HANI N. KHOURY - Full Professor since 1988 - Chairman, Department of Geology and Vice Dean Faculty of Science, University of Jordan (16 years). He is retired now. - Obtained many awards and prizes: DAAD scholarships, Deanship of Scientific Research Award in 2006 and 2010; The University of Jordan distinguished researcher Award in 2016; The Faculty of Science 2014 Distinguished Researcher Award; The Hisham Hijjawi Award for Applied Sciences in the fields of Industry & Energy in 2011; Two patents in developing green low cost construction materials; Alexander Von Humboldt research fellowship (1986/ 87, 2006, 2009, 2011. 2014) in Germany; Independence Decoration (Nov., 1994) awarded from his Majesty Late King Hussein; Shouman Foundation Award in Basic Science for Arab Scientists (1985). - Published more than 170 publications with H-index 28, supervised more than 25 graduate students. He studied almost all economic industrial rocks and minerals in Jordan, unusual cement and radwaste analogues, the highest pH waters in the world, many new minerals as Tululite and Ca-U oxides from central Jordan. He also contributed in the development of new green low cost construction materials using local cheap mineral resources, the discovery of the largest flying dinosaur, and the first meteoritic impact structure in Jordan