Tamer Hafez

I hold a Ph.D. in Marine Enviroment and Resources  from the University of Basque Country, Spain and the University of Pau, France. I am involved in extensive research investigating the toxic impact of oil spills and nanoplastics on the marine ecosystem. I am experienced in experimental designs, developing and maintaining standard operating procedures for conducting experiments, in addition to field surveys.  I collaborated effectively in multidisciplinary team environments in Spain, France, Belgium, and Norway. I have acquired good teaching and supervision skills through mentoring 6 master students and participating in practical master courses.  

I am fluent in Arabic, English,  Spanish,  German, and French.  I hold a  professional certificate in scientific diving and marine sampling. In addition, I am a certified PADI advanced open water and deep diver. 

November 2021- Current:  Post-doctoral researcher; University of the Basque country 

Project: European commission Cas6 Project, towards a technological platform for nano plastics detections ( 2021- 2023)

Tasks: Investigation of the bioaccumulation of nanoplastics in marine organisms using two model species Mytilus galloprovincialis  and Acartia tonsa

September 2016 – October 2021:  International Ph.D. degree in Marine Environment and Resources; University of the Basque Country (UPV, Bilbao, Spain) and the  University of Pau (UPPA, Pau, France).   

Thesis: Ecotoxicity effects of oil Water Accommodated Fractions and oil Water Accommodated Fractions + Dispersant on cold environments: Acarita tonsa based bioassays and microbial community dynamics as monitoring tools 

Supervisors: Dr. Maren Ortiz Zarragoitia (UPV) / Dr. Robert Duran (UPPA)  

Qualification: Cum Laude  

Sept 2013- Sept  2015: Master's degree in Marine Environment and Resources.   

Erasmus Mundus Master Program  "MER MSc," Joint European MSc degree program developed and shared  by leading European institutions: 

         Sept.2013-March 2014                      University of Bordeaux II, Bordeaux, France 

         April 2014-August 2014                      University of Basque County, Bilbao, Spain 

         Sept.2014-January, 2015                          University of Liege, Liege, Belgium 

Feb.2015-July 2015                                 University of Basque County, Bilbao, Spain 

Master Thesis title:  Assessment of the Sex Ratio Oscillations in Two Populations of Acartia clausi and Acartia tonsa from two Basque Estuaries Showing Different Levels of Pollution and Responses to a Model Xenoestrogenic Compound  

   Supervisors: Dr. Maren Ortiz Zarragoitia and Dr. Fernando Villate  

   GPA: 8.4/10  

Sept 2008- Sept 2012:                Bachelor's Degree in Science; American University in Cairo (Cairo, Egypt)  

    Major :  Biology      Minor: Chemistry, History 

Graduation thesis title: Animals are not Latin binomials: Sex and herbivory in the amphipod Gammarus aqueicauda in lake Qaroun, Egypt                            

            Supervisor: Dr. Edwin Cruz Reviera