Extension biosystems engineer dies in highway collision
Nov. 8, 2022
By Ryan McGeeney
U of A System Division of Agriculture
Fast Facts:
- Sadaka, 62, joined extension in 2007
- Held degrees from Alexandria University, Egypt, and Dalhousie University, Canada
- Research focused on grain storage, farm safety
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LITTLE ROCK — Sammy Sadaka, extension biosystems engineer for the University of Arkansas
System Division of Agriculture, died Sunday morning after a fatal highway collision
in Franklin County. He was 62.
Sadaka earned both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in agricultural engineering from the University of Alexandria in Egypt in 1982 and 1988, respectively. In 1995, he earned a Ph.D. in biological engineering and agricultural engineering jointly from the University of Alexandria and Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada. After more than a decade of post-doctoral research for several institutions in Canada and the United States, Sadaka joined the Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service in 2007 as an Associate Professor and extension engineer.
During his 15 years with the Division of Agriculture, Sadaka’s research and extension programs focused on developing technologies that aid producers and other agriculture industry professionals. His recent program focus included grain drying, storage and management, as well as other aspects of farm safety.
Vic Ford, Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources for the Division of Agriculture, remembered Sadaka for his efforts to improve farming throughout the world.
“Dr. Sadaka was an excellent engineer and good scientist,” Ford said. “His work on grain drying, safety, and bioenergy positively impacted the agriculture community. He was a great coworker and colleague.”
He is survived by his wife, Heba Sadaka, and their two children, Kyrilos and Monica Sadaka.
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About the Division of Agriculture
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation’s historic land grant education system.
The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on five system campuses.
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs to all eligible persons without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
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