Dr. El-Sayed CV

Marwa El-Sayed, Ph.D.

Education

May 2013- Jan 2018

University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Baltimore, US

PhD candidate in the Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering Dept.

Thesis: ‘Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosols in Atmospheric Liquid Water’ under the supervision of Dr. Christopher Hennigan.

Oct 2008-Oct 2009

University of Cambridge: Engineering Department Cambridge, UK

Master of Philosophy in Engineering for Sustainable Development.

Thesis: ‘Toward Energy Efficient Buildings in Cambridge: A case study at Pembroke college’ under the supervision of Prof. Peter Guthrie.

Sustainability in Chemical Engineering, Electricity and Environment, Multi Criteria Decision Making, Project Management and Business Development.

Oct 2003-Dec 2006

Cairo University: Faculty of Engineering Cairo, Egypt

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering. summa cum laude, Class Rank: 2/50

Thesis: ‘Cleaner Production in Textile Wet Processing for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises’ under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Nabil Ibrahim.

Sep 1998-Jul 2003

Cairo University: Faculty of Engineering Cairo, Egypt

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. summa cum laude, Class Rank: 2/120

Thesis: ‘Production of Furfural from Cotton Husks.’

Honors & Awards

· Best student poster award, AAAR 36^th Annual Meeting, 2017

· AGU Fall meeting Travel Grant, 2017

· AAAR 35^th Meeting Travel Grant, 2016

· Shell Centenary Scholarship, MPhil program at University of Cambridge, 2008.

· Academic achievement, 2^nd in class at Chemical Engineering Department, 2003.

Publications

J7) El-Sayed, M.M.H., and Hennigan, C.J.: On the wintertime formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) in the eastern United States, submitted to ACP, 2018.

J6) El-Sayed, M.M.H., Ortiz-Montalvo, D.L., and Hennigan, C.J.: The effects of isoprene and NO_x on secondary organic aerosols formed through reversible and irreversible uptake to aerosol water, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 1171-1184, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-1171-2018, 2018.

J5) Hennigan C.J, Hodzic A., El-Sayed M.M.H., Detailed characterization of a mist chamber for the collection of water-soluble organic gases, Atmos. Environ., 188, 12-17.

J4) El-Sayed M.M.H., Amenumey D., Hennigan C.J, Drying-induced evaporation of secondary organic aerosol during summer, Environ. Sci. Technol., 2016.

J3) El-Sayed M.M.H.; Wang, Y.; Hennigan, C. J. Direct atmospheric evidence for the irreversible formation of aqueous secondary organic aerosol. Geophys. Res. Lett. 2015, 42, 5577–5586; DOI 10.1002/2015GL064556.

J2) El-Sayed M.M.Hosni, N.A.Ibrahim, N.M.Abdel Moneim, E. El-Sayed, “Pollution Prevention of cotton-cone reactive dyeing”, Journal of Cleaner Production, 16 (2008) 1321-1326.

J1) El-Sayed M.M.Hosni, N.A.Ibrahim, N.M.Abdel Moneim, M.M.Abdel Moneim, “A multiple-objective environmental rationalization for raw-material substitution in the production of stone-washed jeans-garments”, International Journal of Chemical and Biological Engineering 1:4 2008.

Book) El-Sayed M.M.Hosni, N.A.Ibrahim, “Cleaner Production in Textile Industry”, Industrial Handbook, 2006.

C2) El-Sayed M.M.H., Amenumey D., Hennigan C.J, Drying-induced evaporation of summertime organic aerosols: measurement and regulatory implications, AWMA, March 2016.

C1) El-Sayed M.M.Hosni. N.A.Ibrahim, N.M.Abdel Moeneim, E. El-Sayed, “Pollution Prevention of cotton-cone reactive dyeing”, 4^th International Conference for the Textile Research Division, National Research Centre, April 2007.

I3) El-Sayed M.M.H., Amenumey D., Hennigan C.J., Characterizing the behavior of ambient organic aerosols under conditions of aerosol liquid water evaporation, in preparation.

I2) El-Sayed M.M.H., Amenumey D., Hennigan C.J., Effects of liquid water evaporation on organic aerosols in the eastern United States.

I1) El-Sayed M.M.H., Amenumey D., Hennigan C.J., Contrasting Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation in Aerosol Liquid Water During Summer and Winter.

