Prof. Dr.  Majed Ibrahim | Climate Change | Best Academic Researcher Award

Professor at Al al-Bayt University,  Jordan

Prof. Majed Ibrahim is a distinguished professor and researcher in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at the Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Al al-Bayt University, Jordan. He holds a Ph.D. in Remote Sensing and Landscape Information Systems from the University of Freiburg, Germany (2014), with research focused on land degradation due to agricultural activities in northeastern Jordan.

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🎓 Education:

• 📍 Ph.D. in Remote Sensing & Landscape Information System – University of Freiburg, Germany (2014)
  Thesis: “The Use of Geoinformatics in Investigating the Impact of Agricultural Activities on Land Degradation in NE Jordan (1990–2010)”

• 🎓 M.Sc. in Remote Sensing & GIS – Al al-Bayt University, Jordan (2010)

• 🎓 B.Sc. in Geology and Environmental Sciences – Al al-Bayt University, Jordan (2008)

💼 Professional Roles:

• 🔹 Professor & Researcher – GIS & Remote Sensing Dept., Faculty of Earth & Environmental Sciences (2023–present)

• 🔹 Director of Academic Accreditation & Acting Director of Quality and Development Center (2020–present)

• 🔹 Consultant on University Rankings (QS, THE, UI GreenMetric) – Al al-Bayt University

• 📍 Former Head of GIS & Remote Sensing Department (2017–2019)

• 📍 Former Assistant & Associate Professor (2014–2023)

🔬 Research Interests:

• 🌍 Remote Sensing Applications in Geology, Hydrology, Groundwater, and Environment

• 🔥 Climate Change Modeling (LST, Evapotranspiration)

• 🤖 Integration of Remote Sensing with AI

• 🌱 Land Use / Land Cover Monitoring

🧑‍🔬 Research Visits & Projects:

• 🏞️ Freiburg University, Germany – Research Visitor (2019)
  Project: Land Surface Temperature in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands

• 💧 Soil and water quality assessments in NE Jordan

🏆 Certifications & Training:

• ✅ Certified Internal Auditor (ISO 21001 & ISO 9001)

• 🏅 External Assessor Qualification – Association of Arab Universities, Egypt

• 🧭 ABET & AACSB training, Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE), Python & SWAT Analysis

🧑‍💼 Committee Engagements:

• 🔧 Chair/Member of over 20 internal committees at Al al-Bayt University

• 🌐 Chair of QS & UI GreenMetric University Ranking Committees

• 🌿 Chair, University Sustainability Committee (SDGs)

• 🧪 Member of the Red Sea Projects Committee (Supreme Council for Science)

💻 Technical & Software Proficiency:

• 🌐 GIS & Remote Sensing Software: ArcGIS, QGIS, ENVI, ERDAS, GPS

• 📊 Data & Statistical Tools: R, R Studio

• 🧱 Geological Software: Surfer 16, RockWorks 16

• 🖥️ Microsoft Office, Adobe, Web tools

📊 Citation Metrics:

• 📄 Total Documents: 25

• 🔁 Total Citations: 222 (from 201 citing documents)

• 📈 h-index: 7

Publication Top Notes:

• Developing a scalable framework for accurate flood forecasting in arid regions: A case study of the Jerash Basin, Jordan
  Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology, 2025.
  DOI: 10.12912/27197050/201999

• Estimating land and sea surface temperatures using remote sensing and GIS: Insights into built-up areas and lithological formations in Aqaba, Jordan
  Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology, 2025.
  DOI: 10.12912/27197050/200918

• Hydrological analysis of Wadi Arab Valley Dam by integrating Soil Conservation Service and GIS
  Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology, 2024.
  DOI: 10.12912/27197050/194026

• Mapping of population growth influence on land use transformation from 1994 to 2015 in Madaba Governorate, Jordan
  Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2024.
  DOI: 10.1007/s10661-024-12436-1

• Derivation of flood hydrographs using SCS synthetic unit hydrograph technique for Housha catchment area
  Water Supply, 2022.
  DOI: 10.2166/ws.2022.169

• Delineating potential sites for artificial groundwater recharge using remote sensing and GIS techniques
  Water Supply, 2022.
  DOI: 10.2166/ws.2022.046

• Latest concrete materials dataset and ensemble prediction model for concrete compressive strength containing RCA and GGBFS materials
  Construction and Building Materials, 2022.
  DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.126525

• Development of prediction model to estimate compressive strength of eco-friendly concrete using multivariate polynomial regression and stepwise method
  Materials, 2022.
  DOI: 10.3390/ma15010317

• Detection and modeling of soil salinity variations in arid lands using remote sensing data
  Open Geosciences, 2021.
  DOI: 10.1515/geo-2020-0244

• Evaluate the effect of land surface temperature in arid and semi-arid lands using remote sensing data and GIS techniques
  International Journal of Global Warming, 2021.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJGW.2021.116713

• Surface water quality monitoring and pollution of Ismailia Canal, Egypt, using GIS techniques
  Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 2021.

• Estimation of changes in the Dead Sea surface water area through multiple water indices and geospatial techniques
  Global NEST Journal, 2021.
  DOI: 10.30955/gnj.004018