Urgent.. The 87th anniversary of the birth of an Egyptian scientist, Karamah "Sadat" He has won 31 international awards
Today, Thursday, marks the 87th anniversary of the birth of Egyptian geologist Farouk El-Baz, who worked for NASA and is considered one of the greatest geologists in the world.
Dr. Farouk El-Baz was born On this day, January 2, 1938, in the bosom of a simple family in Zagazig, Sharqia Governorate, after his father moved there due to his working conditions from the village of Toukh al-Aqlam in the city of Sinbillawin, which is one of the cities. Dakahlia Governorate.
He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in "Chemistry – Geology" In 1958 AD from Ain Shams University in Egypt, and he obtained a master’s degree in geology in 1961 AD from the Institute of Mines and Metallurgy in Missouri, USA.
And in 1964 when He was 26 years old. Al-Baz earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in geology from the Missouri University of Science and Technology after conducting scientific research. In 1966, he worked in oil exploration in… Gulf of Suez.
Baz was tasked with selecting areas with reclaimable lands in the desert without harmful effects on the environment, and in view of his distinguished services, Sadat awarded him the Order of Merit, First Class. During the period from 1967 to 1972.
Dr. Farouk Al-Baz worked in “Bell” laboratories. In Washington as a supervisor for planning lunar studies and exploring the lunar surface, where he participated in evaluating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) program. For orbital missions to the moon, in addition to his membership in the scientific support groups to prepare the Apollo missions on the surface of the moon.
The Egyptian scientist held many positions, including Vice President of the Science and Technology Department at the ITech Foundation. for imaging equipment in Lexington, Massachusetts, and director of the Center for Remote Sensing Applications at Boston University in the United States of America.
From 1973 until he joined the ITech Foundation in 1982, he founded and directed the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies at the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, and in addition worked as a scientific advisor to President Sadat between 1978 – 1981. Dr. Farouk Al-Baz has written 12 books, including Apollo on the Moon, The Desert and Dry Lands, The Gulf War and the Environment, and an Atlas of Satellite Images of Kuwait, and he participates in the advisory board of several international scientific journals.
Al-Baz has also written many articles. Many media reports were conducted on his biography, amounting to forty reports, including “Egyptian Stars in the Sky” , "From the Pyramids to the Moon" , “The Farmer Boy Over the Moon,” and others. Dr. El-Baz’s published scientific papers amount to more than 540 scientific papers, whether he conducted them alone or with the participation of others, in addition to supervising many doctoral theses.
The Egyptian scientist received approximately 31 awards, including Apollo Achievement Award, Distinguished Medal of Science, NASA Staff Training Award, Lunar Science Team Award, Apollo Project Staff Award Soviet American, "Merritt" Award First Class from the late President Anwar Sadat, the “Golden Door” Award From the International Institute in Boston, the distinguished son from Dakahlia Governorate, whose primary school was named after him. The Geological Society of America established an annual award called the “Farouk El-Baz Award for Desert Research.”
Farouk El-Baz also received many scientific awards from America and from universities and bodies. Many scientific awards around the world, including the Egyptian First Class Merit Award from the late President Mohamed Anwar Sadat, and the Scientific and Technological Excellence Award from NASA.
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