Professor Mohammed Baalousha
(Professor of Environmental Nanoscience)
Main Institution :
Department of Environmental Health Sciences Arnold School of Public Health,University of South Carolina
Specialization :
He teaches and conducts research in the broad field of Environmental Health Sciences, with projects related to environmental fate and effects engineered nanomaterials and nanoplastics and the applications of engineered nanomaterials. He has raised over $3M in research funding and has published over 100 peer reviewed journal papers. He has served as the president of the Carolinas Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Chapter.
Info/Experience :
Member of the Editorial Board of Contributions to Environmental Sciences and Innovative Business Technology series (CESIBT), Member of the Editorial Board of Molecules, Board Member of the Carolinas Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Appointments :
2023-Present: Professor of Environmental Nanoscience, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina
2018-2022: Associate Professor of Environmental Nanoscience, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina
2014-2017: Assistant Professor of Environmental Nanoscience, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina
2014-Present: Director of the Environmental Nanoscience and Engineering Laboratory
2006-2013: Postdoctoral Fellow: University of Birmingham, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, United Kingdom
Summer 2013: Invited Professor, University of Bordeaux 1, France
Summer 2004: Invited Research Assistant, UFZ Environmental Research Centre, Germany.
Summer 2003: Invited Research Assistant, Hambourg-Harbourg Technical University, Germany.
Fall 2002: Invited Research Assistant, Birmingham University, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Education :
2002-2006: PhD in Environmental Biogeochemistry (Distinction with European accreditation)
University Bordeaux 1, Bordeaux, France
Title: Environmental role of natural colloids as carriers of trace Elements
2001-2002 MSc. Applied mechanics, University Bordeaux1. Grade: AB. 2nd out of 20 students
Dissertation project: Transport of Cd in sand column.
1996-2001: BSc. Civil engineering, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine.
Grade: Excellent. Average: 91.8%. 1st out of 80 students
Awards :
2018: Breakthrough Star, University of South Carolina
2017: NSF-EPSCoR Fellowship
2016: CAREER: National Science Foundation
2014: Emerging Investigator. Journal of Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts
2008: Chemodynamics Outstanding Young Scientist Award
2002-2005: French Foreign Ministry PhD Scholarship. Full funding: fees and maintenance (€40,000)
2001-2002: French Foreign Ministry MSc Scholarship. Full funding: fees and maintenance (€10,000)
1996-2001: UNESCO BSc Scholarship for Undergraduate Studies. Full fees and maintenance ($5,000)
Affiliations :
2022-Present: Member of the Editorial Board of Contributions to Environmental Sciences and Innovative Business Technology series (CESIBT)
2020-Present: Member of the Steering Board for Field Flow Fractionation International Symposium
2020-Present: Member of the Editorial Board of Molecules
2020-Present: Member of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors
2019-2020: President of the Carolinas Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (CSETAC)
2018-2019: Vice President of the Carolinas Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (CSETAC)
2016-Present: Board Member of the Carolinas Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
2012-Present: Member of the Geochemical Society
2010-Present: Member of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
2010-2014: Member of the NORMAN Network; WG4 – Engineered Nanomaterials in the Environment
Host : Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University
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