Academic Staff

May 31, 2026, 10:38 a.m.
Lazkeen Ahmed Merween (PhD)
Assist. Profesor
Assistant Professor in Soil Chemistry and Minerals

Soil and Water Sciences
College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences
University of Duhok

-PhD. in Soil Chemistry and Minerals (2008), UoM, Iraq.

-MSc. in Soil Chemistry and Minerals (1999), UoD, Kurdistan Region-Iraq.

-BSc. in Soil and water Sciences (1986), UoM, Iraq.

Teaching Undergraduate courses in Principles of soil sciences, Soil physical chemistry, Aquatic chemistry, and Soil physical chemistry.

Teaching postgraduate courses Soil physical chemistry and Aquatic chemistry.

  • Fourth International Agricultural Conference 10-11 January 2023 College of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Mosul, Iraq Ref. 278Data: 5-Jan. 2023.
  • Participating in many scientific committees to discuss MSc and PhD theses.
  • Reviewer of many Scientific International Journals.
  • Worked as monitor with FAO on soil field experiments from Duhok governorate, Iraq Kurdistan region, (2001).
  • supervisor on soil field experiments in, (2002).
  • Reporter of Department of Soil & Water Sciences, (2000-2003).
  • Reporter of Department of Soil & Water Sciences, (2008-2013).

Research

  • Relationship between Available and Soluble Boron with Some Soil Properties, Soil and Water sciences Department, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region-Iraq,2025.
  • Effect of Aeration, Sedimentation, Treatment and Filters on Wastewater Quality of Duhok City and Suitability for Irrigation, 2025.
  • The Effect of Wetting and Drying Cycles on Potassium Release in Three Soil Orders. Journal of Ecological Engineering, (2023).
  • Potassium forms for main soil orders in North of Iraq. Journal of Duhok University, Vol. 2 No. 24, 2021.
  • Zinc adsorptionin different calcareous soils, from duhok governorate. Journal of duhok university,vol. 23 no. 2, 2020.
  • Effect of time and temperature on potassium adsorption–desorption and thermodynamic parameters for some soils in Duhok governorate - Journal of Duhok University, Vol. 19 No. 1, 2016.
  • Surface charge properties of the dominant soil orders in northern Iraq- Journal of Duhok University, Vol. 19 No. 1, 2016.
  • Adsorption Behavior of Copper in Some Calcareous Soils from Duhok Governorate, - Journal of Zakho University, Vol. A4 (2), 2016.
  • Effect of time and temperature on potassium adsorption–desorption and thermodynamic parameters for some soils in Duhok governorate- Journal of Duhok University, Vol. 17 No. 1, 2014.
  • M.Sc. Thesis entitled (Potassium physic-chemical behavior of some calcareous soils in Iraqi Kurdistan region) in 6/12/1999.
  • Ph.D Thesis entitled (Effect of removal carbonate minerals and iron oxide on the adsorption and desorption of potassium in fine and coarse clay in northern Iraq) in 10/11/2008.
  • Kinetics of sulfate release from adding agricultural sulfur to soil, Mesopotamia agriculture Journal of Mosel University, Vol. 34 No. 4, 2006.

He has interests in research about Soil Physical Chemistry, Aquatic Chemistry, and Soil Chemistry.

Graduated Master students

Four Msc. Students in (2020, 2023, 2025) in soil and water Sciences department in agricultural Engineering Sciences.

Now he has supervise one Ph.D Student in 2025 (in progress).