Dr. Ashraf El Maghraby

Personal Details Name: Dr. Ashraf Mahmoud Osman El-Maghraby Date/Place of birth: 3/14/1961, Cairo-Egypt Nationality: Egyptian Language: Speak, write, read and translate up to technical terms in English, and Arabic. Interests: I enjoy current affairs and traveling. I also enjoy fishing and surfing the internet

Contact Details Centre of Excellence in Environmental Studies, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Mobile Number: +966559973540 Email: ashraf_elmaghraby@yahoo.com.au ashraf_elmaghraby@bcrc-egypt.org ashrafelmaghraby@gmail.com ashraf@sci.cu.edu.eg Permanent Address: 214 pyramids road apartment #5, Giza, Egypt, 12613

Short Biography

I have more than 25 years of experience as a scientific researcher who combined studies with working and other commitments. I have extensive experience in environmental management with particularly in hazardous waste management, waste disposal by landfilling, air pollution, soil pollution, water pollution, and industrial sites remediation. During my tenure in the private sector I gained valuable experience in conducting environmental impact assessment for many industrial and urban projects. I also have teaching, training, and management capabilities being a faculty member at Cairo University for more than fifteen years. I have conducted many training workshops and short courses both in Egypt and abroad all are related to environmental issues including site selection, design, and operation of hazardous waste landfills, environmental impact assessment, and environmental geology, PCBs and used oil management, and more.

In achieving this, I have shown myself to be self-motivated, committed and determined in achieving my goals, come what may. I have also demonstrated negotiating and organizing skills, a firm sense of responsibility and my capacity to work hard under pressure. I possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and am able to relate to a wide range of people, as proven by my varied work experiences in both governmental and non-governmental scientific institutes. I am also an active member of the high education quality assurance and quality control committee that belongs to Cairo University. I am also a Chief compiler and editor of a series of environmental proposals, guidelines, and newsletters being a consultant and project coordinator to the Basel Convention treaty on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. All of my work experiences have involved working within a team-based culture. ). I have successfully undertaken various team projects within both academic and non-academic environments that have resulted in the establishment of two major research and training centers hosted in Cairo University namely, Cairo University Centre for Environmental Hazard Mitigation (CEHM) and The Basel Convention Regional Center for Training and Technology Transfer for the Arab-speaking Countries (BCRC-Egypt). I have excellent oral communication skills both in English and Arabic expressed in presentations and in talking to the general public.

I received my M.Sc in geology from Cairo University in 1988, my PhD in geology from the University of Cairo in 1994,with collaboration with the university of Nebraska at Lincoln, USA through a channel system program. I have also organized, co-organized and attended a number of industry-sponsored and United Nation-sponsored workshops and training courses related to various aspects of environmental sciences. I am keen to continue my career as a regional scientific advisor, planning research policies, fund raising proposals, and cooperation

Career Objectives

• Scientific advisor, planning research policies, fund raising proposals, and cooperation
• State of the environment reporting and environmental impact assessment
• Environmental geology and hazard assessment, Geological and geochemical applications for environmental problems

Area of Specialization

• Assessing rapid environmental changes
• Geoindicators and geological hazards assessment
• State-of-the environment reporting.
• Assessment of the water quality.
• Air-pollution.
• Soil-pollution.
• Acid mine drainage impacted soil and water.
• Hazardous waste policies and strategies
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) reporting
• Environmental Management in the Oil and Gas Sector

Education

1995  Ph.D. in Geology and Geochemistry, Cairo University,Giza, Egypt.
committee: M.A. Takla and F.F. Basta

1993  Post Graduate Courses in geology, geochemistry, environmental geology, and computer science at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln,NE U.S.A.
Contact: Eric M. Durrance; Nancy L. Griffin; Ronald J. Goble; Allan Kolker

1988  M.Sc. in Geology and Geochemistry, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
committee: M.A. Takla and F.F. Basta

1983  B.Sc. Geology Major, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

Training

2004  Training course in the preparation of Experts in Environmental Impact Assessment for industrial projects. EEAA and Ein Shams University,Cairo-Egypt
Contact: Prof. Waheed Emam

