DR. GINA MOHAMMED - Professional Profile

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Dr. Gina Mohammed is our Research Director here at P & M Technologies. She is an international science consultant and advisor, with expertise in research, applications, and commercialization of plant physiological science. Until recently she was a consultant & project manager for the European Space Agency (ESA) and a member of their Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX) Mission Advisory Group (MAG).

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"Lord, help me to do great things as though they were little, since I do them with Your power; and little things as though they were great, since I do them
in Your name."
– Blaise Pascal

Research & Technical Expertise

With P & M Technologies, Dr. Mohammed provided project development and management services. Her areas of specialty include:

Critical analysis of emerging opportunities in non-timber forest products
Applications of plant physiology
Development of remote sensing platforms (including spaceborne) for fluorescence and spectral analysis

Gina focused on novel and innovative opportunities for commercial spin-offs and improved natural-resource stewardship.

Gina has headed committees, chaired several important workshops & forums, led conferences & seminars, and delivered keynote addresses.

Education and Experience

Gina graduated with a Ph.D. in plant physiology from Simon Fraser University (1990), and holds a B.Sc. in biology from the University of Toronto (1981). She has been a research scientist for over 40 years, with experience in the private and public sectors – specifically, Kelowna Nurseries and AgriForest Technologies in British Columbia, and the Ontario Forest Research Institute (Ministry of Natural Resources) in Ontario. She has also served as adjunct professor at the University of Waterloo and on various peer review and post-graduate committees. Gina is a past member (and Past Chair) of the Board of Governors for Sault College in Ontario.

Scientific Committees

Dr. Mohammed was a member of the Science Committee for the 5th International Workshop on Remote Sensing of Vegetation Fluorescence (April 2014) in Paris, France, and she chaired its session on the relationship between fluorescence and photosynthesis. She was also on the Science Committee for ESA's conference on Remote Sensing of Fluorescence, Photosynthesis, and Vegetation Status (January 2017) held in Frascati, Italy.

Publication Record

Gina Mohammed has over 200 publications, including textbook chapters, journal papers, and technical reports, plus magazine articles and books for general audiences. She has appeared in the press, on film, and on radio & television. Her latest major work is "The Canadian NTFP Business Companion", a comprehensive guide book of NTFP business ideas & resources on CD/DVD. And, as a pioneer in the development & uses of chlorophyll fluorescence technology, Gina was lead author on the 2019 paper reviewing 50 years of developments in solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) in vegetation.

Click here for Gina's Resume & CV

Click here for "The Canadian NTFP Business Companion"

Click here for ESA's FLEX/Sentinel-3 Tandem Mission Photosynthesis Study

Click here for ESA's FLEX Bridge Study

Click here for 50 years of history in Solar-induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence