* Ph.D. University of California, Riverside, USA. Aug.1992
Major: Insecticide Toxicology
Title of thesis: Photochemical transformation of Sulfur containing Organophosphorous Insecticides.
Ph.D. supervisors:
Prof. T.Roy Fukuto and Dr. Lyle K. Gaston, Dept. of Entomology University of California, Riverside, USA.
* M.Sc (Agric.) University of Khartoum, Sudan .1985
Major: Crop Protection.
Title of thesis: Effect of Peanut stunt virus infection on growth, nodulation and yield of three leguminous crops.
* B.Sc. (Agric.) Honors, class one, University of Khartoum, Sudan 1981 (crop protection option)
Postdoctoral Experience:
* Dept. of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, USA, Aug.-Nov./92.
Project Title: HPLC Separation of naturally occurring alkaloids in sabidella seeds.
Training Courses and Workshops:
– Participated as FAO consultant in the Sub regional consultation to revise the National Action Plans or strategies for the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention for seven Near East countries, Presented a review study on the status of implemntation of the convention in the 7 countries, Aleppo, Syria 20-24 June 2010.
– participated in the sixth session of the chemical review committee of Rotterdam convention held in Geneva March 2010;
– Particpated as expert in the Chemical Review Committee of Rotterdam convention in the joint workshop of the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions for effective participation in the Review Committees’ CRC and POPRC, Cairo, Egypt, 17-19 Nov. 2009, Presneted a paper;
– Particpated as expert in the Chemical Review Committee of Rotterdam convention in the oreintation workshop for members of the Chemical Review Committee of Rotterdam convention, Budapest, Hungary, 8-10 Dec. 2009.
– Particpated as fascilator and Resource person on the National Follow-up Seminar on the Implementation of Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Proceedure on Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides on the International Trade, 14-15 October 2008, FAO-UNEP & Plant Protection Directorate (PPD), Khartoum, Sudan.
– UPSAM Regional Peace and Conflict Master’s Curriculum Development Workshop, organized by the University for Peace, Adis Ababa, 21-24 April 2008
– Participated as resouce person and fascilitator on the Sub-regional consultation of Designated National Authorities under the Rotterdam Convention, Ciaro, Egypt 9-13 Dec. 2007.
– Participated in the 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
– Participated as resouce person and fascilitator on Gulf Countries Council (GCC) Consultation on the Rotterdam Convention On the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, held on Muscat, Oman, 21-24 May 2006.
– Conducted, as expert on analysis of pesticides, a training course on analysis of pesticides in formulated products, Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), Algeria, National Institute for Plant Protection, 11-21 March 2006.
– National Workshop on Insecticide Resistance and Its Management, WHO, Fedral Minstry of Health, Khartoum- Sudan, 29 – 31 January/2006.
– Participated as selected expert in train the trainers workshop, a workshop on the provision of informaion on the Rotterdam Convention and the development of a group of regional experts with experience in chemical mangement to work with the secretariat of Rotterdam Convention, FAO/UNEP, Geneva, 12-16/12/2005.
– Participated as resource person on the Near East Consultation on the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, Cairo, Egypt 29 May – 1 June 2005.
– Participated as resource person on Train the Trainer on Safe Use of Agrochemicals (dilvered two lectures), National workshop, ILO in cooperation with the Occupational Health Department, Fedral Minstry of Labour and Adminstrative Reforms, Khartoum, 12-15/12/2004.
– IUPAC-KSPS international workshop on pesticides, Seoul, Korea 13-16/0/2003 (presented a paper).
– Participated as invited expert on chemical management in the Regional workshop on the implementation of the Rotterdam convention on the prior informed consent procedure of banned and severely restricted chemicals and pesticides in the international trade, UNEP/FAO, Windhoek, Namibia, 17-21/2/2003, (moderated one plenary session and presented a paper in the workshop).
– Participated as resource person on the national workshop on the cases of cancer in the Northern state (presented a paper), International University of Africa, 1/2003, Khartoum, Sudan.
– Participated as invited expert on chemical management in the Regional workshop on the implementation of the Rotterdam convention on the prior informed consent procedure of banned and severely restricted chemicals and pesticides in the international trade, UNEP/FAO, Tehran, Iran, 19-23/10/2002, (moderated two plenary sessions and presented a paper in the workshop).
– Participated as resource person the national workshop on occupational health and safety (presented a paper), ILO in cooperation with the Occupational Health Department, Fedral Minstry of Labour and Adminstrative Reforms, Khartoum, 22-25/10/2001.
– Participated as invited expert on chemical management in the awareness raising regional workshop about the Rotterdam convention on the prior informed consent procedure of banned and severely restricted chemicals and pesticides in the international trade, UNEP/FAO, Nairobi, Kenya, June/2000. (presented two papers and moderated one plenary session and chaired one of the breakout groups).
– National Workshop on Obsolete Pesticide Stocks in the Sudan (1998). SAGA and Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Khartoum, Sudan.
– Safety training course on Right to know, 25/1/1989, Environmental health and safety, University of California, Riverside, USA.
– Training course on statistical analysis for laboratory experimentation, Ibadan, Nigeria, 16/3 – 3/4/1987.
– Teaching methodology workshop, Khartoum Polytechnic, Sudan, 7/12 – 19/12/1985.
– Many other short term national workshops.
Employment Records
* Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Sudan, (current).
* Director General, Foreign Relations and Training Directorate, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Sudan, 9/2007-2/2009. (on Secondment from the university of Khartoum)
*Director General, Training Directorate, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Sudan, 8/2003-9/2007.
* Director, Teaching Assistant Administration, University of Khartoum, Sudan, 9/1998- 8/2003.
* Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Sudan, Nov. /2002 – Now.
* Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Sudan, Nov. /1992 – Nov/2002.
* Part-timer professor, University of Gezira and University of Sudan for Science and Technology, 1992 – 2003.
* Post- graduate student (Ph.D.), University of California Riverside USA. 1987 – 1992.
* Teaching assistant, Faculty of Agriculture University of Khartoum, Sudan, 1986 – 1992.
* Teaching assistant, College of Agricultural studies, Khartoum Polytechnic, Sudan, 1985 – 1986.
* Agricultural Inspector, Ministry of Agriculture, Sudan, 1983 – 1985.
* Post – graduate student (M.Sc., University of Khartoum Sudan 1983 – 1985.
* Assistant Agricultural Inspector, Ministry of agriculture, Sudan, 1981 – 1983.