Ali Fares

Professor

Watershed Hydrology and Tropical Soil

University of Hawai`i at Manoa

1910 East-West Road,

Honolulu, HI 96822

Tel. (808) 956-6361

afares@hawaii.edu

 

Academic Degrees:

  • University of Florida , Soil & Water Science Department (Soil Physics / Hydrological Science Cluster) Ph.D., 1996.
  • University of Florida , Agronomy Department. M.S., Major: Agronomy, Minor : Computer Science, 1990.
  • Faculty of Science , Tunis , Tunisia Diploma: Post Graduate Diploma (AEA), 1986.
  • College of Horticultural Engineering of Soussa , Tunisia . Diploma of Horticulture Engineering, 1984.

 
Awards and Recognitions:
  • Nominated for the:
    • 2009 and 2008 CTAHR Outstanding Researcher Award
    • 2009 CTAHR Outstanding Teaching Award
    • 2008 University of Hawaii-Manoa Outstanding Researcher Award
  • Florida State Horticulture Society Best and Most Meritorious Paper in the Citrus Section of the 2004 Proceedings.
  • Gamma Sigma Delta, the Honor Society of Agriculture, 1995
  • Tunisian Minister of Agriculture Scholarship, 1980-1984.
Professional Appointments:
  • August 2009 – Present. Professor of Watershed Hydrology and Tropical Soils, NREM Department, CTAHR, University of Hawai'i at Manoa.
  • August 2005 – August 2009. Associate Professor of Watershed Hydrology and Tropical Soils, NREM Department, CTAHR, University of Hawai'i at Manoa.
  • 2002 – July 2005. Assistant Professor of Watershed Hydrology and Tropical Soil, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawai'i at Manoa.
  • 2001 – 2002 & 1996 - 1999. Research Associate, University of Florida Soil and Water Science Department & Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, FL 33850.
  • 2001 – 2002. Graduate Adjunct Faculty, The Union Institute and University, Cincinnati , OH .
  • 2001– 2002. Adjunct Faculty, Keiser College , Lakeland Campus, Lakeland , FL.
  • 2002 (Spring). Adjunct Faculty, Warner Southern College, Lake Wales , FL.
  • 2000. Research Scientist, Sentek, Pty, Ltd. Stepney, Adelaide , South Australia , Australia.
  • 1991 - 1996, Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Soil and Water Science Department of the University of Florida , Gainesville , FL 32611.

 
Courses Taught:
University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Keiser College:
 

Hydrological Processes in Soil

Natural Resources & Environmental Management

Watershed Hydrology

Irrigation and Water Management

Natural Resources and Conservation

Natural Resources and Conservation Laboratory

  

Environmental Science

College Math

College Algebra

Statistics
University of Florida:
 

Vadose Zone Hydrology

Soil Physics

General Soils

Introduction to Agronomy