Mr. Wehbeh FARAH
Faculty of Dental Medicine
Faculty of Science
Professor
(+961) 1 421 000 ext 3374 wehbeh.farah@usj.edu.lb
2015 HDR diploma (Accreditation to Supervise Research) in Dense Media Materials, in Meteorology, Oceanography, Environmental Physics from the University of Western Brittany, France 1997 Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Montpellier II, France 1994 Masters Degree in Physics (DEA) from the University of Montpellier II, France 1992 Bachelors Degree in Physics from the Lebanese University, Lebanon
Highest degree : HDR in Dense Media Materials, Meteorology, Oceanography, Environmental Physics - Université de Bretagne occidentale - France
+ Education
| Degrees | University | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDR diploma (Accreditation to Supervise Research) | Université de Bretagne occidentale | France | 2015 |
| PhD in physics | Université de Montpellier | France | 1997 |
| Post-graduate diploma in condensed Matter | Université de Montpellier | France | 1994 |
| Master in physics | Université Libanaise (UL) | Lebanon | 1992 |
+ Teaching outside USJ
| Experience in University Teaching Outside USJ | Country | Institution | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visiting professor | France | Université de Bretagne occidentale | 15/06/2018 | 15/07/2018 |
| Guest lecturer | France | Université de Bretagne occidentale | 01/07/2015 | 15/07/2015 |
+ Professionnal experience outside USJ
| Professional Experience | Organization | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trainer in teaching pedagogy | Lassalian schools Lebanon | 29/05/2009 | 30/05/2009 |
| Consultancy services to update the National Circumstances and National GHG Inventory chapters of Lebanon's Second National Communication UNDP | UNDP | 01/01/2008 | 01/09/2008 |
+ Expertise field
Engineering and Technology, Sciences
+ Research topics
Air quality monitoring in Beirut: Continuous sampling real-time results. Installation of air quality monitoring stations. Analysis of time series data. Development of air quality forecasting tools. Greenhouse gas inventory. Impact of pollution on human health (eco-epidemiological time series study). Development of new sensors based on magnetic nanomaterials. Diluted magnetic semiconductor (magneto-optical magnetic properties). Time-resolved spectroscopy (luminescence, reflectivity, transient photoreflectance).
+ Publications and communications
1- Assessment of the exposure to PM2.5 in different Lebanese microenvironments at different temporal scales. Ali Faour, Maher Abboud, Georges Germanos & Wehbeh Farah. Environmental Monitoring Assessment volume 195, Article number: 21 (2023) 2- Exposure to fine particulate matter urticaria: an eco-epidemiological time-series analysis in Beirut. Myriam Mrad-Nakhlé, Wehbeh Farah, Nelly Ziade, Maher Abboud, Elias Chalhoub, Elie Ghabi, Nicole Dib & Isabella Annesi-Maesano. Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences (2021) 10.1007/s13530-021-00078-6 3- Development of a Resonant Microwave Sensor for Sediment Density Characterization. R. Mansour, S. Rioual, B. Lescop, P. Talbot, M. Abboud, W. Farah, G. Tanné. Sensors (2020), https://doi.org/10.3390/s20041058 4- The impact of magnetite nanoparticles on the physicochemical and adsorption properties of magnetic alginate beads. G. Germanos, S. Youssef, W. Farah, B. Lescop, S. Rioual, M. Abboud. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering Volume 8, Issue 5, October 2020. 5- Analysis of the continuous measurements of PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations in Beirut, Lebanon. Farah, W., Nakhlé, M.M., Abboud, M., Ziade, N., Annesi-Maesano, I., Zaarour, R., Saliba, N.,Germanos, G., Saliba, N.A., Shihadeh, A.L., Gerard, J. (2018) Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 17 (7), pp. 1693-1700.