Who am I? by Nesma Abdelfattah

Nesma Hossam

nesmahossam1 — 2024-02-25 15:32:27 UTC

Hello! I am Nesma Hossam. MA holder. Double-majored in TESOL & Education. EFL / Rhetoric and Composition Instructor at AUC, teacher trainer, Senior Learning and Development Specialist, and curriculum and instructional designer.

The best online course that I attended was an Instructional Design course on LinkedIn. It was short, informative, to the point and full of interaction! The questions were scenario-based and that made the course more relevant to me and my career.

Maha Bali

2024-02-25 17:11:51 UTC

Professor of Practice at the Center for Learning and Teaching at the American University in Cairo. I have PhD in Education from the University of Sheffield, UK. My masters is in eLearning and I have taught and learned online for 18 years. I have many publications on online and digital education. The best online course I was ever part of is hard to choose! I think my favorite online experience was MYFest, a 3 month online , choose-your-own learning journey experience.

Aya Hassanien

2024-02-26 11:00:08 UTC

Hello! I’m Aya Hassanien, an instructional designer. I’m doing my MA in Education (teaching and learning). I worked as an EFL instructor for 10 years, I’ve also been a language assessment consultant for 8 years. One of the online courses that I really enjoyed was a problem solving skills course, where I had the chance to learn some of the tools and strategies that can be used to solve problems. The course included different scenarios and case studies which made it very interesting and interactive.

Hoda Soussa

2024-02-26 13:01:30 UTC

I worked as Professor of water resources engineering, and manager of the center of excellence for water research at Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University. I have good experience in water development programs, integrated water resources management and development in arid and semi-arid regions, water demand management, water resources planning and policy, water quality investigation and monitoring, hydrogeological investigation, Hydrodynamic 3D numerical modeling, and Geographic Information System & Remote Sensing applications in water resources. My main experience is in Egypt, but I have worked on and coordinated many international projects.

Rim Abdelhamid Hussein

2024-02-26 14:07:28 UTC

Rim Abd-El-Hamid Hussein, Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Biology, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Egypt.

Graduated from the Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Egypt, in 1991

Got Master Degree in Public Health Sciences in 1997 in “Management of Hospital Waste” and Doctor Degree in Public Health Sciences in 2004 in “Management of Industrial Waste”.

Research interest: Waste management (solid waste, hazardous waste, biomedical waste, industrial wastewater) – Water quality (drinking water, water bodies) – Risk assessment – Water and wastewater analysis.

Teaching philosophy: Starting with brainstorming, encouraging group discussion, summing up what has been explained many times, and asking for some sort of activities from learners to ensure good understanding of the scientific content.

Eman Sakr

2024-02-26 14:47:15 UTC

Hello! I am Eman Sakr, an Instructional Graphic Designer with a background in Pharmacy. One of the best online courses I have taken is Motion Beast from motion design school. I was already aware of the course objectives, and all of the goals were successfully achieved. The instructor was punctual, and the course incorporated engaging activities and practical applications. The information provided throughout the course was up-to-date and accurate.

Rabab Abbas

2024-02-26 16:04:53 UTC

Samah Adel

2024-02-27 10:21:46 UTC

Hello. I am an instructional designer at the Center for Learning and Teaching at AUC. I am also a language instructor and teacher trainer. I have a Master of Education in teaching English as a Second language. I have taught and learnt online for 15 years and I love it! I believe that online learning is a powerful opportunity that can change people's lives.

The best online courses I attended are many. One of the best was Introduction to Instructional Design by IDC. It was very clear ad straightforward with several engaging activities.

Peter Riad

2024-02-27 18:06:34 UTC

I am Associate Professor at Irrigation and Hydraulics Department, Faculty of Engineering-Ain Shams University in Cairo-Egypt. In 2008 I got my MSc. Degree with Distinction from IHE-Delft/Holland, then I finished my PhD at University of Hannover, Germany in 2012.

I have more than 22 years of experience in the fields of water management, hydraulic structures and groundwater hydrology. I took part in many national and international projects. I published more than 60 publications in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, national and international conferences. I am a reviewer for many international journals. I am a member in German-Egyptian Water Cluster, Nile Basin Capacity Building Network (NBCBN) and many other water organizations.

