Ahmed S. El-Gendy is a professor (tenure) at The American University in Cairo (AUC). El-Gendy is a holder of a BSc in civil engineering and an MSc in environmental engineering from Ain Shams University, Egypt. He gained his PhD in environmental engineering from the University of Windsor, Canada. Prior to joining the AUC, he was an associate professor of environmental engineering at Aim Shams University. El-Gendy taught different environmental engineering courses at different universities in Egypt and Canada. He also has had a variety of experiences, becoming exposed to different research communities. He was a full-bright scholar (research grant) at the University of Iowa, United States. He was also a visiting professor at the University of Windsor. In addition to his academic work, he was a consultant for several professional firms in Egypt, where he provided professional training and support in the areas of environmental engineering. At AUC, he teaches environmental engineering courses in addition to several basic engineering courses. He is also responsible for the environmental engineering laboratory.