Dr. Dhari Nasser Al Ajmi
Director, Environmental & Earth Sciences Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
P.O. Box 24885, Safat, 13109, Kuwait
Phone: 4818480 - 3965401
Fax: 4845782
dajmi@kisr.edu.kw

I aquired my Ph.D (1984) from Edinburgh University, which has an internationally acclaimed program of excellence in Atmospheric Sciences. I obtained my M.Sc (1980) from the University of Drexel and B.Sc (1977) from Oregon State University, both in Atmospheric Sciences.

I have held various research positions at Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), detailed as follows:

  • Assistant Research Scientist (1977-1983)
  • Associate Research Scientist (1984-1985)
  • Manager Environmental Sciences Department (1986-1988)

    Through these years, I have conducted studies in air and land pollution and directed the environmental research in the department.

    I am now the Director of the Environmnetal & Earth Sciences Division, where I am responsible for 52 employees comprising of engineers, scientists, lab technicians in the field of land and marine pollution, hydraulic and coastal engineering, remote sensing and desertification studies. I direct and design career development plans, on-job-training needs and in-house training workshops for the staff.

    I have represented the Kuwait government in several international meetings and local conferences. I have also presented papers in twenty-eight conferences. Besides, I have participated in seventeen research technical committees. I am the author of five environmental books. In my scientific career, I have completed twenty technical reports.

    I have generated research proposals and have been a project leader and task leader for several research projects in air pollution modelling, environmental impact assessment and desertification studies. I have also written many scientific papers, published in professional journals.

    I served as a consultant on environmental issues for the Kuwaiti Parliament during the period 1993-1996. In October, 1996, I was nominated by the Kuwait Government to be a member of the Higher Council, Environment Public Authority.