Professional Roles
Appointments and Professional Experience
2021-cont. Assistant Professor of Geospatial Science in Natural Resource Management and Conservation, University of Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, Arkansas Forest Resources Center, University of Arkansas at Monticello, AR, USA
2020–2021 Research Associate (GIS & Remote Sensing Specialist), South Carolina Water Resources Center, Clemson University, SC, USA.
2015–2019 Graduate research assistant at the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University. SC, USA.
2013–2014 Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Soil and Water Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya.
2011–2013 Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Natural Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tripoli, Al-Jafarah, Libya.
2010–2011 GIS Engineer at the Authority for Investment of Jabel Al-Hasawna—Al-Jafarah Water System of the Man-Made River, Qasr Bin Ghashir, Tripoli, Libya.
Additional Experience
2024-cont. Member of the Steering Committee of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Mediterranean and Middle-East Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (M2GARSS).
2024-cont. Ambassador of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society in Libya.
2023-cont. Co-Principal Investigator, Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, University of Arkansas at Monticello, Arkansas, USA.
2012–2013 Head of Examinations Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tripoli. Al-Jafarah, Tripoli, Libya.
Book Editing
Zurqani, H. A., Brye, K. R., West, L., Ficklin, R.L., Mersiovsky, E., M.A., Blazier (Eds). 2026. The Soils of Arkansas. World Soils Book Series. Switzerland. Springer International Publishing AG. (In press).
Zurqani, H. A. (Ed). 2025. Geospatial artificial intelligence in Environmental and Natural Resources Management. Earth and Environmental Sciences Library. Switzerland. Springer International Publishing AG. (In press).
Zurqani, H. A. (Ed). 2024. Water Resources of Libya; Challenges and Management. World Water Resources Book Series. Switzerland. Springer International Publishing AG. (In press).
Zurqani, H. A. (Ed). 2022. Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in Libya. Springer, Cham. (1st ed.). ISBN-13: 978-3030978099.
Zurqani, H. A. (Ed). 2021. The Soils of Libya. World Soils Book Series. Springer, Cham. (1st ed.). ISBN-13: 978-3030663674.
Research Topics/Special Issues
"Advancing spatial prediction of soil properties using remotely sensed data and geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI): Challenges, opportunities, and future directions", Frontiers in Soil Science Pedometrics (Frontiers) journal (ISSN 2673-8619).
"UAV Agricultural Management: Recent Advances and Future Prospects", Remote Sensing (MDPI) journal (ISSN 2072-4292).
"UAV Agricultural Management: Recent Advances and Future Prospects", Drones (MDPI) journal (ISSN 2504-446X).
"Applications of Remote Sensing in Earth Observation and Geo-Information Science", Remote Sensing (MDPI) journal (ISSN 2072-4292).
Editorial Board Memberships
2024-cont. Member of the Editorial Board for Discover Soil Journal (Springer Nature) (ISSN 3005-1223).
2023-cont. Member of the Editorial Board (Review Editor for Data Fusion and Assimilation) for Frontiers in Remote Sensing Journal (ISSN 2673-6187).
2022-cont. Member of the Editorial Board (Co-Editor-in-Chief) for Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences (ISSN 2617-2186).
2021-cont. Member of the Editorial Board (Topical Advisory Panel Member) for Remote Sensing (MDPI) Journal (ISSN 2072-4292).
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