- 1981, B.Sc. in Science in Geology and Geochemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain-Shams university.

- 1989, M.Sc. in Geology from Ain-Shams university.

- 1993, Ph.D. in Geology from Erivan University, Republic of Armenia (USSR).

Supervision: M.Sc. degree supervision in geology, mineralogy, petrology and its possible application in ceramic industries.

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1- Geology, Petrology and Radiology of the Granitoid rocks, Wadi El- Daghbag area, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt.
(6th Intern. Conf. on Geochemistry, Alex. University, Egypt, 15-16 Sept. 2004, pages 397-412 Samaan, J. M. and Basta M.S).

2- Using environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM) and energy dispersive analytical X-ray unit (EDX) in the identification of important minerals in the younger granites of Gabal El-Muielha area, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt.
(Hesham M. Kamal., Joseph M. Samaan and Magdy Basta).
(Published in the journal of applied Geophysics by the Egyptian society of Applied Petrophysics (ESAP) in the 8th volume march 2008).

3- Petrological and geochemical characteristics of the younger gabbros of Wadi Shianite area, South Eastern Desert, Egypt.
(Magdy S. Basta)
JMPE, 9(2), 2006        P.P: 51-64.

4- Origin of the amphibolites South Gabal Nitatai- Gabal Uqap El- Nugum area, South Eastern Desert, Egypt.
(Magdy S. Basta) .
(Accepted by JPME on 2011 and will be published sooner)

5- Geology, petrology, geochemistry and radioactivity for the Granitoid rocks of Wadi Ambaut area, South Easern Desert, Egypt.
(Remon R. Ayoub, Joseph M. Samaan and Magdy S. Basta)
(1st international conference on Geo-Resources in the Middle East and North Africa, Cairo University).
(26th February- 1st March).

6- Uranium and some trace elements in cretaceous black shale in Wadi Araba, Eastern Desert, Egypt.
(Rafaat M. S. Shahata, Rafaat Sh. Mouhareb, Magdy S. Basta, Joseph M. Samaan)
(Accepted on 18th April 2012 for publication in the proceedings of the Tethys geological society).

7- Radioactivity of some carboniferous rocks along the Gulf of Suez, Egypt.

8- Assessment of using a new Egyptian fluxing material for ceramic tiles production.
(Rafaat M. S. Shahata, Gehan A. Mohamed, Abdel Moaz A. Sadik, Joseph M. Samaan, Rafaat Sh. Mouhareb and Magdy S. Basta).
ISSN 1110- 2527
Sedimentology of Egypt
Vol. 20, p: 15-26, 2012