Eman El-Wazzan

Professional Memberships:

• 2007 - Present World Aquaculture Society (WAS)
• 2007 - Present World Aquaculture Society US Chapter.
• 2008 - Present National Shellfisheries Association (NSA).
• 2004 - Present Sigma Psi chapter, Beta Beta Beta Biological honor Society.
• 1989 - Present Egyptian Syndicate of Scientific Professions.

Honors, Awards and Grants: 

• 2010: El-Wazzan and Scarpa. Biomarker Assisted Selection for Disease-Resistance in Clams for Establishing Egyptian and Improving American Bivalve Aquaculture, a two years project 6 
• (2010 – 2012) funded by the US-Egypt Joint Program (Science and Technology Development Fund). $200 K. 
• 2010: International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) Scholarship, Circular Course Bivalve Shellfish Safety Management, Santiago, Spain. 
• 2008: Spring 2008, GSA Travel Award (best abstract), Graduate Students Association, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL. 
• 2008: NSA Travel Award for high quality abstract, National Shellfisheries Association "The 100th Annual NSA Meeting" 
• 2007 – 2008: GSA Teaching Assistantship, Graduate Students Association, Florida Institute of Technology. 
• 2003: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution Summer Internship. 
• 2000: Egyptian Governmental Doctoral Fellowship (5 years) in the amount of 103,000 $US. 
• 2000: First Distinguished Graduate Student Achievement Award by the Egyptian Syndicate of Scientific Professions. 
• 1992: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) short-course fellowship, Monaco, France. 
• 1989: First Distinguished Undergraduate student Achievement Award by the Egyptian Syndicate of Scientific Professions. 
• 1989: First Distinguished Achievement Outstanding Student Award by Alexandria University.