Curriculum Vitae
Name: Gamil Gamal Abd El- Motey
TITLE: Lecturer of Meteorology
Affiliation and official address
Cairo University, Institute of African Research & Studies, Department of
Natural Resources, Giza, P.O.B. 12613, Egypt
Telephone: 0020238037250 - 0020109950583
Date and place of birth: 27 March 1984, El Badrashine, Giza, Egypt
Nationality: Egyptian
Status:
Married
Education: (degrees, dates, universities)
PhD in Meteorology (2015), Institute of African Research and Studies.
Pre-Doctorate in African Studies "Natural Resources" (Jan 2011), Institute of African
Research and Studies Awarded grade is Distinction/ excellent.
MSc in African Studies "Natural Resources (Meteorology)" (Jan 2010).
Pre-master in African Studies "Natural Resources" (June 2007), Institute of African
Research and Studies Awarded grade is Distinction/ excellent.
Diploma in African Studies "Natural Resources" (June 2006), Institute of African Research
and Studies, awarded grade is Distinction/ very good.
Bachelor of Science in meteorology and physics (July 2005) Faculty of science, Cairo
University with very good accumulative grade.
Career/Employment (employers, positions and dates)
Lecturer (Meteorology) - Department of Natural Resources - Institute of African Research
and Studies (IFRS), Cairo University (CU), 2015-present.
Lecturer assistant (Meteorology) - Department of Natural Resources - Institute of African
Research and Studies (IFRS), Cairo University (CU), 2010-2015.
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Teaching Assistant (Meteorology) - Department of Natural Resources - Institute of African
Research and Studies (IFRS), Cairo University (CU), 2006 - 2010.
Fields of Specialisation
(i) Climate modelling and Climate Change
(ii) Future climate scenarios
(iii)Extreme climate indices
(iv)Land - atmosphere interactions
Current research activities
Study the extreme climate indices of many regions in Egypt by RClimDEX and ClimPACT
R-Packages, also Sudan
Study the impact of climate change on solar radiation in Morocco and Libya
Using regional climate model (ICTP-RegCM) to study the climate-land Interaction mainly in
the Nile Basin region.
Study the climatology of the tropical Africa and comparisons with the output of GCMs models
for choosing the best models coincide with observed data for the study area.
Studying the future climate of tropical Africa by using the best performance models.
Awards and Prizes:
Awarded a certificate of appreciation and a medallion from the Faculty of science-Cairo
University in "Meteorology and Physics" (2005).
Awarded a certificate of appreciation and a medallion from the "Egyptian Syndicate of
Scientific Professions" (2005).
Awarded a certificate of appreciation from the Faculty of science-Cairo University in "the
First Conference of Scientific Agencies" (2005).
Awarded a certificate of appreciation and a medallion from the (memberships of Cairo
University club) (2007).
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Language Skills
Read
Write
Speak
Arabic (native language)
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
English (TOEFL score 500 local)
Very Good Very Good
very Good
French
basic
basic
basic
Computer Skills
Linux
Good command of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, power point).
GrADS (Grid Analysis and Display System)
NCL
CDO
SPSS
Workshops and Conferences
Integrated Environmental Health Impact Assessment (IEHIA) on Air Pollution and
Climate Change in Mediterranean Areas, ICTP, Italy, 23-27 April 2018
Short visit (Erasmus + staff mobility training fellowship), Freie University of Berlin,
27/6/2017 to 5/7/2017.
Final Workshop "Sustainable Urban Development in Arid Cities via Establishment of
Urban Climate Labs in Egypt" 16.-18.12.2016, TU Berlin Campus El Gouna, Egypt
MEDCLIVAR, 2016 conference, learning from the past, perceiving the present, and
engaging the future, 26-30 September 2016, Athens, Greece
The International Conference on Regional Climate-CORDEX 2016 (ICRC-CORDEX
2016), 17th-20th May 2016, Stockholm, Sweden.
Workshop "Establish a Dynamic Knowledge Base, Forecast and Assess the Catastrophic
Climate Conditions Events along Sinai Peninsula and the Suez Canal Corridor with the 21
Century" -National Water Research Centre, Egypt, 27 March 2016
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Advanced School & Workshop on Subseasonal to Seasonal (S2S) Prediction &
Application to Drought, 23 November - 4 December 2015, ICTP, Italy
Fall school of Statistical and mathematical tools for the study of climate extremes,
9-13 Nov. 2015, Cargèse, France
The 2nd international conference new horizons in basic and applied science”
(ICNHBAS), 1-6 August, 2015, Hurghada, Egypt
Research visit in ICTP centre Italy from 11-5-2014 to 7-6-2014, including participation
to the "Seventh ICTP workshop on the theory and Use of Regional Climate Models"
The 3rd International Conference on "Sustainable Development of Natural Resources in
the Nile Basin Countries" from 14-15 April 2014. Cairo, Egypt
6th panel discussion of the Cairo Climate Talks (CCT) “A Greener Cairo Visions and
Realities” 29th April, 2012, DAAD.
