CURRICULUM VITAE
Anwar A. Aly, Ph.D.   Assistant Professor in College of Food and Agriculture Sciences King Saud University, Saudi Arabia Office Tel: +996-1-542571596 Fax: +966-1-467-8440 E-mail: anwarsiwa@yahoo.com or aaaly@ksu.edu.sa http://www.anwarsiwa.piczo.com

Biographical Sketch
Dr. Anwar A. Aly is a development expert, educator and a researcher with wide research and teaching experiences, particularly in the fields related to the sustainable management of land and water resources. He currently occupies the position of Assistant Professor of Soil Science in the University of King Saud in Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Anwar also believes that the WATER will be the oil of the twenty-first century. Successful water management will be the key to future economic growth and social wealth in both developed and developing countries.
Full Name: Anwar Abd El-Rahman Aly Ahmed
Date of Birth: November 19th 1975
Place of Birth: Siwa, Matrouh, Egypt
Marital Status: Married
Permanent Address: 21545 Aflaton Street, Soil and Water Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture (El-Shatby), Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Education: B.Sc. in Soil and Water Science (very good, honor) June 1997, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.                             
 MS in Water Quality Evaluation for irrigation 2001, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. Title: Spatiotemporal Monitoring and Assessment of water resources in Siwa Oasis.   
PhD in Sustainable Ecosystem Management, 2007, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. Title: A Holistic Ecosystem Approach for Sustainable Management of Land and Water Resources in Siwa Oasis.
Position Held:
1997-2001 Demonstrator in Soil and Water Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
2001-2007 Teaching assistant in Soil and Water Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
2007-October 2011 Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Soil and Water Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
October 2011 -now Assistant Professor in College of Food and Agriculture Sciences King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Duties and Responsibilities:
Teaching and lecturing in:
Soil Sciences 101: Soil characteristics
Soil Sciences 406: Soil, Plant, and fertilizers analysis
Soil Sciences 302: Properties of colloids
Water Sciences 123: Water quality evaluation for irrigation
Soil Sciences 404: Clay Mineralogy
Soil Sciences 13501: Land and water environmental pollution
Soil Sciences 311: Land reclamation
Agriculture 304: Agriculture and environment
Public Societies
Member in the Egyptian Environmental change Society
Egyptian Soil Science Society
Scientific Meetings and Conferences

1. Saudi Society for the Life Sciences conference, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, March, 2014.
2. One of Scientific Committee in the International Conference for Water Resources & Environment (ICWRE). hold on Marrakesh, Morocco 20-24 November 2011 http://en.icwre.com/
3. The Wageningen Conference on Applied Soil Science. hold on Wageningen, Holland, 18-22 September, 2011
4. ADVANCED RESEARCH WORKSHOP ((ARW)): Environmental Security: Panel on Water Security, Management and Control. Hold in Marrakech, Morocco. 31 May - 2 June 2010
5. The International Conference on Water Conservation in Arid Region"   12-14 Oct, 2009, Jeddah - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
6. One of the Organizational Team on the 2nd International Symposium & Field Workshop on Living with Landscapes  “Adaptation with Coasts and Arid Lands”. Marsa Matruh and Siwa. 1-5 November 2009.
7. The Mediterranean Sea Basin ENPI CBC –Partner Forum, Amman 30 July, 2009.
8. The Geography and Global change Conference, Hold on the Geography and GIS dept., Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. 25 July 2009.
9. Land and water resources conservation from deterioration for sustainable development workshop, Hold on Soil and Water Science Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. 17 July 2009.
10. Attended Scientific Meetings and Visit laboratories at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. In the Frame of the EU-TEMPUS Programme on developing an "MSc in Environment and water Resources Management at Alexandria University". 10 - 20 February 2009. 
11. International Eco-Health Forum 2008, Hold on Merida, Mexico. 1-5 December 2008. 
12. Ninth International Conference on Dry-land Development (IDDC), Hold on the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt. 7-10 November 2008.
13.  Egypt available water resources and future constrain Conference, Hold on the Geography and GIS dept., Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. 17 July 2008.
14. Attended FP7 Proposal Writing Workshop, Alexandria – April 2008.

