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13FOURTHQUARTER2013AfterveyearsinParisProfMourirstjoinedtheUniversityofHelsinkithentheGeologicalSurveyofFinlandasaresearchassociate.Itwasamassiveculturalandclimaticshock.FinlandwasverycoldanddarkinwinterandittookmetimetoadaptbecauseIhadtolearnEnglishandFinnishshealsospeaksFrenchArabicandBerberoneoftheNorthAfricanlanguagestocommunicate.ItwasaverychallengingexperienceatthattimebutnowIseeitasaverypositiveandvaluablelearningexperience.ProfMouriswishwastoreturntoAfricatocontributetotheResearchDevelopmentinGeosciencesandEarthScienceEducation.In2000sheacceptedatenuredseniorlectureshipintheDepartmentofGeologyattheUniversityofPretoriaastherstfemaleacademicgeologistinthatDepartment.In2008shewasofferedaseniorlectureshipatUJwhereshewaspromotedtoanAssociateProfin2010apositionshehasheldsincethen.IimmediatelyfeltathomeinSouthAfricaeventhoughsomeofmycolleaguesinthenorthfeltIwascrazy-thiswasbecauseoftheperceptiontheyhaveaboutSA.Howeverthisdidnotdiscourageme.IknewnobodyandyetIadaptedquickly.SometimesIthinkthatSouthAfricansdontrealizethattheyliveinaparadisethepeopletheclimateandofcoursetheuniquegeologyofthecountry.EachpartofSouthAfricalikeBarbertonLimpopoandVredefortwithitsuniquerockstellsaninterestingandfascinatinggeologicalstory.ThisisuniquetoSAandyoucantnditanywhereelseinHERLOVEFORrocksledProfHassinaMourionajourneyfromAlgeriatoFranceandFinlandthentotheUSAandnallytoSouthAfrica.TodaysheisanassociateProfatUJsDepartmentofGeologywheresheisdevelopingandleadinganemergingeldofscienceknownasMedicalGeology.Mouri48wasborninamountainousregioncalledBejaiainAlgeriabutshehaslivedinSouthAfricaforthepast13years.Shehasaninterestingpassionmetamorphicrocks.Igrewupinanareawhichwassurroundedbymountainsandrocks.IhavealwaysbeenfascinatedbymysurroundingsandIlongedtounderstandthegeologyoftheworldaroundme.AsastudentIhadtochoosebetweenmedicalsciencesandnaturalsciences.Myfearofbloodconvincedmetochoosenaturalsciencesspecicallygeology.MouristudiedattheUniversityofAlgiersandgraduatedcumlaude.AsanoutstandingstudentoftheyearshewasawardedaFranco-AlgerianFellowshiptocontinueherpostgraduatestudiesinFrance.ThereshecompletedherMastersandPhDinmetamorphicgeology.Iaminterestedinallkindsofrocksbutmetamorphicrocksenchantandchallengememost.Theyareverycomplexrockswhichhavegonethroughaprocessofchangethroughtime.Onehastoundertakeajourneythatcanbesomebillionyearsintothepasttounderstandthem-atleast3.3billionyearsinthecaseoftheLimpopobeltwhereIamundertakingmyresearch.UJProfwithapassionfortheworld.BasedonallthisSouthAfricabecamemyadoptedcountry.ShefeelsthatUJsupportshereffortsandthatshehastheopportunitytobeveryproductive.Theuniversityalsoencourageshervisionlikehernewpassionmedicalgeology.ThisisasubjectthatrecentlybegantointrigueherandinFebruary2012sheestablishedtheSouthAfricanMedicalGeologyChapteradivisionoftheInternationalMedicalGeologyAssociationIMGA.ProfMouriwishestomakeadifferencebyworkingtogetherwiththemedicalcommunitysothatpeoplecanbewarnediftheyliveinareaswherethenaturalenvironmentcanbehazardoustotheirhealth.gMETAMORHICROCKSarerocksthathavemorphedintoanotherkindofrock.Thismodicationoccurswhenrocksareexposedtoheatandpressurecausingprofoundchemicalandphysicalchange.medicalgeologyABOVEProfHassinaMouriPHOTOMARY-ANNPALMERAmphibolitemetamorphicrockPHOTOAMAZONaMouri-ANNPALMER