Dr Mohamed El Zayat holds a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from Cairo University, Egypt, and a Master's Degree in Environmental Engineering from the American University in Cairo. He has also earned his PhD with a specialization in Environmental Engineering from the American University in Cairo.
Dr El Zayat was awarded as a Visiting International Fellow from the AUC for his academic achievements in the field of Environmental Engineering as well as the Environment and Water Resource Institute (EWRI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He has also been awarded by several national organizations such as the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) for his PhD Research work as well as the Egyptian Engineers Syndicate.
Dr El Zayat has Published various researches in the field of Environmental Engineering and sustainability especially in water and wastewater treatment, solid waste management, air quality, and sustainability in both international peered reviewed journals and international conferences.
He is also a Reviewer at the Natural Science Journal and Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. Moreover, he is an Editorial Board Member of the Austin Chemical Engineering Journal. Dr El Zayat has also Participated in a funded research project for Global Young Academy (GYA), InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), and Leopoldina. He has also been selected by the GYA to be a Fellow of the Africa Science Leadership Program (ASLP) held annually in South Africa.
Currently, he is the Regional Manager of Integral Consult for Environmental Solutions. Dr El Zayat is an Instructor at Cairo University and Assistant Professor at the American University in Cairo (AUC). He used to be a Guest Lecturer at Texas A&M University at Qatar. Dr El Zayat is also a Member of the green building committee of the Housing & Building National Research Center (HBNRC) as well as the Wastewater Engineering Committee of the Environment Water Resource Institute (EWRI).
His Research focus is on sustainability and environment where he is Supervising a number of PhD and Master's students in this field. Recently, he has been awarded a fund from the German Egypt Research Fund to conduct a project in “Innovative Combustion Technology with Adopted Exhaust Cleaning System for Thermal Treatment of Medical Waste in Egypt” in cooperation with Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP – Germany.
Dr El Zayat has been engaged in several internationally funded projects by IFC (World Bank) and EBRD. He participated as an Environmental Expert in several projects and activities in the Middle East region including environmental impact assessment, clean development mechanism (CDM) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), green building certification, water and wastewater treatment plants evaluation, environmental due diligence, and energy efficiency in various sectors and industries. These sectors include such as cement, chemicals, green buildings, power, infrastructure, waste management, and wastewater treatment plants.
He is also an Expert in BREEZE AERMOD which is used to model impacts of air and odor emissions. Dr El Zayat has carried out several technical and environmental audits of wastewater treatment plants as well as water treatment plants. He has also conducted wastewater and water treatment quality control workshops.
Dr El Zayat is a GSAS Certified Green Professional and LEED Green Associate. He is also a Member of the Environmental & Water Resource Institute (EWRI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Dr El Zayat is also an accredited Environmental Specialist from the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) and a Member at the Science Advisory Board as well as the Egyptian Young Academy of Science (EYAS).