The Latest Publications:
 
Aly A.A., H.M. Gaber, and F. M. Kishk. 2008. Long term change detection and assessment of groundwater quality in Siwa Oasis. Egypt available water resources and future constrain conference, Hold on the Geography and GIS dept., Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. 17 July 2008. PP. 19
Aly A. A., F. M. Kishk, and H. M. Gaber. 2008. A Holistic Ecosystem Approach for Sustainable Management of Land and Water Resources in Siwa Oasis. International Ecohealth Forum 2008. Hold on Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. December st, 2008.
Aly A. A., F. M. Kishk, and H. M. Gaber. 2009. Addressing the problem of water logging in the Siwa oasis. 2nd International Symposium & Field Workshop on Living with Landscapes  “Adaptation with Coasts and Arid Lands”. Marsa Matruh and Siwa. 1-5 November 2009 (Abstract).
Aly A.A., F. M. Kishk, H.M. Gaber and H.M. El-Sheemy. 2009. The changes detection of Siwa oasis ecosystem land covers using Remote Sensing. The Geography and Global Change Conference. Hold on the Geography and GIS dept., Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. 25 July 2009.
Ismail H. A., I. M. Moharam, O. Abde Kawy, and A. A. Aly. 2009. Integrated Management for Sustainable Use of El Moghra Land in Western desert of Egypt using GIS, RS and modeling. The Geography and Global Change Conference. Hold on the Geography and GIS dept., Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. 25 July 2009.
Aly A.A. 2009. A comparative study of groundwater quality of different groundwater sources in some western desert oases in Egypt.  The International Conference on Water Conservation in Arid Regions (ICWCAR'09). Hold on Water Research Center - King Abdulaziz University . Jeddah – Saudi Arabia, October 12 – 14, 2009.
Aly, Anwar A., Abdelsalam A. Abbas, and Lahcen Benaabidate. "Hydrochemistry and Quality of Groundwater Resources in Egypt: Case Study of the Egyptian Southern Oases." Water Security in the Mediterranean Region. Springer Netherlands, 2011. 239-254. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1623-0_17.  
Aly A.A. & L. Benaabidate, 2010. Salinity of water resources in the Siwa Oasis: Monitoring and diagnosis. Water-Rock Interaction. Brikle & Torres Alvaro (eds). Taylor & Francis Group, London, pp: 363-365.
Anwar A. Aly, and Mohamed E. Badawy. 2011. Adsorption of Cu (II), Ni (II) and Pb (II) Ions in Aqueous Solutions by a Biopolymer Chitosan at Different Molecular Weights. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering. 1(4): 421-427. Available online at: http://www.davidpublishing.org/journals_info.asp?jId=807
Fawzy M. Kishk, Anwar A. Aly, and Hesham M. Gaber. 2011. Impact of irrigation management on water table fluctuation and soil salinity in Siwa Oasis. The Wageningen Conference on Applied Soil Science, September 18-22, 2011 (Abstract).
Abdulrasoul M. Al-Omran, and Anwar A. Aly. 2012. Status and New Developments on the Use of Brackish Water for Agriculture Production in the Near East Case study: [Saudi Arabia]. A report submitted to FAO, Cairo, Egypt.
A. M. Alomran, I. I. Louki, A. A. Aly, M.E. Nadeem. 2013. Impact of Deficit Irrigation on Soil Salinity and Cucumber Yield under greenhouse condition in arid environment. J. Agr. Sci. Tech. 15: 1247-1259.
Al-Omran A.M., I.I. Louki1, A. A. Aly, A. Al-Harbi, and M. Nadeem. 2012. Cucumber Yield Response to Deficit Irrigation at Open Field experiments on Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Accepted for publication in Egyptian J. of Soil Sci.
A.M. Al-Omran, S.E. El–Maghraby, A.A. Aly, Z. Al -Asmari, and M.E.A. Nadeem. 2012. Quality Assessment of Various Bottled Water Marketed in Saudi Arabia. J. of  Eviron. Monito. Asses. 185 (8): 6397-6406. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-3032-z.
Anwar Aly, Abdulrasoul Alomran, Mohamed Alwabel, Abdullah Almahaini. Mohammed Alamari. 2013. Hydrochemical and Quality of Water Resources in Saudi Arabia Groundwater: A Comparative Study of Riyadh and Al-Ahsa Regions. The Proceedings of the International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences. 3(1): 42-51
AL-Farraj A.S.; M.S .Al- Sewailem; Anwar A. Aly; M.I. Al – Wabel1; S.E. El-Maghraby. Assessment and heavy metals behaviors of industrial waste water on Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia. The  Proceedings of the International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 2013, 3(3): 266-277
Abdulrasoul M. Al-Omran, Ibrahim Louki, Anwar A. Aly. 2013. A Comparative Study of the Impact of Deficit Irrigation on Cucumber Yield planted on Greenhouse and Open Field under Arid Environment. Sustainable water use for securing food production in the Mediterranean region under changing climate conference. Agadir, Morocco, 10-15 March, 2013.  
Anwar Aly, Abdulrasoul Alomran, Mezal Alharby. The Water Quality Index and Hydrochemical Characterization of Groundwater Resources in Hafar Albatin, Saudi Arabia. Under Review: J. Eviron. Monito. Asses.
Adel R.A. Usman; Anwar Aly; Mohammad I. Al-Wabel, Ahmed H. El-Naggar; Ali H. Almusabbeh; Mahmoud Nadeem; Abdulrasoul Al-Omran. Salinity and moisture content induced changes in animal manure decomposition of biochar-amended soil. Under Review: J. Biology and Fertility of Soils.
Anwar A. Aly, Abdulrasoul M. Al-Omran (2013). The Water Quality Index and Hydrochemical Characterization of Groundwater Resources in Al-Ahsa Oasis, Saudi Arabia. 4eme édition du congrès international: Eau, Déchets et Environnement. Agadir, 18- 20 Décembre 2013.
Anwar A. Aly, Abdulrasoul M. Al-Omran, and Arafat A. alkhasha. (2013). Saltmed Model in Sustainable Irrigation Management in Saudi Arabia. Soil Science Society of America (SSSA). The ASA, CSSA, and SSSA International Annual Meetings. 3-6 Nov. Tampa, Florida, USA. (Abstract).
A.A. Aly, A.M. Al-Omran, A. Khasha, R. Ragab. (2013). Water management for cucumber: Greenhouse experiment in Saudi Arabia and modeling study using SALTMED model” Under Review: Journal of Irrigation Science.
Anwar Aly (2013). Hydrochemistry and Quality of Egypt Western Desert Groundwater. Accepted for publication, Arabian Journal of Geosciences.
 
