Prof. Abdou Abdou Soaud

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1 Office address Phone Fax Prof. Abdou Abdou Soaud Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt EDUCATION Ph. D. 1990, Soil Science, Stat University of Ghent, Belgium M. Sc. 1984, Soil Science, Stat University of Ghent, Belgium B. Sc. 1978, Soil Science (Excellent with Honors), Cairo University, Egypt PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Feb., 2007 Oct Director of Computer Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University Present Professor, Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University Assoc. Professor, Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University Assoc. Professor, Dep. of Aridland Agriculture, College of Food Systems, United Arab Emirates University Assoc. Professor, Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University Assistant Professor, Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University M. Sc. and Ph. D. Student, Stat University of Ghent, Belgium Lecturer, Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University HONORS/AWARDS 2012 Cairo University International Publication Award 2006 Award of pest developed e-learning course, Faculty of agriculture, Cairo University Recognition certificate from UAE University for my commitment and contribution to enrich the research environment and achieving excellence in the development and implementation of effective research projects and academic programs. 1 st prize of best externally funded research project in College of food Systems, UAE University. European Union and Egyptian government Ph. D. scholarship, Stat University of Ghent, Belgium European Union M. Sc. scholarship, Stat University of Ghent, Belgium. TECHNICAL SKILLS AND EXPERTISE 1. Authorized external reviewer of National Authority for Education Quality and Accreditation of Egypt for pre-university and higher education (see university and community services). 2. External Per-reviewer of many scientific Journal and Soil and Water Sciences Programs in different Universities (see university and community services). 3. Designing and implement active learning and e-learning module in teaching using course management programs (such as Blackboard and Moodle) and class management software (e.g. Net Op School). 4. Writing proposal and reports, and management of research projects (see research activities). 5. Good experience in curriculum development and outcome assessment (see university and community services). 6. Consultant of many national and international agencies in soil science field (see university and community services). 7. Good working knowledge of MS-office, FrontPage, COSTAT (Statistical software) & Internet

2 Page 2 TEACHING EXPERIENCE At Cairo University and UAE University, I taught courses in Soil and Environmental Sciences to undergraduate and postgraduate students such as: 1. Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition (in English-Undergraduate) 2. Plant Nutrient Management in Organic Agriculture (in English-undergraduate-International Agriculture Program) 3. Environmental Management of Soil Fertility (in Arabic- Postgraduate) 4. Principles of Soil Science (in Arabic, Moodle- undergraduate). 5. Introduction to Soil Science (in English, Moodle- undergraduate-international Agriculture Program) 6. Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition (in Arabic, Open University) 7. Natural Resources (in English, Blackboard - undergraduate). 8. Principles of Soil and Water (in English (Blackboard) and in Arabic - undergraduate). 9. Soil and Water Pollution (in English - Postgraduate). 10. Man and Environment (in Arabic, Blackboard - undergraduate). 11. Soil Chemistry (in English and Arabic - undergraduate). 12. Soil Reclamation (in English and Arabic - undergraduate). 13. Soil Fertility and fertilizers (in Arabic - undergraduate). 14. Capstone course (in English - undergraduate). 15. Soil Testing and Plant Analysis (in Arabic-Postgraduate). 16. Fertilization Experiments (in Arabic- undergraduate). 17. Aridland Management (in Arabic - undergraduate). 18. Food Security in Arab World (in Arabic - undergraduate). RESEARCH ACTIVITY 1. Organized a Joint UAEU-JAPAN International Symposium on Elemental Sulfur for Agronomic Applications and Desert Greening, February 24th 25th, 2001, Abu Dhabi, UAE. 2. Principal investigator of project titled Using sulfur wastes from gas production plants for increasing crop productivity in calcareous sandy soils funded by Japan Cooperation Center, Petroleum (JCCP), Japan. The granted amount was Dhs million over 4 years (May, March, 2005). 3. Co- Investigator of interdisciplinary project titled Development of drought-tolerant forage and ornamental plants for the UAE interdisciplinary project between college of Agricultural Science, UAEU; College of Science, UAEU; and Taxas A & M University, USA ( ). 4. Co-Investigator of one year project titled Effect of Elemental Sulfur and Organic Fertilizers on Nutrient Uptake, Growth Performance and Fruit Quality of Some Date Palm Cultivars. Granted by Research Affair, UAE University, (Dec, Dec, 2005). 5. Co-Investigator of one year project titled Effect of Elemental Sulfur and Antioxidants on Hardening Ability of in-vitro Seedlings, and Growth Performance and Fruit Quality of Mature Date Palm Trees. Granted by Research Affair, UAE University, (Dec, Dec, 2004). 6. Principal investigator of project titled Study on increasing fertilization efficiency and reduce the loss from soluble fertilizers in irrigation water add to Date Palms and Tomato, joint project between Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and UAE University ( ) 7. Principal investigator of one year project titled Evaluation of chemical amendments to reduce ammonia volatilization from urea fertilizer. Granted by Research Council, UAE University (Feb Dec. 1999). 8. Supervisor of M. Sc. and Ph. D. students. MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES 1. Country representatives for Egypt in the International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA). 2. International Union of Soil Science (IUSS). 3. Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) 4. International Association for Optimization of Plant Nutrition (IAOPN). 5. Egyptian Society of Soil Science (ESSS). 6. Egyptian Society of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization (ESPNF).

