Pesticide Chemistry and Toxicology, specifically the following areas:
– Residue Analysis for pesticides.
* Pesticides Photochemistry.
* Pesticide Toxicology.
* Natural Products and economic entomology
Good Knowledge in residue analysis and analytical chemistry of pesticides. Trained in use of Gas chromatography (GC), High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), GC-MS, GC-MS-FTIR, NMR, UV-Spectrophotometer, FTIR, XRF and other analytical facilities.
Awards and Scholarships:
* Francis Gunther Endowed Fellowship in Pesticide Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, USA, 1992.
* Phi Beta Kappa scholarship, University of California, Riverside, USA, 1991.
* In country/ in region DAAD (German Academic service) scholarship, University of Khartoum Sudan, 1983 – 1985.
* Agricultural Bank prize for the best final year student in crop protection option, University of Khartoum, Sudan 1981.
Conferences and Meetings:
– American chemical society Annual meeting, Los Angles, 1988.
– Southern California society of Toxicology meeting, Los Angles 1990.
– Biological control of Desert Locust conference, Khartoum, Sudan, 1995.
– Agricultural conference, Khartoum, Sudan, 1996.
– Sixth Arab congress of Plant Protection, Beirut, Lebanon, 1997(presented one paper).
– 9th IUPAC international congress of pesticides chemistry, London, U.K 1998 (presented one paper).
– Participated as invited expert in the first meeting of the Interim Chemical Review Committee, UNEP/FAO, Geneva, Swittzerland, Feb./2000 (chaired one of the breakout groups).
– Participated as invited expert in the second meeting of the Interim Chemical Review Committee, UNEP/FAO, Rome, Italy, March/2001.
– Participated as invited expert in the third meeting of the Interim Chemical Review Committee, UNEP/FAO, Geneva, Swittzerland, Feb./2002 (chaired two task groups).
– Participated as invited expert in the fourth meeting of the Interim Chemical Review Committee, UNEP/FAO, Rome, Italy, March/2003 (chaired two task groups).
– Participated as invited expert in the fifth meeting of the Interim Chemical Review Committee, UNEP/FAO, Geneva, Swittzerland, Feb./2004(chaired two task groups).
– Participated as invited expert in the the Technical Consultation meeting relating to paragraph 6.1.7 of the Revised Version of the International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides (Code), Rome, Italy, 27-29 May 2002.
– Tenth IUPAC interntaional congress of pesticide chemistry, Basel, Switzerland, 2-5 August/ 2002 (presented two papers).
– The second national conference for pest management, University of Gezira, Sudan, 6-12/4/2004 (chaired one session and co-authered 9 papers).
– The international symposium on Human resources development, Al mansoura University, Cairo, Egypt, 4/2005.
– The second conference of parties (COP2) to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Proceedure on some Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in the International Trade, Rome, 27-30/10/2005 (elected as vice-chair and bureau member for COP3 held in Geneva 2006).
– Meeting of the bureau of COP3 of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Proceedure on some Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in the International Trade,, Geneva 8-9/ 5/2006.
– The third conference of parties (COP3) to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Proceedure on some Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in the International Trade, Geneva 9- 13 Oct. 2006,
– Eleventh IUPAC interntaional congress of pesticide chemistry, Kobe, Japan 6-11August/ 2006 (presented two papers).
– Gulf Countries Council (GCC ) Consultation on the Rotterdam Convention On the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, to be held in Muscat, Oman, 21-24 May 2006.
– The International Conference on Pesticide Use in Developing Countries; Environmental Fate, Effects and Public Health Implications. Arusha, Tanzania, 16-20 October 2006. (presented one paper).
– The international seminar about higher education opportunities in Malaysia, Feb. 2007, Kaula Lambor, Malaysia.
– The annual meeting Asia Pacific net work on Quality Assurance in Higher Education, Kaula Lambor, Malaysia, Feb 2007
– Regional Experts meeting on “Principles and Tools for assisting countries in the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention”, Geneva, Monday 15 October 2007 – Friday 19 October 2007 (presented a paper)
– Higher Education Summit, New Delhi, India, 2-3 Nov 2007.
