Dr Nezha MEJJAD is a Scientific Researcher, Bachelor of Faculty of Sciences Ben M'sik, (Earth Sciences) the University of Hassan II Casablanca (2011) and graduated with a Master's degree in Applied Geology (2013). She received Her Thesis in November 2018 on "Geochemical and radiometric approaches for assessing the intensity and chronology of metal trace element and radionuclide contamination in the Oualidia lagoon - Morocco". She was awarded her second Master's in 2019 in Sustainable Blue Growth from the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS & University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy. In 2021, Nezha received her 3rd Master's Degree in Open Innovation And Youth Entrepreneurship In The Mediterranean Agri-food Sector from CIHEAMBari & University of Bari, Italy. Author of more than 24 articles and conference papers in Coastal sediments Geochemistry and Environmental impact assessment fields.
In 2019, she received the prize for the best thesis defended in Geology at Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
In 2020, she won a fellowship funded by the EU Deep Blue project in the framework of the BlueMed Initiative.
She is currently a member of the Moroccan Association for Applied Sciences and Innovation advisor board, where she participates actively in the organization of scientific meetings, reviewing scientific papers, and moderating the oral sessions, sometimes as a keynote speaker. Also, She is an associate researcher at the faculty of Sciences El Jadida, Morocco, where she taught a Magistral course of "Marine Geology" and "environmental impact assessment" to students of the Master (Semester 3). She also taught and tutored undergraduate students at the faculty of Sciences Ben m'sik, Casablanca (2018-2022).
Nezha was elected as YESS (Youth Earth System Sciences) Regional Representative for the African Region for the period between April 2019 and March 2022. She is also an active member of numerous national and international NGO’s such as the Scientific Association for Water Information System (SAWIS), the Geological Society of America, the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM), the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, the Organization For Women in Science for the Developing World, and The PAGES (Past Global Changes).
Nezha MEJJAD
Summary
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Potential ecological risk assessment of rare earth elements in sediments cores from the Oualidia lagoon, Morocco
Published in Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal
This study’s objective was to evaluate the depth profiles of rare earth elements (REEs) in two Pb-210 dated sediments cores retrieved from the Oualidia lagoon, reconstruct their anthropogenic history, and assess their potential ecological risk. The sediment cores analysis was carried out using instrumental neutron activation analysis. Other physica...
Using Machine Learning Approaches to Predict Water Quality of Ibn Battuta Dam (Tangier, Morocco)
Published in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Big Data, Modelling and Machine Learning
Ibn Batouta dam was built in 1977 next to catchment outlet and provides the Tangier-Assilah cities inhabitants with drinking water. The present study aims to assess the quality of Ibn Batouta dam water and use machine learning approaches to predict the future water quality of this dam. We select Dissolved Oxygen as the vital quality factor to be fo...
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Plastic Waste Management: A Bibliometric Analysis by using Dimension.ai
...Published in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Big Data, Modelling and Machine Learning
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Evidence of change in 210Pb atmospheric flux in the Oualidia lagoon inferred from sediment radiometric dating
Radiometric dating was carried out on sediment cores from the Oualidia Lagoon located in the north-western of Morocco. The objective of this study was to investigate recent environmental changes in this area, particularly the variation of 210Pb atmospheric flux. Two sediment cores, Core-1 and Core-2, were collected from El Oualidia Lagoon lying in ...
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Understanding the Impacts of Blue Economy Growth on Deep-Sea Ecosystem Services
The deep sea is the vastest environment on Earth and provides many services and goods. Understanding the services and goods of deep-sea ecosystems would enable better resource governance and decision-making. In the present study, we reviewed and assessed deep-sea ecosystems services using the Ma conceptual framework, which incorporates ecosystems s...
Experience
Stagiaire February 2016 - July 2016
Centre National de l'Energie des Sciences et des Techniques Nucleaires (Rabat MA)
Stagiaire November 2014 - July 2015
Centre National de l'Energie des Sciences et des Techniques Nucleaires (Rabat MA)
Stagiaire April 2014 - June 2014
Centre National de l'Energie des Sciences et des Techniques Nucleaires (Rabat MA)
Stagiaire March 2013 - June 2013
Centre National de l'Energie des Sciences et des Techniques Nucleaires (Rabat MA)
Stagiaire September 2012 - September 2012
ocp (Khouribga MA)
Education
The International Advanced Master in Sustainable Blue Growth Since January 2018
University of Trieste (Trieste IT)
Docteur en Géochimie et Environnement 2008- - November 2018
Université Hassan II Casablanca Faculté des Sciences Ben M'Sik (Casablanca MA)
Awards
Best PhD thesis at university of Casablanca 2018 2018
Best PhD thesis at university of Casablanca 2018 “Prize of Excellence”
Scholarship Award for students admitted in Master in Sustainable Blue Growth 2018
Scholarship Award for students admitted in Master in Sustainable Blue Growth from the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS).Trieste, Italy.
ward of Excellence Scholarships 2013
Award of Excellence Scholarships for PhD students from CNRST (2013-2016)
Prize of Excellence 2010
Prize of Excellence for the second year undergraduate 2008/2010.