Dr. Farouk El-Baz: Curriculum Vitae

Biographical Articles

• "Arlingtonian Coaches Fliers on Moon Rocks" by Anne Behrens
  VIRGINIA SENTINEL
  18 February 1971, p. 1 and 6.
• "Space Age Geologist" by Jim Schefter
  TOPIC
  Issue Number 65, 1972, p. 14-16.
• "Life Story of the Egyptian Lunar Scientist" (in Arabic) by Anis Mansour
  AKHER SAA, Cairo, Egypt
  Volume 2001, 28 February 1973, p. 38-44.
• "An Interview with Dr. Farouk El-Baz" (in Arabic) by Soliman Nasralla
  OIL CARAVAN, Dahran, Saudi Arabia
  Volume 8, Number 22, August 1974, p. 7-18.
• "Space-Age Immigrant" by Brainerd S. Bates
  ARAMCO WORLD MAGAZINE
  Volume 27, Number 6, November-December 1976, p.18-25.
• "From the Pyramids to the Moon" by anonymous
  MISSOURI ALUMNUS
  November-December 1977, p. 51.
• "Egyptian Geologist Champions Desert Research" by Constance Holden
  SCIENCE
  Volume 205, 28 September 1979, p. 1357-1360.
• "Arab-American Scientist Takes a Voyage of Discovery" by anonymous
  VOICE, National Association of Arab Americans
  Volume 11, Number 11/12, November-December 1984, p. 15-19.
• "To Investigate Earth's Deserts, Dr. Farouk El-Baz Began on Mars" by anonymous
  Rolex of Geneva
  advertisement in numerous international publications, 1985.
• "Down-to-Earth Hopes for Lunar Scientist: Breaking Into the Dark Recesses of the Desert" by Jadranka Porter
  ARAB TIMES
  31 December 1986, p. 3.
• "An Egyptian Farmboy Conquers Space" (in Arabic) by Asem Rashwan
  SADA AL-USBOOA, Manama, Bahrain
  Volume 795, Tuesday 3 March 1987, p. 8-11.
• "Concord Scientist Adviser to Museum Omni Theater" by Sally Nelson
  THE CONCORD JOURNAL, Concord, Massachusetts
  Volume 59, Number 17, Thursday 14 May 1987, p. 1 and 11.
• "Farouk El-Baz: Uncovering the Secrets of the Composition of the Earth" by Sandra Deden
  BOSTON UNIVERSITY TODAY, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
  October 9 to October 23, 1989, p. 9.
• "Interview: Farouk El-Baz" by Thomas Bass; photographs by Ruven Afanador
  OMNI
  Volume 13, Number 3, December 1990, p. 74-80+134.
• "Boston Geologist in Demand for Gulf Water Supply Efforts" by Charles A. Radin
  BOSTON GLOBE, Boston, Massachusetts
  Monday, February 18, 1991, p. 15-17.
• "Taking the Long View" by Piney Kesting; photographs by Webb Chappell
  ARAMCO WORLD
  Volume 43, Number 2, March/April 1992, p. 12-13.
  "The Desert Healer" by Piney Kesting
  MOSAIC SECTION; The Middle East
  January 1993, p. 45-47.
• “He Caught the Moon” by Kamal Naguib
  HORUS
  July/September 1993, p. 20-21.
• "I Want my Son to be Proud" by Casey Kasem
  PARADE
  Sunday, January 16, 1994, Summary biography of Farouk El-Baz, p.5-6.
• "Farouk El-Baz and a Reading of the Latest Satellite News" (in Arabic) by Hassan Fathy
  ULOUM WA TECHNOLOGIA, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait
  Volume 9, April 1994, p. 14-18.
• "The Mother of Invention?  Freedom" by Peter Coy; Books: a review of "Reinventing the Future: Conversations with the World's Leading Scientists" by Thomas A. Bass, Addison-Wesley
  BUSINESS WEEK, New York
  May 2, 1994, p. 12.
• Farouk El-Baz: Picture the Desert” by Aziza Sami
  AL-AHRAM WEEKLY, Cairo, Egypt
  3-9, November 1994, p. 16.
• "Farouk El-Baz: Man of Distant Visions" by anonymous, Round & About the University
  BOSTONIA, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
  Fall 1994, Number 2, p. 57-58.
• "Egyptian Stars in the International Sky: Dr. Farouk El-Baz" (in Arabic) by anonymous
  ANBAA EL-WATAN, Ministry of Information, Cairo, Egypt
  Volume 12, January 1995, p. 38-39.

