Dr. Waad Said Faizy Al-Mizory is a lecturer at the Northern Technical University/College of Agricultural Technology/Department of Plant Production Technologies. He obtained his bachelor's degree from the College of Agriculture and Forestry in 1997, followed by a master's degree in 2015 and a doctorate in 2024. He worked at the Iraqi Atomic Energy Organization (for peaceful purposes) in 2002, working in agricultural scientific research.
He served as a scientific researcher at the Ministry of Science and Technology until 2019, where he conducted numerous scientific studies and participated in numerous conferences, workshops, and training courses in his field of specialization. He also served as the head of the Agricultural Division.
Dr. Waad transferred to the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in 2019 and has since become a faculty member at the Northern Technical University/College of Agricultural Technology. He began his academic career teaching several courses (plant tissue culture, ornamental and landscape architecture, nurseries and propagation, palm trees, plant growth regulators, plant physiology, and horticulture basics).
Dr. Waad has held several positions at the college, including Director of the Student Registration Department, Head of the Quality Assurance Department, and currently Head of the Academic Systems Department. He has also chaired and served as a member of several important committees, including the Examination Committee, the Academic Validity Committee, and the Curriculum Update Committee. He is also the Chair of the College's Electronic Plagiarism Committee, in addition to being a member of the Editorial Board of the Northern Technical Journal of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences.
Dr. Waad has published nine research papers during his academic career in Scopus-listed journals, both international and local, and currently has four research papers in progress. He has supervised several student graduation projects and has presented numerous training courses, workshops, and scientific seminars in various fields.