First "World Water Masters Award" to Farouk El-Baz from the International Desalination Association and $10,000 for One Groundwater Well in Darfur in his honor

 December 21, 2009

(Boston) – Dr. Farouk El-Baz, Director of the Center for Remote Sensing and Research Professor in the Boston University College of Engineering, received the inaugural "World Water Masters Award" from the International Desalination Association (IDA).

The award was presented in Dubai at the opening ceremony of the 2009 IDA 2009 conference, under the theme of "Desalination for a Better World". The IDA stated that the award was to acknowledge Dr. El-Baz’s outstanding achievements in science, provision of water and humanitarian endeavors. It was handed by HRH Sh. Majid Al Maktoum, chairman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority in the presence of 1,350 delegates from around the world. A video was shown that summarized Dr. El-Baz’s career and his pioneering work in the application of satellite images to Earth study.

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