– The Third Ordinary Session of the Conference of Ministers of Education of the African Union (COMEDAF III), Johannesburg, South Africa from 9 to 10 August 2007.
– Sub-regional consultation of Designated National Authorities under the Rotterdam Convention, Ciaro, Egypt 9-13 Dec. 2007.
– The 17th technical conference of Arab Union of Agricultural Engineers on the development and economy of organic farming and its impact on agriculture in arab countries, Sanaa, Yamen 15-18 June 2008.
– The Sixth session of the Sudanese Egyptian Higher Commission meeting, Cairo, Egypt, 26-31 July 2008; Headed the Sudanese delegation in the technical meetings of the cultural, scientific and service sector;
– The 28th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), Birmingham, UK, 17-22 Augest 008 ( presented a paper and co-chaired two sessions).
– The Fourth Islamic Conference of Ministers of Higher Education and Scientific Research “Bringing Change Through Scientific Youth Force”. Organized by ISESCO and the Republic of Azerbaijan, Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan, 6th -8th October, 2008/ (7th -9th Shawal Shawal- 142 42 429 H.).
– The forth conference of parties (COP4) to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Proceedure on some Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in the International Trade, Rome 27- 31 Oct. 2008,
– China-Arab (10+1) Higher Education Cooperation Symposium, November 19th -24th, 2008, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China ( co-chaired the meeting of government officials).
– Invited to participate in the extraordinary meeting of the conference parties to Rotterdam, basil and Stockholm conventions to be held in Bali, Indonesia, 22-24/2/2010.

– Participated in the Sixth session of the Chemical Review committee of Rotterdam convention, 15-19 march 2010.
Membership:
– Secretary of executive committee, Crop Protection Society University of Khartoum, Sudan, 1980.
– Member of Entomology Graduate Student Association, University of California Riverside, USA.
– Member of Sudanese Society of Environmental Conservation.
– Member of National Council for Pesticides (NPC), Sudan.
– Member of Sudanese Union of Agricultural engineers.
– Member of Arab society of Plant Protection.
– Expert member of Interim Chemical Review Committee for PIC chemicals, UNEP/FAO, 1999- 2004.
– Member of the Academic Board Of the international center for insect physiology and ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya, 1999-2005.
– Chair of the agrochemicals specification committee, Sudanese Standards and Metrology Organization (Continue to chair the later reconsitituted committee “ Pesticides, Fertilizers and Aerial Appliction Specification Committee, SSMO, Sudan”
– Chair of international conventions committee, NPC, Sudan.
– Member of steering committee of Sudan safe use project, Ministry of Agriculture and Sudanese Agrochemical Association (SAGA), Sudan.
– Member of the Technical consultation committee for the ratification of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent organic pollutants (POPs), Fedral Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Sudan.
– Chair of a sub working group preparing the National Profile of Chemical safety in Sudan. WHO, Minstry of health, Sudan.
– Chair of the editorial committee for preparation of a Manual for Pesticide use in Sudan (main and co-auther of two chapters), Sudanese Standards and Meterology Organization.
– Member of various academic committees within the University of Khartoum (Training, Teaching Assistant and Staff appointment, International cooperation and cultural relations and scientific research, Staff affairs committees and the University senate).
– Member of multi-stake holder national coordination committee (MNCC) on POPs convention, Minstry of Environment and Tourism.
– Member of the multi sectorial team of the enabling activity project for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resouces, Minstry of Environment and Tourism.
– Member of the national committee for preparing national plan for Integrated Vector Management, Fedral Minstry of Health, Sudan.
– Member of Training Committee, Scholarship Committee, Scientific Research Committee, Admission Committee, Medical and Heath Committee, many other committees of the National Council for Higher Education, Sudan.
– Elected by the Second Conference of Parties (COP2) to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Proceedure on some Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in the International Trade, held in Rome, 27-30/10/2005 to serve as Bureau member and co-chair for the third Conference of Parties held in Geneva 2006.
– Member of the Scientific Committee for the Scientific Forum for Engineering and Computer Students, the Association for Promotion of Scientific Innovation, Fedral Ministry of Science and Technology, Sudan.
– Member of The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), Africa branch.
– Expert member of the chemical Review Committee of Rotterdam convention, FAO and UNEP, Augest 2009-Now