The editors wish to dedicate the present book to the memory of
Prof Mohammed El-Sabh, our friend and colleague of many projects and
meeting organizations, with whom we shared so many happy
moments during the years we knew him. We think that the words of
M. Mario Belanger, translated by Dr. Phil Hill (both from UQAR and also
friends of Mohammed) represent also our feelings.
Gerardo M.E. Perillo, Maria Cintia Piccolo, Mario Pino-Quivira
February, 1999
Professor Mohammed El-Sabh, 59, died at the Centre hospitalier regional de Rimouski
on the evening of February 8, 1999, after a heart attack. Universite du Quebec a
Rimouski (UQAR) and all of Quebec hve lost a great person who made Rimouski
known around the world for its marine sciences.
Born in Egypt, Mohammed El-Sabh obtained his Ph.D. from McGill University in
Montreal. He arrived at UQAR in 1972 to form part of the first team of researchers
given the mission of developing oceanography in Rimouski. Through his teaching and
research as well, his numerous publications and involvements, he contributed in a
major way to the growing reputation of UQAR both nationally and internationally.
At UQAR, he supervised more than 20 M.Sc. and Ph.D. students in Oceanography.
He was often called on by other universities for the evaluation of university work.
From his research, he wrote several major scientific publications including: Natural and Man-Made Hazards (Netherlands, 1986), Oceanography of the St. Lawrence
Estuary (Germany, 1990) and Integrated Management and Sustainable Development
in Coastal Zones (United States, 1998).
Prof Mohammed El-Sabh, our friend and colleague of many projects and
meeting organizations, with whom we shared so many happy
moments during the years we knew him. We think that the words of
M. Mario Belanger, translated by Dr. Phil Hill (both from UQAR and also
friends of Mohammed) represent also our feelings.
Gerardo M.E. Perillo, Maria Cintia Piccolo, Mario Pino-Quivira
February, 1999
Professor Mohammed El-Sabh, 59, died at the Centre hospitalier regional de Rimouski
on the evening of February 8, 1999, after a heart attack. Universite du Quebec a
Rimouski (UQAR) and all of Quebec hve lost a great person who made Rimouski
known around the world for its marine sciences.
Born in Egypt, Mohammed El-Sabh obtained his Ph.D. from McGill University in
Montreal. He arrived at UQAR in 1972 to form part of the first team of researchers
given the mission of developing oceanography in Rimouski. Through his teaching and
research as well, his numerous publications and involvements, he contributed in a
major way to the growing reputation of UQAR both nationally and internationally.
At UQAR, he supervised more than 20 M.Sc. and Ph.D. students in Oceanography.
He was often called on by other universities for the evaluation of university work.
From his research, he wrote several major scientific publications including: Natural and Man-Made Hazards (Netherlands, 1986), Oceanography of the St. Lawrence
Estuary (Germany, 1990) and Integrated Management and Sustainable Development
in Coastal Zones (United States, 1998).