3 Page 3 UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES 1. External Per-reviewer of the Soil and Water Sciences Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Mini University. January Member of the external reviewers committee for accreditation of Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, May 20-23, External Per-reviewer of the Soil and Water Sciences Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, March Member of the external reviewers committee for accreditation of Mostakbal Primary Languish School, Helwan, Egypt, April 3-6, Director of computer center, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University (Feb., 2007 Oct. 2011). 6. Member of the external reviewers committee for accreditation of Delivrande-Heliopolis School, Egypt, October 18-21, Member of the external reviewers committee for accreditation of Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, May 9-12, Member in quality assurance committee of Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University (2009- till now). 9. External Per-reviewer of the Soil and Water Sciences Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Mini University. March Member in outcome assessment committee of Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University ( ) 11. Member in internship committee of Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University ( ). 12. Edit the internship manual of Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University ( ). 13. Through the Sulfur Project ( ), several capital equipments and supplies were purchased and installed in soil and water lab, Department of Aridland Agriculture and in Central Laboratory Unit, UAEU (e.g. HCNS Analyzer, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, Automatic titrator, Orbital Platform Shaker, Automatic N Distillation Unit, UV/VIS- Spectrophotometer, two Greenhouses with new design, two Incubators, two Sulfur Burner (Sweetwater Technology), etc.). 14. Chairman of Laptop Project (e-learning) Committee of College of Food Systems, UAEU ( ). 15. Chairman of Internship and Integrated Learning Unit and Committee of College of Food Systems, UAEU ( ). 16. Organizer and speaker of several workshops on active and cooperative learning using laptop and blackboard in UAEU ( ). 17. Developed a web page for laptop project on College of Food Systems web page. 18. Active member in several department, college and university committees of UAEU (e.g. Department outcome Assessment committee, Department Scientific Research committee, College Research Farm committee. etc., ). 19. Organized several workshops on Time Management and Study Effectively to UAEU students ( ). 20. Extension and outreach services to agricultural engineers of Municipalities and Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, UAE. 21. Published articles in AlMorshed magazine, focusing on Management of pollution, soil and fertilization problems under arid conditions. 22. Consultant of Hayder Consulting ME Ltd (HC), England in a project titled Redevelopment of Existing Landscaped Areas and Irrigation Systems on Abu Dhabi Island ( ). 23. Member of Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency (ERWDA) steering committee of soil survey project ( ). 24. Member of Ministry of State for Finance and Industry committee to study the maximum residue levels of chemicals in agricultural products in UAE, ( ). 25. Many other consultancy and advisory have been provided to all levels of governmental and privet sectors in UAE and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 26. External reviewer of a research project proposal funded by General Directorate of Research Grant Program, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, (2000) 27. Jury member of the 17 th prize of Sheik Rashed Bin Hamiad for Culture and Sciences, Umm AlMoumineen Women Association, Ajman, UAE, (2000). 28. Consultant to Purchasing Department, Emirate Abu Dhabi in the filed of fertilizers, (1999). 29. Jury member of the prize of Sheik Mohammed Bin Khalid Al Nahayan for generation (1999). 30. Local reviewer to Emirates Journal for Agricultural Sciences, ( ).

