Youssef Bazeen

Multifaceted Lecturer with 12 years of expertise in adapting presentations to reach students of diverse backgrounds. Expert in leveraging in-depth knowledge and experience in Micropaleontology and Stratigraphy to provide relevant information and first-hand experiences. Known for great personable demeanor and strong work ethic.

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1. Hewaidy, A. A., Farouk, S., Aly, H. A., and Bazeen, Y. S., 2014: Maastrichtian to Paleocene agglutinated foraminifera from the Dakhla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Paleontology 14: 1–38.

2. Hewaidy, A.A., Farouk, S., andBazeen, Y.S., 2017. Sequence stratigraphy of the Maastrichtian-Paleocene succession at the Dakhla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. Journal of African Earth Sciences 136: 22–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2016.11.028

3. Hewaidy, A.A., Farouk, S., and Bazeen, Y.S., 2019. Benthic foraminiferal paleoecology of the Maastrichtian succession at the Kharga Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. Cretaceous Research 94: 152–167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2018.10.007

4. Hewaidy, A.A., Farouk, S., and Bazeen, Y.S., 2019. The Selandian/Thanetian transition of the Naqb El-Rufuf section, Kharga Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt: Foraminiferal biostratigraphy and sequence stratigraphy implications. Journal of African Earth Sciences 150: 499–510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2018.10.002

5. Hewaidy, A.G.A., Farouk, S., andBazeen, Y.S., 2019. Foraminiferal biostratigraphy and paleoenvironments of the Danian-Selandian succession at the Kharga Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. Arab. J. Geosci. 12: 133. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-019-4229-z

6. Hewaidy, A.A., Farouk, S., Bazeen, Y.S., 2020. Upper Palaeocene – lower Eocene succession of the Kharga Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt: Foraminiferal biostratigraphy and sequence stratigraphy. Geological Journal 55: 4375–4397. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.3674

7. Alhejoj, I., Farouk, S., Bazeen, Y.S., Ahmad, F., 2020. Depositional sequences and sea-level changes of the upper Maastrichtian-middle Eocene succession in central Jordan: Evidence from foraminiferal biostratigraphy and paleoenvironments. Journal of African Earth Sciences 161: Art No. 103663. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.jafrearsci.2019.103663

8. Bazeen, Y.S., Farouk, S., El-Balkiemy, A.F., Ahmad, F., 2020. Late Maastrichtian-early Danian sea-level changes at Gebel Tawil Shihaq in Central Jordan: Implications of chemostratigraphy and foraminiferal biostratigraphy. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 556: Art No. 109875. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.109875

9. Moneer, E.S.M., Bazeen, Y.S.,and Kassab, W., 2021, Taxonomy and paleobiogeography of the Maastrichtian cephalopods from the Abu Monqar-west Dakhla stretch, Western Desert, Egypt. Historical Biology 33: 3530–3541, https://doi:10.1080/08912963.2021.1876043

10. Farouk, S., Faris, M., Bazeen, Y.S., Elamri, Z., Ahmad, F., 2021. Upper Campanian-lower Maastrichtian integrated carbon isotope stratigraphy and calcareous microplankton biostratigraphy of North-central Tunisia. Marine Micropaleontology 166: Art No. 102003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2021.102003

11. Bazeen, Y.S.,El-sheikh, I., and Moneer, E.S.M., 2021, Late Campanian-Maastrichtian foraminiferal biostratigraphy and paleoecology at Wadi Tarfa (North Eastern Desert, Egypt). Marine Micropaleontology 169: Art No. 102050, https://doi:10.1016/j.marmicro.2021.102050

12. Moneer, E.S.M., Bazeen, Y.S.,El-Sheikh, I., 2022. Ontogeny-based intraspecific variability of the lower Turonian Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) segne (Solger, 1903): taxonomic and biostratigraphic implications. Cretaceous Research 137: Art No. 105247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105247

13. Salhi, I., Elamri, Z., Bazeen, Y.S., Ahmad, F., Mahmoudi, S., Farouk, S., 2022. Planktonic foraminifera and stable isotopes of the upper Cenomanian-middle Turonian in central Tunisia: Implications for bioevents synchronicity and paleoenvironmental turnover. Cretaceous Research 138: Art No. 105291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105291

14. Ayyad, H.M., Hewaidy, A.G.A., Farouk, S., Samir, A., Bazeen, Y.S., 2023. Sequence stratigraphy of the upper Oligocene–middle Miocene succession in west–central Sinai, Egypt. Geological Journal 58: 264–282.