1996  Training course in environmental geochemistry including training on GC, IC, and HPLC instrumentation at Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne,IL, U.S.A.
Contact: Niel Sturchio

1996  Training course in Fundamentals of ICP at PERKIN ELEMER Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Contact: Bobbi Delcote

1996  Training course in Introduction to HPLC at DIONEX, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Contact: Morlot G. Williams

Advisory roles and representation

• Member of the International Medical Geology Association (IGMA)
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the 4th International Conference on Medical Geology, 20-25 Sept.2011, Bari, Italy
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the Faculty of Science Cairo University
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Conference on the Geology of The Arab World (GAW) since 1996, held each 2 years
• Member of the Geological Society of Egypt (GSE)
• Member of the Organization Committee of the International Symposium on Environmental Science and Technology, Shanghai, Chaina, June 2-5, 2009

Projects

• Environmental Impact Assessment for the EMAK project for solar salt and minerals production from Lake Qaroun-Egypt. Al Kharafy Group.
  Contact:M.M.El Arief
• Environmental Impact Assessment for the establishment of a Cement Factory (Modern Cement Company) Modern Group Nabil Dabes Inc.
  Contact:M.M.El Arief
• Environmentally Sound Management on Used Oils (development of a general guidelines on the ESM on used oils) a project funded by the Basel Convention through the Cairo Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer Cairo-BCRC.
  Contact:M.M.El Arief
• Institutional reform at MWRI (planning mechanisms for co-ordination and information dissemination within IR process). Project submitted to Ministry of water resources and irrigation
  Contact: M. Al Azazy
• General guidelines for site selection, design, and operation of landfills in hyper-arid regions of the Arab States.(Basel Convention). Project funded by the New Partnership of African Development (NEPAD) with cooperation with Basel Convention Secretary
  Contact: M.H.Mobasher
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and socio-economic studies associated with Burullus Sapphire Condensate Export Pipeline. Project submitted to EMPY
  Contact: A. Farghaly
• Environmental Impact Assessment associated with the construction of a tourist village along Lake Qaroun, Fayoum Governorate. Project summated to Cairo University Environmental Research Center and Studies
  Contact: A. Farghaly
• Establishment of the Basel Convention Regional Center for Training and Technology Transfer for the Arab-speaking Countries(BCRC-Egypt). Project funded by the secretary of the Basel Convention
  Contact: M.H.Mobasher
• Establishment of Centre for Environmental Hazard Mitigation (CEHM). Distinguished five-year effort to design, equip, and supervise the establishment of State-of-the-art environmental, geochemical, and computational laboratories at Cairo University Centre for Environmental Hazard Mitigation. A project funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture(1995-2000).
  Contact: Y. Abdel Hady and M. Sultan
• Evaluation of the ground water resources and soil classification in Wadi El Tarfa, Eastern Desert, Egypt. project funded by the Ministry Of International Cooperation, sector of cooperation with USA(1995-1997).
  contact: Y. Abdel Hady
• Cairo University High Education Quality Assurance and accreditation Project (QAAP)
  Contact: Abdel Gawad A.F.
• Cairo University High Education Enhancement Project Fund (HEEPF)
  Contact: Abdel Gawad A.F.
• Faculties of Education Enhancement Project (FOEP)
  Contact: Abdel Gawad A.F.
• Cairo University Faculties and Leadership Development Project (FLDP)
  Contact: Abdel Gawad A.F.

International Training Programmes, Seminars, and Workshops

Since joining BCRC-Egypt, I have been organizing, co-organizing, facilitating, participating, attending, and reporting several workshops and seminars, the following are a selection

Academic Supervision

Supervising and sharing in Supervision Committees of Different Comprehensive Research Programs and Studies for a number of M. Sc. and Ph. D. programs. The research projects dealt mainly with the environmental issues including environmental impact assessment, environmental geo-indicators, air pollution, soil pollution, water pollution, industrial site remediation, and environmental and applied mineralogy.