4 Page 4 ATTENDED CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIUMS, SEMINARS AND TRAINING COURSES Science 1982, I attended over 100 national, regional and international conferences, symposiums, seminars and training courses: 1. The 19 th International Conference on precision Agriculture, July, 2012, Indianapolis, USA. 2. Training course on technical external review of higher education. National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Egypt. 1 st December, 2010, Cairo, Egypt. 3. Preparation meeting for faculty revision for external reviewer for higher education. National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Egypt. 19 th October, 2010, Cairo, Egypt. 4. Intensive training course on 2011 revisions for external reviewers of pre-university. National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Egypt. 4 th October, 2010, Cairo, Egypt. 5. Activation test for external reviewers of pre-university. National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Egypt. 2 nd September, 2010, Cairo, Egypt. 6. The 19 th World Congress of Soil Science. 1-6 August, Brisbane, Australia. 7. Intensive training course for external reviewers of pre-university. National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Egypt April, 2010, Cairo, Egypt. 8. Training course on IT of external reviewers for pre-university education. National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Egypt. 19 th January, 2010, Cairo, Egypt 9. Intensive training course on external reviewer for higher education. National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Egypt December, 2009, Cairo, Egypt. 10. Training course on self evaluation for higher education. Cairo University Quality Assurance Center and National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Egypt November, 2009, Cairo, Egypt 11. Advanced Training course on external reviewer for pre-university education "Simulation". National Quality Assurance of Education and Accreditation October, 2009, Cairo, Egypt. 12. Training course on external reviewers of for pre-university education. National Quality Assurance of Education and Accreditation June, 2009, Cairo, Egypt 13. Training course on active learning in higher education. National Quality Assurance of Education and Accreditation March, 2009, Cairo, Egypt. 14. Training course on outcome evaluation in higher education. National Quality Assurance of Education and Accreditation. 8-9 March, 2009, Cairo, Egypt. 15. Advanced Training course on external reviewer for higher education "Simulation". National Quality Assurance of Education and Accreditation January, 2009, Cairo, Egypt. 16. Training course on IT of external reviewers for higher education. National Quality Assurance of Education and Accreditation. November 4 th, 2008, Cairo, Egypt. 17. Training course on external reviewers for higher education. National Quality Assurance of Education and Accreditation October, 2008, Cairo, Egypt th International Conference on Precision Agriculture. July 20-23, 2008, Denver, Colorado, USA th Annual National Conference New Visions in Arabic University Education November 2007, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, 20. National Conference for Environment Protection and Pollution March 2007, Qassim University, Qassim, K.S.A. 21. Conference of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in higher education : pathway to the future. 16 th January 2007, Cairo University. 22. The 18th World Congress of Soil Science. July 9-15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 23. Training course on decision making and problem solving December 2005, Faculty and Leadership Development Project, Cairo University, Egypt. 24. MUCIA workshop on active learning and curriculum development November Cairo, Egypt. 25. International Scientific Conference "e-learning-a challenge for modern education May 2005, Warsaw Agriculture University, Warsaw, Poland. 26. The Sixth Annual U.A.E. University Research Conference, April 24th - 26th, AlAin, UAE 27. The Fifth Annual U.A.E. University Research Conference, April 25th -27th, AlAin, UAE

5 Page SQM and ADFERT first plant nutrition business seminar for the Middle East. Abu Dhabi, UAE, 29 March to 1 April FAO and UAE ministry of agriculture and fisheries workshop on strategies of agricultural database January, 2004, Dubi, UAE 30. WACE Learning System Interactive Learning Workshops on making internship programs more effective. December 8th, AlAin, UAE. 31. The Fourth Annual U.A.E. University Research Conference, April 27th -29th, AlAin, UAE 32. SQM and ADFERT seminar on essential basics of nutrition management for crops grown in arid regions. December 18th 2002, AlAin, UAE. 33. University of Maryland and UAEU workshop on distance learning October 2002, AlAin, UAE. 34. The 7th world congress of soil science August 2002, Bangkok, Thailand. 35. The third annual U.A.E. University Research Conference, April 30th May 1st, AlAin, UAE. 36. The 2nd international symposium on ornamental plants in arid regions.1-3 April 2002, AlAin, UAE. 37. AFA 15th International Technical Conference Towards Improved Fertilizer Technology for sustained productivity, safety and cleaner environment April 23 25, Abu Dhabi UAE. 38. Dubai International Conference on Water Resources and Integrated Management in the Third Millennium. 2-6 Feb UAE. 39. The second annual research conference at the United Arab Emirates University. April 17-18, AlAin, UAE. 40. First symposium on ornamental plants in Arabic Gulf regions.5-7 April 2001, AlAin, UAE. 41. The 5th Gulf Water Conference March 2001, Doha, Qatar. 42. Chairman of Organizing Committee of the international symposium on Elemental Sulfur for Agronomic Applications and Desert Greening, February 24th 25th, 2001, Abu Dhabi, UAE. 43. Computer training course on Macromedia Authorware May 2000, Scientific & Educational Resources Center, UAEU. 44. Computer training course on Create your first Web page May 2000, Scientific & Educational Resources Center, UAEU. 45. Computer training course on Autocad. 