SHABBIR SHAHID, Senior Salinity Management Scientist at ICBA
About
Dr Shabbir A Shahid is Senior Salinity Management Scientist at International Center for Biosaline Agriculture Dubai. He had served as Associate Professor at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan, Associate Research Scientist at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Manager of Soil Resources Department at the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi. Overall, he has more than 36 years of experience in applied agricultural research in many countries and regions. He holds a Ph.D. in soil micromorphology of salt-affected soils from Bangor University, Wales, UK. He is author and co-author of over 125 research publications, including five edited books published by Springer, three books and two manuals, 52 peer-reviewed journal papers, 31 book chapters, 27 conference proceedings, 11 scientific magazines articles, and five newsletter articles. He is a member of a number of scientific committees, international advisory boards of international conferences, and editorial boards of scientific journals. He is a recipient of Sir William Roberts and David A. Jenkins awards. Dr Shahid with his co-associates discovered anhydrite soil in UAE which is formally added to US soil taxonomy as diagnostic horizon, a soil mineralogy class and subgroups. He is founder of Emirates Soil Museum opened in 2016 at ICBA UAE.
Industry experience
Education: PhD
Seniority: Manager, Director, Professor
Years of experience: 20 years or above
Work experience
Senior Salinity Management Scientist
The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)
- Present
Senior Salinity Management Scientist
Managing salinity in irrigated agriculture. Manager soil and water testing laboratory. Founder Emirates Soil Museum.International Center for Biosaline Agriculture
2004-10 - Present
Taxonomy
- Soil Management
- Agribusiness Management & Consulting