Dr. Hesham El-Askary is currently associated with the Center for Earth Observing and Space Research (CEOSR), George Mason University.  He is as well with the Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University.  He is working as well as a part time consultant for the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Research (NARSS), Cairo, Egypt.  His main research interests include dust storms monitoring and detection using different remote sensing technologies.  Moreover, air pollution problems over mega cities due to natural and man made effects.  He got some publications in the field or dust storms and air pollution.  He is the Co-PI of two projects running with the National Science Foundation and the European Union