It honors me to welcome and encourage you to join the department of marine biology at the faculty of marine sciences in Aqaba. The department is one of the first academic centers in these disciplines in the country. A team of talented teachers, trained in different areas of marine biology constitute the department of marine biology. Our department has all the essential infrastructure for teaching, training and research in the basic and applied frontiers of these disciplines. The facilities include a well-maintained laboratories and highly sophisticated analytical equipments. The present condition of having low student-to-professor ratio provides undergraduate with unique opportunities to participate in world-class topics targeting a variety of marine related concerns. The department consists of 5 full time professors whose research interests include molecular biology, taxonomy, physi
