Specialization:  Plant Protection  

PhD                Date Earned: July 2020

                        Major: Plant protection, The University of Jordan.

Thesis Title: Effect of Endophytic Fungal Isolates on Wheat Aphid Rhopalosiphum Padi (L.) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Under Favorable and Unfavorable Conditions

Average: 3.7 Excellent                

M.Sc.              Date Earned: 15/9/1996

                        Major: Plant protection/ Entomology/Insect Taxonomy. The University of Jordan

                        Thesis title: Some of the Psylloidea (Homoptera) of Jordan

Average: 3.63                

B.Sc.               Date Earned: 13/7/1993

                         University of Bagdad.  Specialization:  Agriculture (Plant protection)           

Average: 84.83        The rank: first of Plant Protection Department, Second of The School of Agriculture

General Secondary education.   Date Earned: 1989

                        Major: Scientific stream. Jordan

                        Average: 84.1                

Teaching assistant (2016-2020); (5 semesters) The University of Jordan

Researcher (2017-2020):  University of Jordan, Doctorate research, Fields survey, Entomology laboratory and Insectary, Mycology laboratory (including DNA extraction and PCR) and Organic chemistry laboratory (fungi active chemical metabolites extraction).

IPM private consultant and Farmer (plastic houses and open field vegetables:) 1999-2015: including diagnosis of insects and diseases, date palm insect’s private researcher and other experiments for privet sectors with cooperation with university of Jordan and private work (three scientific published papers) 

Integrated pest management expert (IPM) (1996-2001): promotion of sustainable plant protection systems project- Deutsche

The activities during the past years included the following

Monitoring insects in a biodiversity of fauna of Jordan research in Jordan valley conducted by the project

Develop and implement IPM technologies for jordainain small holder farmers, including women farmers in open air vegetable fields.

Develop and implement IPM technologies for jordainain small holder farmers, including women farmers in greenhouse vegetable fields.

Solicit cooperation with number of small-scale farmers including women farmers (including illiterate farmers) in Jordan valley to assist them in adapting known, as well as experimental IPM technologies to suit their conditions and capabilities.

Coordinate with the IPM & Gender section of the project in Dair Alla area/ Jordan valley

Contribution to seminars, workshops, field days, written articles related to the project

Develop and implement alternatives of ozone depleting substances used in agriculture (methyl bromide) by using soil solarization technology and other biological method, including seminars, workshops, field days, written articles related to the project and spread the experience in Jordan and surrounding countries

Researcher: Master research -The University of Jordan Insects Museum from 1994 till 1996. The activities during the past years included the following:

Weekly field trips for collecting psyllid insects and psyllid predators and parasites form many localities in Jordan for the purpose of research.

Sorting, identifying and preservation the collected insect specimens.

Rearing insects Presenting short lectures for the museum visitors and answering their questions.

Training of agricultural engineers and lab technicians for the collecting, pinning and preservation of insects.

Pesticides residue, registration and toxicity, ministry of agriculture analytical labs, Baqah, Jordan (3 months, 1992)

Research Skills

Survey, collecting and Identification of many insect pests in Jordan and surrounding countries to the specific level.

Insect Digital and traditional Photography and scientific and technical drawing.

Use of computer programs related to insect taxonomy and computer keys for identification of insects.

Museum curatorial skills.

Gas chromatography analyst as a method of testing residues and formation of pesticides.

Insect rearing.

Survey and molecular identification of fungi

Biological and ecological studies.

Gesellschaf fur Technishe Zusammenarbiet (GTZ) GmbH from 1996 till 2001

حشرات المحاصيل الحقلية والبستانية (س ن ) 8.00-9.30

المكافحة المتكاملة للافات الزراعية (س خ) 9.30-11.00

الزراعة العملية (1) نباتي (س ن) 11.00-20.00

الساعات المكتبية 9.30-11.00 (ن)