Background
El-Bisi, Hamed Mohamed was born on March 29, 1926 in Elbagour, Menoufia, Egypt. Son of Mohamed Hasan and Ammuna Sultan (Waley) El-Bisi. came to the United States, 1950.
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Hamed Mohamed El-Bisi
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Bachelor of Science with honors, U. Ein Shams, Cairo, 1947; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1955.
Career
Lecturer, U. Ein-Shams, 1955-1956; research associate, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1956-1958; professor, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1958-1963; chief microbiology division, United States Army Natick (Massachusetts) R & D Center, 1963-1969; chief research, United States Army Materiel Command, Alexandria, Virginia, 1969-1975; deputy and acting technical director, United States Army Natick (Massachusetts), R & D Center, 1975-1981; dir science and advanced technical laboratory, United States Army Natick (Massachusetts), R & D Center, 1981-1985; director research and laboratory management, Office of Assistant Secretary of Army for Research, Development & Acquisition, Washington, 1985-1989; chief scientist, Army Research Laboratory, Watertown, Massachusetts, 1989-1997. Science advisor Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, 1968. Consultant Food and Drug Administration, Washington, 1971-1972, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1962-1967, NAS, Washington, 1962-1963, also several major industrial corporations.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman community and regional campaigns, United Fund, 1980-1985. Board of Governors Inter-American Institute Advanced Science, Titusville, Florida, 1983-1987. Selectman Town of Millis, Massachusetts, 1985.
President of the board directors Shadowalk Home Owners Association, Fairfax Station, Virginia, 1986-1989. Trustee, Bishops Forest Condominium, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1990-1995. Alumnus Defense University of California at Los Angeles Science Seminar.
John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Alumni Counsel. People-to People International Citizen Amb. Program (mem of Bioscience & biotechnology delegate to China, 1990, chairman of business delegate to Cairo, Riyadh, & Instanbul, 1993, chairman of Bioscience & biotechnology delegate to England, Switzerland, & France, 1995).
Fellow Sigma Xi, Phi Tau Sigma. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Microbiology, American Society Microbiology, American Planetary Society, American Institute Biological Sciences, Institute.Food Technologists, Society Industrial Microbiology, Science Research Society American, Washington Academy Science.
Connections
Married Elizabeth Leigh, November 29, 1952. Children: Leila, Kemal, Karim, Tarek, Nadia, Jehann. Married Penelope Ann Baker, October 9, 1992.
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American