The Advisory Council for the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences - College of Science and Literature - Western Michigan University, USA awarded Prof. Ahmed Ali Murad, Associate Provost for Research at United Arab Emirates University, the honorary membership of the Advisory Council for the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, on December 2, 2021.

Prof. Ahmed Murad holds a master s degree in geosciences in December 2000 and a PhD in geosciences - majoring in hydrogeology in April 2004 from Western Michigan University. He also received the Graduate Student International Research Award in 2003, which is granted to graduate students in Western Michigan University. The Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Western Michigan University also awarded him the Outstanding Alumni Award in 2017, for his academic and research excellence since his graduation from the university.

The Advisory Council for the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences voted to grant Prof. Ahmed Murad this membership in recognition of his efforts in supporting the academic department and the university as a whole, and his commitment towards achieving the vision and objectives of the academic department at the university.

Prof. Ahmed Murad expressed that he is "proud as an Emirati and happy with this membership, which came on the second of December as we celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the union, and we celebrate our exceptional achievements in the United Arab Emirates."