Background
Karara, Houssam Mahmoud was born on September 5, 1928 in Cairo. Son of Mahmoud M. and Amna El-Kashef Karara.
Karara, Houssam Mahmoud was born on September 5, 1928 in Cairo. Son of Mahmoud M. and Amna El-Kashef Karara.
Bachelor of Science with honors, Cairo University, 1949. Dr.Sc.Techn., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ), Zurich, 1956.
Surveying engineer Ministry Public Works, Cairo, 1949—1951. Science collaborator Institute Photogrammetry, Zurich, 1956—1957, Wild-Heerbrugg Company, Switzerland, 1957. Assistant professor University Illinois, Urbana, 1957—1960, associate professor, 1961—1966, professor civil engineering, since 1966.
Consultant photogrammetry Fairfax County Water Authority, Annandale, Virginia, 1972—1974, Wild-Heerbrugg Instrument, Inc., 1974—1976. Editor-in-chief Handbook Non-Topographic Photogrammetry, 1979.
Member of German Society Photogrammetry, French Society Photogrammetry, British Society Photogrammetry, Belgian Society Photogrammetry, Canada Institute Surveying, American Congress Surveying & Mapping, American Society Photogrammetry (certified, board directors 1969-1972, 1976-1978, Fairchild Photogrammetric award 1974, 1959, 1961, Presidential Meritorious award 1966, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1978-1979).
Married Albertina G. Panchetti Karara, May 14, 1956. Children: Anna Maria, Mervet.