Dr. Huda Al-Sulaiti, has a PhD. in Radiation and Nuclear Physics and an MSc. in Radiation and Environmental Protection from University of Surrey, UK. She is the founding Senior Research Director of QEERI's Natural and Environmental Hazards Observatory, she has over 32 years of expertise in environmental and radiation science. Her extensive background spans the fields of radiological & environmental research, education, policy-making, and relevant geopolitics, and national security research. Her three decades of service to the education, policy-making, environmental and radiation science research sectors, including her role as the founding director of the Radiation and Chemical Department at the MoECC and her experience in teaching and conducting research at QU and QEERI, give her a deep understanding of national research needs, policies, and requirements. Her current research focuses on environmental and technological hazards evaluation and mitigation through research, development, innovative approaches, and risk assessment tools, with the goal of strengthening government and community responses and resilience. Part of her current research interest at QEERI focuses also on establishing comprehensive baseline and Atlas for groundwater and seawater contaminants/parameters and their quality in order to estimate environmental impact of industrial activities in the region and the associated health risk and further investigate the beneficial use and the suitable and feasible treatment options that will positively contribute in achieving Qatar’s water security goal.

Developing a Radiological/nuclear, toxic gases Atmospheric Modeling in case of nuclear accident resulting from nuclear accidents at reactors cores in nuclear plants nearby to the State of Qatar in cooperation with the Cyprus Research Institute. Establishing baseline and Atlas for groundwater and seawater contaminants/radioactivity in the State of Qatar (air, sea water, groundwater, soil) and their quality to estimate the associated health risk on public. Developing an interactive platform and a digital environmental atlas to provide a comprehensive and dynamic platform for exploring, understanding and analyzing environmental trends, relationships, and indicators based on selected locations and parameters to support policy and decision-making and environmental management. Qatar Vulnerability to Atmospheric and Marine Dispersion of Radiation and Nuclear Contamination.

EXPERIENCE, LEADERSHIP, SUPERVISION AND COMMITTEES • 2019- Present, the founding Senior Research Director of the Natural and Environmental Observatory, (NEHO), QEERI, HBKU. • 2023- Present, Chair of HBKU Research Promotion Committee. • 2022, Acting Undersecretary for the National Workforce Affairs Sector, MoL. • 2017-2019, Senior Scientist and Acting Senior Research Director for the Water Center, QEERI, HBKU. • 2016- 2017, Water Portfolio Lead at the Water Center, QEERI. • 2014-2019, Lead Principal Investigator for 2 NPRP projects in Cycle 6, and 7 (over $ 1.9 M). • 2016- 2017, Senior Scientist at the Water Center, QEERI. • 2015-2016, Scientist at the Water Center, QEERI. • 2014 – 2015 Assistant Professor in Radiation Physics, Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics, College of Arts and Sciences, QU. • 2011 – 2014, the founding director of Radiation and Chemical Protection Dept, 80 + employees. (RPCD), Ministry of Environment, Doha, Qatar. • 2000 – 2007, Director of Radiation Protection Department and Chairman of the Radiological Licensing Committee at Ministry of Environment, Doha, Qatar. • 1993 – 2000, Physic Teacher, Ministry of Education, Doha, Qatar. • A strong network of local, regional, and international relations in the UN organizations and conventions relevant to area of expertise. • Representer of the state of Qatar in many national, regional, and international meetings and conferences (as member, panelist, speaker, invited speaker). • Excellent written and oral communication skills. • Fluency in Arabic & English. • Visiting Scholar at TAMUQ, water security and environmental sustainability research focus, 2023. • Principal Investigator in NPRP14C-0920-210017, a collaboration with TAMU, TAMUQ, University of Georgia, USA, QU and CSE-HBKU on Proactive Resilience Plan (PReP): An Integrated Framework Applied to Critical Economic Sectors. • Initiator and Project Director of the QEERI-Cyprus Research International Collaboration “agreement on Atmospheric Nuclear Dispersion of Radionuclides from Hypothetical Accidents in Nuclear Power Plants in the Region, 2020-2023”. • Lead Principal Investigation: NPRP 7-330-1-056: Studying Radioactivity and heavy metals in Ground and seawater and Estimation Human Health Effects due to different Intake Pathways in the State of Qatar with MECC and Kahramaa. • Lead Principal Investigation, NPRP 6 - 242 - 1 – 050, Estimation of Radiation Doses from Exposure to Radon and it's decay products in Homes and Workplaces in Qatar with MECC. • Principal Investigation in NPRP 5 - 335 - 1 – 065, Radioactivity Measurements and Radiation Risk Assessments in Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) in oil and Gas industry at the State of Qatar with MECC. • Co-supervised a total of 14 MSc. students at the University of Surrey, 2007-2011. • Led the development of over 30 IPs in water treatment and technologies over 3 years. • Key Member of the National Committee for Water and Soil Pollution in Groundwater, 2019- current • Key Member and player in the National Committee for developing a National Strategy on Nuclear Safety and Security (MoFA), and the technical negotiation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), 2018- current. • Director of the national strategic project on classification and description of occupations project in the private sector, MoL, 2022. • Chair of the sectoral team for the third national development strategy (NDS-3) for the sector: Efficient work force with high productivity, MoL, 2022. • Member of the Executive Ministerial Group of the Third National Development Strategy (NDS-3), Sector: Efficient workforce with high productivity, MoL, 2022. • Vice-Chairman, “Workforce Skills Increase” Team, Initiatives of the Executive Office of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, MoL, 2022. • Head of the national manpower team in the private sector. MoL, 2022. • Member and a representative of the Ministry of Labor in Kawader platform for the public and private sectors, MoL, 2022. • National delegate of the State of Qatar in several regional and international meetings and conferences relevant to the environment, radiation and nuclear. • Chair of the Radiation Licensing Committee at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, 2003-2014. • Head of the drafting legislative team on the peaceful application of nuclear energy, Ministry of Municipality and Environment, 2013. • National Representative of the State of Qatar in GCC for the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, 2011-2014. • National Liaison Assistant of the Technical Cooperation Program for the Peaceful applications of Nuclear Energy for the State of Qatar at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), 2011-2014. • Head of the national technical delegation of the State of Qatar at the Conference of the Parties (CoPs), 2012, 2013, 2014 of the Stockholm, Rotterdam and Basel Conventions, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). • Member of the MoE delegation in the Climate Change CoP 11 and CoP 24. • Head of the National technical delegation of the State of Qatar in the meetings of the intergovernmental negotiations for the Minamata International Convention on Mercury for the fourth, fifth and sixth sessions during 2013, 2014. • Accredited radiation protection consultant by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. • Member of the GCC Radiation physics Society. • Partaken multiple management, leadership, administrative, capital and operational budgets and project management courses. • Successfully completed a Program on Executive Leadership at -HEC Paris- Qatar, 2022.

Ph.D., Physics, University of Surrey, 2011, Guildford, UK., • M.Sc. in Radiation & Environmental Protection, (with Merit), University of Surrey, 2004, Guildford, UK. • B.Sc. in Physics, Qatar University, 1993, Doha, Qatar