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College / Department
Teaching areas
Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry, Soil and Water Chemistry, Environmental Toxicology, Forensic Chemistry, Climate Change
Research areas
Chemical and toxicological assessment of persistent organic pollutants in marine organisms, sediment/soil, water and air. Conversion of waste biomass to adsorbent materials for the removal of heavy metals, pesticides and organic pollutants. Photodegradation of toxic compounds (dioxins and furans) using zeolites and titanium based catalysts. Chemical, environmental and health impact of smoking midwakh, e-cigarettes and other alternative tobacco products.
Education
PhD, Environmental And Analytical Chemistry, The State University of New York- University at Buffalo, United States, 2007
BS, Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico-Cayey, United States, 2002
Professional experience
Professor, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2021 - Present
Associate Professor, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2015 - 2021
Assistant Professor, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2009 - 2015
Research Chemist ( Post-doctorate), 2007 - 2009
Memberships
Climate Change Research Network-Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (UAE), CCRN, Regional, Climate Change Research Network-Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (UAE), 2021
American Chemical Society, ACS, International, August 2018
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Arabian Gulf Branch- Board Member, May 2016
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Europe Chapter, March 2007
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Arabian Gulf Branch, Vice-President, December 2013 - May 2016
American Chemical Society, March 2007 - January 2016
American Society for Mass Spectrometry, January 2006 - December 2007
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, January 2003 - February 2007
Contact
+971 6 515 2440
Dr. Fatin Samara
Professor
PhD, The State University of New York- University at Buffalo, United States
Dr. Samara completed her post-doctoral work at the Environmental Protection Agency Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division (APPCD); National Risk Management Research Laboratory in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA. She is the Co-Chair of the UAE Climate Change Research Network, established by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, which aims to facilitate dissemination of knowledge and advance development of research collaborations. Her research work aims to solve local environmental problems related to environmental quality, toxicity assessments, waste to energy ...
Publications
Meera Al Hammadi, Sandra Knuteson, Sofian Kanan And Fatin Samara. Environmental Advances
Sofian Kanan And Fatin Samara. Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Fatin Samara, Sandra Knuteson, Tala Abdulateef, Fadi Yaghmour, Brendan Whittington-jones, Sara Al Abdalla, B Khalil And N Ahmed. Assessment and Management of the Water Quality of a Protected Hypersaline Wetland in the United Arab Emirates, Water, May 2023
A Mohammed, Fatin Samara, A Alzaatreh And Sandra Knuteson. Statistical Analysis for Water Quality Assessment: A Case Study of Al Wasit Nature Reserve,, Water, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2022
Sarah Dalibalta, Yara Abukhaled And Fatin Samara. Factors influencing the prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in the United Arab Emirates, Reviews On Environmental Health, 11 May 2022
Fadi Yaghmour, Fatin Samara, Thouraya Ghalayini, Sofian Kanan, Yehya Elsayed, Marwa Al Bousi And Halima Al Naqbi. Junk food: Polymer composition of macroplastic marine debris ingested by green and loggerhead sea turtles from the Gulf of Oman, Science Of The Total Environment, 1 May 2022
Meera Hammadi, Sandra Knuteson, Sofian Kanan And Fatin Samara. Microplastic pollution in oyster bed ecosystems: An assessment of the northern shores of the United Arab Emirates, Environmental Advances, 1 May 2022
Fatin Samara, Sahar Ibrahim, Mohammed Yousuf And Rose Armour. Carbon Footprint at a United Arab Emirates University: GHG Protocol, Sustainability, 22 February 2022
Fadi Yaghmour, Johannes Els, Elisa Maio, Brendan Whittington-jones, Fatin Samara, Yehya Elsayed, Richard Ploeg, Alyazia Alzaabi, Susannah Philip, Jane Budd And Marshall Mupandawana. Oil spill causes mass mortality of sea snakes in the Gulf of Oman, Science Of The Total Environment, 22 February 2022
