Prof. Dr. Abd-Alla Gad is Currently working on Desertification Expert at Saudi Geologic Survey Authority, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He is B. Sc. Specialized in Soil Sciences in 1976 with degree of "Very good with honor degree†from Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University Cairo Egypt. He did Scientific Degree of Graduate in Advanced Studies in Soil Sciences in July 1982 from Faculty of Sciences, State University of Ghent, Belgium. He did M.Sc. in Soil Sciences in October 1982 from Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, with Thesis title: "Manipulation of irrigation water and its effect on phosphorus movement in soils". He completed his Ph. D. in Soil Sciences, Using Remote Sensing Techniques, with the degree of " Greatest distinction" in October 1988 from Faculty of Sciences, State University of Ghent, Belgium with Thesis title "Study of desertification and soil conditions in the transition zones between the desert and the Nile-Valley, using remote sensing (Lower Nile - Valley,) Egypt.
He Awarded State prize in advanced technical Studies (Agricultural Sciences), Year 2000, Egypt.
Scientific Excellence Shield of the Euro-Arab Organization for Environment, Water and Desert Researches, March 2014.
He has About 135 publications in International and local buletins and scientific reports.