29 April - 9 May 2000, Scientific & Educational Resources Center, UAEU. 46. First annual conference for research funded by UAE University. April 11th, AlAin, UAE. 47. Seminar on Technical and financial feasibility of a pilot meat plant in Jordan. October 13, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, UAEU 48. Seminar on WEBCT. September 29, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, UAEU 49. Computer training course on MS-Front Page May 1999, Scientific & Educational Resources Center, UAEU. 50. Workshop on developing courses on interknit May Scientific & Educational Resources Center, UAEU. 51. Computer training course on SPSS May 1999, Scientific & Educational Resources Center, UAEU. 52. Towards an effective role of law in UAE environment protection and development conference. 2-4 May, Faculty of Sharia and Law, UAEU. 53. Computer training course on Advanced MS-Word April 1999, Scientific & Educational Resources Center, UAEU. 54. Symposium on food quality control; it's effect in securing proper nutrition in Gulf region. April 14, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, UAEU. 55. Computer training course on Advanced MS-Windows April 1999, Scientific & Educational Resources Center, UAEU. 56. Seminar on relating economic development to higher education policy for the 21st century. 15 March 1999, UAEU. 57. Symposium and Expiation of Zaid vanquisher of desert March 1999, 58. Key speaker in a training course in the field of agricultural extension February 1999, UAEU. 59. Computer training course on Microsoft Excel October - 30 November 1998, Computer Center, UAEU. 60. Computer training course on Troubleshooting. 31October - 3 November 1998, Scientific & Educational Resources Center, UAEU

6 Page Training course on the use of smart class rooms. Scientific & Educational Resources Center, UAEU. 62. Computer training course on the Internet October 1998, Scientific & Educational Resources Center, UAEU 63. Seminar on biological effect of active oxidant elements. 23 September 1998, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, UAEU. 64. Seminar on utilization of photo-reflectometric techniques in the determination of bale quality of Rhodes grass hay. 23 September 1998, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, UAEU. 65. Computer training course on advanced Power Point October 1998, Scientific & Educational Resources Center, UAEU. 66. Computer training course on Microsoft Outlook October 1998, Scientific & Educational Resources Center, UAEU. 67. Third International Water Technology Conference March 1998, Alexandra, Egypt. 68. Rain-fed agriculture in Arab countries conference March 1998, Cairo, Egypt. 69. Symposium on city wastes and its uses to improve the environment and agricultural development. 23 February 1998, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Egypt 70. Workshop on chemical and biological treatments of wastewater. 2-3 December 1997, Mansoura University, Egypt. 71. Egyptian Soil Science Society Symposium on the investment in El-Salam canal soils. 12 November 1977, Sues Canal University, Esmalia, Egypt 72. Symposium on scientific culture. 26 October 1997, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Egypt. 73. Cairo University Conference on scientific and cultural relations October 1997, Cairo University, Egypt. 74. Bio-fertilizers and clean agriculture symposium September 1997, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. 75. First International Conference on Bio-Technology in plants diseases to increase production and safe the environment September 1997, Cairo, Egypt. 76. First annual symposium of Egyptian Plant nutrition and Fertilizers Society August 1997, Cairo, Egypt. 77. Key speaker in a training course on fertilizers and fertilization for agricultural engineers of Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries & Soil Reclamation July 1997, Cairo, Egypt. 78. Symposium on the agricultural investment and development opportunities in Egyptian governorates. June 1997, Cairo University. Egypt. 79. The seventh international conference "Environmental protection is a must" May 1997, Alexandria, Egypt. 80. Meeting of founding the Cairo University graduate association. 14 May 1997, Cairo University, Egypt. 81. Symposium on water security in Egypt "one of the future challenges". 12 May 1997, Cairo University, Egypt. 82. Symposium on policy of science and technology for 21st century. April 1997, Cairo University, Egypt. 83. The second international water technology conference March 1997, Alexandria, Egypt. 84. Symposium on south valley development project. 15 March 1997, Cairo University, Egypt. 85. Universities conference on Social Serves and development of the environment. 1-2 March 1997, Cairo University, Egypt. 86. Advanced training course "New Waves in Soil Science" for alumni of the ITC-Gent January 1997, Tunisia. 87. Training course on agricultural expert system October 1996, Cairo, Egypt. 88. Cairo University Conference for postgraduate studies development "Postgraduate studies and the 21st century challenge" April 1996, Cairo, Egypt. 89. Training course on agricultural expert systems. 16 April 1996, Cairo, Egypt. 90. Symposium on production and use of chemical fertilizers and the environment December 1995, Cairo, Egypt. 91. International symposium on foliar fertilization "Technology to improve production and reduce pollution" December 1995, Cairo, Egypt 92. Fifth National Congress of Egyptian Soil Science Society on bio-agriculture in relation to environment Nov 1995, Cairo, Egypt. 93. Second Arabic conference on scientific use of atomic energy. 5-9 November 1994, Cairo, Egypt.

