Curriculum Vitae

Prof. Dr. Monier M. Abd El-Ghani

A Scientist from Egypt

Personal Information

First, Middle and Surnames

Monier Mohamed Abd El-Ghani

Work Address

The Herbarium, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt

Telephones

Home: 002 02 2270 6465

Office: 002 02 3567 6983

Mobile: 002 016 -3779 294

E-mails

elghani@yahoo.com, monierabdelghani@hotmail.com, monier.elghani@gmail.com

Nationality

Egyptian

Place and Date of birth

Cairo, 9.9.1955

Gender

Male

Marital status

Married since 21 .7. 1988; 4 children

Work Experience

Dates

July 2007 – Sept 2007

Occupation or position held

Visiting Researcher

Main responsibilities

Performing a research project in collaboration with the German host-porfessors

on the phytogeogaphy of Western Desert of Egypt

Name and address of employer

Institute of Ecology and Biology, Technical University in Berlin, Germany

Dates

July 2002 – September 2002

Occupation or position held

Visiting Researcher

Main responsibilities

Working in a research team carrying out in-depth quantitative assessment of the phytogeographical analysis of the flora of the Western Desert of Egypt

Name and address of employer

Institute of Ecology and Biology, Technical University in Berlin, Germany

Dates

November 2000 onwards

Occupation or position held

Professor of Flora - Indpendent Consultant

Main responsibilities

-          Teaching undergraduate courses (Plant diversity)

-          Teaching postgraduate courses (Vegetation dynamics, Biogeography)

-          Organizing and running field trips for undergraduate students

-          Managing the Cairo University Herbarium

-          Supervising research work (M.Sc and Ph.D theses)

-          Intiating Cairo University Herbarium Database Project

-          Contributing to the steering group on developing plant taxonomy curriculae

Name and address of employer

Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt

Dates

November 1994 – November 2000

Occupation or position held

Assistant Professor

Main responsibilities

-          Contributing to the Cairo University Herbarium research work

-          Teaching postgraduates courses (Phytogeography)

-          Training of trainers in other universities

Name and address of employer

Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt

Dates

March 1998 - April 1998

Occupation or position held

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Main responsibilities

Teaching coursres in Botany for undergraduate students

Name and address of employer

Faculty of Agriculture, Al Fateh University (Tripoli), Libya

Dates

January 1997 – December 1998

Occupation or position held

Visiting Researcher

Main responsibilities

Research plan on the flora and vegetation of some Egyptian Oases

Name and address of employer

Institute of Ecology and Biology, Technical University in Berlin, Germany

Dates

September 1995 – September 1996

Occupation or position held

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Main responsibilities

Teaching undergraduate courses in Biology

Name and address of employer

College of Education, Salalah, Sultanate of Oman

Dates

September 1988 – Septmber 1994

Occupation or position held

Assistant Professor of Biology

Main responsibilities

-          Teaching undergraduate courses of Biology (credit-Hours System)

-          Academic Guidance of Students

-          Organising and supervising field trips for students

-          Establishment of regional herbarium for the Flora of Makkah

Name and address of employer

College of Education, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Dates

July 1987 – Sept 1987

Occupation or position held

Researcher

Main responsibilities

-          Preparation of the threatend plants list in the Flora of Egypt

-          Preparation of the Plant Red Data Book of Egypt (Part 1)

Name and address of employer

Threatened Plants Unit, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England

Dates

November 1985 – November 1994

Occupation or position held

Lecturer of Plant Taxonomy and Flora

Main responsibilities

-          Teaching undergraduate courses of Botany

-          Curator of Cairo University Herbarium

Name and address of employer

Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt

Dates

Sept 1984 – Dec 1984

Occupation or position held

Scholarship awarded

Main responsibilities

-          Confirming and checking nomenclature at the Herbarium

-          Typification of plant species from Faiyum region and other Oases

Name and address of employer

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England

Dates

November 1981 – November 1985

Occupation or position held

Assistant Lecturer of Botany

Main responsibilities

-          Teaching and guidance of undergraduate students

-          Research work

Name and address of employer

Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt

Dates

July 1980 – September 1980

Occupation or position held

Scholarship awarded

Main responsibilities

-    Gathering all available information about the historical plant collections from the Egyptian Oases

