{"id":15,"date":"2022-09-01T07:08:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T07:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/hhamdi\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2022-09-01T07:08:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T07:08:31","slug":"research-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/hhamdi\/research-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

2000-2003:<\/strong> Municipal solid waste (MSW) compost re-use in agricultural soils. National project, Water Research and Technology Center, Tunisia (Principal Investigator).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2000-2002:<\/strong> Study on the Environmental Pollution of Mediterranean Coastal Lagoons in Tunisia. Joint project between: Water Research and Technology Center, Tunisia \/ JICA, Japan (Principal Investigator).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2003-2006:<\/strong> Study on the bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): physico-chemical, microbiological and ecotoxicological characterization. Research Institute for Bioresources, Okayama University, Japan. (PhD project)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2006-2008:<\/strong> Predictability of the joint toxicity of PAHs and heavy metals in soil-water suspension using the novel ostracod bioassay (Heterocypris incongruens<\/em>).Research Institute for Bioresources, Okayama University, Japan (Postdoctoral project)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008-2009:<\/strong> Phytoextraction of dissolved heavy metals in hydroponics using hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens<\/em>. Graduate School of Environmental Science, Okayama University, Japan (Principal Investigator)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2011-2018:<\/strong> Urban sewage sludge re-use in agricultural soils: The agri-environmental impact. National project, Water Research and Technology Center, Tunisia (Principal Investigator).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012-2013:<\/strong> The impact of engineered nanoparticles on the toxicity and uptake of organic contaminants by agricultural plants. Fulbright program, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES), New Haven, USA (Visiting Researcher).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2015:<\/strong> Single and joint effects of TiO2<\/sub> nanoparticles and imidacloprid on the freshwater bivalve Limnoperna fortunei<\/em> (golden mussel). DAAD program, Technical University of Berlin, Germany (Visiting Researcher).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2017-2020: <\/strong>Improvement of water and nutrient retention and use efficiency in arable farming systems from field to catchment scale in Europe and North Africa (WaterFARMING). JPI-Eranet Project, WaterWorks 2015 (Principal Investigator).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2018-2021:<\/strong> M-NEX. The Moveable Nexus: Design-led urban food, water and energy management innovation in new boundary conditions of change<\/a>. QNRF-Belmont Forum Collaborative Research. BFSUGI01-1120-170005 <\/a>(Principal Investigator).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2018-present:<\/strong> The development of hydroponics vegetable factory. Marubeni Protechs Corporation. QUEX-CAS-MJF-VF-18\/19 (Principal Investigator).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020-2021:<\/strong> EPS-rich microalgal biomass production in industrial wastewater using nitrogen-rich waste fertilizer and flue gas for application as soil-additive. QAFCO Research and Development Grant 2020 (ID 116) (Principal Investigator).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021-2023:<\/strong> Conventional and non-conventional organic amendments to improve soil structure and productivity in Qatar (PROQATAR). Qatar-Japan Research Collaboration (M-QJRC-2020-9) (Lead Principal Investigator).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021-2023:<\/strong> Tertiary treatment of produced water for water reuse and clean energy recovery: towards a 10 ha microalgae plant design in Qatar desert<\/a>. Qatar-Japan Research Collaboration (ID 106) (Principal Investigator).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020-2023:<\/strong><\/a> Nanoscale sulfur for plant nutrition, disease suppression and food safety. The Center for Nanoscale Sulfur Research (CeNaSR). USDA-AFRI Project No. 2020-67022-32416 (International Partner).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020-2024:<\/strong> Industrial crop production in Qatar with biosolids and treated sewage effluent and industrial water<\/a>. QNRF-NPRP12S-0205-190045 <\/a>(Principal Investigator).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021-2023:<\/strong> Mapping and Combating Plastic Marine Litter in the Arabian Gulf (COMPLAS). QU Internal Collaborative Grant (ID 119) (Principal Investigator).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021-2023:<\/strong> Biodegradable polymer-nanoparticle composites for controlled release and targeted delivery of phosphorus during plant growth. The Center for Nanoscale Phosphorus Delivery (CeNaPD). USDA-AFRI Project No. 2021-67021-34001 (International Partner).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022-2024:<\/strong> Educating Qatari community for TSE reuse is the key to improve food security. Third Food Security Call, MME03-1101-210008 (Principal Investigator).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022-2024:<\/strong> Application of an Innovative Sustainable Agro-ecological Approach integrating Elaeisponic Cultivation and Mycorrhization for enhancing Date Palm productivity, Stress Tolerance, and Disease Mitigation. Third Food Security Call, MME03-1120-210024 (Principal Investigator).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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