Ahmed M. M. Metwally

Professional Posts

  • Organizing Committee Member for the Food Tech-2019 conference during October 24-25, 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Member of the Editorial Panel of Food Therapy and Health Care, 2022
  • Member of the Editorial Panel of EC Nutrition Journal, since 2017 till now. 
  • Full Professor of Human Nutrition, Food, and Dairy Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, since 2015 till now. 
  • Associate Professor of Dairy Science & Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, since 2004 - 2015.
  • Assistant Professor of Dairy Science & Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, since 1999.
  • Teaching Assistant of Dairy Science & Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, since 1995.
  • Demonstrator of Dairy Science & Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, since 1991.
  • Internationally Certified Trainer, CT, and HRD consultant at the International Board of Certified Trainers (IBCT), since February 2008 till now. Check the IBCT website www.ibct-global.com for the directory of certified trainers around the world.
  • Member of the Technical Office of the president of the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT), Ministry of Scientific Research, Egypt, since 2009 till 2010.
  • Member of the Council of Food & Agricultural Sciences,  Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT), Ministry of Scientific Research, Egypt, since 2009 till now.
  • Board Member of the Project Management Unit (PMU), Higher Education Enhancement Projects (HEEP), Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), Egypt, since July 2012 until now (www.heep.edu.eg).

Other Posts

  • Director of the National Center of Faculty and Leadership Development (NCFLD),  Ministry of Higher Education, Egypt, from July 2012 till September 2013 (www.ncfld.org).
  • Deputy Director of the National Center of Faculty and Leadership Development (NCFLD),  Ministry of Higher Education, Egypt, since December 2008 till now (www.ncfld.org).
  • Deputy of the Faculty and Leadership Development Project (FLDP), Ministry of Higher Education, Egypt, since December 2007 till now (www.ncfld.org).
  • Head of the Information Technology Unit, Quality Assurance & Accreditation Center of Cairo University, QAAC (www.qaac.cu.edu.eg), since March 2007 & till now.   
  • Director of the e-learning Unit (www.eleg.edu.eg/moodle), Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, since July 2007 and till now.
  • Deputy of the e-learning Center of Cairo University, since August 2005 and till February 2008.
  • Review Chair in the National Quality Assurance and Accreditation Committee (NQAAC)
  • 8- Peer-Reviewer in the National Quality Assurance and Accreditation Committee (NQAAC), Ministry of Higher Education, Egypt, since 2005 till now. (www.qaap.net).
  • Certified Trainer at the Faculty & Leadership Development Center (FLDC), Cairo University and the Faculty & Leadership Development Project (FLDP), Ministry of Higher Education, Egypt, since 2005 and till now. (www.NCFLD.org)
  • Member of the Monitoring and Evaluation Team, Quality Assurance & Accreditation Center of Cairo University, QAAC, since March 2007 & till now.
  • Member of Technical Support Team, Quality Assurance & Accreditation Center of Cairo University, QAAC, since March 2007 & till now. 
  • Deputy and e-course production manager of the Electronic Learning Egypt Project (ELEG), a JEP TEMPUS Project with different partners from Italy and France, 2003 – 2006.  
  • Member of the executive committee of Faculty and Leadership Development Project (FLDP), Cairo University (2005 - 2006).
  • Member of Teaching Excellence Center (TEC), Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, since January 2006 and till now.
  • Member of Academic Advisory Committee at the Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, 1995 – 1996.
  • Member of Development of Educational Programs committee, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, 1995 – 1996.
  • Member of the Management Team of the Dairy Technology Unit, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University (2001 – 2006).
  • Member of Egyptian Learning Disabilities Association (ELDA).

Teaching Experience

I have taught the following courses for post and undergraduate students:

  • Human Nutrition
  • Functional Foods
  • Total Quality Management in Food Industry
  • Six Sigma
  • Fundamentals of Food & Dairy Science
  • Market and fermented milk
  • Food and Dairy chemistry and microbiology
  • Introduction to Food and Dairy Science
  • Food and Dairy Chemistry
  • Computer Application in Dairy Science (Programming with Visual Basic)
  • Food and Dairy Microbiology
  • Analytical Chemistry of Food and Dairy products
  • Market milk and Dehydration technology
  • Seminar and special studies
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Excel 
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Internet
  • Adobe Premiere

Research Interests

Effect of dietary fat on CHD & blood lipid profile, Obesity, immunity, epigenetics, probiotic foods, enzymatic cross-linking of food & dairy products, and food rheology.