-    Confirming and typifying the recorded species

-    Preparing the final plant list of the Bahariya Oasis

Name and address of employer

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England

Dates

October 1976 – November 1981

Occupation or position held

Demonstrator of Botany

Main responsibilities

Teaching and research

Name and address of employer

Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt

Education and Academic Degrees

In Progress

2007- onwards

Title of qualification awarded

Doctor of Science degree (D.Sc.) in Biological Sciences

Principal subjects

-          Vegetation Analysis in arid environments

-          Floristic and Habitat diversity

-          Plant Community Dynamics

Name of organization

Faculty of S cience, Cairo University

Dates

1981 - 1985

Title of qualification awarded

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Major Fields of Study

Botany (Plant Taxonomy and Flora)

Title of Thesis

Comparative study on the vegetation of Bahariya nad Farafra Oases and the Faiyum region

Name of organization

Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt

Dates

1978 – 1981

Title of qualification awarded

Master of Science (M.Sc.)

Major Fields of Study

Botany (Plant Taxonomy and Flora)

Title of Thesis

Preliminary studies on the vegetation of Bahariya Oasis - Egypt

Name of organization

Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt

Dates

1972 – 1976

Title of qualification awarded

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

Major Fields of Study

Botany

Graduate Degree

Very Good (B)

Name of organization

Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt

Fields of Research and Interests

-          Vegetation Ecology

-          Biosystemtics and Numerical Taxonomy

-          Quantitative Phytogeography and Biogeography

-          Consevation and diversity of plant communities in arid environments

-          Syntaxonomy and diversity of alien (invasive) plant species in agro-ecosystems

Achievements

-          Publishing of the Plant Red Data Book of Egypt (Part 1.)

-          Publishing of 24 Scientific Articles in Peer-Reviewed International Journals, and other 16 in Local and Regional Journals 

-          Pioneer Floristic Investigations in the arid environments of the Egyptian Oases (Western Desert, Egypt), and in the Sinai Peninsula

-          Plant Species Diversity in the Agro-Ecosystem of the Egyptian Oases, and the Nile Delta Region

-          Vegetation-Environrment Relationships, Phytogeography and Habitat Diversity in remote areas along the Mediterranean Coast (Libyan and Palestenian Frontiers), the Western Desert of Egypt and Gebel Elba Region (Sudanese Frontier)

-          Taxonomic revisions of some Families in the Flora of Egypt

-          Studies on Rare and Threatened Plant Species, and their Conservation Measures

-          Bibliographic Study on the Taxonomy and Flora of Egypt During the Last Two Centuries

-          Pioneer Study on the Flora and Vegetation in the Holy Places of Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Fellowships and Scholarships

-          7.1980 – 9.1980; The Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew, UK), A Research grant awarded from SIDA Fund (Sweden) to complete my M.Sc. study at the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew, UK)

-          9.1984 – 12.1984; The Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew, UK), A Research grant awarded from Egyptian academy of Sciences and Technology to complete my Ph.D. study at the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew, UK)

-          7.1984 – 9.1987; The Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew, UK), A Research grant awarded from IUCN to the Threatened Plants Unit (TPU) of the Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew, UK) to complete data for the Plant Red Data Book of Egypt (Part 1)

-          1.1997 – 12.1998; A fellowship granted by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany) at the Institute of Ecology and Biology (TU-Berlin) to carry out research plan on the flora and vegetation of some Egyptian Oases

-          7.2002 – 9.2002; A research grant awarded from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany) at the Institute of Ecology and Biology (TU-Berlin) to carry out research plan on the phytogeography of the Oases of the Western Desert of Egypt

-          7.2007 – 9.2007;  A research grant awarded from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany) at the Institute of Ecology and Biology (TU-Berlin) to to continue working on the phytogeographical analysis of the Oases flora

Personal Skills and Competences

Mother tongue

Arabic

Other languages

Self-assessment

Understanding

Speaking

Writing

Europaean level

Listening

Reading

Spoken

Listening

Reading

English

Excellent

Excellent

Very Good

Very Good

Excellent

German

Good

Good

Good

Good

Good

Social Skills and Competences

Work hardly and independently, co-operative, flexible, creative, self-motivated, good communication skills, accept the differences and capable of problem solving and decision-making