With children in his ancestral Nile Delta village of Toukh El-Aqlam

• “Dr. Farouk El-Baz: Ibn El-Dakahliya Al-Qadim min Al-Mustaqbal.” (in Arabic: Biography of Dr. Farouk El-Baz: Son of Dakahliya Governorate Who Comes From the Future)
  General Directorate of Public Relations, DAKAHLIYA GOVERNORATE, Mansoura, Egypt,
  1995, 175 p.
  
  • Book includes the following chapters.
    • Introduction:  Governor Ibrahim El-Sheikh, p. 8-9.
      
    • Who is Farouk El-Baz: Mohamed El-Baz (Gen., Ret.), p. 11-26.
      
    • Farouk El-Baz As I Know Him:  Ambassador A. R. El-Reedy, p. 30-36.
      
    • Farouk El-Baz and Egypt’s Monuments: Dr. Zahi Hawass, p. 37-40 and 90-107.
      
    • Dr. Farouk El-Baz That I Know:  Dr. Wafik Meshref, p. 41-50.
      
    • The C.V. of Farouk El-Baz: Dr. Adel Yehia, p. 51-61.
      
    • Farouk El-Baz; An Encyclopaedic Thinker: Dr. Kamal El-Batanouny, p. 62-68.
      
    • Dr. Farouk El-Baz and the Battle of June 5th, 1967:  Dr. Rifat El-Remaisy, p. 69-72.
      
    • Dr. Farouk El-Baz: Dr. Atef Dardir, p. 73-87.
      
    • Always on His Mind... Problems of His Country:  Anonymous, p. 88-89 and 108-164.
      
