Dr. Abdullah Daradkh

Dr. Abdullah has a PhD in Environmental Science and Education. His background is in the Environmental Chemistry Science and his research interests are focused on environmental indicators for sustainable development. He defines and measures such indicators, evaluates their impact and suggests solutions for the policy makers. Dr.Abdullah is a Certified Trainer from GOPA Consultants, Germany and Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD)/Statistical Training Institute, UAE. He is also a Certified Trainer from Dubai Municipality, UAE. He has been invited to cover training workshops for the following courses:Agriculture and Environment Surveys and Statistics, Statistical Report Writing, Crime Statistics, Environmental Performance Indicators, Chemical and Micro Biological Tests of Food and Environment and the Legislation Followed in This Field, Modern Methods of Field Work. Dr. Abdullah also delivered several training courses related to BioRisk Management and Instrument Maintenance that were organized by Sandia National Laboratories (USA) and Princess Haya Biotechnology Center (Jordan). Topics included:Global BioRisk Management System, Risk Assessment and Evaluation, Decontamination and Disinfection, Engineering Controls and Laboratory Equipment, Personal Protective Equipment, Good Laboratory Practices, Laboratory Biosecurity, Shipping Infectious Substances and Biological Specimens, Shipping Regulations and International Air Transport Association (IATA). Dr. Abdullah is also coordinator of workshops related to prevention, transformation, behavior and control of potentially toxic trace element emissions from their sources and minimization of the effects of these trace elements on the environment through partnerships developed with private research organizations and the government. In 2005 collaborating with other scientists Dr. Abdullah has completed Atmospheric Research and published an article on ResearchGate Portal “Trace Elements in Daily Collected Aerosols in Al-Hashimya, Central Jordan”. During his research activities Dr. Abdullah always uses statistical analysis of obtained data, either after measurement of environmental samples or after survey studies using questionnaires. In addition he studies the relationship between different forms of data (content analysis, questionnaires, analytical data, and social parameters).