Fatin Samara, Bassam Abu-nabah, Waleed El-damaty And Mayyada Al Bardan. Assessment of the impact of the human coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown on the energy sector: A case study of Sharjah, UAE, Energies, 17 February 2022
W Jayarathane, Swsb Dasanayaka, Omar Al Serhan, Isra Alam And Fatin Samara. Market perception of efficient light source technologies: A case study on sustainable energy transitions in Sri Lanka, International Journal Of Business Performance Management, 17 November 2021
Fadi Yaghmour, Marwa Al Bousi, Halima Al Naqbi, Fatin Samara And Thouraya Ghalayini. Junk food: A preliminary analysis of ingested marine debris by hawksbill Eretmochelys imbricata and olive ridley Lepidochelys olivacea sea turtles (Testudines: Cheloniidae) from the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 30 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2021
Hannah Melville-rea, Clare Eayrs, Nasser Anwahi, John Burt, Denise Holland, Fatin Samara, Francesco Paparella, Ahmed Al Murshidi, Maryam Al-shehhi And David Holland. A roadmap for policy-relevant sea-level rise research in the United Arab Emirates, Frontiers In Marine Science, 22 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2021
Fatin Samara, Isra Alam And Fadi Yaghmour. Combined d-SPE-QuECHERS-Cold Bath Extraction and GC/MS for the Determination of 24 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Stranded Green Sea Turtles, Chelonia Mydas (Linnaeus, 1758), Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds., 22 February 2021
Fatin Samara, Isra Alam And Yehya El-sayed. Midwakh: Assessment of levels of Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Nicotine in Dokha Tobacco Smoke, Journal Of Analytical Toxicology, 21 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2021
Fatin Samara, Nour Attia, Mustafa Khamis, Mohamed Ali And Isra Alam. Is acid treatment of secondary aluminum waste products prior to storage and disposal a viable option?, Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, December 2020
Fatin Samara, Maitha Al Shamsi, Faisal Kanaan And Sofian Kanan. Photocatalytic UV degradation of 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran in the presence of silver zeolite, Research On Chemical Intermediates, 2020
Fatin Samara, Rina Badran And Sarah Dalibalta. Are Disinfectants for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19 Safe?, Health Security, 14 December 2020
Awais Zaka, Taleb Ibrahim, Mustafa Khamis And Fatin Samara. Adsorption characteristics of diclofenac sodium onto graphene nanoplatelets, Desalination And Water Treatment, 1 December 2020
Fadi Yaghmour, Fatin Samara And Isra Alam. Analysis of polychlorinated biphenyls, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organochlorine pesticides in the tissues of green sea turtles, Chelonia mydas, (Linnaeus, 1758) from the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates, Marine Pollution Bulletin, November 2020
Fatin Samara, Thouraya Ghalayini, Nedal Abufarha And Sofian Kanan. The Photocatalytic Degradation of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin in the Presence of Silver–Titanium Based Catalysts, Catalysts, 21 August 2020
Yehya El-sayed, Fatin Samara And Sarah Dalibalta. A GLOBAL OUTLOOK INTO COVID-19 ASSOCIATIONS WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASE, International Journal Of Integrative Medical Sciences, 31 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2020
Fatin Samara, Nadia Solovieva, Thouraya Ghalayini, Zaina Nasrallah And Maria Saburova. Assessment of the environmental status of the mangrove ecosystem in the United Arab Emirates, Water, 6 June 2020
Fatin Samara, Maitha Al Shamsi, Faisal Kanaan And Sofian Kanan. Photocatalytic UV degradation of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran in the presence of silver zeolite, Research On Chemical Intermediates, 1 February 2020
Fatin Samara, Fares Feghaly And Sofian Kanan. Photocatalytic degradation of profenofos using silver-platinum doped zeolite, Catalysis Today, 2019
Fatin Samara, Fares Feghaly And Sofian Kanan. Photocatalytic degradation of profenofos using silver-platinum doped zeolite, Catalysis Today, 17 December 2019
Fatin Samara, Elie Jermani And Sofian Kanan. Photocatalytic UV-degradation of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) in the presence of silver doped zeolite, Arabian Journal Of Chemistry, 1 December 2019
A. Zaka, Taleb Ibrahim, Mustafa Khamis And Fatin Samara. Removal of Selected Pharmaceuticals from Wastewater using Reduced Graphene Oxide Magnetite Nanocomposite, Sixth International Conference On Water, Energy And Environment (icwee/6), March 2019
Sofian Kanan And Fatin Samara. Dioxins and furans: A review from chemical and environmental perspectives, Trends In Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 2018
