Statement of Prof. Harby M. S. Mostafa:

Personal Informations:

Name(Ar): حربى محمد سرور مصطفى
Faculty: Agriculture
Department: Agricultural Engineering
Academic degree: PhD
Major Speciality: Agricultural Engineering
Minor Speciality: Irrigation Engineering and Management
Current position: Professor
Office address: Faculty of Agriculture - Moshtohor, Toukh, Kalyoubia,13736 ,Egypt
Work phone: 0132460306
Fax: 013 2467786
Edu-Mail: harby.mostafa@fagr.bu.edu.eg
Alt. e-mail: harby_sorour@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.bu.edu.eg/staff/harbymostafa6
Alternative web: http://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/index.html

Academic Positions:

Position Organization Country From To
Demonstrator Agricultural Engineering Department; Benha University, Faculty of Agriculture Egypt 2000 2004
Assistant Lecturer Agricultural Engineering Department; Benha University, Faculty of Agriculture, Egypt 2004 2006
Ph.D candidate Institute of Agricultural Technology and Biosystems Engineering- Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries (vTI), Germany - in cooperation with Justus Liebig Univ. Giessen, Faculty of agricultural and nutritional sciences an Germany 2006 2010
Lecturer Agricultural Engineering Department, Benha University, Faculty of Agriculture Egypt 2010 2016
Visiting Research Fellowship Program Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), Rural Development Division Japan 2012 2013
Postdoc Fellow. Thünen Instetute for Agricultural Technology Germany 2014 2014
Associate Prof. Benha University, Agric. Engineering Dept. Egypt 2016 2021
Guest Scientist Leibniz-Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB). Germany 2021 2021
Professor Benha University, Agric. Engineering Dept. Egypt 2021 until now
Guest Scientist Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS). Japan 2015 2015
Guest Scientist Talented Young Scientist Program (TYSP)-Beihang University China 2019 2019

Workshops / Conferences:

Workshop / Conference Year
S12 - Water a worldwide challenge for horticulture, IHC 2022, Angers, France 2022
International Seminar and Workshop. "Rice Research Collaboration: Past and Future". JIRCAS (Japan International Research center of Agricultural Sciences) & GRiSP (Global Rice Science Partnership). 2015
Agricultural extreme weather and risk management possibilities. Thuenen Institute for Rural Studies, Braunschweig, Germany. 2014
International symposium, 2013. Water and agriculture in Egypt. University Of Tsukuba, 18 March. Tsukuba city, Japan. 2013
TICAD Workshop, 2013. New Stages of Agricultural Research in Africa. Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences. 31 May, Tokyo - Japan 2013
1st World Irrigation Forum, 2013. “Irrigation and Drainage in a changing world: Challenges and opportunities for global food security”. Organized by International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), 29 Sep. to 5 Oct., Mardin, Turky. 2013
ENVIRONMENT & BIO-AGRICULTURE. National Research Centre, Cairo – Egypt 2012
Regional Expert Workshop on Water Losses Management in Water Supply Systems. Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey 2012
JIRCAS International Symposium 2012. Resilient Food Production Systems: The Role of Agricultural Technology Development in Developing Regions. Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences. 28-29 Nov. Japan 2012
General Meeting of the Association of Field Irrigation Association (FVF). Good prospects for irrigation. Uelzen, Germany 2010
World Soil and water show -AGRITECHNICA – the worldwide meeting point for the agricultural machinery sector. Hanover/Germany 2009
“Water Gardening Workshop” Braunschweig/Germany 2009
Irrigation and bioplastic. (Presentation) world soil and water show – AGRITECHNICA – the international meeting point for the agricultural machinery 2009
General Meeting of the Association of Field Irrigation Association (FVF). Agriculture and Water Framework Directive, current status and future prospects, Uelzen, Germany. 2008
6th International symposium “Materials made of renewable resources”. Erfurt/Germany. 2007
Leadership Training Project in new technology for projection and production of matrial study – “Programe I, II, III”, Benha Univ. Egypt 2006

Educational details:

Institution Degree Year
Justus Liebig Univ. Giessen, Faculty of agricultural and nutritional sciences and environmental management, Germany PhD 2010
Faculty of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering Dep., Benha Univ. MSc 2004
Faculty of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering Dep., Benha Univ. BSc 1999

Memberships and Awards details:

Organization name Membership/Award
Kishida Award (Japan) For Scientific Superiority, Given by Misr (Egypt) Society of Agricultural Engineering; 2000. Award
the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). Membership
“Supremacy certificate in Agricultural Engineering”- International Cairo Agro Food Conference, 2000 Award
Scientific Superiority Certificate, Given by Japan international research center of Agricultural science (JIRCAS); 2013 Award
"Best Paper Award", Given by Transstellar Journal Publications and Research Consultancy (TJPRC), International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research, 2014. Award
“Scientific Excellence Award”, given by Benha University, Egypt, 2015. Award
“Scientific Excellence Award”, given by Benha University, Egypt, 2016. Award
“Scientific Excellence Award”, given by Benha University, Egypt, 2018. Award
“Scientific Excellence Award”, given by Benha University, Egypt, 2019. Award

Committees details:

Committee Year
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers 2009
عضو نقابة المهن الزراعية 2000

Scientific Activities:

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