Magda Abu Ras
Magda Abu Ras | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Saudi |
| Occupation(s) | Microbiologist, environmentalist |
| Board member of | Saudi Environmental Society |
| Academic background | |
| Education | King Abdulaziz University University of Surrey |
| Thesis | (2010) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Environmental biotechnology |
| Institutions | King Abdulaziz University |
Magda Abu Ras (Arabic: ماجدة أبو راس) is a Saudi Arabian microbiologist, who is specialises in the treatment of oil-contaminated soils. She is Deputy Director of the Saudi Environmental Society (SENS) and founder of the National Program for Environmental Awareness and Sustainable Development.
Education
[edit]Born in Mecca, Abu Ras holds two Masters qualifications: the first in Microbiology from King Abdulaziz University; the second in Biotechnology and Environmental Microbiology from the University of Surrey.[1] She went on to be awarded a PhD in Environmental Biotechnology from Surrey in 2010 in the treatment of oil-contaminated soils.[2]
Career
[edit]In 2006 she launched the “I Love the Earth” campaign in Jeddah, which involved raising awareness of street pollution and cleaning.[3] In 2009 she was appointed Deputy Director of the Saudi Environmental Society (SENS), of which she was a founding member.[4] She was also Director of the Arab Women’s Environmental Development Program.[5]
In 2012 she launched a national educational environmental awareness programme under the slogan Green Homeland, Green Flag.[6] She was also selected as a regional scientist for NASA.[4] She is outspoken on issues relating to recycling and pollution in the country.[7]
Launched in 2018, she is the founder of the National Program for Environmental Awareness and Sustainable Development, which is administered by SENS.[4] This programme is part of Saudi Vision 2030.[8] The same year she supervised an environmental campaign which focussed on discouraging plastic-use during Hajj, entitle Hajj without Plastic.[9]
Abu Ras is Assistant Professor of Biotechnology at King Abdulaziz University.[10]
Awards
[edit]- Arab Women Leaders Award for the Environment, awarded by the Arab-European Organization for the Environment in Switzerland (April 2012)[11]
- Business Award, awarded by Sayidaty Magazine (2017)[12]
- “Takreem” Award for Sustainable Environmental Development, awarded under the auspices of the Emir of the State of Kuwait (2018)[13]
References
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- ^ "ماجدة أبو راس.. سيدة البيئة | مجلة سيدتي". 2017-06-13. Archived from the original on 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "البيئة والأرصاد تنفيان باندهاش". 2019-12-12. Archived from the original on 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ a b c "Environmentalist: Majda Abu Rass". Arab News. 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "الاثنينية ::المكتبة". 2020-01-02. Archived from the original on 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "دكتورة أبو راس: نسعى لنشر ثقافة البيئة المستدامة | مجلة سيدتي". 2018-07-19. Archived from the original on 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ report, Saudi Gazette (2015-04-22). "Earth Day celebrated in Jeddah". Saudigazette. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "تدشين البرنامج الوطني للتوعية البيئية والتنمية المستدامة | مجلة سيدتي". 2020-01-02. Archived from the original on 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "حج / تطبيق مبادرة "حج بلا بلاستيك" في موسم حج هذا العام وكالة الأنباء السعودية". 2020-01-02. Archived from the original on 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "Dr.Magda Abo Ras". www.mbc.net. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "جريدة الرياض | د ماجدة أبو رأس أول سعودية تفوز بجائزة القيادات العربية النسائية للبيئة 2011". 2019-12-12. Archived from the original on 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "Sayidaty honors women's excellence and creativity". Arab News. 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "السعودية "ماجدة أبو راس" تحصد جائزة "تكريم" بالكويت | مجلة سيدتي". 2020-01-02. Archived from the original on 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2022-11-24.