CURRICULUM VITAE. Current Position: Post-Doctoral research associate at Colorado State University.

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Name: Walid El-Feki Current address: 500 W Prospect Rd, Fort Collins, Apt 7-D CO Phone: walid@rams.colostate.edu Current Position: Post-Doctoral research associate at Colorado State University. Positions: Assistant Professor in the Department of Crop Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Egypt, 2010 till now. Post Doctoral Research Associate at the University of Bologna, Italy. November, 2012 May Post Doctoral Research Associate at Colorado State University, USA. December, Education: Ph.D. Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA, 2010 M.S. Crop sciences, department of Crop Science, Alexandria University, Egypt, 2003 B.S. Crop Sciences, department of Crop Science, Alexandria University, Egypt, 1998 Additional courses and training: Trained at the Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics course on quantitative trait loci analysis at the University of Washington, Seattle June PhD thesis topic and title: Mapping quantitative trait loci for bread making quality and agronomic traits in winter wheat under different soil moisture levels

2 Post-Doctoral research topic (Bologna, Italy) under supervision of Dr. Roberto Tuberosa: QTL mapping for root architecture traits in the recombinant inbred lines durum wheat population as an indication for drought tolerance Post-Doctoral research topic (Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA): Drought stress adaptation in winter wheat through soil microbial interactions and root architecture Professional Experience: Alexandria University, Egypt: Assistant Professor in the department of Crop Sciences, Alexandria University, Egypt, since December Assistant lecturer in the department of Crop Sciences, Alexandria University, Egypt, Instructor in the department of Crop Sciences, Alexandria University, Egypt, RESEARCH EXPERIENCE More than 14 years of research experience. The principal focus of my research is the environmental stresses of field crops. My research interests focus on developing more stress tolerant crops for regional use especially under drought and heat conditions. Teaching experience: Teaching statistics to undergraduate and graduate students. Teaching crop production to undergraduate students. Teaching plant breeding to undergraduate students. Teaching cotton physiology and production to under and graduate students.

3 Training junior lab members in practical techniques to ensure competence and personal safety. Colorado State University, USA Key Research Skills: Research and practice in plant breeding in (DNA extraction, Molecular markers technique, Crossing and selfing in wheat, quantitative trait loci analysis, and field work). Research in wheat production and physiology in arid conditions under greenhouse and field conditions ( ). Experience in evaluating wheat quality characteristics ( ). Construct genetic maps and analyze quantitative trait loci data. University of Bologna, Italy: Research in plant breeding for drought tolerance traits in wheat including SSR and SNPs molecular markers, QTL Cartographer, MapMaker, Smart root analyzer, root architecture traits including (root angel number of seminal roots number of lateral root shoot/root ratio shoot and root biomass root length). Achievements: Fulfillment of research objectives within grant timelines. Publishing of scientific papers in peer reviewed journals to support the research program. Regular attendance and presenting of results at national and international meetings to publicize and promote the research. Abilities and technical experience: Strong Experience in crop production and crop breeding methods. Strong experience in genetic and phenotypic analysis Extensive experience in most molecular marker techniques.

4 Extensive experience in managing a large scale genotypes under field and greenhouse conditions. Excellent knowledge in Joinmap, QTL Cartographer, SmartRoot, MapChart, and Microsoft Office programs. Experience dealing with statistical data analysis (PROC PROBIT, ANOVA, PROC CORR, PROC REG, GLM and MEAN SEPARATION tests) using SAS. Experience in all wheat and cotton quality traits. Awards: Crop Sciences department for undergraduate studentship achievement reward (1997), Alexandria University, Egypt. Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education Scholarship award for PhD for four years study grant ( ). Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education award for Post graduate achievement ( ). Presentations: Oral presentation at the Western Society of Crop Science and Western Society of Soil Science 2009 Joint Annual Meetings, Fort Collins, CO, June 22 nd - 24 th, QTL Detection for Bread Making Quality Traits in a Doubled Haploid Winter Wheat Population, Walid El- Feki, Patrick Byrne, Scott Reid, Nora Lapitan and Scott Haley, Colorado State University Poster presentation at the Plant and Animal Genome Conference in San Diego, California, January 9 th -13 th (2010), QTL mapping for bread making quality and agronomic traits in winter wheat under different soil moisture levels, Walid El-Feki,

5 Patrick F. Byrne, Scott D. Reid, Nora L.V. Lapitan, Scott D. Haley. Department of Soil & Crop Sciences, Colorado State University. Poster presentation at the American Society of Agronomy meeting in Long Beach, California, October 31 st November 4 th (2010), QTL mapping for bread making quality and agronomic traits in winter wheat mapping population, Walid El-Feki, Patrick F. Byrne, Scott D. Reid, Nora L.V. Lapitan, Scott D. Haley. Department of Soil & Crop Sciences, Colorado State University Oral presentation at Cairo University, Faculty of Agriculture, March 24 th 2011, Quantitative study in wheat under drought stress conditions, Walid El-Feki. Department of Crop Sciences, Alexandria University, Egypt. Publications: Walid El-Feki, Patrick F. Byrne, Scott D. Reid, Nora L.V. Lapitan, Scott D. Haley Quantitative trait locus mapping for end-use quality traits in hard winter wheat under contrasting soil moisture levels. Crop Science 53: doi: /cropsci Walid El-Feki, Patrick F. Byrne, Scott D. Reid, Nora L.V. Lapitan, Scott D. Haley, Mapping quantitative trait loci for agronomic traits in winter wheat under different soil moisture levels. (In-Preparation) Journal of Experimental Botany. Walid El-Feki, Roberto Tuberosa, Marco Marco Maccaferri, QTL mapping for root architecture traits in the recombinant inbred lines durum wheat population as an indication for drought tolerance. (Finalizing) Journal of Theoretical and applied genetics. Professional Societies: American Society of Agronomy