"8th International Scientific Conference- Environment, Development, and
Bioinformatics", Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, 26-28, March,
2012.
5th panel discussion of the Cairo Climate Talks (CCT) “Climate Change - How vulnerable
is Egypt” 12th March 2012, Sawy Culture wheel.
Germany-Egypt-Arab-Region (GEAR) Alumni-Network Workshop "Climate Change and
Rural Development in Egypt: Challenges for Agriculture and Veterinarian Sciences",
Cairo University, Conference Centre, 15-17, December 2011.
"workshop on climate chemistry interactions over Egypt and Nile Basin", Faculty of
Science, Cairo University, Egypt, November 2011
Climate Change- Mitigation & Adaptation Advanced International open seminar, Mercure
Romance Hotel, Alexandria, Egypt, 24th May 2010.
5th International Conference of Scientific Research and its Applications, Cairo University,
Egypt, December 21-24, 2009.
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"The 2nd International Conference of Natural Resources in Africa "Sustainable
Development of Natural Resources in the Nile Basin Countries" from 11-12 May 2009.
Workshop about air pollution over Cairo, Faculty of Science, Cairo university (2005)
The First Conference of Scientific Agencies in Cairo University (2005).
Courses Attended
Training on "Regional Climate Model and Application, Egyptian Meteorological
Authority, 2-13, September 2012.
Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) training, weather maps analysis, weather
station and measurement instruments (August 2004).
Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power point) and Internet tools (Scientific Calculation
Centre - Institute of Statistical Studies and Research - Cairo University) (July 2006).
Training course on "Statistical Data Analysis and Statistical Package SPSS" from Institute
of Statistical Studies and Research - Cairo University) from (12/4-30/4)2009.
Workshop in microclimate field measurements, Hurghada, 2016.
Training course in "Developing the skills of the design of the E-learning courses", E-
learning centre, Cairo University, Egypt, 9 -12, October, 2011.
Publication:
Peninsula-Egypt Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (IJIR) 3 (Issue-1),
1960-1966
2. Gamal G., et al., 2016, Impacts of land use change and horizontal resolution in
local climate by RegCM4 model (ppt), CORDEX-ICRC, 17th-20th May 2016,
Stockholm, Sweden.
3. Gamal G., et al., 2015, Climatic effects of surface condition in regional climate
model over Nile Basin", unpublished PhD thesis
4. Gamal G., et al., 2015, Impact of different land surface schemes in regional
climate model (RegCM4), ICNHBAS Conference, Hurghada, 4-8 Aug 2015.
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5. Gamal G., et al., 2014, land-climate interaction in Nile Basin by using regional
climate model (RegCM4),"The 3rd International Conference on "Sustainable
Development of Natural Resources in the Nile Basin Countries", 14-15 April 2014,
Cairo University, Egypt.
6. Gamal G., Climate variability of East and West Africa, International conference
of Water and Energy in the Nile Basin,26-27 February 2014,Cairo University
,Egypt
7. Gamal G., et al., 2012,Rainfall variability over west Africa, 8th International
Scientific Conference, Environment, Development, and Bioinformatics, Faculty of
Science, Al-Azhar University, 26-28 March 2012, Cairo, Egypt
8. Gamal G., et al., Al Afandi G.S., 2010, Future climate of Nile Basin countries,
International Conference "prospects for cooperation and integration among the
Nile Basin countries : opportunities and challenges", 25-26 May 2010, Egypt
9. MSc thesis “Study of Climate Change over Tropical Africa”, Jan. 2010
Poster:
1. Gamal G., 2018, Climate of Egypt, Is there any change? Integrated Environmental
Health Impact Assessment (IEHIA) on Air Pollution and Climate Change in
Mediterranean Areas, ICTP, Italy, 23-27 April 2018
2. Gamal G., 2016, Analysis of Temperature extreme indices at Northern Coast of
Egypt", MEDCLIVAR, 2016 conference, learning from the past, perceiving the present, and
engaging the future, 26-30 September 2016, Athens, Greece
3. Gamal G., et al, 2015, "ICTP RegCM model to study the impact of different land
surface schemes on regional climate of Nile Basin", Advanced School & Workshop
on Subseasonal to Seasonal (S2S) Prediction & Application to Drought, 23
November - 4 December 2015, ICTP, Italy
4. Gamal G., et al, 2015,"Present and future extreme climate indices over Sinai
Peninsula", fall school of Statistical and mathematical tools for the study of climate
extremes, 9-13 Nov. 2015, Cargèse, France
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