Dr. Meshgan Mohd Al-Awar

Visiting Scholar

Center for Remote Sensing
Boston University
725 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215-1401

Telephone: (617) 353-7302
Fax: (617) 353-3200
E-mail: malawar@bu.edu

Dubai Police Academy
Telephone: (9714) 3163321 / 3163130
Mobile: (050) 4537733
Email: drmeshkan@yahoo.com

Education

Employment History

Language Proficiency

Professional Affiliations

• Managing editor of the Society & Environment Magazine (English).
• The Advisory board of World of Environment Series (Arabic).
• The Advisory board of the Society & Environment Magazine (Arabic).
• The advisory board of the Security and Law Journal (Arabic).
• Reviewer of environmental Research

• A high level Segment of the UN economic & social council (ECO SOC), under the of theme of Resources Mobilization & enabling environment for poverty eradication in the context of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010, New York (6/27-7/3/2004).
• Meeting of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the UN, New York, USA. Dec. 2003.
• The 22nd and 23rd meetings of the Governing Council of UNEP in Nairobi, February, 2003, 2005.
• The 14th Congress Meeting of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) held in Geneva, May, 2003.

• The Arabic Conference for Environmental Media, Jordan (6/22-24/2004).
• A Seminar on local women leadership, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi (5/19/2004).
• The 110th annual conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) , October, 2003.
• The Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund, September, 2003.

• Selected as an external examiner for environmental Master degree at the UAE University. 1998, 1999.

Professional Development

• Official Delegation of the UAE:
  • The UNEP Governing Council Special Session /Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GCSS/GMEF, in Dubai February 4-9, 2005)
  • The Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the Development of a Strategic Approach to International Chemical Management (SAICM PrepCom3), in Vienna, Austria, September 19-25, 2005.
  • Meetings of the Executive Board of the CAMRE, Cairo, December 7-9, 2004.
  • World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) 2002; the press conferences as a part of the UN's activities, which were held for the promotion of the Zayed International Prize for the Environment.
• Member of national and international committees
  • Discussions of details related to the UAE hosting of the UNEP Governing Council Special Session/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GCSS/GMEF), in Dubai, February 4-9, 2005) with the UNEP Office in Nairobi, October 9-11, 2005.
  • International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), 2003.
  • Board of Dubai Police Academy, Dec. 2003 - present.
  • The Arab Round Table Planning committee for applying the use of science and generations to live in a healthy environment and productive resources, in accordance with World Science Academy in Trieste, Italy, June, 2003.
  • The Press Committee of the Unleaded Fuel as a government initiation to stop using leaded fuel, Jan, 2003.
  • The Media Committee of the graduation ceremony of the 10th batch of cadets in Dubai Police Academy, Dec, 2002.
  • In charge of the Environmental Studies & Researches in Zayed International Prize of the Environment
  • Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) in Zayed International Prize for the Environment.
  • International Network of Environmental Management (INEM)
  • New Jour: an electronic online journal that includes a large number of scientific journals.
  • Environment News Network (ENN).
• Coordinating, organizing and head of scientific (technical) committees of environmental conferences
  • Dubai International Conference on Atmospheric Pollution, February 21-24, 2004.
  • The Dubai International Conference on Managing the Water Resources in the 3rd millennium, 2002.
  • The Dubai International Conference for Desertification, 2000.
• Coordinating, organizing and head of scientific (technical) committees legal and law
  enforcement conferences
  • The Dubai Police Academy International Conference on Legal and Security Aspects of Tourism Industry (April 4-6, 2005).
  • The Dubai Police Academy International conference on Victims of Crime, May 3-5, 2004.
  • The 1st conference of legal and security aspects of electronic processes, Dubai Police, April 26-28, 2003.

