Dr. Hamad Al-Saad Al-Kuwari is professor of Geology specialized in sequence stratigraphy, sedimentary geology, and micropaleontology. His published works on the different geologic formations updated and provided a new and fresh conception about the geology of Qatar and the region. He is expert also in the modern sedimentary environments of the Gulf area such as sabkhas, estuaries and coastal zones of the Arabian Gulf. His most recent research focused on the microbial mediated minerals such as dolomite and clay minerals supported twice by the Qatar National Research Fund of Qatar Foundation. He was awarded around 10 grants from different funding agencies. He published around 30 papers in the leading journals in his field and tens of presentations in international and regional specialized conferences. He was awarded the Honor award, Arabian Pioneers in Geology (2007) and The State Encouragement Award (2017). Dr. Al-Kuwari was the chairman of the Geology Department, Qatar University, and the director of the Center of Sustainable Development at the College of Science before being selected to manage the Environmental Science Center in 2017.