    • Farouk El-Baz in the Press:  Anonymous, p. 165-173.
• “Farouk El-Baz” (Arabic; in Aalim min Bilady) by Mohamed Mahmomed Abdel-Aziz
  Cultural Heritage Directorate; Cultural Excellence Series
  DAKHLIYA GOVERNORATE
  1996, p. 66-71.
• “Sage of the Sands” by Barbara Ross
  EGYPT TODAY
  January 1996, Volume 17, Number 1, p. 86-91 & 113.
• “Farouk El-Baz: Rafaat Usboee, Fa Asbahtu Mashhouran (Arabic; I held up my hand, and became famous) by Mohamed Ali Saleh
  ARRAJOL
  May 1996, Issue 49, p. 13-23+cover.
• “Farouk El-Baz: Michel T. Halbouty Human Needs Award” by Kevin Carleton
  AAPG (American Association of Petroleum Geologists)
  BULLETIN
  June, 1996, Volume 80, Number6, p. 934-936.
• “The Arab Scientist Farouk El-Baz: Interview” (Arabic) by Mohamed H. Talabi
  AL RAFED
  Department of Culture and Information, Sharjah, U.A.E.
  Issue Number 13; October 1996, p. 88-92.
• “Tracing Water in the Great Sand Sea;” by anonymous
  ENVIRONMENT TODAY, Cairo, Egypt
  Volume 3, September 1997, p. 12-13.
• “Our Scientists Abroad… Professor Doctor Farouk El-Baz” (in Arabic) by anonymous
  AL-MAJALLA AL-ARABIYA LIL-OLOUM (Arab Journal of Science)
  Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALESCO) Tunis, Tunisia
  Volume 30 (15th Year), December 1997, p. 116-117.
• “Space Scientist Farouk El-Baz” by Mohamed Sadek
  Encyclopaedia of the Distinguished
  Dar El-Tibaa El-Haditha, Cairo, Egypt
  Part II, p. 245-246
  ISBN 977-19-6368-6, 1997
• “About Farouk El-Baz and an Interview” (in Arabic) by Mahmoud Bassiony
  AL MEGALLA ALZERAEYA (The Agricultural Magazine), Cairo, Egypt
  Year 40, Volume 470, January 1998, p. 6-8.
• “Close Encounters with the Desert Falcon” by Henry Jacob
  Photographs by Victoria Calaguian
  FRIDAY, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  March 6-12, 1998, p. 8-11.
• “Brother From Another Planet” by Maria Golia
  Photographs by Claude Stemmelin
  CAIRO TIMES
  Volume 2, Issue 22, 24 December 1998, p. 14-15.
• “Dr. Farouk El-Baz” by anonymous
  In: Famous Modern Egyptians
  Ministry of Education, Cairo, Egypt
  School Book of Egyptian Students (10th Grade)
  Article and photographs and questions on p. 4.
• “Women in My Life” (in Arabic) by Reem Nour
  OSRATI Magazine, Shuwaikh, Kuwait,
  Number 1410, Volume 36, March 2000, p. 26-28.
• “El-Baz Research Award” by Daniel Shaffer, editor
  TWAS NEWSLETTER, Newsletter of the Third World Academy of Sciences, Trieste, Italy
  Jan-Mar 2000, Volume 12, Number 1, p. 22
• “Astronauts carried the First Sura and Spoke Arabic from the Moon” (in Arabic) by Fouad Nasralla
  AL YAMAMAH, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  Issue 1606, May 2000, p. 46-49, 20.
•  “The Arab-Egyptian Scientist Farouk El-Baz” by anonymous
  AL MANAL, monthly of the Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services, Sharjah, U.A.E.
  May 2000, Issue 141, p. 11.
• "Soura Musharifa li Shabab Misr" (Arabic; A Role Model for the Youth of Egypt) by Sobhi S. El-Desouki
  THE ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY, Cairo, Egypt
  May 2000, p. 31
• "Ashiq al-Qamar" (Arabic; Moon Lover) by anonymous
  EL-SHABAB (Youth) Magazine, Cairo, Egypt
  Year 24, Number 279, October 2000, p. 20-21.
• "Dr. Farouk El-Baz" (Arabic) by Shakran Al Rasheedy
  ALYMAMAH Magazine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  Issue 1631, 11 November 2000, p. 34-37.
• "Invasion of the Desert" by Barbara Ross
  PHARAOHS Magazine, Cairo, Egypt
  December 2000, p. 82-85.
• "Al Alim al-Masri Dr. Farouk El-Baz" (Arabic; The Egyptian Scientist Dr. Farouk El-Baz) by Souad Abu-Ubeid
  AL-YAQATHAH Magazine, Kuwait
  Issue 1662, 5-11 January 2001, p. 20-23.
• "Farouk El-Baz" (Arabic) by anonymous
  AL RAWAQ Magazine, Dubai, U.A.E.
  Issue 8, April 2001, p. 22-24.
• “Al Alim al-Masri Farouk El-Baz” (Arabic; Bureaucracy is the Problem of Scientific Research in Egypt) by Nahid El-Kashif; photo by A. El-Suheity
  NOSS EL-DONIA Magazine
  10 November 2002, p.15-17.
• “Ladaina Al-Ulama wal Mushkila fil Bahth Al-Ilmi” (Arabic; We Have the Scientists, and the Problem is in Scientific Research)
  by Nagwan Abdel-Latif; photos by M. Emara
  ALMUSSAWAR Magazine
  Issue Number 4083; 10 January 2003, p. 50-51.
• “Innovation Odyssey Showcases Boston as Mother of Invention: A quirky, not quacky tour” by Brian Fitzgerald
  B.U. Bridge, Boston University
  14 February 2003, p. 8.
• Al-Alim Al-Arabi Allathi Ekhtar Mauqi Al-Hobout ala Salh Al-Qamar (Arabic; Dr. Farouk El-Baz: The Arab Scientist Who Selected the Landing Site on the Moon) by Majdi Saad
  3ELM WA 3ALAM Magazine, Beirut, Lebanon
  Volume Number 7, December 2003, p. 18-25.
• “From Zagazig to NASA – A Rocky Saga” by Meher Murshed
  Gulf News, Dubair, U.A.E.
  Friday, February 27, 2004, full page
• “2004 Nevada Medalist Dr. Farouk El-Baz” by anonymous
  The 2004 Nevada Medal Dinner, Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada
  p. 6-7.
• “Dunes of Water” by Nadia El-Awady
  IslamOnline.net
  Friday, June 18, 2004, 4 pages
• “Dr. Farouk El-Baz” by Ahmed Elewa
  Life Makers Magazine, info@lifemakersmag.com
  July 2004, p. 3-6.
• “Dr. Farouk El-Baz: NASA Space Scientist, Director of the Center for Remote Sensing at Boston University, President of the Arab Society for Desert Research” by Noha Chakkal
  Egypt Today; photographs by Mohsen Allam
  Volume 25, Issue 9, September 2004.
• “Looking Down on Spaceship Earth” by Tim Stoddard
  Bostonia, The Alumni Quarterly of Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
  Winter 2004-2005, p. 26-31.
• “Mustashar Nasa Allazy Yahmil Asrar Aahary Al-Alam” by Amre Abdel-Hamid
  (Arabic: NASA Advisor who holds the secrets of the world’s deserts)
  ARRAJUL ALYAUM
  1 October 2005, Issue 16, p. 48-54.
• “Farouk El-Baz: Safir Masr Faoqa Al-Qamar” by Ghada Bahnasy
  (Arabic: Ambassador of Egypt to the Moon)
  ALAAELDIN Magazine, Cairo, Egypt
  Thursday, 15 December 2005, 13th Year, Volume 649, p. 34-38.
• “BU  Geologist El-Baz Digs Deeper into Darfur Conflict” by David Cogger
  The Boston Banner
  Thursday 23 August 2007, First page + p. 12.
• “Water Wizard (I, me, myself section)” by Shalaka Paradkar
  FRIDAY magazine; GULF NEWS newspaper,  Dubai, U.A.E.
  August 31-September 6, 2007; p. 88-91.
• “Making a Difference: Can Water Flow Peace in Sudan” by Barry Friedman
  Explorer, Journal of American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, Oklahoma
  November, 2007, p. 18-22.
• “Most Distinguished Arab Scientists in Half a Century” by anonymous
  Dr. Farouk El-Baz
  El-Arabi Magazine, Kuwait, Kuwait
  Volume 585, December 2007, p. 66-67.
• “Think Research; Viewing the World” by anonymous
  Missouri S&T Magazine, Rolla, Missouri
  Spring 2008.
• “Dr. Farouk El-Baz” anonymous
  Recipient of the Golden Award on the International Heritage Day, Cairo, Egypt
  Supreme Council of Antiquities
  Sinai Through the Ages: Introduction by Zahi Haevass
  April 2008.

