PROFESSOR MARYAM SHOKRI

Prof. Maryam Shokri was born in 1950, in Sari city, Iran, where she got her diploma certificate. She received her B.Sc. degree in Natural Resources from Tehran University during 1969 to 1973. She employed the Environmental Organisation as teacher in High School in Environment during 1973-1975. She received a scholarship position from the Buali Sina University to finish her M.Sc. degree from Montpellier, Science and Technique University, French in 1977. A PhD scholarship from the Buali Sina University to the same university in French was prepared for her who finished her PhD degree about phytoecology, in 1980. Prof. Shokri was employed by Sari University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, in 1984 as lecturer and retired there as full professor in 2005. She had some great different positions such as a member of the Audit Board for universities of North of Iran (about 12 years), member of the Working Group on Research and Technology of Mazandaran province (2001-2005), Elite favorites of Mazandaran province (2004, 2007), and Head of Libraries and Publications, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences (1995-1999). She has taught several subjects in different universities as Golestan and Mazandaran regions through her 30-year official job and her scientific achievements were about 10 ISI articles and more than 50 ISC articles which were indexed some international and internal valuable journals. Along with teaching at universities, Prof. Shokri was continuous membership of some societies and journal members board including International Network Member of desertification in France, founding board and member of the Environmental Assessment of Iran, member of the editorial board of the Journal of Environment (2000-2009), Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (1998-2008), Iranian Research Journal of Rangelands (2005-2011), Research Journal of Environment (2010-continoued), and Editor of Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources of the Caspian (1999-2005).