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About the author

Dr El-Haggar has more than 30 years of experience in energy and environmental
consulting and university teaching. Dr El-Haggar was a visiting professor at
Washington State University and at the University of Idaho, and is presently the
Professor of Energy and Environment at the Mechanical Engineering Depart-
ment at the American University in Cairo.
Dr El-Haggar has received more than 18 academic honors, grants, and
awards. He was awarded the outstanding teaching award from AUC in 1995
as well as a number of outstanding trustees awards. In addition Dr El-Haggar
has 118 scientific publications in environmental and energy fields, 34 invited
presentations, 50 technical reports and 12 books.
Dr El-Haggar’s environmental consulting experience includes more
than 40 environmental/industrial auditing for major industrial identities,
20 compliance action plans, nine environmental impact assessments in addi-
tion to extensive consulting experience in environmental engineering, environ-
mental auditing, costal zone management, environmental impact assessment
(EIA), environmental management systems (EMS), energy management, haz-
ardous and non-hazardous waste management, recycling, pollution preven-
tion and waste minimization, zero pollution, biogas/solar/wind technology,
community/desert development, solid and industrial waste, and environmental
assessment for the local government and private industries. Dr El-Haggar is
a member/board member of 14 national and international societies in the
areas of mechanical engineering, environmental engineering and community
development.
Dr El-Haggar has been working in environmental technologies since
1987. His paramount objective is to transform waste into useful products. He
developed a very simple theory called the 7Rs rule that applies cradle-to-cradle
concepts to waste handling and management. Dr El-Haggar was able to develop
different technologies for recycling unrecyclable waste such as Tetra-Paks,
dippers, municipal solid waste rejects, etc. He has published two series of books
on Cleaner Production Technologies and Fundamentals and Mechanisms for
Sustainable Development. Dr El-Haggar has also written a number of chapters
in several books on the environment.

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