Dr. Helmi Hamdi is currently a Research Associate Professor in Food and Water Security at the Center for Sustainable Development, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University. He obtained a Master’s degree in Agricultural Engineering from the National Institute of Agronomy, Tunisia (2000), and a PhD in Environmental Science and Resource Management from the Research Institute for Bioresources, Okayama University, Japan (2006). He also holds a Habilitation degree in Crop Production, Soil and Environment. Prior to joining Qatar University in Fall 2018, Dr. Helmi Hamdi held successively the positions of senior research engineer, assistant professor then associate professor at the Water Research and Technology Center in Tunisia. Dr. Helmi Hamdi has been carrying out research in the field of Agro-Environmental Sciences for more than 20 years. He has been also teaching and supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students for internships and graduation projects. Dr. Helmi Hamdi has been awarded several international fellowships for PhD, postdoc and visiting researchers from The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program (USA), and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). As of September 2022, He has published two books, two book chapters and more than 50 peer-reviewed papers, conference papers, and research reports in the fields of sustainable crop production, reuse of alternative inputs in agriculture, soil quality monitoring, and nanomaterials impact on agricultural systems.

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