Associate Professor of Practice
Professor Abualnaja research interests include air-sea boundary layer response to atmospheric forcing, air-sea exchange of heat and momentum, climate variability, sea level fluctuations, water mass formation, observation and modeling of meso-scale ocean circulation and Integrated Coastal Zone Management. These research interests are pursued using a variety of approaches, such as analysis of satellite-derived and in situ observations, and application of numerical models in the study of atmosphere-ocean interaction and ocean dynamics.
Prof. Abualnaja has provided scientific leadership, advice and training to the Saudi government, as well as to private sector entities and local communities, in the design and implementation of marine, meteorological and environmental projects at national and local scales.
Ph. D., Oceanography, Florida Institute of Technology (FIT), 2005
M. SC., Coastal Zone Management, Florida Institute of Technology (FIT), 2000
M. SC., Oceanography-Physical option, Florida Institute of Technology (FIT),1998
B. S. (summa cum laude), Marine Physics, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), 1992