15. Ayyad, H.M., El-Moghny, M.W.A., Abuseda, H., Samir, A., Bazeen, Y.S., 2023. Sequence stratigraphy and reservoir characterization of the lower Eocene rocks (Thebes Formation) along the Tethyan Ocean’s southern margin: biostratigraphy and petrophysical parameter applications. International Journal of Earth Sciences 112: 1091–1112.

16. Haddadi, M., Vahidinia, M., Hosein, M., Gharaie, M., Bazeen, Y.S., Zaghbib-Turki, D., 2023. Planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the upper Turonian-lower Santonian succession in the Lorestan Zone of the Zagros sedimentary Basin, SW Iran. Journal of African Earth Sciences 200: Art No.  104889. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2023.104889

17. Norouzian, A., Vahidinia, M., ShafieeArdestani, M., Bazeen, Y.S., 2023. Planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the Farrokhi Formation and determination of the Campanian/Maastrichtian boundary in Central Iran. Stratigraphy 20: 59–72.

18. Farouk, S., Jain, S., Ahmad, F., Abu-Alam, T., Al-Kahtany, K., El Agroudy, I.S., Bazeen, Y.S., Shaker, F., 2023. Multiproxy analyses of paleoenvironmental and paleoceanographic changes during the Danian-Selandian in East Central Sinai: An integrated stable isotope and planktic foraminiferal data. Frontiers in Earth Science. 11: 1158991. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2023.1158991

19. Farouk, S., Jain, S., Bazeen, Y.S., Ahmad, F., Elamri, Z., Al‐Kahtany, K., Abdeldaim, A., 2023. Palaeoenvironmental changes across the Mid‐ and latest Maastrichtian events: Planktic foraminiferal inference from the Elles section (central Tunisia). Geological Journal. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.4881

20. Bazeen, Y.S., Kassab, W.G., Moneer, E.S.M., Abu El-Kheir, G.A., AbdelGawad, M.K., Ayyad, H.M., 2024. Integrated biostratigraphy and chemostratigraphy of the Maastrichtian–Danian succession at Abu Minqar, Egyptian Western Desert: Implications for sequence stratigraphy and tectonic influence. Cretaceous Research 154: Art No.  105723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105723

21. Ardestani, M.S., Haddadi, M., Vahidinia, M., Bazeen, Y.S., 2024. Biostratigraphy and determination of the base of the Santonian stage in the east of the Kopeh-Dagh Basin based on planktonic foraminifera, NE Iran. Micropaleontology 70, 129–152.

22. Bazeen, Y.S., Hewaidy, A.G.A., Samir, A., Moneer, E.S.M., Abd El-Moghny, M.W., Ayyad, H.M., 2024. Sequence stratigraphy of the Paleocene succession in the Kharga Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt: insights from microplankton biostratigraphy and benthic foraminifer paleoenvironments. Palaeoworld33, 188–204. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palwor.2023.01.005

23. Moneer, E.S.M., Hewaidy, A.G.A., Ayyad, H.M., Samir, A., Antar, M.S., El-Balkiemy, A.F., Bazeen, Y.S., 2024. Taxonomy, paleoecology, and paleobiogeographical significance of the middle-late Eocene molluscs from the Garet Gehannem section in the Fayoum depression, Egypt. J. African Earth Sci. https://doi.org/105231. 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2024.105231

24. Bazeen, Y.S., Farouk, S., Al-Kahtany, K., Ahmad, F., Zaky, A.S., 2024. Sea-level fluctuations during the Danian-Selandian interval in Sinai, Egypt: Insights from benthic foraminiferal biofacies analysis. Marine Micropaleontology. 189, 102362.

1. Hewaidy, A. A., Farouk, S., and Bazeen, Y. S., 2014: Sequence Stratigraphy of the Maastrichtian-Paleocene Succession at the Dakhla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. Annual meeting of the Paleontological Society of Egypt (Abstract).

2. Hewaidy, A. A., and Bazeen, Y. S., 2017: Planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy and stage boundaries of the Maastrichtian-Paleocene succession at the Dakhla Oasis-Western Desert-Egypt. 9th International Conference for basic Sciences. Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.

3. Hewaidy, A.A., Bazeen, Y.S.,2020. Factors controlling the relative sea-level changes during the Upper Cretaceous-Lower Paleogene time in Kharga Oasis-Western Desert-Egypt: Evidences from foraminiferal analyses, in: 13th International Geological Conference (SSG 2020). Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Abstract).