Studies arabic literature, uav for remote sensing, and comparative literature. In 1964 he received his phd in geology from missouri university. Renewable energy and sustainable development and their. Using insar coherence for investigating the interplay of fluvial and aeolian features in arid lands. Elbaz was the principal investigator of the earth observations and photography experiment on nasas. Sia ru007415, elbaz, farouk, farouk elbaz papers, circa. Farouk elbaz, director, center for remote sensing, boston university rees new edition of his popular remote sensing textbook is written in an easytofollow style, but doesnt neglect the mathematical underpinnings.
Archaeology, volcanism and remote sensing in the arenal region, costa rica. George saliba fifty centuries of science in egypt 3 dr. He has received seven honorary degrees, including a doctorate of humane letters from aub in. Physical principles of remote sensing third edition. Citescore values are based on citation counts in a given year e. From 1967 to 1972, he was supervisor of lunar science planning for the national. Elbaz participated in the discovery of the first offshore oil in the gulf of suez. Currently, elbaz is research professor and director of the center for remote sensing at boston university in boston, massachusetts. The following topics for technical papers are strongly encouraged. How can technology be used to discover water in places where it is not visible.
Remote sensing can be used to estimate the meteorological data necessary for calculating reference evapotranspiration et here, we assessed the accuracy of daily et. Farouk elbaz center for remote sensing boston university. In 1960 he came to the united states, where he earned an m. He is also a member of the board of trustees of the geological society of america foundation, boulder. The great underground western sahara river a great river in eastern libya, at least a quarter of the area of the arab republic of egypt, has a fanlike delta in the western part of the western desert of egypt, according to the research group of dr. Elbaz is adjunct professor of geology at the faculty of science, ain shams university, cairo. Elbaz also participated in the first offshore oilfield in the gulf of suez, the elmorgan, while working with the pan american u.
The regions dryness goes back 5,000 years, said dr. Farouk elbaz being the recipient of the 2014 distinguished career award. He taught geology at asyut university in egypt 19581960 and the university of heidelberg in germany 19641966. Say it in arabic9789401084512, deserts and arid lands9789400960824, remote sensing in archaeology9789024732920, physics of desertification9789024728503, remote sensing and resource exploration9780387446158, remote sensing in archaeology9781478269175, etc. He is known for pioneering work in the applications of space images to groundwater exploration in egypt, somalia, sudan, oman and the united arab emirates uae. Zewail city of science and technology, established 2000. Remote sensing in archaeology farouk elbaz, james r. Farouk elbaz, geologist and remote sensing scientist who, as secretary of the landing site selection committee for the apollo missions, principal investigator of visual observations and photography, and chairman of the astronaut training group of the apollo photo team 19671972, was instrumental in helping nasa. The next generation celebrated his work by naming a spacecraft, elbaz, after him. I grew up as part of a generation that didnt go against the government. Farouk elbaz is research professor and director of the center for remote sensing at boston university. Preliminary observations of environmental damage due to the. Hayes, taylor and francis, london, uk, 1991,293 pp. Farouk elbaz, a geologist who played a leading role during nasas apollo space program in the 1960s, will speak at two commencement ceremonies at missouri university of science and technology on may 12.
The egyptian journal of remote sensing and space sciences. Farouk elbaz, director of the center for remote sensing at boston university, served as science adviser to the late egyptian president anwar sadat. Elbaz was supervisor of lunar science planning for the nasa apollo program. Farouk elbaz, egyptian american space scientist and geologist who worked with nasa. Underground river between egypt and libya discovered. Petrone, photographic special projects manager, national geographic society sponsor.
Farouk elbaz director, center for remote sensing, boston university rees new edition of his popular remote sensing textbook is written in an easytofollow style, but doesnt neglect the mathematical underpinnings. Bishop celestial mythologies from around the world dayle brown. Ei baz, an egyptianborn geologist, felt it could by applying space technology to the task. Farouk elbaz boston university citation by nazrul khandaker gsa international section is proud to share the excitement along with numerous earth scientists about dr. Farouk elbaz, a leading international expert on the subject, who nevertheless urged serious study of weather cycles, in a bid to adapt to the earths changing environment and the major forces affecting it. Farouk elbaz zewail city of science and technology. Farouk elbaz is director of the center for remote sensing at boston university and research professor in its departments of archaeology, earth and environment, and electrical and computer engineering. Exciting developments in space exploration and the future of. In 1986 he established, and for 32 years directed, the center for remote sensing at boston university. Farouk elbaz is research professor and director of the center for remote sensing at. Farouk elbaz has 11 books on goodreads with 11 ratings.
