Dr. Awad Mohamed (Sudan)

Dr Awad Galal Osman Mohamed is Associate Professor of soil microbiology currently working as a manager of the Central Laboratory, Environment and Natural Resources Research Institute, National Centre for Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan. He was awarded a PhD in biology by the Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Moscow, Russia, and achieved his MSc (agriculture) at the University of Khartoum and BSc (Agricultural Chemistry) at the Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Moscow, Russia. He has attended many seminars, workshops and training courses, and has supervised many postgraduate students. He also leads research projects dealing with different aspects of environmental problems in Sudan. He is a member of many scientific societies and has published more than thirty-five scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals. He is an external examiner for postgraduate programmes at many universities in Khartoum, and acts as a consultant for many private companies in the application of microbial fertilizers in Sudan.