Professor Ayman E. Maurice graduated from the Faculty of Science (Cairo University Branch at Beni-Suef) in 1994 with a B.Sc. in Geology with a cumulative grade of excellent. He finished his MSc (2000) and Ph.D. (2006) in Mineralogy and Petrology from the Faculty of Science, Cairo University. He started his career as a demonstrator at Geology Department, Beni-Suef Faculty of Science in 1995, then was appointed as an assistant lecturer in the same department in 2000. After getting Ph.D. degree, He worked as a lecturer (2006-2014) and associate professor (2014-2015) at the Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University. Prof. Maurice joined Helwan University as an associate professor in July 2015. He got awards of the Best M.Sc. Thesis (2000) and the Best Ph.D. Thesis (2006) at Cairo University, and Beni-Suef University encouragement award (The academic year 2012/2013). Professor Maurice has published his research in several peer-reviewed international journals. He has reviewed manuscripts for several distinguished international journals such as Precambrian Research, Lithos, International Geology Review, Ore Geology Reviews, Geological Magazine, International Journal of Earth Sciences, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, Journal of African Earth Sciences, and Swiss Journal of Geosciences. His main research topics include Petrology, Geochemistry, and Mineral Chemistry of the Neoproterozoic rocks and the mineralization of the Arabian-Nubian Shield. At present,  Maurice Prof. is a professor of mineralogy, petrology, and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Science for Education and Students Affairs, and Head of the Geology Department