Farouk El-Baz
His research deals with desertification, dryland environments, climate change and other environmental phenomena. He received his D.Phil. from the University of Oxford. Between 1984 and 2004 he taught and researched at the University of Sheffield, where he rose from lecturer to senior lecturer then full professor by 1994, and was head of department. he has authored many scientific papers (over 150 by 2010). In 2011 he received the Farouk El-Baz Award from the Geological Society of America for his contributions to desert science. he has been vice-president of the Royal Geographical Society and president of the British Geomorphological Research Group (now British Society for Geomorphology. His research interests have seen significant activity in Africa, especially in the Kalahari Desert and surrounding areas.