Biography

I am a highly motivated geoscientist specialized in micropaleontology and high-resolution biostratigraphy, with experience in Mesozoic–Cenozoic marine successions. Skilled in the preparation, identification, and analysis of microfossils (foraminifera, ostracods, and calcareous nannoplankton) for age determination, biozonation, and stratigraphic correlation. Experienced in integrating micropaleontological, sedimentological, and geochemical data (SEM, XRD, XRF) for paleoenvironmental reconstruction. Strong research background with a solid record of peer-reviewed publications and a commitment to high-quality scientific work, with a particular interest in new discoveries and contributions to defining Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points (GSSPs).

Educational Qualification

Ph.D. in Geology (CGPA 4.0/4.0), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 2026

M.Sc. in Geology (Paleontology and Stratigraphy), Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt, 2018

B.Sc. in Petroleum and Natural Gas Geology (1st class Honors; CGPA 4.51/5.0), Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt, 2013

Academic And Professional Experience

• Experienced in the operation of SEM, XRF, XRD, and petrographic and stereomicroscopes.
• ArcGIS, PAST, CorelDRAW, and Adobe Photoshop
• Collection and description of representative rock samples from outcrops and cores.
• Identify ichnofacies in outcrops and core samples.
• Preparation of samples for microfossil picking and taxonomic identification.
• Smear slide preparation for calcareous nannoplankton analysis.

Publications

Title: Contribution to the biostratigraphy of the Middle-Upper Eocene rock units at North Eastern Desert; an integrated micropaleontological approach
Authors: HF Hassan, AH Korin
Heliyon 5 (5), 2019
Citations: 17


Title: Morphological deformities in benthic foraminiferal assemblages from shallow marine and lagoonal environments of the western Arabian Gulf
Authors: SD Prayudi, BS Tawabini, A Korin, MA Kaminski
Journal of Foraminiferal Research 54 (3), 290-308, 2024
Citations: 11


Title: Integrated multispectral remote sensing approach for high-resolution spectral characterization and automated mapping of carbonate lithofacies
Authors: A Hammam, A Korin, A Herlambang, K Al–Ramadan, A Koeshidayatullah
The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences 27 (2), 436-455, 2024
Citations: 9


Title: Survival of biocalcifying shallow-marine benthic organisms in the coastal areas of the Arabian Gulf under conditions of global warming: Is there a limit to their resilience?
Authors: SD Prayudi, BS Tawabini, AO Amao, A Korin, HM Gull, D Arrofi, ...
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 653, 112423, 2024
Citations: 8


Title: Paleocene and Eocene deep-water benthic foraminifera at IODP Site U1511, Tasman Sea: Part 2
Authors: MA Kaminski, A Korin, S Hikmahtiar, L Alegret, A Waśkowska
Micropaleontology 70 (3), 271-285, 2024
Citations: 8


Title: Thermal tolerance of intertidal gastropods in the Western Arabian Gulf
Authors: SD Prayudi, A Korin, MA Kaminski
Journal of Sea Research 197, 102470, 2024
Citations: 8


Title: The genus Hantkenina in Saudi Arabia: Implications for biostratigraphy and paleoecology across the Bartonian–Priabonian transition
Authors: A Korin, S Allam, JD Humphrey, AO Amao, K Ayranci, MI Najjar, ...
Revue de Micropaléontologie 87, 100844, 2025
Citations: 7


Title: Flabellogaudryina n. gen, a new agglutinated foraminiferal genus from the Eocene of Saudi Arabia.
Authors: MA Kaminski, A Korin
Micropaleontology 71 (1), 93, 2025
Citations: 7


Title: Thermal Tolerance of the Shallow-Water Ostracod Cyprideis from a Lagoon in Bahrain, Western Arabian Gulf
Authors: SD Prayudi, A Korin, MA Kaminski
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 49 (1), 121-128, 2024
Citations: 6


Title: Middle-Upper Eocene Benthic foraminiferal Biostratigraphy across Cairo-Sukhna district, North Eastern Desert, Egypt
Authors: MS Nassif, AE KORIN
J Appl Geol Geophys 6 (1), 43-53, 2018
Citations: 6


Title: The global extent of Paleocene to Eocene deep-water agglutinated foraminiferal acmes.
Authors: MA Kaminski, A Korin, S Hikmahtiar, L Alegret, A Waśkowska
Stratigraphy 21 (4), 279, 2024
Citations: 5


Title: A systematic review of Paleogene agglutinated foraminifera with internal structures (subfamily Pavonitininae) from the Eocene of northwestern Saudi Arabia
Authors: A Korin, S Allam, SD Prayudi, IS Zalmout, A Memesh, MI Alnajjar, ...
Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae 95, 2025
Citations: 4


Title: Stable carbon and oxygen isotopes of benthic and planktonic foraminifera as palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic proxies for the Bartonian–Priabonian in northwestern Saudi Arabia
Authors: S Allam, A Korin, A Herlambang, JD Humphrey, MI Alnajjar, ...
Geological Quarterly 69, 2025
Citations: 4


Title: Eocene (Priabonian) agglutinated foraminiferal morphogroups from the Rashrashiyah Formation of Saudi Arabia: taxonomy and paleoenvironmental implications
Authors: A Korin, AO Amao, S Allam, SD Prayudi, MI Alnajjar, AA Bahameem, ...
Micropaleontology 72 (2), 165-186, 2026
Citations: 3


Title: Bulbobaculites attashensis sp. nov., a new agglutinated foraminifera from the Middle Jurassic D7 Attash Member of the Dhruma Formation, Central Saudi Arabia
Authors: CM Jalloh, S Hikmahtiar, A Korin, SD Prayudi, A Fheed, MA Kaminski
Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae 94 (4), 399-408, 2024
Citations: 3


Title: Intertidal lagoons in the western Arabian Gulf are summer dead zones
Authors: M Kaminski, S Diko Prayudi, A Korin, BS Tawabini
EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, EGU-7210, 2023
Citations: 3


Title: Palaeoecological and palaeobiogeographic implications of Middle‐Late Eocene ostracods from the Qattamiya area, North Eastern Desert, Egypt
Authors: AE Korin, HF Hassan
Geological Journal 57 (1), 52-78, 2022
Citations: 3


Title: Paratrochamminoides waskowskae n. sp., a new deep-water agglutinated foraminifera from the Paleocene of the Tasman Sea
Authors: MA Kaminski, A Korin, S Hikmahtiar
Micropaleontology 70 (2), 197-201, 2024
Citations: 2


Title: Deep-water agglutinated foraminifera from the Upper Cretaceous Guayaguayare Formation of Trinidad: Taxonomy and Paleoecology.
Authors: MF Flores, S Hikmahtiar, A Korin, MA Kaminski
Micropaleontology 72 (4), 337, 2026
Citations: 1


Title: Calcareous benthic foraminifera from the Middle Upper Eocene Rashrashiyah Formation, Saudi Arabia: Part 1--Miliolida and Lagenida.
Authors: A Korin, AO Amao, S Allam, SD Prayudi, MI Alnajjar, AA Bahameem, ...
Micropaleontology 72 (3), 269, 2026
Citations: 1