Name                                      Mohammad Hassan                           

Surname                                 Roozitalab

Date and Place of Birth         March 27, 1947-Kazeroon

Nationality                              Iranian

Marital Status                        Married, One child

Mailing Address                    Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Tabnak Ave., Evin, Tehran, 19835-111, Iran.

                                                Tel: +98-21-2402483/2402987

                                                Fax: +98-21-2400568

            E-mail: areeo@dpimail.net

Education

University                                       Degree                        Year       Subject

University of Tehran, Iran                   B.Sc.                            1970    Soil Science

Oklahama State Univ., USA                 M.Sc.                           1974    Agronomy/Soil

Oklahama State Univ., USA                 Ph.D.                           1978    Soil Science

Oklahama State Univ., USA                 Post Doctorate             1979    Soil Salinity and

                                                                                                            Land Reclamation  

Languages: Persian: Mother tongue, English: Excellent, Arabic: Fair

Professional Positions:

1.      Vice Chairman of Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), since 1995 to continue.

                                     Responsibilities include planning, setting priorities, coordination, monitoring

                                     and evaluation of agri. research implemented by research institutes, centers

                                     and special projects of AREEO, which has a staff of about 1800 scientists and

                                    1900 technical support staff located at various research institutes and centers

                                    throughout the country.

2.      Director General, Soil and Water Research Institute of Iran 1983-1995.

Responsibilities included, research priority setting, planning, monitoring and evaluation of research projects in soil fertility and plant nutrition, irrigation and water management, soil pollution, Soil classification land suitability evaluation, and land reclamation. 

3.      Project Leader, Land Reclamation and Drainage of North Golpayegan Plain, 1980-1984.

The project covered an area of about 10000 ha. of saline and alkali soils which were thoroughly reclaimed and brought under cultivation. It also included activities in soil conservation, flood water spreading and watershed management.

 4.  Director of Agricultural Office, City of Golpaygan 1980-1982.

Duties include supervising agricultural extension, production, plant and animal protection, and rural development such as construction of small dams and irrigation systems.

Teaching Experiences and Supervision of Theses

1.      Teaching graduate courses at the Colleges of Agriculture, University of Tehran and Teacher University since 1985 to continue.

2.      Has supervised and advised many M.Sc. and Ph.D. students in their theses at the Colleges of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Teacher University and others.

Membership in National Research and Scientific Councils/Boards/Commissions:

1.      Member of Agricultural Commission of National Scientific Research Council.

2.      Member of High Council of Policy Formulation and Coordination of Agricultural Research, Ministry of Agriculture, Iran.

3.      Member of High Council of Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Ministry of Agriculture, Iran since 1980 to continue.

4.      Member of Agricultural Committee of High Council of Academic Planning, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, Iran, 1998-2000.

International/Regional/National Representative:

1.      Member of CGIAR Consultative Council, 1998-2000.

2.      President of AARINENA, May 1998 to 2000.

3.      Member of AARINENA Executive Committee, since 2000 to continue.

4.      Member of Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR)-Steering Committee, 1998 to continue.

5.      Member of NARS-Steering Committee, 1998 to continue.

6.      Member of WANA delegation in the Global Forum on Agricultural Research Meeting, Dresden, Germany, May 2000.

7.      Vice-president of AARINENA, 1996-98.

8.      President of Soil Science Society of Iran, 1992 to continue.

9.      WANA Representative in the International Conference on Regionalization of Agricultural Research in the Mediterranean and Near East Countries, Sponsored by CIHEAM, FAO, ICARDA, AARINENA, Florence, Italy-May 1997.

10.  Representing the West Asia and North Africa region (WANA) in NARS. CGIAR partnership preparatory meeting for Global Forum, IFAD, Rome, August 1996.

11.  Representing Iran in the General Conferences of Association of Agricultural  Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA),      Nov. 1993, Cairo, Egypt, April 1996, Rabat, Morocco, May 1998, Tehran, Iran, March 2000, Beirut, Lebanon.

Membership in Academic Association

1.      Member of International Society of Soil Science.

2.      Iranian Society of Soil Science.

3.      Who is who in the world?

Publications

Author and co-author of a large number of scientific and technical papers published in

national  and  international  scientific  journals,  and  several   technical   and  research

bulletins.  Senior author of a textbook titled  “English for the Students of Soil Science

Water and Environment” published by the Center for Studying and Compiling

University Books, Ministry of Agriculture and Higher Education, 1999.