Books and Literature by Anwar

1. Land Reclamation, Drainage and Irrigation, 2009. Elfath, Alexandria (in Arabic).
2. Desert and Agriculture, 2010. Elfath, Alexandria (in Arabic).

 
Projects carried out:

1. C-PI on: Sustainable Development of Fragile Agro-ecosystems:  The case of the Siwa Oasis Funded by ARDF, Egypt.
2. C-PI on: The impacts of Lake Mariut deterioration on GHGs emissions and carbon sequestration: Implications for its sustainable development. Funded by Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
3. Partner on: The Affect of Selenium addition on increasing wheat yield. Funded by the ministry of Agriculture, Egypt.
4. Partner on: Developing "MSc in Environment and water Resources Management at Alexandria University" Funded by EU-TEMPUS Programme.

Current Projects:
 

1. Co-PI on: A Holistic Ecosystem Approach for the Sustainable Development of Fragile Agro- ecosystems: A case study of the Al-Kharj Ecosystem, Saudi Arabia. Funded by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology 2012.

1. PI on: Sustainable Irrigation Water Management Using Regulated Deficit Irrigation and the Partial Root-Zone Drying Method: the SALTMED Model Application. Funded by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology 2013.

 
 
 
 
Paper and Project Reviewer and Evaluator:

1. Reviewed Manuscript Number HAZMAT-D-11-02525 and titled "Schiff base ligands immobilized on a SiO2-Al2O3 mixed-oxide as adsorbents for heavy metals" for Journal of Hazardous Materials on July 1, 2011.
2. Evaluated Project titled: Study ways to activate the use of gray water and some drainage water in homes and small facilities. King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, 2 October 2010.