Employment History

Scientific Consultant, Deanship of Scientific Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA(2010-2011)
Contact: Prof. Yousif Al Turky

Responsibilities

• Reviewing scientific articles
• Suggesting reviewers for scientific projects
• Selecting appropriate projects for funding
• Building scientific capacity for the KAU faculty members

Regional Scientific Advisor, Research Policy and Cooperation (Basel Convention Regional Center for Training and Technology Transfer for the Arab-speaking Countries(BCRC-Egypt).(1995-2010)
Contact: Prof. Nelson Sabogal

Responsibilities

• Strategic planning and developing annual scientific business plans of action.
• Supervise projects implementation policies and strategies
• Organizing regional stakeholders meetings
• Organizing training programme in environmental protection research areas, including hazardous waste research, data analysis and management.
• Research proposal development, report writing, priority setting, and developing ethics in HR and team work.
• Designing of trainings workshops related to hazardous Waste management that are carried out on ongoing basis both at country and regional level.
• Collaboration with international partners in hazardous wastes research such as Secretariat of the Basel Convention (SBC), United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention (SSC), Montreal Protocol …etc.
• Research and trainings with different partners including local and International NGOs. and the public.

Technical Advisor (Cairo University Centre for Environmental Hazard Mitigation- CEHM). (1995-2010)
Contact: M.H.Mobasher

Responsibilities as Technical Advisor

• Project planning and management.
• Supervision, monitoring and evaluation of programme’s interventions.
• Coordination and technical support to field projects.
• Preparation of proposals and report writing.
• Coordination with UN agencies, governmental department and NGOs on technical issues.
• Capacity building of programme staff.
• Secure funding, conduct and supervise operational research.

Principal Scientific Officer (2000-2005)
Focal person for coordinating and implementation (through the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency-EEAA) of activities related to Hazardous waste Management.
Contact: Adel Al Shafei

Project Coordinator (2005-2007)
Environmentally Sound Management on Used Oils (development of a general guidelines on the ESM on used oils) a project funded by the Basel Convention through the Cairo Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer Cairo-BCRC.
Contact: M.M.El Arief

Project Consultant (2004-2005)
Institutional reform at the Ministry of water Resources and Irrigation MWRI (planning mechanisms for co-ordination and information dissemination within IR process).
Contact:Mohamed El-Azazy

Project Consultant (2004-2006)
Preparation of a set of tools for the site selection, design, and operation of hazardous waste landfills in hyper-arid regions of the Arab States (Basel Convention)
Contact: M.M.El Arief / S. Dahroug

Technical Working Group (2002-2006)
Cairo-Regional Center for Training and Technology Transfer for the Arab-speaking Countries (Cairo-BCRC: Basel Convention), temporarily hosted by the Cairo University Center for environmental Hazard Mitigation (CEHM).
Contact: M.M.El Arief

Environmental Consultant (2002-2007)
Cairo University Environmental Research Center and Studies.
Contact: A. Farghaly

Assistant Professor ( 1995- present)
Cairo University, Faculty of Science, Geology Department.
Contact: Adel Sehami

Scientific Consultant (1999-2002)
Ministry of Education, Al Kharg Governorate, Science department; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Contact: M.N. Al Kathiry

Visitor Professor 1997
King Khalid Military Academy, Science department; Al Riyad; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Contact: M.N. Al Kathiry

Senior Geologist (1995-1997)
project submitted to the Ministry of International Cooperation, sector of cooperation with USA. Evaluation of the ground water resources and soil classification in Wadi El Tarfa, Eastern Desert, Egypt.
contact: Y. Abdel Hady

Senior Geologist (1995-1996)
Cairo University Center for environmental Hazard Mitigation (CEHM).
contact: Y. Abdel Hady

PhD Fellow: 1991- 1993
Engaged in a project on the geology of Wadi Ghadir- Wadi Gemal area, Estern Desert, Egypt, leading to a Ph.D. degree at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.
contact: Nancy L. Griffin

Research Assistant (1991-1993)
Geology Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NB; USA.
contact: Nancy L. Griffin

Assistant Lecturer 1988-1995
Cairo University, Faculty of Science, Geology Department.
contact: A. El Kamar

Demonstrator (1984-1988)
Cairo University, Faculty of Science, Geology Department.
contact: A. El Kamar

Merit / Awards

• Certification of appreciation by the president of Cairo University in recognition to the Services devoted to the implementation of the activities of the Environmental Week 28 March- 1 April 2010.
• Golden Medal and Certificate of appreciation; Education Administration, Al Kharg Governorate, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. May 1999
• Certificate of appreciation by His Highness Minister of Higher Education; Cairo University at the Conference on the Role of Universities in Community and Environmental Development, March 1997.
• Certification of appreciation by the Geological Society of Egypt, for best presentation and original research on; the 25th annual meeting, 1987.

