Dr. Farouk El-Baz' Official Web Site
The Carnegie Corporation of New York: "Immigrants: The Pride of America"July 4th, 2009
The Carnegie Corporation of New York has published a full page (9-A) in the New York Times issue of Independence Day, 4 July 2009. Under the title of "Immigrants: The Pride of America" it is a mosaic of pictures of 49 individuals identified by name and profession. Dr Farouk El-Baz picture is on the left of the second row from the top.
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2009 Honorary Degree Recipient - Farouk El Baz
June 27th, 2009
Egyptian born Farouk El Baz has been research professor and director of the Center for Remote Sensing at Boston University since 1986. While working with the Apollo Space Program (1967-72), he applied satellite imagery to moon surfaces and chaired the Astronaut Training Group. He later studied the arid areas of the world and used his analysis of space photography to select areas for investigation on the ground in Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, China, and India. Much of his career has been spent applying space technology to geography, geology, archaeology, and the environment. He used his remote sensing technology to develop underground water resources in Egypt and to document the extent of destruction following the first Gulf war. He was recently appointed a member of the Committee on Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st Century.
http://www.aub.edu.lb/activities/doctorates/recipients/2009/baz-profile.html |
Dr. Farouk El-Baz presentation at the Adbullah Al-Zayed:
"When The Desert is Green"October 27th, 2008 Bahrain - Dr. Farouk El-Baz delivered gave a presentation titled "When the Desert is Green" at the Adbullah Al-Zayed House for Bahraini Press Heritage. The Space images in his slide show revealed that the Deserts of North Africa & Arabia resulted from the alternation of wet and dry climate cycles; with the last wet cycle having ended 5,000 years ago. Radar images of Arab deserts have revealed numerous courses of rivers and streams that led to depressions where lakes formed. Water seepage in the substrate caused groundwater accumulation beneath lake basins and fracture zones. |
Dr. Farouk El-Baz on NECN discussing "Muslims and Bush"September 29th, 2008(NECN) - President Bush hosted a dinner to mark the season of Ramadan at the White House. Prominent Muslim Americans from the sciences and technology were this year's invited guests.
Among them was Farouk El-Baz of Boston University, who was recognized for his contributions to America's space program. Farouk says that he met with the president briefly, who had kind words for him.
Farouk, who had been critical of Bush in the past, said that if he could have talked with the president longer, he would have said that he could have been one of the greatest presidents in history. However his "Iraq venture" was a stumble and "a bad move based on nothing".
Go to link below for the 7 minute clip of his segment with NECN http://www.necn.com/Boston/Politics/Newsnight-Muslims-and-Bush/1222128522.html |
The Suez Canal University in Egypt establishes: "The Farouk El-Bas Center for Remote Sensing & GIS”February, 2008
The Suez Canal University in Egypt has announced the establishment of a new research center for the practical applications of space images and geographic information systems (GIS) methodologies. The center, which is part of the University’s Faculty of Science at Port-Said, has been named “The Farouk El-Bas Center for Remote Sensing” in honor of Dr. Farouk El-Baz.
http://fbc.scuegypt.edu.eg/index.php
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