7 Page Fourth National Congress of Egyptian Soil Science Society on agricultural environment and its protection from pollution. November 1993, Cairo, Egypt. 95. Microcomputer software training course on Ventura Publisher. October The Canadian Project (CEMARP), Cairo, Egypt. 96. Microcomputer software training course on Ventura Publisher. October The Canadian Project (CEMARP), Cairo, Egypt. 97. Microcomputer software training course on MS-Windows. June The Canadian Project (CEMARP), Cairo, Egypt. 98. Microcomputer software training course on Advanced Word Perfect 5.1. May The Canadian Project (CEMARP), Cairo, Egypt. 99. Microcomputer software training course on Introduction to Arabization. April The Canadian Project (CEMARP), Cairo, Egypt First Arabic-International Symposium for expertise in use of stable and radioactive isotopes in hydrology and environment November 1992, Cairo, Egypt Microcomputer software training course on Introduction to Dbase 4 & Introduction to SQL. September-December, The Canadian Project (CEMARP), Cairo, Egypt Microcomputer software training course on Introduction to Word Perfect 5.1. June The Canadian Project (CEMARP), Cairo, Egypt Microcomputer software training course on Introduction to Harvard Graphics. May The Canadian Project (CEMARP), Cairo, Egypt Microcomputer software training course on use of CD-Room. December The Canadian Project (CEMARP), Cairo, Egypt Egyptian-German symposium on environmental and cultural effects of the use of fertilizers November 1991, Cairo, Egypt Second African Soil Science Society Conference on soil and water management for sustainable productivity November 1991, Cairo, Egypt Microcomputer software training course on Statistical Analysis System (SAS). March The Canadian Project (CEMARP), Cairo, Egypt Belgium Soil Science Society symposium. 25 April 1990, Brussels, Belgium NATO workshop on soil collides and their derivatives in soil. 8 Septmber 1983, Ghent, Belgium Training course on use of isotopes and radiation in soil physical studies September 1984, Ghent, Belgium College on soil physics November 1987, International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy Principle of computer science course , Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium PUBLICATIONS A. Articles in Journals and Conferences 1. Abdou A. Soaud, Fareed H. Al Darwish, and M. Motior Rahman Stable isotope N15 as precision technique to investigate elemental sulfur effects on fertilizer nitrogen use efficiency of corn grown in calcareous sandy soils. 19th International Conference on precision Agriculture,15-18 July, 2012, Indianapolis, USA. Published on CD. 2. Motior M.R., Abdou A.S, Fareed H. Al Darwish, Khaled A. El-Tarabily, Mohamed A. Awad, Faruq Golam1 and M. Sofian-Azirun Influence of elemental sulfur on nutrient uptake, yield and quality of cucumber grown in sandy calcareous soil. AJCS 5(12): Abdou A. Soaud, Fareed H. Al Darwish, Maher E. Saleh, Khaled A. El-Tarabily4, M. Sofian- Azirun and M. Motior Rahman Effects of elemental sulfur, phosphorus, micronutrients and Paracoccus versutus on nutrient availability of calcareous soils. AJCS 5(5): Abdou A. Soaud, Maher E. Saleh, Khaled A. El-Tarabily, M. Sofian-Azirun and M. Motior Rahman Effect of elemental sulfur application on ammonia volatilization from surface applied urea fertilizer to calcareous sandy soils. AJCS 5(5): M. Motior Rahman, Abdou A. Soaud, Fareed H. Al Darwish and M. Sofian-Azirun Effects of sulfur and nitrogen on nutrients uptake of corn using acidified water. African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 10(42), pp

