Prof. Ilham Nassri – Professor, University Mohammed V-Agdal, Rabat, Morocco

Professional Affiliation:
Professor, Head of the Geomorphology and Geomatics Department, Scientific Institute, University Mohammed V-Agdal, Rabat, Morocco.

Professional Address:
Charia Ibn Battota, BP 703, 10090 Rabat Agdal, Morocco

Personal Address:
Hay Salam N°1285, Secteur 6, Salé, Morocco

Email: nassriilham27@gmail.com

Academic Background

  • 2009–2013: National Doctorate in Sciences, Mohamed V Agdal University, Faculty of Sciences, Rabat.
    Thesis: Physicochemical and bacteriological qualities of spring waters in the Rabat-Salé-Zemour-Zaer region.
    Distinction: Very Honorable with Jury Congratulations.

  • 1996: Master of Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Lomonosov Moscow State University.
    Mention: Excellent.

  • 1993: Bachelor of Science in Animal Biology, Mohamed V University, Faculty of Sciences, Rabat.

Professional Experience

  • Head of the Geomorphology and Geomatics Department at the Scientific Institute, University Mohammed V-Agdal, Morocco.

  • Researcher and educator with a strong focus on water quality, environmental microbiology, hydrochemistry, waste management, and environmental health risks.

Scientific Contributions

Publications in Indexed Journals

Prof. Nassri has authored and co-authored 16 peer-reviewed scientific publications from 2013 to 2025 in internationally indexed journals. Her research covers:

  • Microbiological and hydrochemical assessment of spring and groundwater.

  • Heavy metals and pollutants in water resources.

  • Antimicrobial resistance and pathogenic microorganisms.

  • Wastewater management, including hospital effluents and olive mill waste treatment.

  • Environmental impacts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Notable recent works include:

  • Hydrogeochemical assessment and spatial analysis of groundwater quality in Northwest Morocco (Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences, 2024).

  • Analysis of pathogenic microorganisms in hospital effluents: antibiotic resistance and environmental health risks (Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, 2025).

  • The influence of geochemical and physicochemical factors on bacteriological contaminants in groundwater of the Bouregreg watershed (Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2025).

Book Contributions

  • Co-author of book chapters on wastewater treatment, leachate treatment, and textile industry effluents in Emerging Technologies in Biological and Hybrid Wastewater Treatment (Springer, Dec 2024).

  • Editor of the book Spring Water Quality in the Area of Rabat-Salé-Zemour-Zaer (Morocco) (Lambert Academic Publishing, 2016).

Scientific Meetings & Conferences

Prof. Nassri has actively participated in international and national conferences, delivering oral and poster communications on water quality, environmental microbiology, and wastewater treatment. Notable engagements include:

  • 1st Scientific Days of ISPITS Agadir, Morocco (2016).

  • Pre-COP 22 Side Events, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco (2016).

  • 15th International Corrosion Symposium (KORSEM’18), Turkey (2018).

  • BIODIV 2019 Regional Conference, Tunisia (2019).

  • 2nd International Modern Scientific Research Congress, Istanbul, Turkey (2021).

  • 4th International Black Sea Modern Scientific Congress, Rize, Türkiye (2023).

Research Interests

  • Water quality assessment (hydrochemical, microbiological, and geochemical aspects).

  • Antimicrobial resistance in environmental contexts.

  • Wastewater and effluent treatment (olive mill, leachate, textile industry).

  • Environmental health risks and sustainability.

Prof. Ilham Nassri – Professor, University Mohammed V-Agdal, Rabat, Morocco — Best Researcher Award