Associate Professor Sameh Kotb Abd-Elmabod
About me
Scientific research related to soil and environmental sciences (Geographic information systems, remote sensing, soil mapping, climate change, water management, soil erosion, hydrology, soil mineralogy, land evaluation, agriculture suitability, soil quality and fertility, soil carbon dynamics and respiration, land conservation and ecological restoration, fire impacts on soils, global environmental change, ecosystem assessment)
Teach courses for graduate and postgraduate students (soil survey, soil classification, GIS, and remote sensing ), especially students from the faculties of agriculture and science.
Co-supervising students of MSc and PhD.
Principal investigator and member of some national and international scientific projects
Doing laboratory practicals (soil physicochemical analysis), computer practices, round table discussions, technical visits, and many scientific presentations in Egypt, Saudi, Spain, China, USA, UK, Japan, and Austria.
Dr. Sameh K. Abd-Elmabod is an Associate Professor at the National Research Centre (NRC) in the Soils & Water Use department. He is an agricultural scientist with a strong background in soil science, geographic information systems, climate change, soil and crop suitability, remote sensing, image interpretation and analysis, ecological assessment, water resources, urbanization, and agricultural management. He finished his Ph.D. (2014) with honors (summa cum laude), thesis entitled “Evaluation of soil degradation and land capability in Mediterranean areas, under climate and management change scenarios (Andalusia, Spain, and El-Fayoum province, Egypt)” within the Natural Resources and Environment Program of Seville University (Spain) and in collaboration with University of Kentucky (USA) and University of Wageningen (Netherlands). In December 2010, he obtained the Master of Science (cum laude) from Lleida University and the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza (Spain). In June 2005, he was awarded a B.Sc. in Agriculture (soil and water science) from Cairo University El-Fayoum branch, Egypt. For over eighteen years, he occupied different scientific positions as a researcher, postdoctoral and/or academic visitor in various countries (Spain, UK, China, Netherlands, Austria, USA, Japan, and Egypt). He has participated in multiple projects in more than five countries; he was immersed in highly professional teams from diverse international institutions. His independent research is focused on soil mapping, land evaluation, climate change models, crop water requirement models, remote sensing and GIS applications, soil survey and classification, spatiotemporal analysis of irrigation water quality, and recently focusing on modeling the impacts of urbanization on land surface temperature, regional climate, meteorological data, soil degradation, and agriculture productivity, based on using agroecological modeling and remote sensing techniques. He is particularly interested in understanding plant-soil-climate interactions and harnessing novel methodologies, climate change, soil carbon sequestration, adaptation strategies, improving soil characteristics, sustainable management, crop models, and irrigation management to enhance large-scale ecosystem outcomes and ensure the provision of key ecosystem services. This line of research, of general interest to the scientific community, can be effectively applied in a broad range of integrated management of water/soil resources. Dr. Sameh was awarded the Prestigious State Encouragement Award (2020) in soil science. Currently, he is a member of the Agricultural and Food Research Council, directed by Prof. Dr. Adel S. El Beltagy (Ex-Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation), Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Egypt.