Students. Soil Chemistry, Salinity, Land Reclamation, Soil and Plant Analysis, for Post graduate Students.

Attended Conferences:

1- Scientific conference for Soil and Water Sources –Basra University, 1996.

2- The 1st Scientific Conference for Soil and Water Sources, Baghdad University 2001.

3-The 1st Scientific Agricultural Conference, faculty of Agriculture and

Forestry, Duhok University, April 10-12, 2012.

Training and Workshops:

Workshop: Geographic Information System, (GIS) for one week. ( 4-9-2013).

Workshop: Student feed back Agriculture College ,9/1/2018.

Workshop: Student feed back Agriculture College ,28/4/2018.

Workshop: Giz organization Agriculture College ,11-12/4/2018.

Participating in many international training courses.

Member of the scientific subject's development committee, College of Agriculture, University of Duhok.

Editorial board member of the Scientific Journal at Duhok University.

Reviewer of many Scientific International Journals.

Participating in many scientific committees to discuss MSc and PhD theses.

Head of Scientific Committee in Soil and Water Science Department, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Duhok.

Other Activities:

*Reviewed many publications for Journals press.

*Member of many M.Sc. and PhD. examinations.

Memberships:

* Member of Iraq University Teachers since 1978

*Member of the Iraqi Agricultural Syndicate since 1978

*Member of Duhok Agricultural Syndicate scince 2006

*Member of Kurdistan University and Institute teachers Syndicate since 2006.

1994-1995 , Reporter of Department of Soil & Water Sciences in Basrah Univ. Iraq

Employment:

1978-1983, Lab Assistant , Department of Soil & Water Sciences in Basrah Univ. Iraq

1989-2000 Lecturer at the above department.

2001-2006, Asst. prof. in Soil and Water Science Department, College of Agriculture, Baghdad University, Iraq.

2006-till now, attend Soil and Water Science Department, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, Duhok University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Research

  • Irrigation water quality assessment using cross in Duhok governorate, Kurdistan region of Iraq, 2025.
  • Mobility of lead and cadmium in calcareous soil as affected by farmyard manure (fym) and wastewater, 2025.
  • Impact of soil texture and number of cells on electricity generation under closed system (2022).
  • Study and evaluation the marshes and surrounding area in south of Iraq. HusamAl-Nussairi1, and KhalidaHassan. 7th. International Congress Water, wast and Environment. E3S Web of Conferences 150 0301, (2020).
  • Degradated saline soil management in Al-Kahlaa area south of Iraq with some implication for the long-term land use planning, (2020).
  • Effect of leaching with magnetized water on three saline soils, (2019).
  • Influence of Magnetic Treated Saline Water on Salts Leaching from Salt Affected Soil. JZS (2016) 18 -1 (Part-A).
  • Effect of irrigation by wastewater on accumulation of heavy metals in soil and plant, 2015.
  • Effect of magnetic water and phosphorus rates on some nutrients uptake by summer squash grown in calcareous soil of Duhok governorate, 2015.
  • The effect of interaction of different salinity and fertility level on wheat growth. Basrah J Sci.Vol.20,2001.
  • Interaction of polyacrylamide and river sediment on growth and mineral composition of Barely. Basrah J.Sci.,Vol. 20,2001.
  • Influence of soluble and gel forming polyacrylamide on growth and mineral composition of Barley. Basrah J. Sci., B, Vol.18, No.2,2000.
  • Effect of salinity on germination, growth and ionic content of three verities of Barely. J.Basrah Res.Vol.22, part1,1999.
  • Effects of salinity on some growth parameters and ionic content of Barely.J. Basrah Res. Vol.22, part 2 1999.

Soil and Environmental Chemistry, Salinity, Environmental Pollution, Plant Nutrition, Soil Reclamation.

Post graduate supervision:

1-Supervised an M.Sc Thesis for Mr. Sarwar M. Rashed, titled (Effect of magnetic water and phosphorus rates on growth and nutrients uptake summer squash in calcareous soil).

2-Supervised a High Diploma Thesis for Mr Husam Khalaf Kadhim, titeld (Degradated saline soil management in Al Khalaa area-south of Iraq with implications for the long term land use planning)

3- Supervise M.Sc Thesis for Sipal mohammed Taher, titled (Using Cross to assess the effect of monovalent cation on soil dispersion and water quality).

4- Supervise PH.D Thesis for Farhad Ali Hashim titled (Chemical fractionation of Phosphorus in some soils of Duhok and their relationships with soil characteristics.

5- Supervise M.Sc Thesis for Menal zeki, Impact of farm yard manure on lead and cadmium mobility in two calcareous soil

6- Supervise Ph.D Thesis for Sarwar Mohammed Rasheed Ahmed, Description and effects of natural and synthetic super absorbent polymers (SAPs) with NPK fertilizer on some soil chemical characteristics and plant growth.

Now she has one MSc and PhD Students in (progress).