Professional Experience

April 2013-present

May 2013-present

Atmospheric Science Department, CSU CO, USA

Postdoctoral fellow

· Conducted field experiments in the Rocky Mountain National Park to examine nitrogen deposition

· Conducted field studies in the Medicine Lake Wildlife Refuge in Montana to investigate the transport of oil and gas on this preserved area

· Conducted analyses on a National Park Service project investigating VOC emissions from oil and gas in five different preserved areas in southwestern United States

· Conducted analyses in order to contrast the formation of aerosol liquid water in the eastern and western United States in terms of concentrations, composition, influences of pH and effects on aqSOA formation.

Chemical Engineering Department, UMBC Baltimore, USA

Research Assistant

· Developed a real-time ambient analytical method to characterize the reversibility of aqSOA formation through simultaneous measurements of gaseous and particle (ambient and dry) water-soluble organics.

· Conducted seasonal field experiments in Baltimore to characterize the aqSOA formation in successive years.

· Performed statistical analyses for large datasets from various data bases

· Collected seasonal PM_2.5 aerosol measurements

· Mentored undergraduate students

Aug 2011-May 2013

Chemical Engineering Department, NCSU Raleigh, USA

Teaching Assistant: CHE 205 (Chemical Process Principles)

· Taught two tutorial sessions per week

· Held office hours

· Graded assignments

· Helped in grading exams

Oct 2003-2011

National Research Center: Textile Research Division Cairo, Egypt

Research Fellow

· Conducted full functional experiment design and statistical analysis on the preparation and finishing processes of cellulosic fibers.

· Implemented measures to simultaneously achieve improved product quality and reduced emissions to process water.

· Applied work to 5 SME’s as part of a public-private partnership called “National Campaign for Textile Development in Egypt”. Best case results showed cost reductions of 100K£.

· Disseminated work in an industrially oriented handbook.

· Gave multiple presentations on environmental and risk assessment practices.

Oct 2009-2011

EcoConServ for Environmental Consultancy: Cairo, Egypt

Environmental Consultant

· Wrote a number of proposals for projects such as: plastic recycling, E-waste management in Egypt and Disaster Risk Management in the Middle East.

· Performed Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) various projects.

· Conducted a number of Environmental Audits for various plants in Egypt.

Feb 2006-Sept 2008

Teaching Experience

American University in Cairo Cairo, Egypt

Research Assistant

· Developed silica removal process to reuse waste rice straw as part of a paper pulping process for reducing CO­₂ emissions.

Summer 2018

Fall 2018

Fall Spring 2012

A one week teaching workshop

· CITRL associate by participating in the Evidence-Based Introduction to Teaching (EBIT).

Atmospheric Science Department, CSU CO, USA

· Guest lecture for Air Pollution class

· Guest lecture for Atmospheric Chemistry class

Chemical Engineering Department, NCSU NC, USA

Teaching assistant

Other Activities

2005-2011

Fall 2016-present

September 2016

October 2016

National Research Center: Conference Unit Cairo, Egypt

Organized workshops, symposia and conferences for center’s 13 divisions. Served on technical editorial board, and international expert selection committees. Organized social programs. Served as a Master of Ceremony of different events held at the NRC and elsewhere.

Chemical Engineering Department, UMBC Baltimore, USA

Social chair of CBEE

Organize social activities for the graduate organizations, treasurer, Web page maintenance and representation in graduate program meeting with Graduate director.

Chemical Engineering Department, UMBC Baltimore, USA

Student representative

A voting member on the Promotion and Tenure Committee.

Chemical Engineering Department, UMBC Baltimore, USA

Departmental seminar: Seasonal characterization of secondary organic aerosol formed through the uptake of water-soluble gases to aerosol liquid water (aqSOA).

Technical Skills

Data Analysis & Programming: Igor Pro, R, MATLAB, DaqFactory

Software: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Hardware Instrumentation: Particle Into Liquid Sampler (PILS), Mist Chamber, Total Organic Carbon (TOC) analyzer, Carbon Monoxide (CO) analyzer, Organic Carbon/Elemental Carbon (OCEC) analyzer, Spectrometry, Ion Chromatography

Languages

English & Arabic: Fluent,

French: Intermediate, Spanish: Basic.

Memberships

· American Association of Aerosol Research (AAAR)

· American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

· American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists

· Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA)

· Johnian Society, St John’s College, University of Cambridge

· Association of Egyptian American Scholars

· CBEE-UMBC young faculty performance review team