Farouk El-Baz
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| Native name | فاروق الباز |
| Born |
January 2, 1938 Mansoura |
| Citizenship |
Egypt United States |
| Fields | Geology |
| Institutions |
NASA Boston University |
| Alma mater | Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| Known for | Project Apollo |
| Notable awards | NASA's Apollo Achievement Award Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal Certificate of Merit of the World Aerospace Education Organization Republic of Egypt Order of Merit - First Class 1989 Outstanding Achievement Award of the Egyptian American Organization 1991 Golden Door Award of the International Institute of Boston |
Farouk El-Baz (Arabic: فاروق الباز, Egyptian Arabic: [fɑˈruːʔ elˈbæːz, fæˈruːʔ]) (born January 2, 1938) is an Egyptian American space scientist who worked with NASA to assist in the planning of scientific exploration of the Moon, including the selection of landing sites for the Apollo missions and the training of astronauts in lunar observations and photography.
He is married, has four daughters, and six grandchildren. El-Baz is the brother of Osama El-Baz, senior advisor to Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak.
Currently, El-Baz is Research Professor and Director of the Center for Remote Sensing at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. He is Adjunct Professor of Geology at the Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Geological Society of America Foundation, Boulder, Colorado, a member of the Board of Directors of CRDF Global, and a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, Washington, DC.
Born on January 2, 1938 in the Nile Delta The village of Touqh el aklaam, El Senbellawein city, Dakahlia Governorate.
In 1958, at the age of 20, he received a Bachelor of Science in chemistry and geology from Ain Shams University.
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