Dr. Farouk El-Baz: Curriculum Vitae
Scientific Appointments
- Member of the
Task Group for Lunar Nomenclature of the International Astronomical
Union: Since 1973 participated in the classification and naming
of surface features of the Moon as revealed by lunar missions.
- Member of the
Executive Committee of the International Symposium on Remote Sensing
of Environment. The Committee, which is sponsored by the Environmental
Research Institute of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI, organizes annual meetings
and publishes their proceedings.
- Scientific Advisor
to President Anwar Sadat of the Arab Republic of Egypt (1978-1981):
Advised the late President Sadat on scientific matters particularly
those relating to desert development. Served in this capacity as a member
of the Advisory Council to the President of Egypt.
- Fellow of the
American Association for the Advancement
of Science; cited "for research in remote sensing, desert geomorphology
and planetary geology and for contributions to the public understanding
of science."
- Member (elected
in 1983) of the Corporation of the Museum of Science and Charles Hayden
Planetarium, Boston, Massachusetts.
- Advisor on Education
and Publications, Arab-American Affairs Council, Washington, DC
- Member of the
Arab Thought Forum, Amman, Jordan; the AFT is headed by H.R.H. Hassan
Bin Talal, Crown Prince of the Hasemite Kingdom of Jordan.
- Elected (in
1985) Fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Trieste,
Italy. A year later, he was elected to represent the Academy at the
Non-Governmental Organization Unit of the Department of International
Economic and Social Affairs of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
of the United Nations, New York. Also serves as Chairman of the Standing
Committee on Environmental Hazards and Global Change of the Third World
Network of Scientific Organizations (TWNSO).
With the late H.M. King Hussein of Jordan at Boston University
- Advisor to H.M.
King Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on matters relating
to petroleum exploration and the search for groundwater resources.
- International
advisor on remote sensing to the Chief, Infrastructure Branch, National
Resources and Energy Division, Department of Technical Cooperation for
Development, United Nations, New York.
- President (since
1985), Arab Society for Desert Research.
- Member, General
Council for the Preparation of the Five year Plan (1986), Kuwait
Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, Kuwait.
- Keynote Speaker,
Jordan Development Conference (1986), Amman, Jordan.
- Member, Tenth
Anniversary Committee, Boston University Photographic Resource center;
also elected to Subcommittee on High-Technology and Photography.
- Convenor, Committee
on the Children Museum (Headed by Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak), Cairo,
Egypt.
- Member of the
Scientific Council, International Center for Theoretical Physics
of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and
UNESCO.
- Member, Campaign
Steering Committee (1987), Second Century Fund, Concord Museum,
Concord, Massachusetts.
- Member International
Committee, Twenty-First Century Fund Campaign Committee, Lahey Clinic
Foundation, Burlington, Massachusetts.
- President (since
1990), Foundation for the Preservation of Egyptian Antiquities, Washington,
DC
- Overseer, Museum
of Science, Boston, Massachusetts.
- Appointed in
1991 by the Minister of State for Scientific Research of Egypt to membership
of the Executive Board of the Mubarak City for Scientific Research,
Alexandria, Egypt.
- Member of the
Ministerial Leading Committee for the New Map of Egypt, Prime-Minister's
Office, Cairo, Egypt.
- Vice President
-- International, Second Century Committee of the Geological Society
of America, Boulder, Colorado.
- Honorary Member
of the Board, New England-Middle East Business Council, Boston,
Massachusetts.
- Elected (in
1993) to the Boston Library Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
- Member of the
Honorary Gala Committee to celebrate the 75th Anniversary (1995), American
University in Cairo, New York City, N.Y.
- Appointed in 1995
Senior Advisor, National Research Institute of Astronomy and
Geophysics, Helwan, Egypt.
- Appointed in 1997,
Eminent Scientific Consultant, Ministry of State for Scientific
Research and the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences
(NARSS), Cairo, Egypt.
- Chairman,
Aerospace Technologies: Experiences and Applications. Arab Aerospace
Education Organization Congress 22-26 July 1997, Tunis, Tunisia.
- Elected (in 1998)
member of the Council for Space Science and Technology, Academy
of Scientific Research and Technology, Ministry of Higher Education
and Scientific Research, Cairo, Egypt
- Elected (in 2000)
as Member of Honorary Committee, 50th Anniversary of the American-Mideast
Education and Training Services (AMIDEAST)
- Member Advisory
Board (2000)
Egyptian Society of Water and Energy Technologies
- Keynote Speaker (2002) Forum on
"Technology, Environment and Poverty Alleviation" United Nations Social Commission for
East Asia (ESCWA) Beirut, Lebanon
- Keynote Speaker (2002)
Arab Thought Foundation Cairo, Egypt
- Senior
Advisor, Supreme Council of Antiquities (2002) Egyptian Antiquities
Organization Cairo, Egypt
- Member, Honorary Advisory
Board (2002) Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Technology Park Dubai, U.A.E.
- Vice Chair (2003) Charles
Stark Draper Prize Committee National Academy of Engineering Washington, D.C.
- Member, (2003) GSA and AASG Selection Committee (2003) John C. Frye Memorial Award
in Environmental Geology Boulder, Colorado
- Member of the Baord, International Scientific Organizations (B150),
The National Academies, Washington, D.C.
- Keynote Speaker, International Water Forum: Water Reuse in the 21st Centruy,
International Desalination Association/ Techno Park (March 2005)
- Keynote Speaker, Engineering Open Day: 13 March 2007
American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, U.A.E.
- Session Chair, International Geological Congress,
Oslo, Norway
- Member, Founding Committee
Society of the Science Age,
Giza, Egypt
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