Adel Abdel Kader

Background

Kader, Adel Abdel was born on March 1, 1941 in Cairo. Son of Saadeldin Fahmy and Soad Abdel-Kader. came to the United States, 1961.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Horticulture, Ain Shams U., Cairo, 1959; Master of Science in Vegetable Crops., University of California, Davis, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Physiology, University of California, Davis, 1966.

Career

Assistant professor, Ain Shams U., 1966-1971; consultant, Agricultural Institute, Kuwait, Kuwait, 1971-1972; research plant physiologist, University of California, Davis, 1972-1977; associate professor, University of California, Davis, 1978-1981; professor, University of California, Davis, since 1981; department chairman pomology, University of California, Davis, since 1986. Consultant United Nations-Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations), Rome, 1980, United States Agency for International Development, Egypt, Thailand, others.

Achievements

• Adel Abdel Kader has been listed as a noteworthy Plant physiology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Society Horticultural Science (Asgrow award 1978, National Food Processors award 1980). Member American Society Plant Physiologists, Institute of Food Technologists.

Connections

Married Aileen Marie Aldabe, December 10, 1963. Children: Soad, Sami.

Father:

Saadeldin Fahmy Abdel-Kader

Mother:

Soad Abdel-Kader

Spouse:

Aileen Marie Aldabe

child:

Sami Kader

child:

Soad Kader