Driss Bensari

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Professor
Driss Ben-Sari
إدريس بن صاري
Born1942 (age 81–82)
Taza, Morocco
Citizenship Morocco
EducationNational Institute of Geography, France
French Institute of Petroleum
University of Grenoble
AwardsScientific Grand Prize of Morocco
Scientific career
FieldsGeophysics
Astronomy
Earthquakes
InstitutionsMohammed V University

Driss Ben-Sari FAAS FTWAS (Arabic: إدريس بن صاري, born 1942) is a Moroccan professor of Geophysics at the Department of Civil Engineering, Mohammed V University in Rabat.

Life and career[edit]

Ben-Sari was born in Taza, Morocco in 1942.[1] He obtained his first degree in Geographical Sciences from National Institute of Geography, France in 1965. He received his master's degree in Applied Geophysics from the French Institute of Petroleum, before completing a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Physical Sciences at the University of Grenoble in 1977.[2][3][4]

Ben-Sari then returned to Morocco, and he has been a professor of Geophysics at the Department of Civil Engineering, Mohammadia School of Engineering, Mohammed V University, Rabat, since 1978.[5][6][7]

Ben-Sari served as Coordinator of the International Centre of Sciences and High Technology, and a Director of the Moroccan Institute of Astronomy, the National alert network for earthquakes, and the National Centre for Research and Planning of Science.[8][9] He is member of the Society for Technical Communication, International Council for Science, and Independent World Commission on the Ocean.[2][10][11]

Ben-Sari published his memoirs: Vivid memories (French: Mémoires Vives), testimonies and experiences of a lifetime.[3]

Awards and honours[edit]

Ben-Sari was elected a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (FAAS) in 1987,[8][12] and Fellow of the World Academy of Sciences (FTWAS) in 1988.[4] Ben-Sari received the Scientific Grand Prize of Morocco.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "COP22 و حاجة تازة إلى الدكتور إدريس بنصاري". أجيال بريس (in Arabic). 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  2. ^ a b "Final Report of Training Course". Archived from the original on 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  3. ^ a b Alaoui, Hassan (2015-07-03). "Driss Bensari à cœur ouvert". Maroc Diplomatique (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  4. ^ a b "Ben Sari, Driss". TWAS. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  5. ^ Tahayt, A.; Feigl, K. L.; Mourabit, T.; Rigo, A.; Reilinger, R.; McClusky, S.; Fadil, A.; Berthier, E.; Dorbath, L.; Serroukh, M.; Gomez, F.; Ben Sari, D. (2009-02-16). "The Al Hoceima (Morocco) earthquake of 24 February 2004, analysis and interpretation of data from ENVISAT ASAR and SPOT5 validated by ground-based observations". Remote Sensing of Environment. 113 (2): 306–316. Bibcode:2009RSEnv.113..306T. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.09.015. ISSN 0034-4257.
  6. ^ Bernal, Alberto (1992-01-01). Earthquake Engineering: Proceedings of the Tenth World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 19-24 July, 1992, Madrid, Spain. CRC Press. ISBN 978-90-5410-060-7.
  7. ^ "Scopus preview - Ben Sari, Driss - Author details - Scopus". www.scopus.com. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  8. ^ a b "Ben-Sari Driss | The AAS". www.aasciences.africa. Archived from the original on 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  9. ^ Research, European Organization for Nuclear (1992). Annual Report - European Organization for Nuclear Research. CERN.
  10. ^ "Ben-Sari Driss | The AAS". www.aasciences.africa. Archived from the original on 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  11. ^ "Abhatoo : التنبؤ بالكوارث الطبيعية والبيئية والوقاية منها : دراسة للحالة في المغرب". www.abhatoo.net.ma. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  12. ^ Sciences, African Academy of (1995). Annual Report. The Academy.