Farouk elbaz, a geologist and native of egypt, has become a renowned american scientist, recognized for dramatic advances in studying arid lands using satellite remotesensing technology. The great underground western sahara river a great river in eastern libya, at least a quarter of the area of the arab republic of egypt, has a fanlike delta in the western part of the western desert of egypt, according to the research group of dr. It covers principles related to all the key wavelength regions, and such diverse topics as photogrammetry, atmospheric. The next generation celebrated his work by naming a spacecraft, elbaz, after him. Remote sensing can be used to estimate the meteorological data necessary for calculating reference evapotranspiration et here, we assessed the accuracy of daily et. Farouk elbaz is an egyptian american space scientist who worked with nasa to assist in the planning of scientific exploration of the moon, including the selection of landing sites for the apollo missions and the training of astronauts in lunar observations and photography farouk is currently director of the center for remote sensing and research professor at the. Hassan aref, egyptian physicist and former professor at virginia tech. Elbaz participated in the discovery of the first offshore oil in the gulf of suez. Barbara ross elbaz with boston university bu student shareleigh bernard, who works as an assistant at the bu center for remote sensing. Farouk elbaz director, center for remote sensing, boston university rees new edition of his popular remote sensing textbook is written in an easytofollow style, but doesnt neglect the mathematical underpinnings.
Physical principles of remote sensing third edition. Elbaz was the principal investigator of the earth observations and photography experiment on nasas. Farouk elbaz chairman in addition to being research professor and director of the center for remote sensing at boston university, massachusetts, dr. Lunar studies 1969 1977 desert explorations 1978 1982.
He is also a member of the board of trustees of the geological society of america foundation, boulder. Preliminary observations of environmental damage due to the. This project involved the nondestructive investigation of a boat pit of pharaoh khufu. He developed the system of remote sensing in the discovery of some egyptian monuments. Archaeology, volcanism and remote sensing in the arenal region, costa rica. General geology 1961 1968 lunar studies 1969 1977 desert explorations 1978 1982. Hayes, taylor and francis, london, uk, 1991,293 pp. Remote sensing in archaeology farouk elbaz, james r. Dr abdelsalam almajali, chairman of the islamic world academy of sciences. Elbaz was supervisor of lunar science planning for the nasa apollo program. Magaly koch center for remote sensing lynne fielding center for remote sensing bachelor of engineering b.
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Farouk elbaz, egyptian american space scientist and geologist who worked with nasa. He is known for pioneering work in the applications of space images to groundwater exploration in egypt, somalia, sudan, oman and the united arab emirates uae. From our point of view it was an easy yet quite compelling task to recognize farouks long standing. Farouk elbaz director, center for remote sensing boston universityformer nv medalist 725 commonwealth ave. Studies arabic literature, uav for remote sensing, and comparative literature. In 1986 he established, and for 32 years directed, the center for remote sensing at boston university.
Farouk elbaz boston university citation by nazrul khandaker gsa international section is proud to share the excitement along with numerous earth scientists about dr. Feb 04, 2015 dr farouk elbaz, director of the center for remote sensing, boston university. Dr hassan alshafie, chairman of the academy of the arabic language, cairo. Kuwait first remote sensing conference and exhibition call. Farouk elbaz, a geologist who played a leading role during nasas apollo space program in the 1960s, will speak at two commencement ceremonies at missouri university of science and technology on may 12. In 1958, at the age of 20, he received a bachelor of science in chemistry and geology from ain shams university. Farouk elbaz, director, center for remote sensing boston university u. Elbaz even taught geology at assiut university for two years between 1958 1960, and the university of heidelberg, germany from 1964 1965. He was born in zagazig on january 1, 1938, and was educated at ain shams university and at universities in the united states. Farouk elbaz took care to train astronauts to select suitable samples of moonstones and soil to bring them to earth for analysis and study. The egyptian journal of remote sensing and space sciences.
Publications are by farouk elbaz only unless indicated by. Underground river between egypt and libya discovered. Civil engineering, sultan qaboos university, muscat, sultanate of oman, 1997 curriculum vitae ghazi ali abdullah alrawas, ph. Rs compared with those derived from four groundbased stations et. Digital imaging 1983 1985 remote sensing 1986 present. Payson sheets anthropology university of colorado boulder. Bishop celestial mythologies from around the world dayle brown.
