EDUCATION

• PhD, 2004, URBAN PLANING AND GIS, Schools of Architecture, Planning & Landscape and school of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, England, UK.

Thesis Title: Monitoring, Modelling, and Managing urban growth in Alexandria, Egypt using Remote Sensing and GIS”.

• MA, 1997, Urban Geography and Cartography, Geography Department, Menofya University, Egypt.

Thesis Title: Map of urban poverty in Alexandria, Egypt, Cartographic Study

• Postgraduate Diploma, 1996, GIS and Remote sensing, Information and Decision Support Centre (IDSC), The Cabinet, Egypt.

 *Intensive Program (10 months) (960 hours plus 8 weeks application project) to study GIS technology in three modules; Foundation Module, Focus Module and Performance Module (Project). The project title was “Investment and Development of Siwa oasis, Egypt, used software are ARC/INFO and ERDAS. The project grade is “DISTINCTION”.

• B.A., 1990, Geography (Surveying and Cartography), Geography Department, Alexandria University, Egypt

2.2. EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

• September, 2014 - Director of Social Observatory Strategic Research Program, The Research Council, Sultanate of Oman

• August, 2005- 2014, Assistant Professor of URBAN PLANING AND GIS, Geography Department, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

• January, 2011- Present, Associate Professor of URBAN PLANING AND GIS, Geography Department, Faculty of Arts, Menofya University, Egypt.

• July, 2004-2010, Assistant Professor of URBAN PLANING AND GIS, Geography Department, Faculty of Arts, Menofya University, Egypt.

• March, 1999- March 2004, Teaching Assistant, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK

• July, 1997- March, 1999, Assistant Lecturer, Geography Department, Faculty of Arts, Menofya University, Egypt.

• May, 1991- July, 1997, Demonstrator, Geography Department, Faculty of Arts, Menofya University, Egypt.