Prof. Magdy Khalil is a prof. of Aquatic Environment, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams Univ., Cairo, Egypt. Previous positions include Director of Center of Research of Protectorates, Ain Shams University, Head of Zoology Dept., Faculty of Science, Ain Shams Univ. Head of the Promotions Committee of Zoology and Entomology. He published 105 papers in international and local journals.
He supervised more than 43 theses for M. Sc. and Ph. D. Prof. Khalil, contributed in producing 10 reference books for the National Biodiversity Unit of EEAA and Academy of Science and Technology, including, 1.Roadmap for Sustainable Environmental Management of the Northern Egyptian Lakes; Case study: Burullus wetland, Academy of Scientific Research & Technology (2016), 2.A Referential Study on Environmental Impact Assessment of the New Suez Canal on Biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea, Academy of Scientific Research & Technology (2016), 3.
Freshwater Crayfish in Egypt, Ain Shams University(2009), 4.Ecotourism in Egypt , EEAA (2008), 5.Lake Bardawil and Zaranik Protected Area, EEAA (2006), 6.Lake Burullus Protected Area, EEAA (2005), 7.Lake Nasser , EEAA (2001)., 8.Freshwater Mollusca of Egypt , EEAA (1998), 9.Freshwater Fish of Egypt , EEAA (1997), 10.
Biological Diversity of Egypt , EEAA (1996). Prof. Khalil got several awards & certificates including certificate of Appreciation of Ain Shams, University, 2020, awarded MEDAL and Certificate of Appreciation from Ain Shams University in 2016, awarded MEDAL from Union of Non-Gov. Env. Societies, 2006, awarded Certificate of Merit as Environmental Patron from the Arab Towns Organization, Doha, Qatar in 2001, awarded MEDAL and Certificate of Appreciation from Faculty of Science , Ain Shams University in 2000, and awarded the State-Encouragement Prize in Biology (Environmental STUDIES) from Academy of Science and Technology in 1998 Associate Professor Wiame Emam is an environmental geospatialscientist at the Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. She is also an environmental expert and the director of the Center for Consultations and Scientific Studies of Natural Reserves (CCSSNR) at Ain Shams University since 2020. She is also the executive assistant of the "African Journal of Biological Sciences" since 2019 as well as the founder of the Forum for Arab Scientists in 2012. Dr.
Emam has over 17 years of research experience focusing on global environmental issues. All her academic research articles were published in highly indexed journals. Her quest to discover new dimensions in the integration of geoinformatics and environmental science to promote sustainability has inspired many researchers. In 2018, she competed in "The Quarry Life Award" --a scientific and educational contest sponsored by Heidelberg Cement to increase biodiversity-- and was awarded the third prize in the scientific research stream by the National jury in Egypt. She accomplished more than 50 approved EIA studies. In 2021, she participated successfully in preparing ESIA study and taking the necessary environmental approvals to implement one of the largest national energy projects in Egypt that entered Genius World Records.