Biographical Listings

1971

• Contemporary Authors

• The American-Arabic Speaking Community Almanac

• Who's Who in Government
  
  
• World Aviation Directory

• Dictionary of International Biography
  
  
• Men of Achievement
  
  
• Who's Who in the East

• American Men and Women of Science
  
  
• Community Leaders and Noteworthy Americans
  
  
• International Who's Who in Community Service
  
  
• International Who's Who of the Arab World

• International Authors and Writers Who's Who
  
  
• Men and Women of Distinction
  
  
• Who's Who in America

• Community Leaders of America
  
  
• Who's Who? (German)
  
  
• Who's Who in the World

• JANE'S
  
  
• The Directory of Distinguished Americans
  
  
• Personalities of the East

• Who's Who in Frontiers of Science and Technology

• Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives
  
  
• Who's Who in Aviation and Aerospace

• Arab-American Almanac
  
  
• Personalities of America
  
  
• Who's Who in Technology Today

• Personalities of the World

• International Book of Honor
  
  
• Profiles of African Scientists (African Academy of Sciences)
  
  
• International Leaders in Achievement
  
  
• Directory of American Scholars

• Who's Who in American Education
  
  
• Who's Who in Science and Engineering
  
  
• Who's Who in The Arab World
  
  
• International Defense Directory
  
  
• Directory of American Research and Technology
  
  
• Oxford's Who's Who
  
  
• Who's Who Worldwide

• Data Base For Arab Emigrant Professionals; DBAEP
  (League of Arab States Office, London, England)

• Pioneers of African Science

• The International Who's Who

1998

• 2000 Prominent Arabs of the 20th Century
  Outstanding Contribution Diploma
  
  
• Directory of American Scholars
  
  
• The International Who's Who
  
  
• Directory of American Scholars
  
  
• International Who's Who of Professionals
  
  

2000

• Water Links, Center for Science and Environment, New Dehli, India
  
  
• Leading Islamic Scientists of the World
  
  
• World of Arabs (Naaman Biographical Center)
  Meritorious Achievement Diploma (Beirut, Lebanon)
  
  

2001

• Distinguished & Admirable Achievers
  New Millennium (New Delhi, India)
  
  

2002

• World of Arabs (Beirut, Lebanon)
  
  

2003

• Who's Who Among American Muslims
  
  

2005

• The Cambridge Blue Book
  
  
• Dictionary of International Biography