People Biography

Dr. Gamareldawla Agbna is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University. He has 17+ years of international academic, research, and consultancy experience in agricultural soil and water management, hydrology, irrigation, and sustainable dryland agriculture. Prior to joining QEERI, he worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University. He also served as an Assistant Professor at Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST), where he was Head of the Agricultural Engineering Department, College of Agricultural Studies, and Executive Director in the Office of the President. He has also worked as a Soil and Water Management Consultant.

Dr. Agbna obtained his PhD in Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering and MSc in Hydrology and Water Resources from Hohai University, China. His research focuses on sustainable soil and water management, irrigation and water-use efficiency, climate-resilient agriculture, soil amendments, agricultural waste valorization, and sustainable farming in arid and semi-arid environments. At QEERI, his current research focuses on agricultural waste-derived biochar–hydrogel and symbiotic soil pellets for water efficiency and nutrient management using greywater irrigation.
He is a co-author of 30+ peer-reviewed publications and recipient of Hohai University Awards for Academic Innovation and Academic Performance.