• Applications of Numerical Modeling, Remote Sensing & GIS Techniques for Investigation of Environment & Water Resources - Ajman University of Science & Technology Network,
  June 12-16, 2004).
• Boston University Center for Remote Sensing, Boston U.S.A.: Training Course on Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) July 3 - August 4, 2000.
• BRE, CPD Certificate of Attendance, Edinburgh UK.: Indoor Air 99, 8th International
  Conference of the International Academy of Indoor Sciences, August 8-13, 1999
• Institute for International Research, Dubai U.A.E.: ECO-Arabia '99, April 20-21, 1999
• Dubai Police General H.Q. Conference, Dubai, U.A.E.: The Cloning Dilemma Conference, May 4-5, 1998
• Gulf Scientific Corporation, Dubai U.A.E.: Fundamentals of Modern HPLC, November 11, 1998
• Nadia Training Institute, Dubai U.A.E.: Advanced MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint, August 14 - September 3, 1997.
• Emirates Technology Company (EMITAC), Dubai, U.A.E.: Gas Chromatography Columns Selection & Troubleshooting Seminar, October 2, 1996
• University of Ulster, The Forensic Science Agency of Northern Ireland, Belfast UK: Practical Course in Explosives Analysis, June 17-21, 1996
• University of Wales, College of Cardiff, Cardiff UK.: Course in The English Language at Cambridge First Certification Level, October 8 - December 14, 1990

Recognitions and Awards

• Candidate for the FIRST Federal National Council in the UAE, December, 2006.
• Served on Assurance group for Tire Industry Project for World Business Council for
  Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Boston, USA, October 20, 2006.
• Invited to the Research Advisory Committee (RAC) meeting held concurrently with the IACP Annual Conference, Boston, USA, October 15, 2006.
• Visiting Scientist to Center for Remote Sensing, Boston University, US, August 2006.
• Providing lectures (instructor) for the first organized Arabic Language Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar (ALLEEDS) by The FBI Academy for Middle Eastern and Northern African law enforcement Police Executives, July 26, 2006.
• Invited to provide lectures that focus on leadership and management at the FBI Academy (USA), July 12-13, 2005, for high ranking police officers and FBI professionals and members of the National Academy.
• Invited to lecture from the Secretary General of Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for distinguished Academic Performance, September 29, 2005.
• Invited to lecture in the Performance Excellence Forum organized by Dubai Government Excellence Program and Dubai Institution for Human Resources Development for Governmental Organizations Associates, December 14, 2006.
• Nominated as an expert and prospective member of a Regional Scenario Team for one of the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) seven global sub-regions to support the development of the 4th Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4) in the First Global and Regional Scenarios Development Meeting of GEO-4, Bangkok, Thailand, September 12-15, 2005.
• United Arab Emirates representative in the Arab Network for Women in Science and Technology (UNESCO), 2005.
• Participation certificate offered by Office of Space Science (NASA) in Mars Exploration Rover Mission, October, 2003.
• Awarded the best female employee in the Dubai Government Excellence Program/UAE, 1999.
• 3rd Middle East Women's Achievement Award for the category "Best Social Contribution", March 8, 2004.
• Certified to be the best female employee in the Dubai Police Force, 1999.
• Coordinator of the Arab region for the United Nations Non-Governmental Organizations Informal Regional Network (UN-NGO-IRENE), 2005 - present.
• Selected to participate in the first seminar on "The Local Women Leaders", Zayed University, College of Education, UAE, May 19, 2004.
• Keynote address in the opening of the International Women's Day celebration in parallel with Banazir Bhutto's Speech and UNESCO Workshop, Dubai Women's College, March 8, 2004 (Dubai-UAE).
• General coordinator of Dubai International Conference on Atmospheric Pollution, and the Students" Parliament organized by Zayed International Prize and the Award ceremony, February 21-24, 2004.
• Expert Consultation on UNEP’s Global Environment Outlook report (GEO-4), September 28-29, 2004, Manama, Bahrain.
• A number of recognition and thank you letters from regional and international sources (available on request).

Prestigious Appointments

• Member of the National Strategic and Sustainable Development Committee, headed by the Minister of Health (UAE).
• Member of the Higher Committee of Zayed International Prize for the Environment.
• Member of Jury of Dubai Journalism Award (The Environmental Journalism Branch),
  2003 – 2005 - 2007
• Member of the Environmental Committee in the Humaid Bin Rashid Al Noaimi Foundation for Human Development in Ajman (UAE).
• Member of the Research Advisory Committee (RAC) of the International Association of Chief of Police (IACP) 2005 - present.
• Coordinator of the Arab region for the United Nations Non-Governmental Organizations Informal Regional Network (UN-NGO-IRENE), 2005 - present.