Technical Skills and Competences

-          Herbarium Management: Plant Specimens and Library

-          Visual Herbarium Design

Teaching Abilities

Undergraduate courses: (in English)

-          General Botany (Plant Morphology, Plant Anatomy, Systematic Botany)

-          Taxonomy of Flowering Plants

-          Flora of Egypt

-          Environmental Biology

Postgraduate Courses (in English)

-          Medicinal Plants

-          Plant Phytogeography

-          Modern Plant Taxonomy

-          Vegetation of Egypt

-          Floristic Applications

-          Conservation of Threatened and Rare Plants

Computer Skills and Competences

-          Operating systems (Win 9x, 2000, XP)

-          Basic knowledge of graphic design applications (Adope Illustrator, Photoshop)

-          Good command of Microsoft Office^TM tools (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access)

-          Network fundamentals

-          Using diffrent sofware for Statistical Analysis (SYSTAT, SPSS)

Software packages for Multivariate Analysis (CEP, MVSP, CANOCO, PCORD, NTSYS, MINITAB)

Organizational Skills and Competences

-          Leadership (currently responsible for a team of 10 people) as I am Director of the Cairo University Herbarium

-           Good experience in project or team management

Awards

-          1999: Encouragement State Prize in Biological Sciences, The Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Egypt

-          2003: Encouragement University Prize in Biological Sciences (Applied and Theoritical), Cairo University, Egypt

Conferences, Symposia and Workshops

-          1994: Biological Diversity in the Arab Countries (Egypt)

-          1995: Use and Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources (Egypt)

-          1995: Environment, Population and Sustainable Development (Egypt)

-          1997: 4^th International Conference for alien Plants (Germany)

-          1999: 2^nd Meeting of the Biology Consortium Project (UNESCO and Iowa State University (Egypt)

-          2001: Taxonomic Capacity Building and Biodiversity Conservation in the Arab Region (Egypt)

-          2004: 1^st Conference on Strategy of the Egyptian Herbaria (Egypt)

-          2004: 11^th Conference of the Union of Arab Biologists (Egypt)

-          2004: Capacity Building in Teaching Taxonomy and Flora in the Egyptian Universities (Egypt)

-          2005: 12^th  Conference of the Union of Arab Biologists (Yemen)

-          2006: 13^th Conference of the Union of Arab Biologists (Egypt)

-          2007: 14^th Conference of the Union of Arab Biologists (Egypt)

Membership of Professional Organisations

-          1976 – Now: Egyptian Syndicate of Scientific Professions(ESSP; Egypt)

-          1981 – Now: Member of the Egyptian Society of Botany (Egypt)

-          1984 – Now: Fellow of the Linnean Society of London (UK)

-          1994 – Now: Member of the Union of Arab Biologists (Egypt)

-          1997 – Now: Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung (Germay)

-          1997 – 2000: Member of the International Association of Ecology (France)

-          1997 – 1998: Member (Awarded) of the National Geographic Society (USA)

Editorial Services

-          Member of the Editorial Board of Taeckholmia

-          Memer of the Editorial Board of IDOSI Journals

-          Refereed to the Journal of Arid Environment (UK)

-          Refereed to the International Journal of Agriculture and Biology (Pakistan)

-          Refereed to Qatar University Science Journal (Qatar)

-          Refereed to the Bulletin of the Faculty of Science, Assiut University (Egypt), Bulletin of Al Azhar University (Egypt), Bulletin of the Desert Research Institute (Egypt), Journal of Environmental Researches (Egypt)

Supervision of Theses

Ph.D. Theses

-          Floristic and phytosociological study in the Sallum area, western Mediterranean coast, Egypt (Assiut University)

-          Biosystematic study on some Egyptian taxa of the family Capparaceae (Suez Canal University)

-          Synanthropic vegetation and plant species diversity in the urban environments of some new settlements (Cairo University)

M.Sc. Theses

-          Biosystematic study of the Convolvulaceae in Egypt (South Valley University)

