1. PERSONAL DATA
Fullname: Said Suleiman Bakari (Ph.D.)
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 8th May, 1974
Citizenship: United Republic of Tanzania
Language Proficiency: English and Kiswahili (excellent), Japanese (medium) and Norweagean (basic).
Present Position: Research Fellow in Environmental Geology, Department
of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Norway
Research Interests: I am particularly interested in the field of Environmental isotopes in Hydrologeology, Soil and Water Chemistry, environmental problems associated to human activities, water and wastewater management. I am also interested in analytical and field-based studies in environmnet.
Date for Graduation: June 2012
Available for Services: July 2012
Official address: Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, P.O.Box 1047
Blindern, 0316 Oslo Norway
Direct Contacts: Moblie: +47 99882647 Tel: +47 22854908 Fax: +47 22854215
E-mail: s.s.bakari@geo.uio.no or saidbakary@yahoo.com
2. EDUCATION BACKGROUND
January 2008 – June 2012: PhD in Environmental Geology (Major in Geochemistry),
University of Oslo, Norway
October 2003 – Sept. 2005: M.Sc. in Chemistry, Biology and Marine Sciences
(Major in Chemistry), University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
October 1998 –June 2002: B.Sc. (Hons) Environmental Engineering, University of
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
July 1995 – May 1997: Advance Certificate of Secondary Education, Fidel Castro
Sec. School, Zanzibar-Tanzania
January 1991-Nov. 1994: Certificate of Secondary Education, Fidel Castro Sec.
School, Zanzibar- Tanzania
3. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
January 2007–Dec.2007: Chemist II, Government Chemist Laboratory Agency (GCLA),
Lithuli/Ocean Road, P.O.BOX 164, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
January 2006- Dec. 2006: Quality Assurance and Control Manager, Farmbase (T) LTD,
Mandela Road, Buguruni, P.O.Box 19140, Dar esSalaam Tanzania
July 2002- Sept. 2003: Quality Assurance and Control Manager, Bakhressa Food
Products LTD-Uhai Bottled Drinking Water Section,
Tazara Branch, P.O. Box 2517, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
4. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
4.1 THESES AND BOOKS
1. Groundwater Chemistry and Hydrogeological Processes in a Coastal Watershed, South-East Tanzania. PhD-Thesis, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway. June 2012.
2. Nutrient Dynamics in the Forest Soils in Okinawa Island, Japan. M. Sc. Thesis, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, Japan. September 2005.
3. Assessment of Self-purification of Kizinga River - Dar es Salaam. B. Sc. Thesis, Faculty of Lands and Environment, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. June 2002.
4.2 PAPERS
1. Bakari, S.S., Aagaard, P., Vogt, R. D., Ruden, F., Johansen, I., and Vuai, S.A. , in press. Delineation of groundwater provenance in a coastal aquifer using statistical and isotopic methods, Southeast Tanzania. Environmental Earth Sciences.
2. Bakari, S.S., Vuai, S.A., Mwanuzi, F.L., and Tokuyama, A., 2004. Assessment of self-purification in the Kizinga River - Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Bull. Fac. Sci., Univ. Ryukyu, 78: 285-303.
3. Bakari, S.S., Vuai, S.A. and Tokuyama, A., 2004. Forest soil fertility in Okinawa Island, subtropical region in Japan. Bull. Fac. Sci., Univ. Ryukyu, 78: 267-284.
4. Kombo, M.M.; Bakari, S.S.; Shinjo, R. ; Tokuyama, A. Chemical impact of the acidic red soil on seawater. Galaxea, Journal of the Japanese Coral Reef Society, 8:13-23; 2006.
4.3 REFEREED PAPERS ON INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
1. Bakari, S.S., Aagaard, P., Vogt, R.D., Ruden, F., Johansen, I. and Gulliksen, S. 2011. Geochemistry and Hydro-geological processes in the Coastal Aquifer, Southeastern Tanzania. 20th National Seminar on Hydrogeology and Environmental Geochemistry, Trondheim, Norway, February 14-15, 2011. Geological Survey of Norway, Report No. 2011.007, ISSN 0800-3416, pp. 44.
2. Bakari, S.S., Aagaard, P., Vogt, R.D., Ruden, F., Johansen, I. and Vuai, S.A. 2010. Isotopic and Statistical Evidence Of Groundwater Salinization in a Coastal Aquifer, Southeastern Tanzania. 22nd Geological Conference & Annual General Meeting, Dodoma, Tanzania, December 1-3, 2010. Tanzania Geological Society, Abstract Volume, pp. 16-17.