Shortly after joining the program, he began poring over the massive stack of detailed photographs of the moons surface a crucial step in selecting the most ideal and precise landing location based on lunar terrain, climate variations, and other factors. This revolution resulted from the new capability of observing on a large, regional and global, scale surface patterns and features, and from using multispectral instruments to. Kuwait first remote sensing conference and exhibition call. Farouk elbazs 83 research works with 1,088 citations and 11,720 reads, including. Feb 04, 2015 dr farouk elbaz, director of the center for remote sensing, boston university. Farouk elbaz, director, center for remote sensing boston university u. Ulaby, syrianamerican professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the university of michigan, 2006 recipient of ieee edison medal. He was born in zagazig on january 1, 1938, and was educated at ain shams university and at universities in the united states. General geology 1961 1968 lunar studies 1969 1977 desert explorations 1978 1982. Farouk elbaz is the director of the boston university center for remote sensing. Digital imaging 1983 1985 remote sensing 1986 present. From 1967 to 1972, elbaz was an instrumental part of the apollo missions. Space programmes have had similar effects in japan, india and china. Magaly koch center for remote sensing lynne fielding center for remote sensing bachelor of engineering b.
He developed the system of remote sensing in the discovery of some egyptian monuments. Water resource planning, development and management shared water resources of lebanon no part of this digital. Lunar studies 1969 1977 desert explorations 1978 1982. Publications are by farouk elbaz only unless indicated by. The area known as the sea of tranquility turned out to be the spot. Remote sensing is a comprehensive term which encompasses the process of data acquisition, the complex technology for reception and transmission, and subsequent image processing and storage. Farouk elbazs research works boston university, ma bu. Farouk elbaz is research professor and director of the. It covers principles related to all the key wavelength regions, and such diverse topics as photogrammetry, atmospheric. As chairman of the committee on environmental hazards and global change of the third world network of scientific organizations, he led a scientific fact. Farouk elbaz took care to train astronauts to select suitable samples of moonstones and soil to bring them to earth for analysis and study.
Elbaz, director of the center for remote sensing and research professor at boston universit. Farouk elbazs space odyssey from nasa to star trek rocketstem. He was born on 2 january 1938 in the nile delta town of zagazig. His unique research utilizes remote satellite images to locate topographic water basins that can be used to provide water and agricultural resources to people in the dry areas of the. Baz is founding director of the center for remote sensing, boston university, 725 commonwealth avenue, boston, ma 02215, usa. Hassan aref, egyptian physicist and former professor at virginia tech. As the united states pursued the dream of landing the first human being on the moon, dr. Emily johnson, boston university systemic boost for us research culture. Farouk elbaz established, and continues to direct, the boston university center for remote sensing crs. Farouk elbaz is a space scientist who worked widely with nasa on the apollo missions. Revealing the second boat of pharaoh khufu by remote sensing. Farouk elbaz director, center for remote sensing, boston university rees new edition of his popular remote sensing textbook is written in an easytofollow. Under his leadership, the crs was selected by nasa in 1997 as a center of excellence in remote sensing. In 1958, at the age of 20, he received a bachelor of science in chemistry and geology from ain shams university.
Farouk elbaz is an egyptian american space scientist who worked with nasa to assist in the planning of scientific exploration of the moon, including the selection of landing sites for the apollo missions and the training of astronauts in lunar observations and photography farouk is currently director of the center for remote sensing and research professor at the. Farouk elbaz analyzes the situation in egypt youtube. Payson sheets anthropology university of colorado boulder. Farouk elbaz, boston university, center for remote sensing, faculty member. Farouk elbaz, geologist and remote sensing scientist who, as secretary of the landing site selection committee for the apollo missions, principal investigator of visual observations and photography, and chairman of the astronaut training group of the apollo photo team 19671972, was instrumental in helping nasa identify the landing. Rs compared with those derived from four groundbased stations et. Farouk elbazs most popular book is remote sensing in archaeology with cdrom.
Farouk elbaz chairman in addition to being research professor and director of the center for remote sensing at boston university, massachusetts, dr. Farouk elbaz director, center for remote sensing boston universityformer nv medalist 725 commonwealth ave. From our point of view it was an easy yet quite compelling task to recognize farouks long standing. Currently, elbaz is research professor and director of the center for remote sensing at boston university, boston ma, u. Over the last few decades, a revolution took place in our ability to observe and explore our home planet using spaceborne and airborne remote sensing instruments. He is a space scientist and a geologist, and he has taught at universities in. From 1967 to 1972, he joined nasas apollo program as. Dr abdelsalam almajali, chairman of the islamic world academy of sciences. You must have javascript enabled and have a current version of the flash player in order to view this video. He is a professor of geology at the faculty of science, ain shams university, cairo, egypt. Elbaz was science advisor to anwar sadat, then president of egypt. Gsa international 20142015 newsletter executive summary.
Civil engineering, sultan qaboos university, muscat, sultanate of oman, 1997 curriculum vitae ghazi ali abdullah alrawas, ph. This project involved the nondestructive investigation of a boat pit of pharaoh khufu. Elbaz even taught geology at assiut university for two years between 1958 1960, and the university of heidelberg, germany from 1964 1965. List of modern arab scientists and engineers wikipedia. Barbara ross elbaz with boston university bu student shareleigh bernard, who works as an assistant at the bu center for remote sensing. Dr hassan alshafie, chairman of the academy of the arabic language, cairo. Farouk elbaz is an egyptianamerican scientist who worked with nasa to assist in the planning of scientific exploration of the moon. Farouk elbaz, a geologist and native of egypt, has become a renowned american scientist, recognized for dramatic advances in studying arid lands using satellite remotesensing technology.
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