-          Taxonomic diversity and biogeography of fresh water plants in Egypt (Cairo University)

-          Biosystematic study of some geophytes in Egypt (Cairo University)

-          Plant diversity and biogeography of the vine flora of Egypt (Cairo University)

-          Documentary study of the plant life in Egypt during the early days of the 19^th century (Al Azhar University)

-          Diversity patterns, biogeography and environmental correlates of some suucculent plants in Egypt (Cairo University)

-          Biosystematic study of the genus Veronica in Egypt (Faiyum University)

Publications

International peer-reviewed journals

-         The leaf architecture and its taxonomic significance in Capparaceae from Egypt. Acta Biologica Szegediensis, 51(2): 125-136 (2007).

-         The floristic composition of some historical botanical gardens in the metropoliotan of Cairo, Egypt. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2(11): 610-648 (2007)

-         A palynological study of Galium (Rubiaceae) in Egypt and its systematic significance. Feddes Repertorium, 118(7-8): 311-326 (2007)

-         Floristic analysis and biogeography of Tubiflorae in some arid regions. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 33(1): 1- 21 (2007)

-         Plant diversity around springs and wells in five oases of the Western Desert, Egypt. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 8(2): 249-255 (2006)

-         Floristic diversity and phytogeography of Gebel Elba National Park, southeast Egypt. Turkish Journal of Botany, 30(2): 121-136 (2006)

-         Vegetation associates of the endangered Randonia africana Coss. and its soil characteristics in an arid desert ecosystem of western Egypt Acta Botanica Croatica, 65 (1):83-99 (2006)

-         The coastal roadside vegetation and environmental gradients in the arid lands of Egypt. Community Ecology, 6(2): 143-154 (2005)

-         Vegetation structure and environmental gradients in the Sallum area, west Mediterranean, Egypt. Ecologia Mediterranea, 31 (1): 15-32 (2005)

-         Diversity and distribution of plant species in the agro-ecosystem of Egypt. Systematics and Geography of plants, 74: 319-336 (2004)

-         Soil-vegetation relationships in a coastal desert plain of southern Sinai, Egypt. Journal of Arid Environments, 55: 607-628  (2003)

-         Plant communities in two vegetation transects in the extreme desert of western Egypt. Phytocoenologia, 33(1): 29-48  (2003)

-         Analysis of Aquatic vegetation in islands of the Nile Valley (Egypt). International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 27: 1-11 (2001)

-         Floristics and environmental relations in two extreme desert zones of western Egypt. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 9: 499-516 (2000)

-         Vegetation composition of Egyptian inland saltmarshes. Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica, 41: 305-314 (2000)

-         Vegetation composition of Egyptian inland saltmarshes. Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica, 41: 305-314 (2000)

-         Soil-vegetation relationship and distribution of Convolvulus in Egypt. Feddes Repertorium, 109(1-2): 175-185 (1998)

-         Environmental correlates of species distribution in arid desert ecosystems of eastern Egypt. Journal of Arid Environments, 38: 297-313 (1998)

-         Weed communities of date-palm orchards in the Feiran Oasis (south Sinai, Egypt). Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica, 43(2): 257-271 (1998)

-         Composition of and changes in the spontaneous flora of Feiran Oasis, S. Sinai, Egypt, in the last 60 years. Willdenowia, 28: 123-134 (1998)

-         Phenology of ten common plant species in western Saudi Arabia. Journal of Arid Environments, 35: 673-683 (1997)

-         Distribution, host range and biomass of two Cistanche and Orobanche cernua parasitizing the roots of some Egyptian xerophytes. Journal of Arid Environments, 34: 263-276 (1996)

-         Vegetation along a transect in the Hijaz mountains (Saudi Arabia). Journal of Arid Environments, 32: 289-304 (1996)

-         Studies on the threatened woody perennial taxa in the flora of Egypt. II. Extinct and endemic taxa. Feddes Repertorium, 105(3-4): 243-250 (1994 b)

-         Studies on the threatened woody perennial taxa in the flora of Egypt. I. Protected areas of Egypt: new proposals. Feddes Repertorium, 105(3-4): 235-241 (1994 a)