3. Bakari, S.S., Aagaard, P., Vogt, R.D., Ruden, F., Johansen, I. and Gulliksen, S. 2010. Environmental Isotopes Investigation on Groundwater Residence time and Recharge processes in a Coastal Aquifer, South East, Tanzania. Goldschmidt Conference 2010, Knoxville-Tennessee, USA, June 13-18, 2010. Abstract Volume A42.
4. Bakari, S.S., Aagaard, P., Vogt, R.D., Ruden, F. and Ingar Johansen. Characteristics of Hydrochemical and Isotopic Composition of Groundwater in the Coastal Aquifer, Tanzania. 29th Nordic Geological Winter Meeting. Oslo, Norway, January 11-13, 2010. Abstracts and Proceedings of the Geolog. Society of Norway, No. 1, 12 pp.
5. Bakari, S.S., Aagaard, P., Vogt, R.D., Ruden, F. and Vuai, S.A. Geochemical Characterization of the Upper and Lower Aquifer System in the Coastal Area, Tanzania. Int. Conf. on Geosciences for Global Development (GeoDev), Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 26-31, 2009. Abstract Volume, 63 pp.
6. Vuai S.A., Ali, H. R. and Bakari, S.S. Geochemical Characteristics of Sapaleotherms and Water in Cave from Zanzibar Island, Tanzania. Int. Conf. on Geosciences for Global Development (GeoDev), Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 26-31, 2009. Abstract Volume, 84 pp.
7. Bakari, S.S., Vuai, S.A. and Tokuyama, A. Influence of underlain rock on the organic nutrients and metal release in the forest soil - Okinawa Island, Japan. 51st Annual Meeting of the Geochemical Society of Japan, September 20-22, 2004 Shizuoka, Japan. 51 pp.
8. Bakari, S.S., Kombo, M.M., Shinjo, R., Tokashiki, Y. and Tokuyama, A. Chemical, mineralogical composition and availability of nutrients in three geological forest soils in Okinawa Island. 52nd Annual Meeting of the Geochemical Society of Japan, September 26-28, 2005 Okinawa, Japan. 201 pp.
9. Kombo, M.M., Bakari, S.S., Okada, K., Fujimura, H., Shinjo, R. and Tokuyama, A. Behaviors of Aluminum and DOC in waters of the Gesashi mangrove estuary, Okinawa (Japan). 52nd Annual Meeting of the Geochemical Society of Japan, September 26-28, 2005 Okinawa, Japan. 159 pp.
5. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Communicating Scientific Research Workshop-Scientific Presentation, Communicating Science
to the Public and Scientific Writing. Voksenåsen Culture and Conference Hotel in Oslo, Norway: March 9 – 11, 2009.
6. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
• Member of Tanzania Geological Society (TGS)
• Registered Graduate Engineer (Engineering Registration Board-Tanzania)
7. Technical Skills
• Proficient in the use of X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD), X-Ray Florescence (XRF), and CHN Analyser for analysing Mineralogical composition, Chemical composition and Total organic carbon (TOC).
• Experienced in the use of Autoanalyzer (a Shimadzu TOC 5000A) and UV/VIS and synchronous fluorescence spectra for characterizing Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC).
• Adept in the use of ICP-MS, AAS and Ion Chromatography for analysing trace elements and major ions.
• Knowledgeable in GC-MS and HPLC-FTIR Spectrometer for separation and analysis of volatile and organic compounds.
8. Research Skills and Applications with Scientific Software
• Extensive knowledge of Mat Lab, AutoCAD, and Geo Information System (GIS), and KaleidaGraph.
• Geochemical modeling (PHREEQC/MINTEQA2) for modeling the sorption behavior of metal and mineral precipitation/dissolution reactions.
• Numerical Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport Model (MODFLOW/MT3DMS) to evaluate mitigation strategies for groundwater contamination.
• Groundwater Modeling (AquaChem) – a model water chemistry for characterisation of water quality and perform statistical analysis.
• Knowledgeable in application of Mintab Software and SPSS statistical package for interpretation of hydrogeochemical data and identifying the major geochemical processes controlling groundwater chemistry.
• Hydrological Model (ECOMAG) - a conceptual model for estimation of the hydrological dynamics and the water balance at ungauged sites.
• Hydrological Model the (HBV model) - a conceptual model of catchment hydrology which simulates daily discharge using daily rainfall and air temperature, for the ungauged catchments.
9. Reference
Available upon request