His unique research utilizes remote satellite images to locate topographic water basins that can be used to provide water and agricultural resources to people in the dry areas of the. Farouk elbaz, a leading international expert on the subject, who nevertheless urged serious study of weather cycles, in a bid to adapt to the earths changing environment and the major forces affecting it. Elbaz also participated in the first offshore oilfield in the gulf of suez, the elmorgan, while working with the pan american u. Shortly after joining the program, he began poring over the massive stack of detailed photographs of the moons surface a crucial step in selecting the most ideal and precise landing location based on lunar terrain, climate variations, and other factors. Farouk elbaz has 11 books on goodreads with 11 ratings. Farouk elbaz, director, center for remote sensing, boston university rees new edition of his popular remote sensing textbook is written in an easytofollow style, but doesnt neglect the mathematical underpinnings. Farouk elbaz, director of the center for remote sensing at boston university, served as science adviser to the late egyptian president anwar sadat.
The achievements and potential of remote sensing, dr. Baz is founding director of the center for remote sensing, boston university, 725 commonwealth avenue, boston, ma 02215, usa. You must have javascript enabled and have a current version of the flash player in order to view this video. Ei baz, an egyptianborn geologist, felt it could by applying space technology to the task.
Farouk elbaz, boston university, center for remote sensing, faculty member. The area known as the sea of tranquility turned out to be the spot. Gsa international 20142015 newsletter executive summary. Farouk elbaz analyzes the situation in egypt youtube. This revolution resulted from the new capability of observing on a large, regional and global, scale surface patterns and features, and from using multispectral instruments to.
Currently, elbaz is research professor and director of the center for remote sensing at boston university, boston ma, u. He is a space scientist and a geologist, and he has taught at universities in. Ulaby, syrianamerican professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the university of michigan, 2006 recipient of ieee edison medal. Space programmes have had similar effects in japan, india and china. Farouk elbaz is research professor and director of the center for remote sensing at boston university. He was born on 2 january 1938 in the nile delta town of zagazig. Farouk elbaz being the recipient of the 2014 distinguished career award. Farouk elbazs most popular book is remote sensing in archaeology with cdrom. Currently, elbaz is research professor and director of the center for remote sensing at boston university in boston, massachusetts. In 1960 he came to the united states, where he earned an m.
Farouk elbaz is an egyptianamerican scientist who worked with nasa to assist in the planning of scientific exploration of the moon. From 1967 to 1972, he was supervisor of lunar science planning for the national. Farouk elbazs research works boston university, ma bu. Revealing the second boat of pharaoh khufu by remote sensing. Farouk elbaz zewail city of science and technology. As the united states pursued the dream of landing the first human being on the moon, dr. From 1967 to 1972, elbaz was an instrumental part of the apollo missions. From 1967 to 1972, he joined nasas apollo program as. Exciting developments in space exploration and the future of. He has received seven honorary degrees, including a doctorate of humane letters from aub in. The regions dryness goes back 5,000 years, said dr. Emily johnson, boston university systemic boost for us research culture. How can technology be used to discover water in places where it is not visible.
Farouk elbaz is a space scientist who worked widely with nasa on the apollo missions. Farouk elbaz, geologist and remote sensing scientist who, as secretary of the landing site selection committee for the apollo missions, principal investigator of visual observations and photography, and chairman of the astronaut training group of the apollo photo team 19671972, was instrumental in helping nasa identify the landing. Using insar coherence for investigating the interplay of fluvial and aeolian features in arid lands. He taught geology at asyut university in egypt 19581960 and the university of heidelberg in germany 19641966. Petrone, photographic special projects manager, national geographic society sponsor. Elbaz, director of the center for remote sensing and research professor at boston universit. George saliba fifty centuries of science in egypt 3 dr. List of modern arab scientists and engineers wikipedia. Farouk elbaz is research professor and director of the. Farouk elbazs space odyssey from nasa to star trek rocketstem.
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Farouk elbaz is the director of the boston university center for remote sensing. Over the last few decades, a revolution took place in our ability to observe and explore our home planet using spaceborne and airborne remote sensing instruments. Farouk elbaz is research professor and director of the center for remote sensing at. Remote sensing is a comprehensive term which encompasses the process of data acquisition, the complex technology for reception and transmission, and subsequent image processing and storage. In 1964 he received his phd in geology from missouri university. The following topics for technical papers are strongly encouraged. Zewail city of science and technology, established 2000. As chairman of the committee on environmental hazards and global change of the third world network of scientific organizations, he led a scientific fact. Farouk elbaz, geologist and remote sensing scientist who, as secretary of the landing site selection committee for the apollo missions, principal investigator of visual observations and photography, and chairman of the astronaut training group of the apollo photo team 19671972, was instrumental in helping nasa.