Publications

• جودة التعليم العالي في الجامعات المصرية بين أداء العاملين وتحقيق توقعات المستفيدين. د. أشرف المغربى
  ورشة العمل المتعلقة بمبادئ إدارة الجودة الشاملة في منظومة الأداء الجامعي. جامعة القاهرة كلية العلوم 15/3/2009
• El Maghraby A., El Kammar A., & Mabrouk, M. (2011) Potentiality of Clays in the Kharga-Dakhla Land-Stretch: Western Desert-Egypt as a Natural Landfill Liner in a Hyper-Arid Region. Environmental Geosciences V.18, No.2 pp. 1-18
• El Maghraby.A.(2008).Occupational Hazards in the Mining Sector. The 9th International Conference on Geology of the Arab World(GAW9), Cairo University.(abstract) P.142
• El Maghraby.A.(2008).Socio-Economic Impacts in the Mining Sector: the Abo Tartour Case. Supreme council of mineral resources, Egyptian Science and Technology Academy
• El Maghraby.A.(2006). Environmentally sound management of used oil: proceedings of the conference on Chemical and Environmental Risk Management and the Role of Scientific Research in the mitigation, Cairo University 18/9/2006,p. 78-123
• El Maghraby.A.(2005).Tsunami and coastal regions hazards. Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Read Sea and Gulf of Aden PERSGA. Sea to Sea Second Regional Forum.14-16 February Cairo-ARE (abstract) P.332
• El Maghraby,A.(2004).The need of hazardous property assessment methodology in Egypt. The Seventh International Conference on Geology of the Arab World(GAW7), Cairo University.(abstract) P.127
• El Maghraby,A.(2004).Waste disposal by landfill in Egypt. The Seventh International Conference on Geology of the Arab World(GAW7), Cairo University.(abstract) P.128
• El Maghraby,A. Dahroug,S., and Farouk,A. (2006a) Guidelines for hazardous waste landfill site selection and environmental impact assessment in hyper arid areas. UNEP, SBC, Secretariat of the Basel Convention Publications, pp 37.
  http://www.basel.int/centers/proj_activ/stp_projects/12-02e.pdf
• El Maghraby,A. Dahroug,S., and Farouk,A. (2006b) Guidelines for hazardous waste landfill design in hyper arid areas. UNEP, SBC, Secretariat of the Basel Convention Publications, pp 41
  http://www.basel.int/centers/proj_activ/stp_projects/12-03e.pdf
• El Maghraby,A. Dahroug,S., and Farouk,A. (2006c) Guidelines for hazardous waste landfill operation, monitoring and aftercare in hyper arid areas. UNEP, SBC, Secretariat of the Basel Convention Publications, pp 35.
  http://www.basel.int/centers/proj_activ/stp_projects/12-04e.pdf
• El Maghraby,A., Eliwa, H., and Surour, A.(2003). Textural evolution and geothermobarometry of garnet-mica schists from the Central and Southern Eastern Desert, Egypt. The Third International Conference on the Geology of Africa, Assiut, Egypt V.1:pp353-369.
• Sturchio,N., Sultan,M.,El Maghraby,A., and Taher,A.(2003). Concentration and Isotopic Composition of Lead in urban air particulate, Cairo, Egypt. Environmental Geol. (in press)
• Takla, M., Basta, F., El Maghraby,A.,and Griffin, N.L. (2002).Geology and geochemistry of ophiolites from the Nubian Shield NE Africa, Egypt. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Geology of the Arab World, Cairo University( GAW6)V.1, pp1-24.
• Doskey,p.;Fukui,Y.;Sultan,M., El Maghraby,A.,and Taher, A. (1999).Source Profiles for Nonmethane Organic Compounds in the Atmosphere of Cairo, Egypt. Air and Waste Management Association V.49 No.7:pp.814-822.
• Sturchio,N., Sultan,M., El Sharkawy, M., El Alfy, Z.,Taher, A., El Maghraby,A., and El Anbaawy,M.(1999).Origin of ground waters in the newly reclaimed agricultural lands, Western Nile Delta, Egypt: Preliminary isotopic results. GAW4, International Conference on Geology of the Arab World, Cairo University.V.2 pp.1094-1099.
• Sultan,M., Sturchio,N., El Maghraby,A., .,and Taher, A. (1997). An Assessment of drinking water quality in Cairo and Tanta areas, Egypt,1996. ; Cairo University Conference on the Role of Universities in Community and Environmental Development; March1997.(abstract), p.112.
• El Maghraby,A. (1996). The Pan African: A controversy revisited. GAW3, International Conference on Geology of the Arab World, Cairo University.(abstract) p.122.
• Takla, M., Basta, F., El Maghraby,A.,(1992a). Contribution to the geology of Wadi Ghadir Area, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Geology, V.36,no.1-2, pp.373-392.
• Takla, M., Basta, F., El Maghraby,A., (1992b). Geochemistry of gneiss and granitoids of Wadi Ghadir GAW1, International Conference on Geology of the Arab World, Cairo University.V.1, pp.477-489.
• Takla, M., Basta, F., El Maghraby,A., (1991). Opaque Mineralogy of Pre-Cambrian rocks, Wadi Ghadir, Egypt. Sci. Jour. Fac. Menoufiya Univ.,V.5, pp.1-19.

