The teaching staff member at the Marine Sciences Center at the University of Basrah, Assistant Professor Dr. Raghad Shubar Jaafar, participated in the discussion committee of the doctoral student, Sttar Aziz Ghumeis in the College of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Basrah, about his thesis entitled Stimulating the biodegridation (cracking) of petroleum hydrocarbons using bacteria with organic and inorganic additives.