Dr. Farouk El-Baz: Curriculum Vitae

Personal

Education

Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt                     1954-1958: B.Sc., Chemistry & Geology
Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy               1960-1961: M.S., Geology
University of Missouri at Rolla                             1961-1962}
Massachusetts Institute of Technology                 1962-1963}
University of Missouri at Rolla                             1963-1964} Ph.D., Geology

Honorary Degrees

- D.Sc. (1989) New England College, Henniker, New Hampshire
- Professional Degree (2002) University of Missouri, Rolla, Missouri
- Ph.D. (2003) Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
- Doctor of Laws (2004) American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
- Doctor of Engineering (2004) University of Missouri, Rolla

Language Proficiency

Special Training

Mining Geology (Summer 1957):  Trainee and mine geologist, El-Kholy Mining Company; manganese mines near Abu-Zuneima, Sinai, Egypt.

Stratigraphic Micropalaeontology (1958-1960):  Graduate (M.Sc.) Study of environment-controlled evolution of fossilized microfauna in Mesozoic-Cenozoic sedimentary rocks of Gabal El-Sharawna, near Esna on the west bank of the Nile Valley, Upper Egypt.

Porosity and Permeability Measurements (Summer 1959):  Laboratory methods of measuring porosity and permeability of sedimentary rocks at the Eastern Oil Company Laboratories, Abu-Rudais, Sinai, Egypt.

Meteorite Mineralogy (1964-1965):  Research work on the identification and textural relationships of meteorite minerals with Professor Paul Ramdohr at the Max-Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg, Germany.

Electric Well Logging (Fall 1966):  Condensed course on geophysical electric well logging as applied to petroleum exploration, Schlumberger Company, Paris, France.

Psychology of Supervision (Winter 1970):  Course on employer/employee relationships given to supervisors of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and Bell Telephone Laboratories, Atlantic City, New Jersey.