References

• Prof. Dr. Yusuf Al Turki
  Dean of Scientific Research, King Abdulaziz University
  E-mail: yaturki@yahoo.com



• Prof. Dr. Mohamed El-Azazy
  E.A.M. Consultants
  18 A, Ahmed Hishmat St. Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt
  Tel.&Fax: (202) 7353709-738 1587
  E-mail: eap@soficom.com.eg



• Prof. Dr. M. Sultan
  Department of Geology, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
  Tel: (716) 645-6800,ext.3986
  E-mail: misultan@nsm.buffalo.edu



• Prof. Dr. Neil C. Sturchio
  Argonne National Laboratory, Environmental Research Division
  Tel: (708)252-3986
  E-mail: Sturchio@anl.gov



• Prof. Dr. Eric M. Durrance
  Chairman, Department of Geology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  214 Bessey Hall P.O. Box 880340
  Tel: (402)472-2663



• Dr. Ronald J. Goble
  Associate Professor, Department of Geology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  214 Bessey Hall P.O. Box 880340
  Tel: (402)472-2663



• Prof. Dr. Nancy L. Griffin
  Department of Geology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  214 Bessey Hall P.O. Box 880340
  Tel: (402)472-2663



• Dr. Allan Kolker
  Department of Geology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  214 Bessey Hall P.O. Box 880340
  Tel: (402)472-2663



• Prof. Dr. M.A. Takla
  Department of Geology, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
  Tel: (202)5676866
  E-mail: Matakla@mail.scc.cairo.edu.eg



• Prof. Dr. Y. Abdel Hady
  P.I. Center for Environmental Hazard Mitigation, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
  Tel: (202)5719688
  E-mail: CEHM@hazard2.cairo.eun.eg



• Prof. Dr. M.M. El Arief
  Professor of geology, Cairo University, Project Maneger, Cairo-BCRC
  E-mail: elaref@baselegypt.org



• Prof. Dr. Hany Mobasher
  Director Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Tecnology Transfer (BCRC-Egypt), Cairo University
  Tel:0020101649520
  E-mail: moubasher@bcrc-egypt.org



• Prof. Dr. Adel Sehami
  Head of the Geology Department, Faculty of Science Cairo University
  Tel:0020129200447
  E-mail: asehim@hotmail.com