Dr. Fahad Al Senafi

Head of the Marine Science Department, College of Science - Kuwait University

Biography

Dr Fahad Al Senafi is a physical oceanographer at the Marine Science Department of Kuwait University. He is currently the Head of the newly establish Marine Science Department, College of Science at Kuwait University. He received his PhD in Oceanography from Texas A&M University 2015. During his PhD, he worked on mixing processes associated with the Shamal wind event off the coast of Kuwait with Dr Ayal Anis. Dr Fahad specializes in the use of turbulence profilers to gather high temporal resolution physical data. These data allow the estimation of turbulence processes which are the key in determining the energy pathways in marine environments that result in sediment, nutrient, and pollution transport. The aim of his work is to allow prediction of present and future scenarios, such as those resulting from extreme weather events and climate change, which require incorporation of accurate physical and turbulence parameterization in numerical models. His research focuses on: 1) dynamics at the air-sea interface, 2) small scale physical processes in water bodies, 3) Interactions between internal waves and turbulence, and 4) Impact of extreme wind events and dust storms on ocean circulation. His ongoing projects include: 1) Internal Wave Climate and Turbulence Mixing on the Continental Shelf off the Kuwaiti Coast, 2) Examining upwelling dynamics in the Northwestern Arabian Gulf, 3) Biotechnological Applications of Marine Biofilms Developing on Solid Surfaces in the Arabian Gulf.