8 Page 8 6. M. Motior Rahman, Abdou A. Soaud, Fareed H. AL Darwish, Faruq Golam and M. Sofian- Azirun Growth and nutrient uptake of maize plants as affected by elemental sulfur and nitrogen fertilizer in sandy calcareous soil. African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 10(60), pp M. Motior Rahman1, Abdou A. Soaud, Fareed H. Al Darwish and M. Sofian-Azirun Responses of sulfur, nitrogen and irrigation water on Zea mays growth and nutrients uptake. AJCS 5(3): Soaud, A.A. and F.H. Al Darweesh Increasing Water Efficiency in Greenhouse Cooling system in Arid Regions Using Sulfur Burning Technology. 19 th World Congress of Soil Science, Soil Solutions for a Changing World, Brisbane, Australia, 1-6 August pp Soaud, A. A Problem-Based Learning and e-learning Approach to Teaching Introductory Soil Science Course. 19 th World Congress of Soil Science, Soil Solutions for a Changing World, Brisbane, Australia, 1-6 August pp Soaud, A.A., M. E. Saleh, K. A. El-Tarabily and S. Matsumoto Effect of Amending Urea Fertilizer with Sulfur and Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacteria Strains on Precision Management of Ammonia Volatilization Loss From Calcareous Sandy Soils. Proceeding of 9 th International Conference on Precision Agriculture. July 20-23, 2008, Denver, Colorado, USA. Pages Soaud A. Abdou 2007 Problem-Based Learning and e-learning Module to Teaching Introductory Soil Science Course. 14 th Annual National Conference New Visions in Arabic University Education November 2007, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt,. Vol 2: Soaud A. A. and A. ElAtas Phytoremediation of oil contaminated Soil. National Conference for Environment Protection and Pollution March 2007, Qassim University, Qassim, K.S.A. (Abstract). 13. Awad M. A., A. A. Soaud, S. M. El-Konaissi Effect of exogenous application of anti-stress substances and elemental sulphur on growth and stress tolerance of tissue culture derived plantlets of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cv. Khalas during acclimatization. Journal of Applied Horticulture, 8(2): Soaud A. Abdou Effect of applied elemental sulfur and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria (Parococcus versutus) into calcareous sandy soils on the availability of native and aapplied phosphorus and some micronutrients. The 18 th World Congress of Soil Science. July 9-15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Abstract). 15. Awad M. A., A. A. Soaud, S. M. El-Konaissi, M. A. Badawi, O. H. Eshkandi Effect of Elemental Sulfur, Chemical and Organic Fertilizers on Nutrient Uptake, Yield and Fruit Quality of Date Palm trees (Phoenix dactylifera L.) c.v. Neghal. The Seventh Annual U.A.E. University Research Conference, April 22 nd - 24 th, 2006, pp: CFA El-Tarabily, K.A., A.A. Soaud, M.E. Saleh and S. Matsumoto Isolation and characterisation of sulphur-oxidising bacteria, including strains of Rhizobium, from calcareous sandy soils and their effects on nutrient uptake and growth of maize (Zea mays L.). Australian J. of Agricultural Research. Vol. 57(1): Soaud A. Abdou Problem-Based Learning and e-learning Module for Soil Science Course. International Scientific Conference "e-learning-a challenge for modern education May 2005, Warsaw Agriculture University, Warsaw, Poland. 18. Soaud A. Abdou., Motior M. Rahman, Maher E. Saleh, Khaled A. El-Tarabily, and Mohamed A. Awad Nutrients uptake, yield and quality of cucumber as influenced by elemental sulfur in calcareous sandy soil under greenhouse conditions. The Sixth Annual U.A.E. University Research Conference, April 24 th - 26 th, pp. CFS-1 CFS Soaud A. Abdou., Fareed H. Al Darweesh and Motior M. Rahman Effect of acidified water and elemental sulfur application on growth and nitrogen recovery of corn using 15 N fertilizer. The Sixth Annual U.A.E. University Research Conference, April 24 th - 26 th, pp. CFS-10 CFS-15.