Publications

• Vehicle Emissions Control in the UAE, proceedings of the Dubai International Conference on Atmospheric Pollution, February 21-24, 2004.
• New technologies in Dubai Police, proceedings of the 1st conference on Security and Legal Aspects of Electronic Processes, Dubai Police Academy, UAE, April 26-28, 2003.
• Enhancement of Ikonos Data of the City of Dubai, U.A.E. (L.W. Fielding, F. El-Baz and M. Al-Awar). Proceedings of the Third International Symposium of Remote Sensing of Urban Areas, June 11-13, 2002, Istanbul, Turkey, p. 184-189. (2002)
• Technological Aids to Policing Urban Environments. (M. Al-Awar and F. El-Baz). Proceedings of the Third International Symposium of Remote Sensing of Urban Areas, June 11-13, 2002, Istanbul, Turkey, p. 657-663. (2002)
• Polymer Journal 35/1994, page 2480.
• Polymer Preprints (American Chemical Society), 35/1/1994, page 311.

• Teknologia al-maloumat wal amal al-amni (Information Technology and Security; F. El-Baz and Meshgan Al-Awar; in Arabic). Alamn Magazine, Dubai, U.A.E., 6th Year, Issue 311, December 2000, p. 38-43. (2000)
• Dubai min al-fada (Dubai from Space; F. El-Baz and Meshgan Al-Awar; in Arabic). Environment and Development, Vol. 5, No. 32, November 2000, Beirut, Lebanon,
  p. 24

• Preparation of total development plan for the crime laboratory by the order of Commander in Chief of Dubai, Dahi Khalfan, 2000, Dubai, UAE.
• Report about Environmental Hazards of Motor Vehicle Exhaust Emissions (Arabic and English) 1999, Dubai, UAE.
• Handout about Safety Code of Practice for the laboratories that is one of the perquisites for the Accreditation of the Laboratories, 1997, Dubai, UAE.
• Establishment of Forensic Chemistry Database, 1996, Dubai, UAE

• "New Technologies in Dubai Police, UAE", International Managers of Police Academy and College Training Section Meeting (IMPACT), during the 110th Annual Conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, October 2003.
• Vehicle Emissions Control in the UAE, Dubai International Conference on Atmospheric Pollution, February 21-24, 2004.
• New technologies in Dubai Police, the 1st conference on Security and Legal Aspects of Electronic Processes, Dubai Police Academy, UAE, April 26-28, 2003
• Enhancement of Ikonos Data of the City of Dubai, U.A.E. (L.W. Fielding, F. El-Baz and M. Al-Awar). Third International Symposium of Remote Sensing of Urban Areas, June 11-13, 2002, Istanbul, Turkey, p. 184-189. (2002)
• Technological Aids to Policing Urban Environments. (M. Al-Awar and F. El-Baz). Third International Symposium of Remote Sensing of Urban Areas, June 11-13, 2002, Istanbul, Turkey, p. 657-663. (2002)

• The Use of Satellite Imagery for Law Enforcement purposes with collaboration with Space Imaging Middle East - Dubai Police Academy, May 5, 2004.
• Seminar on Air Quality and Air Pollution in the Third International Approach Symposium on Environment and Water Resources in the Arabian Gulf Region, organised by the Ajman University of Science and Technology's new Institute of Environment and Water. (2003)

Media Interviews

Can be provided on request. Some links:

• http://www.ameinfo.com/news/Detailed/35956.html
• http://www.un.org/events/wssd/pressconf/
• http://www.ameinfo.com/news/Detailed/17295.html
• http://www.un.org/events/wssd/pressconf/
• http://www.spaceimagingme.com/content/news/index.asp
• http://domino.ips.org/ips/ageneng.nsf/0/
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