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Name: Salih N. Majid
Position: I am currently a an assistant professor at the University of Sulaimani/ Iraqi Kurdistan Region. I work in Soil and Water Sciences Department/ Faculty of Agricultural Sciences.
Academic Qualification: PhD Degree (Doctor of Philosophy)
Field of study: My professional interest is Environmental Science.
Dissertation Title: Valuation of ambient air pollution: A study of some urban areas in Sulaimani City and its Surrounding/ Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
E-mail: salih.majeed@univsul.edu.iq
Mobile: (00964)-07719938779
Education:
B Sc., Sulaimani University, Soil Science, 1978
M Sc., Salahadden University, Soil Chemistry, 1982
PhD, Sulaimani University, Environmental Science, 2011
Teaching Experience:
A-Graduate students, (M Sc. Students): Instrumental Analysis; Plant Ecology; Environment
impacts on soil.
B-Undergraduate Students:
First Year (Freshman Grade): General Chemistry; Analytical Chemistry.
Second Year (Sophomore Grade): No lectures have been given by me.
Third Year (Junior Grade): Quantitative Chemical Analysis; EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment).
Fourth Year (Senior Grade): Soil, Water and Plant Analysis; Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Pollution.
Research Interests: My main interest remains in the field of environmental science and pollution and also to investigate how to protect the environment.
Publications: Five journal articles and other papers are under processing.
Seminars and Presentations: I have held more than 15 seminars about environmental issues.
Reviewed Papers and Examining Committee for M Sc Students: Reviewing seven research papers and member of four examination committees.
Administration and Committee Memberships: From May 2005 until October 2008, Head of Soil and Water Sciences Dept. / Faculty of Agricultural Sciences/ University of Sulaimani. Furthermore, chairman or member in numerous standing and special committees during my service period.
Industrial Experience: From September 2000 to December 2004, working at Merck KGaA Company of Chemical Production/ Darmstadt, Germany.
Other Activities: Attending in many workshops and participating in numerous different mass Medias, such as a TV and Radio programs regarding the environmental issues.
In my free time I volunteer for an environmental awareness and protection with the NGOs
Some Quotes about Environment and Plants:
“Flower will not grow, if the stem doesn't allow”. (Nayreil).
“Plants don't have a brain because they are not going anywhere.” (Robert Sylwester)
"Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died (Erma Bombeck).
"We won't have a society if we destroy the environment". (Margaret Mead).
"Climate change is happening, humans are causing it, and I think this is perhaps the most serious environmental issue facing us". (Bill Nye).
"Sadly, it's much easier to create a desert than a forest". (James Lovelock).
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.” (Mahatma Gandhi).
“If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live" (Maurice Maeterlinck, The Life of the Bee).
“A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. ” (Franklin D. Roosevelt).
"We must develop a better sense of responsibility towards our total environment". (Jon Wynne-Tyson).
"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better". (Albert Einstein).
"He who plants a tree Plants a hope". (Lucy Larcom).
"Disease may be defined as “A change produced in living things in consequence of which they are no longer in harmony with their environment.” (William Thomas Councilman).