2024-02-28 08:58:31 UTC

Irene S. Fahim (Senior Member, IEEE- EDS chair ) an associate Professor, Industrial and Service Engineering and Management department, Nile University Cairo, Egypt and the Director for Smart Engineering systems research center, Nile University. She is a Fulbright alumna. She earned in 2018 a Diploma of development practice, Regis University, Denver, USA. She finished my PhD in Mechanical Engineering, The American University in Cairo (AUC). Egypt in 2015. Before that, she earned her master’s and BSC in Mechanical Engineering, AUC. She won the state encouragement award for women 2020, and Hazem Ezzat Research excellence award, 2021 and Loreal UNESCO for Women in Science 2021 Egypt young talents program. She received a grant for Egypt Higher Education Climate change partnerships Grants in collaboration with Nottingham University and the British council. She received a grant for capacity building for “Women in Science and Engineering" from IEEE Circuits and Systems Society. She also received several grants for gender equality and capacity building in Education from the British council. She was selected in 2019 to be among the members of the first scientific council of the Egyptian Young Academy of Sciences (EYAS) as a part of the Academy of Scientific Research & Technology (ASRT) to empower and encourage young Egyptian scientists in science and technology. She participated in Fulbright Junior Faculty program for renewable energy in 2016. I was also a part of an Entrepreneurship and leadership Program, 1000Women, Goldman Sachs,2016 which was executed at AUC for 6 Months. She won Newton Mosharfa institutional link award for two years in collaboration with Nottingham University, UK. for manufacturing plastic bags from natural materials where She got acknowledged by Mr. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi for my work at the 3rd National Youth Conference in Ismailia, April 2017. She is a member in the Power Africa steering committee, volunteer in IEEE Smart Village committee and treasurer of IEEE CIS Chapter, Egypt. Moreover, she was one of the members in the Events Committee of the IEEE Humanitarian Activities, 2018.She was also the technical chair for the first IEEE SIGHT Egypt ideation camp 2018. She is currently a member of the impartial committee of the body for granting certificates of conformity for products, the General Organization for the Control of Exports, and Imports. She is also one of topical advisory panel, in Polymers Journal, MDPI, She is also a member of the Coronavirus Global R&I Collaboration Portal and a member in the Leaders in Innovation alumni society, Royal academy of Engineering and a member in the Egyptian National Network Nanotechnology.

• Hamada Mahmoud

2024-02-28 12:18:48 UTC

Hello, I am Hamada Mohamed Mahmoud. Professor and Dean of Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University and adjunct professor at the Biology Department, School of Sciences and Engineering, American University in Cairo. I have PhD and MSc in Ecology from Cairo University. I'm acting as a representative of Beni-Suef University in several committees in the the COE for water. I've been involved in developing three undergraduate courses. I'm also playing a lead role to establish a new Master's program in Water Resource Management's as a member of the postgraduate committee. Beyond the curriculum development I've participated actively in the Innovative Teaching Strategies (ITS) workshops as an instructor facilitating the dissemination of the knowledge across Egyptian partner Universities. I published more than 60 original research papers in peer-reviewed journals presented at various national and international scientific meetings and I served as a PI and team member in several research projects funded by National and International funding agencies. My research interest is focusing mainly on environmental pollution and its impacts and incorporating laboratory and field studies in aquatic ecology, water pollution and treatment, valorization of agricultural wastes and circular economy. I’ve taught several courses in AUC and BSU include (General Ecology, Desert Ecology, Unity of Life, Diversity of Life, Environmental chemistry, Animal Behavior, and Scientific Thinking).

Mahmoud Mohamed Abdelmomen ELsayed

2024-02-28 14:43:39 UTC

I am Assistant professor at public works department, sanitary and environmental engineering branch, and academic coordinator at CISE Program at faculty of engineering Ain Shams university.

Jan. 2012 I achieved a teaching assistant position at the faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University. During this job I did not only perform the various laboratory tests and data analysis tasks given to me but also enjoyed the true professional working environment there. This aroused my interest to do master’s thesis “Usage of Agricultural Wastes in Removing Heavy Metals from Wastewater”. I was blessed with the opportunity to recall the theoretical background of different problems regarding the disposal of the agricultural wastes in Egypt. Working with people of different backgrounds improved my social and organizational skills a lot. Overall, it was worthy journey that ended up with useful lessons which gave me the strength to move forward as a curious researcher.

At 2020 I achieved Assistant professor position at sanitary and environmental department faculty of engineering Ain Shams University.

More than 13 years of professional experience in the field of water and wastewater design and master planning for water and sewage networks and quality control including water supply and wastewater networks, pumping stations and water and wastewater treatment plants and Environmental Studies. Preparation of tender documents including drawings, bill of quantities and technical specifications, has experience with national and international organizations, associations and donors.

David Stevens

davidstevens8 — 2024-02-28 15:53:27 UTC

David K Stevens is Professor of Environmental Engineering at Utah State University and the Utah Water Research Laboratory. After a bachelor’s degree at Tufts University and two years as an irrigation and drainage engineer with the U.S. Peace Corps in Malaysia, Dr. Stevens has more than 40 years of experience in research and teaching at Utah State University, Canterbury University (New Zealand), University of Cincinnati, University of Wisconsin and others. His expertise is in surface and ground water quality, environmental monitoring, environmental modeling, experimental design and statistical data analysis, environmental applications of transport phenomena, and drinking and waste water treatment. He has ongoing research in the growth and modeling of cyanobacteria and prediction of toxicity production in the Intermountain West. He is also the principal investigator for instructional innovation and curriculum development support for a USAID project for the development of a Center of Excellence for Water at Alexandria University, Egypt, with four other Egyptian and four U.S. partners.

Dr. Aly Nabih El-Bahrawy

2024-04-21 12:48:11 UTC

Professor Emeritus of Water Resources Management, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, executed many national and international projects with organizations from Egypt, Canada, USA, Germany, Sweden, the World Bank, the Nile Basin, and the EU. He has vast research, teaching, and training experience in the areas of water resources, hydro politics, computer modeling, operations research, education, soft skills, and intercultural communication. I had five different experiences developing e-learning modules working with five governmental and private companies specialized in e-learning including the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.