-         Weed plant communities of orchards in Siwa Oasis–Egypt. Feddes Repertorium, 105(5-6): 387-398 (1994)

-         Habitat features and plant communities of the Holy places, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Feddes Repertorium, 104(5-6): 417-425 (1993)

-         Flora and vegetation of Qara Oasis, Egypt. Phytocoenologia, 21(1-2): 1-14 (1992)

-         Wild barley Hordeum spontaneum L. in Egypt. Biological Conservation, 37: 291-300 (1986)

Regional journals

-         Does Egypt represent an ecological limit to desiccation tolerant plants? Qatar University Science Journal, 16: 91-100 (2006)

-         Vegetation analysis and species diversity along an altitudinal gradient in the central Hijaz mountains of Saudi Arabia. Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research, 15(2): 399-414 (1997)

Local (Egyptian) journals

-         Development of taxonomic and floristic studies in Egypt, A bibliography. Bulletin of Faculty of Science Assiut University, 33 (1-D): 63-93 (2004)

-         Floristic composition and chorologiccal analysis of the Sallum area, west Mediterranean, Egypt. Journal of Union of Arab Biologists Cairo, 13: 27-47 (2003)

-         Palaeo-ecological aspects of Farafra Oasis (Egypt) during Mid-Neolithic period (7130-6190 Bp), A multivariate analysis. Bulletin of Faculty of Science Assiut University,  29 (2-D): 93-105 (2000)

-         Studies on weed assemblages in croplands, Egypt. II. Egyptian clover fields. Bulletin of Faculty of Agriculture University of Cairo, 43(4): 1221-1252 (1992)

-         Phytogeographical analysis of some arboreal species in Egypt. Bulletin of Faculty of Agriculture University of Cairo, 43(3): 841-852 (1992)

-         Vegetation pattern and habitat types around old wells in Kharga Oasis – Egypt. Journal of the Faculty of Education Ain Shams University, 17: 161-171(1992)

-         Studies on weed assemblages in croplands, Egypt. I. Broad bean fields. Egyptian Journal of Botany, 33(1): 15-30 (1990)

-         Moringaceae. In: M.N. El-Hadidi (ed.), Flora of Egypt. Taeckholmia Additional Series, 3: 31-40 (1988)

-         Sphenocleaceae. In: M.N. El-Hadidi (ed.), Flora of Egypt. Taeckholmia Additional Series, 3: 63-68 (1988)

Books

-         The Plant Red Data Book of Egypt. I. Woody Perennials. Palm Press and Cairo University Herbarium. V+155pp (1992)

References

Prof. Dr. Gamal M. Fahmy, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt. famhy_2000eg@yahoo.com

Dr. Gerald E. Wickens, The Triangle, Buxton Rd., Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6JD, United Kingdom. gerald.wickens@btinternet.com

Prof. Dr. Reinhard Bornkamm, Institute of Ecology and Biology, Technical University in Berlin, Rothenburgstr. 12, D-12165 Berlin-Steglitz, Germany. r.bornkamm@tu-berlin.de; r_bornkamm@web.de

Prof. Dr. Ingo Kowarik, Institute of Ecology and Biology, Technical University in Berlin, Rothenburgstr. 12, D-12165, Germany. kowarik@tu-berlin.de

Prof. Dr. Sven Snogerup, Lund Botanical Museum, Lund, Sweden. sven.snogerup@botmus.lu.se

Mr. Frank Nigel Hepper, Senior Taxonomy Officer, The Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gerdens , Kew, United Kingdom, 25 Montague Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 6QW, England

Prof. Dr. Adel El- Gazzar, Department of Biological and Geological Sciences, Faculty  of Education at El-Arish, Suez Canal University, N. Sinai., Egypt. elgazzar_adel@hotmail.com

Prof. Dr. L. Boulos, 11 Nawal St., Dokki 12311 Egypt. hadara@idsc.net.eg

Prof. Dr. Mahmoud A. Zahran, Botany Departmeny, Faculty of Science, University of Mansoura, Egypt.

Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Prasse, Institute of Landscape and Nture Conservation, University of Hannover, Germany. prasse@land.uni-hannover.de

Appendix

Below attached the B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., Work and Academic Experience Certificates, and other documents