Ahmed A Al-Taani
- Ph.D. Environmental Science and Health, 12/2008, University of Nevada, Reno, USA
- M.Sc. Environmental Engineering, 09/2002, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany
- B.Sc. Earth and Environmental Sciences, 06/1998, Yarmouk University, Jordan
- Environmental resources management
- Environmental Quality Monitoring and Assessment (Water, Soil, Air)
- Non-biological nitrate formation
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Chair, Dept. Life and Environmental Sciences, CNHS college, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi Campus, UAE. 2020-2021 |
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Vice Dean, Deanship of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies, Yarmouk University, Jordan 2018-2019 |
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Professor, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Yarmouk University, Jordan 2018-2019 |
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Associate Prof. Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Yarmouk University, Jordan 2013-2018 |
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Chairman, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Yarmouk University, Jordan 2016-2017 |
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Acting Director, UNESCO Chair for Desert Studies and Desertification Control, Yarmouk University 2012-2013 |
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Assistant Prof. Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Yarmouk University, Jordan 2009-2013 |
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Research Assistant, College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources, University of Nevada, Reno, USA 2006-2008 |
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Research Assistant, Desert Research Institute, Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Reno, USA. 2005-2006 |
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Researcher/Part-time Engineer, Ingenieurbüro Dr.-Ing.V. Patzold; Bochholz-NordHeide, Germany. 2001-2003 |
- Master's Thesis Supervision 6 students of M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences at Yarmouk University and Al al-Bayt University, Jordan
- External Examiner for Master's Thesis Defense: 7 students of M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences/ Biological Sciences/Earth Sciences at Yarmouk University and Al al-Bayt University, Jordan
- Consultant, project title “Factors controlling the configuration of the water bodies in the eastern Gulf of Aqaba coastal aquifers, Saudi Arabia”, King Suad University, KSA. 2014
- Consultant, project title “Environmental Impacts and Modelling of Dust Storms Pathway in UAE using Field and Remote sensing Techniques”, Zayed University, UAE, 2018
- Co-PI: Sentinel-2 MSI and World View Evaluating Vegetation Biomass Rehabilitation in A Steppe Rangeland Reserve in Northern Jordan Using ESA Sentinel-2MSI and World View-2 Data, Scientific Research Fund, Ministry of Education, Jordan
- Co-PI (RIF grant project): Integrated inference of the indoor and outdoor dusts using microbiomes assessment and particulate analysis, ZU, 2021.
- PI: Mapping Desert Pavement in the Northern United Arab Emirates, Zayed University, UAE, 2019.
- Co-PI: Evolution of groundwater quality within the Upper Aquifer in Amman-Zarqa Basin and the impact of the presence of Zaatari refugee camp. Al University, Jordan, 2019
- PI: Assessment of Reservoir Sediments of King Talal and Al-Mujib Dams: Implications for Agricultural Use and Water Quality, funded by the Scientific Research Support Fund, Jordan, 2012.
- PI: Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Sediments across the Fringing Reef of Aqaba, Red Sea: Implications for Coastal Management. Funded by the deanship of scientific research and graduate studies, Yarmouk University, Jordan, 2011.
- Co-PI: Investigation of Soil Nitrate under Desert Pavement in NE Badia of Jordan. Funded by the deanship of scientific research and graduate studies, Yarmouk University, Jordan, 2011.
- Co-PI: An Assessment of Geological and Sediment Properties of the Soil in Al-Ramtha Area, Northeast Jordan. Funded by the deanship of scientific research and graduate studies, Yarmouk University, Jordan, 2010
- Recipient of the Graduate Student Scholarship awarded by the Graduate School, University of Nevada, Reno, USA, 2007.
- Recipient of the SEPHAS Grant (Scaling Environmental Processes in Heterogeneous Arid Soils), Nevada NSF EPSCoR Program, USA, 2007.
- Recipient of one-year ICSC World laboratory Scholarship (T-1 project), Switzerland, 2005.
- Evaluator of Research projects for different universities.
- Member, Jordanian Geologists Association
- Member, Climate Change Research Network (CCRN)Ex-member, AGRO (Division of the American Chemical Society affiliated with the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment
- Ex-Member, NALMS (North American Lake Management Society
- Ex-Member, Climate Change Thematic Research Group of the National Climate Change Committee-Jordan
- Nazzal, Y.; Howari, F.M.; Yaslam, A.; Iqbal, J.; Maloukh, L.; Ambika, L.K.; Al-Taani, A.A.; Ali, I.; Othman, E.M.; Jamal, A.; Naseem, M. A Methodological Review of Tools That Assess Dust Microbiomes, Metatranscriptomes and the Particulate Chemistry of Indoor Dust. Atmosphere 2022, 13, 1276. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13081276
- Al Bsoul A, Hailat M, Abdelhay A, Tawalbeh M, Al-Othman A, and Al-Taani A.A. Corrigendum to" Efficient removal of phenol compounds from water environment using Ziziphus leaves adsorbent"[Sci. Total Environ. 761, 2021, 143229]. The Science of the total environment- Elsevier 826, 154308, doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154308
- Howari, F.M.; Sharma, M.; Nazzal, Y.; El-Keblawy, A.; Mir, S.; Xavier, C.M.; Salem, I.B.; Al-Taani, A.A.; Alaydaroos, F. Changes in the Invasion Rate of Prosopis juliflora and Its Impact on Depletion of Groundwater in the Northern Part of the United Arab Emirates. Plants 2022, 11, 682.
