The visit took place within the framework of international cooperation with the Chinese side participating in Research Project No. (46505), funded by the Science, Technology, and Innovation Funding Authority (STIFA).
During the visit, Prof. Ghalwash and Mr. Joe Groenke exchanged commemorative plaques of Mansoura University and Ohio University, reflecting the spirit of academic cooperation between the two institutions.
“The meeting was held with Mr. Joe Groenke, an expert in the preparation and conservation of vertebrate fossils at Ohio University, USA. The meeting was attended by the Egyptian scientist Professor Hesham Sallam, Dr. Shorouq Al-Ashqar, a researcher at the Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Center, and Dr. Belal Salem, a member of the Sallam Lab team and a PhD researcher at Ohio University.”
The first PhD in vertebrate paleontology to be awarded in the history of the prestigious Assiut University and in the history of all universities in Upper Egypt!
Accompanied by His Excellency Prof. Tarek Ghalwash, Vice President of Mansoura University for Postgraduate Studies and Research, and His Excellency Prof. Ehab Abdel-Latif, Dean of the Faculty of Science.
In recognition of the achievement of the first scientific artwork, represented by the sculpting of the skull and jaw of the “Wadisuchs” crocodile
honoring Professor Dr. Hesham Sallam, Dr. Shorouk Al-Ashqar, and Dr. Sanaa El-Sayed. Mansoura University
The details of this global discovery were published in The Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, one of the most prestigious international scientific journals specializing in evolutionary biology.