Extra Curricular Activities: Swimming, Volleyball, Mountain Climbing, Jogging.

Publications

A. In English:

1.      Roozitalab, M.H. and F. Gray. 1979. Clay mineralogy of Oklahoma soils. Agricultural Experimental Station. Oklahoma State Univ. Technical bulletin T-153.

2.      Roozitalab, M.H. and F. Gray. 1982. Distribution of clay minerals in selected Oklahoma soils. Soil Sci. 134: 308-316

3.      Roozitalab, M.H. 1992. Past, present and future of soil survey in Iran. In J. A. Zinck (ed.) Soil survey: perspectives and strategies for the 21^St century. ITC-FAO publication No. 21, P. 86-88

4.      Roozitalab, M. H., Sharifi, A. T., M. Aghajani and J. Tavakolian. 1999. The National agricultural research system of Iran. In J. Casas (ed.). The national agricultural research systems in the West Asia and North Africa Region. ICARDA, FAO, AARINENA, CIHEAM. Aleppo, Syria, P. 185-198

5.      Gray, F. and M.H. Roozitalab. 1976. Benchmark and key soils of Oklahoma, a moderm classification system. Agricultural Experimental Station, Oklahoma State Univ. mp –97

6.      Voss, D. A., F. Gray and M. H. Roozitalab. 1978. Shrink-swell and other characteristics of five benchmark soils of western Oklahoma. Agricultural Experimental Station, Oklahoma State Univ. Technical bulletin, T-150

7.      Keshmiri, F., M.H. Banai and M.H. Roozitalab . 1987. The soil map of Iran at 1:1000 000 scale, the legend. 2^th revision. No. 732. Soil and Water Research Ins., Tehran.

8.      Ramazanpour, H., M.H. Bahmaniar, M.H. Roozitalab and M.J. Malekouti. 1992. The effect of continuous rice  cultivation on the morphology and clay mineralogy of paddy soils in northern Iran, Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, I. R. Iran. Vol. 1 No. 1:53-66

9.      Bahmaniar, M.A. Malekouti and M.H. Roozitalab. 1993. Chemical properties and fertility status of paddy soils influenced by continuous rice cultivation in northern Iran. Commune. Soil Sci. Plant Anal.           24(1&2): 93-107

10.  Siadat H., M.H. Roozitalab, H. Seddigh, E. Ansaripoor, and A. Shahrookh-Nia. 1993. Status of K contents in soils, K fertilizer in use and recommendation in Iran. In K. Mengel and A. Krauss (eds), K availability of soils in West Asia and North Africa – Status and perspectives. Intern. potash Ins. Basal, Switzerland. P. 113- 124

B. Book in English:

1.      Roozitalab, M. H. and H. Siadat. 1999. Enghish for the students of soil science, water and environment. The Center for Studying and Compiling University Books in Humanities (SAMT). 225p, Tehran Iran.

C. Publications in Persian:

1.      Roozitalab, M.H. 1985 Overview of the soil resources and the trend of population growth in the World. Journal of Soil and Water, Vol. No1. Soil and Water Res. Ins,

2.      Roozitalab, M.H. 1987. National soil policy and its technical and institutional elements in Iran. Technical bull. No. 725. Soil and Water Research Institute.

3.      Roozitalab, M.H. 1990. General characteristics of soils in Iran, their potentials and constraints. Scientist Vol. 29., special issue 43, P:18-26.

4.   Roozitalab, M. H. 1984. Importance of soil in agriculture and national           

independence of Iran, the general guidelines needed for formulation of  soil policy and conservation. Zeitoon, Ministry of Agriculture.

1. Roozitalab, M. H. 1994. Conservation and sustainable use of soils, a Key to agricultural development and food security. Soil, Water and Machinery Journal.Vol. 1.  No 1, 1:46-48.
2. Mottaghi, M and M. H. Roozitalab. 1991. Morphological and physico- chemical characteristics of vertisols in Bakhtaran Province. Journal of Soil and Water. Vol. 6 No. 1. Soil and Water Institute.
3. Refai, H., S. Shahoi and M. H. Roozitalab. 1988. Effects of erosion on soil productivity, land use and sustainable management in Gorgan River Basin. College of Agri. University of Tehran.
4. Sattar, M. and M. H. Roozitalab; 1985. Leaching of saline and alkali soils of Golpayegan Plain. Research bull. No. 662. Soil and Water Research Ins.

D. Papers presented at international congresses/conferences/seminar( In English)

E. Papers presented at national congress and conferences (in Persian)