9 Page Soaud A. Abdou., Fareed H. Al Darweesh and Mohd. Iftekhar Ahmed Removing Salt Deposits from Greenhouse Cooling pad with Acidified water Using Sulfur Burner Technology. The Sixth Annual U.A.E. University Research Conference, April 24 th - 26 th, AlAin, UAE. pp. CFS-16 CFS Soaud, A.A., M. E. Saleh, K. A. El-Tarabily and F. H. Al Darweesh Effect of Elemental Sulfur Application to UAE Soils on Ammonia Volatilization. The Fifth Annual U.A.E. University Research Conference, April 25 th -27 th, pp. CFS-1 CFS El-Tarabily, K. A., Soaud, A.A., F. H. Al Darweesh and M. E. Saleh Identification of the most promising UAE sulfur-oxidizing bacteria to species level. The Fifth Annual U.A.E. University Research Conference, April 25 th -27 th, pp. CFS-10 CFS El-Tarabily, K. A., Soaud, A.A., F. H. Al Darweesh and M. E. Saleh Selection of a suitable carrier for the sulfur-oxidizing bacterial inoculants. The Fifth Annual U.A.E. University Research Conference, April 25 th -27 th, pp. CFS-16 CFS Assia, A. El Falaky; S.A. Aboulroos; A.A. Soaud and M. A. Ali Aquatic plants for bioremediation of wastewater. 8th International Water Technology Conference, IWTC8 2004, Alexandria, Egypt. pp Soaud, A.A., F. H. Al Darweesh, K. A. El-Tarabily and M. E. Saleh Development a database for soil and water characteristics of agricultural areas in the United Arab Emirates. The Fourth Annual U.A.E. University Research Conference, April 27 th -29 th, pp. CFS-1 CFS Soaud, A.A., F. H. Al Darweesh, K. A. El-Tarabily and M. E. Saleh Evaluation of some soil testing methods for available sulfur adapted to UAE soils. The Fourth Annual U.A.E. University Research Conference, April 27 th -29 th, pp. CFS-5 CFS-8, (abstract). 27. Soaud, A.A., F. H. Al Darweesh, K. A. El-Tarabily and M. E. Saleh Isolation of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria from UAE soils. The Fourth Annual U.A.E. University Research Conference, April 27 th -29 th, pp. CFS-9 CFS Soaud, A.A Agrotain and sulfur-coated urea for reducing ammonia volatilization and preventing environmental pollution. AFA 15 th International Technical Conference Towards Improved Fertilizer Technology for sustained productivity, safety and cleaner environment April 23 rd 25 th, Abu Dhabi UAE. 29. Al Darwish, F. H., A. A. Soaud and A. Al-Shrouf Optimization of water use efficiency for tomato. Dubai International Conference on Water Resources and Integrated Management in the Third Millennium. 2-6 Feb UAE. 30. Soaud, A. A., F. H., Al Darwish, K. A., El-Tarabily, and M. E., Saleh Using sulfur by-product from gas production plants for increasing crop productivity in calcareous sandy soils. Proceedings, The Joint Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-Japan Symposium, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, pp. B-2-1 B Soaud, A.A Effects of urease inhibitors and fungicide on ammonia volatilization from urea solution applied to non-calcareous and calcareous sandy soil. Alberta Soil Science Workshop, Feb., Canada. (Abstract). 32. Soaud, A.A Ammonia volatilization as affected by sulfur coated urea, urease inhibitor and soil Salinity. International symposium on Elemental Sulfur for Agronomic Applications and Desert Greening February 2001, Abu Dhabi, UAE. 33. Soaud, A.A., M. Alafifi, A.G. Jomaa Evaluation of some chemical amendments to reduce ammonia volatilization from solid urea fertilizers applied to sandy soils. International symposium on Elemental Sulfur for Agronomic Applications and Desert Greening February 2001, Abu Dhabi, UAE. 34. Soaud, A.A. S.A. Aboulroos, Assia A. El Falaky and M.A. Ali Phytoremediation of contaminated wastewater with heavy metals. Sustainability of Water Resources in Arid Regions, UAE University, November Assia, A. El Falaky; S.A. Aboulroos; A.A. Soaud and M. A. Ali Effectiveness of aquatic macrophytes in purification of wastewater from heavy metals. 17th Congress on Irrigation and Drainage. Granada, Spain, pp

