Journal of Environmental Sciences and Sustainability
Ahmad Basheer (PhD)
Affiliation: The Arab Academic College for Education, Haifa
University / Institution: The Arab Academic College for Education
Department: Department of Science Education
Designation: Vice President
Country: Israel
Dr.AhmadBasheerisaseniorlecturerinscienceeducationattheArabAcademic College for Education in Israel – Haifa. He holds several key administrative and academic positions at the college, including Vice President of the College, Dean of Academic Studies, Head of the Undergraduate Studies Department, and Head of the Department for Continuing Education and Teacher Training. He is also a member of the Appointments Committee and the Academic Council. In addition to his administrative roles, he lectures in the Chemistry Department for both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees and supervises numerous graduate students.
Dr. Basheer has led various international projects in collaboration with the EuropeanUnion,mostrecentlyservingasthedirectorofthePRESSProject,which promotes context-based science educationfor sustainability. He alsochaired the Chemistry Department at the college from 2009 to 2019.
He holds a B.Sc., M.Sc., and a teaching certificate in Chemistry from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1997–2002) and earned his Ph.D. with distinction in Physical Organic Chemistry from the same university (2007). He completed postdoctoral research in Asymmetric Organic Chemistry at the Technion – Israel InstituteofTechnologyinHaifa(2008–2010).Duringthistime,hereceivedthe
Excellence in Research Award in Chemistry from the Israel Chemical Society for outstanding Ph.D. students (2007), and a prestigious Shulich Postdoctoral FellowshipfromtheSchulichFacultyofChemistry,Technion(2008–2010).Hewas alsoawardedaresearchgrantfromtheMofetInstitutefordevelopingcurriculain Green Chemistry and Sustainability (2019).
Throughouthisacademiccareer,Dr.Basheerhaspublishedover30articlesin international scientific journals, as well as educational publications and local articlesinthefieldsofChemistryandScienceEducation.Hehasparticipatedin leading international science education conferences such as ESERA, ECRICE, and others. He has also served as a visiting lecturer at several European universitiesinAustria,Germany,Ireland,andbeyond.
His main research interests include physical-organic chemistry, asymmetric organic chemistry, education for sustainability, environmental and social justice, green chemistry in education “sustainable chemistry”, context-based teaching and learning in chemistry and science, students’ alternative conceptions and learning difficulties in science, and strategies for diagnosing misconceptions to improve understanding in chemistry.