Sofian Kanan And Fatin Samara. Dioxins and furans: A review from chemical and environmental perspectives; Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Trends In Environmental Analytical Chemistry, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2018
Fatin Samara, Maitha Al Shamsi, Faisal Kanaan And Sofian Kanan. Photocatalytic UV degradation of 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran in the presence of silver zeolite, Research On Chemical Intermediates, 2017
Fatin Samara, Mustafa Khamis, Ziad Sara And Yehya El-sayed. Removal of benzo (a) anthracene from water using a novel UAE sludge-based activated adsorbent, Desalination And Water Treatment, 2017
Fatin Samara, Yehya El-sayed, Balik Soghomonian And Sandra Knuteson. Chemical and biological assessment of sediments and water of Khalid Khor, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2016
Yehya El-sayed, Mustafa Khamis, Fatin Samara, Maitha Alqaydi, Ziad Sara, Isam Al Zubaidi And Md Maruf Mortula. Novel method for water purification using activated adsorbents developed from sewage sludge, Desalination And Water Treatment, 2016
Sofian Kanan, Fatin Samara, Imad Abu-yousef, Naser Abdo And Danial Tobias. Silver nanoclusters doped in zeolite to decontaminate water resources from the quinalphos pesticide, Research On Chemical Intermediates, 2010
Conference Presentations
The Modern Desert Dust Storm: A Climate x Health Problem, Uae Climate Change Research Network 2nd Annual Conference May 25 & 26, 2023, 25 May 2023
Microplastics Pollution in Oyster Bed Ecosystems: An Assessment of the Northern Shores of the United Arab Emirates, Society Of Environmental Toxicology And Chemistry (setac) Setac Europe 32nd Annual Meeting, 18 May 2022
Midwakh: What do we Know Today? Chemical and Health Assessment of Dokha, The American Chemical Society's Regional Scientific Conference, 10 May 2022
Climate change and health research gaps and priorities in the region, Climate Change Research Network Conference Partner Segment Moderated Session With Who, Emro, Ceha & Ccrn, 31 March 2022
Climate Change Research Network Conference, Climate Change Research Network Conference During Middle East And North Africa Climate Week 2022, 30 March 2022
Climate Resilient Infrastructure: Recent Advances in Research & Practice, Deltares Knowledge Days, 24 March 2022
WOMEN IN STEM: HIGHLIGHTING UB’S ALUMNI IN THE CHEMICAL SCIENCES, Women's History Month, 24 March 2022
Prioritizing Climate Literacy & Policy, Higher Education Climate Dialogues, 21 February 2022
Building Climate Resilience: In Search of Innovative Adaptation Solutions, Dubai Expo’s Climate & Biodiversity Week : Uae Ccrn Event – Expo 2020 Dubai, 7 October 2021
Chemical aspects of Dokha tobacco, 2nd International Meeting For Research On Dokha Tobacco, 5 April 2021
Climate Change: Pollution and Biodiversity of Local Ecosystems Should we be concerned?, Launch Event Of The Uae Climate Change Research Network: Setting A Climate Research Agenda For The Uae, January 2021
Sharjah Strandings Response Program: Insights on Marine Turtle Threats and Mortality Factors, The Dubai Natural History Group Invited Lectures, November 2020
Ideas for end-of-semester assessment, Virtual Lounge: Problem Based Learning And Assessments, 25 November 2020
Climate Change, Sustainability Week, October 2020
The Sharjah Strandings Response Program: Insights on Marine Turtle Threats and Mortality Factors, Sharjah International Conservation Forum For Arabian Biodiversity (sicfab), 3 February 2020
The Sharjah Strandings Response Program: Insights on Marine Turtle Threats and Mortality Factors, Sharjah International Conservation Forum For Arabian Biodiversity (sicfab), 3 February 2020
The Sharjah Strandings Response Program: Insights on Marine Turtle Threats and Mortality Factors, Technical Workshop On Marine Turtle Research And Conservation, 19 December 2019
The Sharjah Strandings Response Program: Insights on Marine Turtle Threats and Mortality Factors, Technical Workshop On Marine Turtle Research And Conservation, 19 December 2019
Aviation Environmental Impact, Cato Workshop/aviation Safety Unit Of The World Food Programme, November 2019
Assessment of selected organochlorine pesticides and PAHs in tissues of green sea turtles, Chelonia Mydas Linnaeus 1978, from the Eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates, 39th International Symposium On Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants, August 2019
Development of QuEChERS method and GC/MS for the analysis of selected persistent organic pollutants from samples of green sea turtles from the United Arab Emirates, 39th International Symposium On Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants, August 2019
