Dr. Abdulaziz M. Assaeed

Biographical Data
 


Education

• Ph.D, Forage Crops, University of Nottingham, U.K., 1989.

• M.Sc., Range Management, California State University, Fresno, U.S.A., 1982.

• B.Sc. with 2nd. degree of honor, Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, 1975.

 
Professional  Appointments

1. Department Head, Plant Production Department, College of Food & Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University from 2004- 2010.

2. Professor at the Department of Plant Production, College of Food & Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University since 2003.

3. Associate Professor at the Department of Plant Production, College of Food & Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University since 1997-2003.

4. Director of the Agricultural Research and Experiment Station at the College of Food & Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University and supervisor of the Educational Farm and College Farm at Al-Ghotghot from 1994 - 1998.

5. Assistant Professor at the Department of Plant Production, College of Food & Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University from 1989 –1997.

6. Teaching Assistant at the Department of Plant Production, College of Food & Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University from 1975 –1989.
    

Professional Activities

• Member of editorial board of BIODIVERSITAS (Journal of Biological Diversity) since 2009

• Cooperation in field research work conducted at Farasan Wildlife Reserve with the National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development from 1993-1994.

• Editorial board member of the Journal of King Saud University (Agricultural Sciences) 2003-2005.

• Editorial board member of the Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences since 2001

• Editorial board member of the Journal of the Saudi Society for Agricultural Sciences since 2003.

• Council member of the joint MSc. Program of Biodiversity, King Saud University 2003-2007.

• Member of the following scientific societies: (i) Society for Range Management, (ii) Australian Rangeland Society, (iii) Society for Conservation Biology, (iv) International Association for Vegetation Science, (v) Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences.
   

Prizes and Awards

• The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) award for the best translated book in science for the book titled: Range Management: Principles and Practices in 2003.

• The First Degree-Golden Certificate of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) as a distinguished referee and evaluator of one of KACST research projects in 2007.