10 Page Soaud, A. A Effect of salinity level and type on transformation of some nitrogen fertilizer in sandy soil. Proceedings of The 1 st Annual Conference of Egyptian Society of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization. Cairo, 1 2 September, pp Bassioni, N. H.; Y. A. Abdel-Aal; A. A. Soaud and S. T. Abou-Zaid Interactive effects of growth seasons, N sources and rates on the efficient utilization of nitrogen by tomato plants using 15 N. J. Agric. Sic. Mansoura Univ. 21 (3) : Soaud, A. A Ammonium and potassium fixation as affected by added nitrogen and potassium in some Egyptian soils. Fayoum J. Agric., Res. & Dev. 10 (2): Soaud, A. A The availability of labeled nonexchangeable ammonium in some rice soils in Egypt. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ. 21 (1): Abdel-Aal, Y. A.; S. T. Abou-Zeid and A. A. Soaud Response of barley Plants to different forms of nitrogen under chloride and sulphate salinity conditions. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ. 21 (1): Abdel-Aal, Y. A.; A. A. Soaud and S. T. Abou-Zeid Interaction effects of nitrate: ammonium ratios and nitrogen rates on growth and nutrient composition of tomato Plants. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ. 20 (5): 42. Soaud, A. A.; O. Van Cleemput and G. Hofman, Uptake and balance of labeled fertilizer nitrogen by potatoes. Fertilizer Research, 31: Soaud, A. A.; G. Hofman and O. Van Cleemput Nitrogen fertilization and potato growth, Pedologie, 40 (3): B. Books, Proceedings and Chapters in Books: 1. Soaud A. Abdou, Co-ed. (2001). Proceeding of The Second International Conference on Date Palms. UAEU. 2. Soaud A. Abdou (1998). Soil Genesis. In Zain Alabdeen, E. (ed.) Introduction to Soil Science. Cairo University, ISBN C. Reports: Editor of 10 progressive semi-annual, annual and final reports of a project titled Using Sulfur Wastes from Gas Production Plants for Increasing Crop Productivity in Calcareous Sandy Soils ( ): 1. First Progress Report of project title Using Sulfur Wastes from Gas Production Plants for Increasing Crop Productivity in Calcareous Sandy Soils. Reporting Period: May 20, 2001 September 30, Second progress report of project title Using Sulfur Wastes from Gas Production Plants for Increasing Crop Productivity in Calcareous Sandy Soils. Reporting Period: October 1, 2001 December 31, First annual progress report of project title Using Sulfur Wastes from Gas Production Plants for Increasing Crop Productivity in Calcareous Sandy Soils. Reporting Period: May 20, 2001 March 31, Semi-annual progress report of second year of project title Using Sulfur Wastes from Gas Production Plants for Increasing Crop Productivity in Calcareous Sandy Soils. Reporting Period: April 1 st September 30 th, Second annual progress report of project title Using Sulfur Wastes from Gas Production Plants for Increasing Crop Productivity in Calcareous Sandy Soils. Reporting Period: October 1, 2002 March 31, Semi-annual progress report of third year of project title Using Sulfur Wastes from Gas Production Plants for Increasing Crop Productivity in Calcareous Sandy Soils. Reporting Period: April 1 st September 30 th, Third annual progress report of project title Using Sulfur Wastes from Gas Production Plants for Increasing Crop Productivity in Calcareous Sandy Soils. Reporting Period: April 1 st 2003 March 31 st, Semi-annual progress report of forth year of project title Using Sulfur Wastes from Gas Production Plants for Increasing Crop Productivity in Calcareous Sandy Soils. Reporting Period: April 1 st 2004 January 31 st, 2005.

11 Page Fourth and final progress report of project title Using Sulfur Wastes from Gas Production Plants for Increasing Crop Productivity in Calcareous Sandy Soils. Reporting Period: May 20, 2001 March 31 st, Three reports on the results of soil, water and plant analysis of Abu Dhabi (vol. I), Al Ain (vol. II), and Al Fugariah, Ras Al Khaimah and Al Zaid (vol. III) agricultural districts. REFEREES Prof. Dr. ir. Oswald Van Cleemput Head (former Dean) Department of Applied Analytical and Physical Chemistry Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Ghent University Belgium Coupure links 653 B-9000 Gent Tel: Fax: Oswald.VanCleemput@UGent.be Dr. Maithaa S. Alshamasy Assistance Provost for Research Maqam Campus UAE University, P.O.Box: 17551, Al-AIN UAE Tel: Fax: malshamsi@uaeu.ac.ae Prof. Satoshi Matsumoto Department of Biological Environment Faculty of Bioresource Science, Akita Prefectural University Akita City , Japan Tel : Fax: asmarum@akita-pu.ac.jp Prof. Ali A. Nejem Former Dean of Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt Tel: Fax: alinigm@yahoo.com