April 12, 2019; the First Place Best Judged Poster (CAFLS) at the
GRADS 2019: Clemson Student Research Forum on April 4,
2019; the Second Place Poster at the 11th Clemson Biological
Sciences Annual Student Symposium, April 6, 2019; the Second
Place Best Judged Poster at the Clemson Student Research
Forum on April 4, 2018; and the Third Place Poster at the 9th
Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium,
February 25, 2017. Dr. Zurqani conducts cutting-edge research in
the field of environmental information science, remote sensing,
land use management/planning, change detection of landscape
degradation, and geographic information system (GIS) models.
He has focused on his research efforts on the development of new
technologies in the field of environmental information sciences,
geo-intelligence (advanced geo-information science and earth
observation, machine and deep learning, and big data analytics),
remote sensing, land evaluation, pedology, land use management/ planning, monitoring and evaluating sustainable land
management, change detection of landscape degradation, and
geographic information system models.
Contributors
Azalarib S. Ali Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, University of
Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Asma Yousef Alnajjar Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences,
University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Khaled R. Ben Mahmoud Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences,
University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Merfat Taher Ben Mahmoud Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Mukhtar M. Elaalem Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences,
University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Azzeddin R. Elhawej Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences,
University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Eman Ali Ferjani Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences,
University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Basher A. Nwer Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, University
of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Hamdi A. Zurqani Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences,
University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
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Editor and Contributors
GRADS 2019: Clemson Student Research Forum on April 4,
2019; the Second Place Poster at the 11th Clemson Biological
Sciences Annual Student Symposium, April 6, 2019; the Second
Place Best Judged Poster at the Clemson Student Research
Forum on April 4, 2018; and the Third Place Poster at the 9th
Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium,
February 25, 2017. Dr. Zurqani conducts cutting-edge research in
the field of environmental information science, remote sensing,
land use management/planning, change detection of landscape
degradation, and geographic information system (GIS) models.
He has focused on his research efforts on the development of new
technologies in the field of environmental information sciences,
geo-intelligence (advanced geo-information science and earth
observation, machine and deep learning, and big data analytics),
remote sensing, land evaluation, pedology, land use management/ planning, monitoring and evaluating sustainable land
management, change detection of landscape degradation, and
geographic information system models.
Contributors
Azalarib S. Ali Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, University of
Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Asma Yousef Alnajjar Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences,
University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Khaled R. Ben Mahmoud Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences,
University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Merfat Taher Ben Mahmoud Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Mukhtar M. Elaalem Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences,
University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Azzeddin R. Elhawej Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences,
University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Eman Ali Ferjani Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences,
University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Basher A. Nwer Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, University
of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Hamdi A. Zurqani Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences,
University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
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Editor and Contributors