BE first Arab woman researcher at NASA

BE first Arab woman researcher at NASA

NASA has appointed members to a Saudi academic Dr. Aburass majdah, becoming the first Arab woman to join his research team of scientists and Muhammad Ibrahim Al-Rashid, was appointed as a member of the regional research team. Abura received his Ph.D. from the University of Surrey in environmental studies and biotechnology at the University in the UK and specializes in oil pollution.

"I decided to focus my research on oil, because it is one of energy sources the most important in the Kingdom," he said.

But it was actually a dead bird that was interested in the environment. "In 2003, the avian flu virus is spreading around the world, and one day I found a dead bird in my garden. I felt I wanted to know the cause of death of birds and if it was a danger for humans, so I decided to take a scientific laboratory. "

Muhammad Ibrahim al-Rashid, president of Branch of NASA in the Gulf of the American Foundation for Space, said: "It was the result of ongoing work for the environment to solve their problems."

As for his new role, she said her appointment was the result of a collaboration with NASA on a project that should take place in the near future. She was the first Saudi woman chosen to be an ambassador for the environment.

She is a member of many social organizations, such as the Women's Committee, Research Centre for the king, Jeddah Governorate superior, Governor of the Council of Urban Observatory and National Research Center in Egypt.