Catalytic Photodegradation of the Organophosphate Profenofos, International Conference On Applied Catalysis & Chemical Engineering, 8 April 2019
Catalytic Photodegradation of the Organophosphate Profenofos, Sixth International Conference On Water, Energy And Environment, 26 March 2019
Quantitative assessment of sediment and water chemistry and algal biodiversity of the mangrove forest in the Khor al Beida, Umm al Quwain, Managing The Health Of The Gulf Ecosystems: Dealing With Climate Change, Coast Alterations And Invasive Species, November 2018
Assessing potential of coastal sediments from the mangrove forest in the Arabian Gulf for paleoenvironmental reconstruction, Ipa-ial 2018, 18 June 2018
Grants and sponsorships
Grant, Multidisciplinary approach to investigate the status of whales and dolphins in UAE waters, Zayed University, April 2022 - July 2024
Grant, Comprehensive Study on an Emerging Global Threat: Chemical, Environmental, Social and Heath Assessment of Midwakh, Office of Research, American University of Sharjah, 29 April 2019 - 30 May 2024
Grant, A Multidisciplinary Study of Oyster Beds as Bioindicators of Current Environmental and Societal Challenges in Coastal Areas of the UAE, American University of Sharjah, 20 May 2019 - 31 May 2023
Grant, Production of Acidic Biochar for Soil Application- Phase II, Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA), 2022
Grant, Extension for the project “A Multidisciplinary Study of Oyster Beds as Bioindicators of Current Environmental and Societal Challenges in Coastal Areas of the UAE”, Sharjah Research Foundation Award FRA., 2020 - 2022
Grant, Microplastics in the digestive tracks of sea snakes from the Gulf of Oman, Third Forum for Women in Research "QUWA: Women Empowerment for Global Impact", Sharjah University
Grant, Faculty Professional Development Grant-SETAC Europe Conference, American University of Sharjah, May 2022 - May 2022
Grant, Faculty Professional Development Grant-CCRN Conference UAE, American University of Sharjah, March 2022 - March 2022
Grant, CAS-URG22 Undergraduate Research Grant “Assessment of POPs & HMs in the Eggs of the Arabian Gulf’s Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata),”, American University of Sharjah, - December 2021
Grant, A Multidisciplinary Study of Oyster Beds as Bioindicators of Current Environmental and Societal Challenges in Coastal Areas of the UAE, Sharjah Research Academy, December 2019 - December 2021
Grant, CAS- URG21-015 Undergraduate Research Grant “Microplastic in Oyster beds (Oysters and Sediments)”, American University of Sharjah, - July 2021
Grant, CAS- URG21-029 Undergraduate Research Grant “Assessment of pollutant exposure of Sea Snakes as an indicator of Marine Pollution”, American University of Sharjah, - July 2021
Grant, CAS- URG21-033 Undergraduate Research Grant "Investigation of current status of surface water at Al Wasit Nature Reserve, Sharjah, UAE", American University of Sharjah, - July 2021
Grant, Assessment of the Current Status of UAE Wetlands by Monitoring the Surface Water Quality: A case study of Al Wasit Nature Reserve, Sharjah, UAE., University of Sharjah
Grant, Faculty Professional Development Grant, August 2019 - August 2019
Grant, Health Risk and Contamination assessment of organic and non-organic fruits and vegetables in the UAE, American University of Sharjah, 1 June 2017 - 19 August 2019
Grant, Catalytic Photodegradation of Organophosphate Insecticide Profenofos, American University of Sharjah Faculty Development Grant
Awards and Honors
Best Research Award at The Second Forum for Women in Research: QUWA: Empowering Women in Research and Innovation, University of Sharjah, We were recently recognized with awards for our research work by the Second Forum for Women in Research. The conference focused on featuring strong women role...
Best Group Presentation, Climate Change Conference organized by AUS and London College of Business, 26 February 2020
Outstanding Student’s Award Sharjah Sustainability Award - 7th Session 2018/2019, Sharjah Environment Protected Areas Authorities (EPAA), Sharjah Sustainability Award aims to promote a sustainable green environment. It is based on the vision of HH Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of...
Superior Accomplishment Recognition Award, US Environmental Protection Agency, RTP, NC, USA, 1 December 2008
Mattern - Tyler Award Excellence in Teaching, The State University of New York-University at Buffalo, 5 May 2005
Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professorate (AGEP) Fellowship, The State University of New York-University at Buffalo, 6 December 2004