- Al Bsoul A, Hailat M, Abdelhay A, Tawalbeh M, Al-Othman A, Al-Kharabsheh IN, Al-Taani AA. Corrigendum to "Efficient removal of phenol compounds from water environment using Ziziphus leaves adsorbent" [Sci. Total Environ. vol. 761, 20 March 2021, 143229]. Sci Total Environ. 2022 Mar 154308.
- Iqbal J, Hajeri B, Shah N. S, Wilson K, Xavier C, Shaalan J, Al-Taani A.A., Howari F, Nazzal Y. 2022. Preparation of H3PO4 modified Sidr biochar for the enhanced removal of ciprofloxacin from water, International Journal of Phytoremediation-Taylor and Francis.
- Al-Taani A.A, Nazzal Y, and Howari F. 2021. Chapter 12 - Groundwater scarcity in the Middle East, Editor(s): Abhijit Mukherjee, Bridget R. Scanlon, Alice Aureli, Simon Langan, Huaming Guo, Andrew A. McKenzie, Global Groundwater, Elsevier, 2021, 163-175, ISBN 9780128181720
- Nazzal Y, Bou Orm B, Barbulescu A, Howari F, Badawi A, Al-Taani A. A, et al. 2021. Study of atmospheric pollution with heavy metals in urban areas from Sharjah and Ajman Emirates (UAE), and the health risk assessment. Atmosphere (accepted)
- Iqbal J, Shah N, Sayed M, Khan J, Imran M, Khan Z, Niazi N, Al-Taani A. A, Howari F, Nazzal Y. 2021. Exploring the potential of nano zerovalent copper modified biochar for the removal of ciprofloxacin from water. Environ. Nanotechnol. Monit. Manag.-Elsevier (accepted)
- Al-Taani AA, Nazzal Y and Howari F et al. 2021 Contamination assessment of heavy metals in soil, Liwa area, UAE. Toxics. 9, 53.
- Nazzal Y, Barbulescu A, Howari F, Al-Taani A.A, et al. 2021. Multivariate statistical analysis of the metals’ concentrations in soils. A case study from Abu Dhabi. Toxics. 9, 95.
- Patent: Miller C. Glenn, Al-Taani A. Ahmed, 2015. Nitrogen Fixation by Titanium Dioxide. Patent number: US9029282B2, issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
- Environmental Leadership Program certificate, awarded by the Sustainable Development Research and Training Institute, UAE on Nov 18, 2020.
- Certificate of Honor for Outstanding Graduates awarded by Yarmouk University Alumni on 10/5/2018.
- Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing in recognition of the review made for Groundwater Sustainable Development-Elsevier in June 2018.
- Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing in recognition of the review made for Journal of Arid Environment-Elsevier in September 2017.
- Certificate of Reviewing in recognition of the review made for Marine Pollution Bulletin-Elsevier in April 2017.
- Certificate of Reviewing in recognition of the review made for Journal of Mountain Science-Springer in 2016.
- Recipient of the Graduate Student Scholarship awarded by the Graduate School, University of Nevada, Reno, USA, 2007.
- Recipient of the SEPHAS Grant (Scaling Environmental Processes in Heterogeneous Arid Soils), Nevada NSF EPSCoR Program, USA, 2007.
- Recipient of one-year ICSC World laboratory Scholarship (T-1 project), Switzerland, 2005.
- Recipient of a 4-year Yarmouk University Scholarship to pursue my Ph.D. studies at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA, 2005-2009.
- Recipient of the most prestigious scholarship (2 years) awarded by Dogmoch Group of Companies to continue my M.Sc. degree at the Northern Institute of Technology (affiliated with Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg), Germany, 1999-2001.
- Recipient of a 4-year scholarship awarded by Jordan Ministry of Higher Education to pursue my undergraduate studies at Yarmouk University, Jordan, 1994-1998.
- Recipient of the ICSC-World Laboratory’s award, Switzerland, 2005-2006.
- Received the GSA Travel Award (Graduate Student Association) to represent the University of Nevada, Reno at the 236th American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting held on August 17-22, 2008, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- 3rd place award, Graduate Student Poster Competition, the 236th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Agrochemical graduate student poster session, held on August 17-22, 2008, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Received the AGRO Graduate Student Travel Award for the best abstracts to participate in the graduate student research poster symposium at the 236th American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting held on August 17-22, 2008, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Received Certificate of Honor for Outstanding Participation in the Intercultural Understanding Program awarded by Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg, Germany.
- Received Yarmouk University Alumni Certificate of Scientific Excellence for 1st Rank Holders awarded by Princess Rahma bint El Hassan, 1998.
- Named to the Honor List of Faculty of Science for seven-straight semesters with seven times distinction
