RESUME
Name Dr.
MOHAMMAD SALEH AL-SUWAIYAN
Position Associate
Professor
Civil Engineering
Department
King Fahd University of
Petroleum & Minerals
I.
GENERAL
1.1 Personal
Place of Birth:
Date of Birth:
Nationality: Saudi
Present Address Civil Engineering Department
King
Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
KFUPM
Telephone: (03) 860-4745 (Office)
(03)
860-6207 (Home)
Fax
No.: (03) 860-2879
E-mail : msaleh@kfupm.edu.sa
Web Site: http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/CE/msaleh/
1.2 Education
Post Doctorate Visitor, Environmental Engineering Division
at the Civil Engineering Department,
Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Groundwater
Engineering), October 1993.
Dissertation:
Solution Refinement of a Finite Difference Groundwater Model by the Influence
Function Method.
M.S., Civil Engineering (Structural
Engineering), January 1987.
King
Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, S.A.
Thesis: Progressive Fracture of Reinforced Deck Slab
in
B.S., Civil Engineering, July
1983.
King
Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, S.A.
1.3 Employment
[1] 1998-Present, Associate Professor at the
Civil Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals,
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
[2] 1993-98, Assistant Professor at the Civil
Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals,
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
[3] 1987-93, Lecturer at the Civil Engineering
Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi
Arabia.
[4] 1983-87, Graduate Assistant at the Civil
Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals,
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
1.4 Professional Memberships
[1] Association of Groundwater Scientists and Engineers
[2] National Ground Water Association (NGWA)
[3] Saudi Council of Engineers
1.5 Computer Background
[1] Member of a team which developed a powerful
groundwater contaminant transport model “CONTRANS” especially useful in the
analysis of coastal aquifers since it has the unique ability to handle the
complex tidal boundary conditions.
[2] Extensive use of FORTRAN.
[3] Familiar with the various software in the
area of groundwater and contaminant transport like MODFLOW, MOC, SUTRA,
SpillCad, etc.
[4] Familiar with contaminant transport models
in the unsaturated zone.
[5] Familiar with general purpose software for
graphing, plotting, spread sheets, etc.
2.
TEACHING
2.1 Courses Taught
CE
201 Statics
CE 203 Structural Mechanics
CE
230 Engineering Fluid Mechanics
CE
317 Computer Methods in Civil
Engineering
CE 330 Engineering Hydrology I
CE 370 Water and Wastewater Engineering
CE
433 Grounwater Engineering
CE 533 Flow Through Porous Media
CE 533 Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport
CE 590 Special Topics in Civil Engineering
CE 633 Mechanics of Heterogeneous Fluids in Porous
Media
ME 301 Fluid
Mechanics
ME 311
Engineering Fluid Mechanics
2.2 Course
Coordination
CE
230 Engineering Fluid Mechanics
CE
330 Engineering Hydrology I
CE
341 Civil Engineering Co-op work
CE
370 Water and Wastewater Engineering
CE
433 Grounwater Engineering
CE
533 Flow Through Porous Media
CE
590 Special Topics in Civil Engineering
2.3 Course & Program Development
A new course in the area
of contaminant transport in porous media and groundwater contamination was
developed as a special topic in civil engineering.
A new course titled "Subsurface Contamination Treatment technology" was deveped as a special assignment during the summer session
(043)
Worked in a committee
which developed a proposal for a new program leading to a BS degree in
environmental engineering.
Member of a team that
developed a proposal to develop means and ways for certification of civil
engineers in the kingdom.
2.4 Public Lectures and Seminars
[1] General lecture on
the groundwater resources in
[2]
Presentation entitled " Estimating Under Ground Hydrocarbon Spills in
Homogeneous and Layered Soils," presented
during the Symposium on Civil
Engineering and the Environment,
[3]
Presentation entitled “ Graduate Program
in Water Resources / Environmental Engineering" presented during the Civil
Engineering open-day,
[4]
Presentation
entitled " Significance of Residual LNAPL Spills as a Source of Groundwater
Contamination" presented during the Second National Conference on
Environment and health,
[5] Presentation entitled “Residual Hydrocarbon Contamination in
Sandy Soils,” the First International Congress on Petroleum Contaminated Soils,
Sediments & Water,
[6] Presentation entitled ” Difficulties Associated with
Subsurface Remediation After Leaks from Underground Storage Tanks”, Joint Saudi
Japanese Symposium on Enhancing and Rehabilitation of Desert Environment.
[7] Presentation entitled " Enhancing the Water Supply in Arid
Zone with Treated Effluents: A Laboratory Study " presented during the
International Conference for Water Resources Management in Arid Regions,
[8] Presentation entitled " Assessing the Anaerobic Condition
during Wastewater Recharge: A Laboratory Study" Proceedings, the
International Conference for Water Resources Management in Arid Regions,
[9] Presentation entitiled ”
Effluent Quality Enhancement Through Tertiary Treatment”, Proceedings, Presented
in the Sixth Gulf Water Conference, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 8-12, 2003.
[10]
Presentation entitled " Towards Reducing Environmental Pollution from
Underground Fuel Storage Tanks", Invited lecture by Environmental Technology
and Management Association, Dhahran,
[11]
Presentation entitiled "Groundwater Contamination from USTs: Prevention
versus Restoration", The 2nd International Conference on Water
Resources and Environment.
2.5 Participation in Professional Training &
Workshops
[1] As part of KFUPM/RI
Project No. PN-24150, a training workshop on using the contaminant transport
model CONTRANS was organized for some groundwater professionals from Saudi
ARAMCO. I was a principal lecturer in
that workshop.
[2] Developed and
coordinated a short course in the area of groundwater contamintion.
[3] Member of short
courses in the area of water and wastewater treatment.
[4] Member of team which
conducts a closed short course for Aramco employees on utility. This course is
conducted about four times per year.
[5] Member of a team formed by
Eastern Province Prince to evaluate the performance and efficiency of Al-Khobar
wastewater treatment plant. (2002)
[6] Participating in solving
problems faced by KFUPM in the area of water and wastewater and related
projects like solving the rain water leakage into academic buildings through
consultaion.
[7] Interaction with local
authorities like civil defence and municipal developments regarding licensing
new service stations.
[8] Conslutant for one year (2005)
for Gassim water authority working mainly on the transport and treatment
aspects.
[9] Member in committee that
evaluates and referes candidates for Prince Sultan International prize for
Water.(2005)
[10] Member of an advisory committee
to promote the civil engineering department as well as to promote its
interaction with the local industries.
3.
RESEARCH
3.1 Research Proposals
[1 ] Member of a team for a project proposed to KACST entitled
“Recharging Groundwater Aquifers in
[ 2] Member of a team for a KFUPM/RI project
proposed to ARAMCO entitled “Transport Model for the Ras Tanura
Groundwater Investigation.” 1995
[3] Member of team for a KACST proposed project
entitled “Distribution of Pathogens, Parasites and Microbial Indicators in
Crops Irrigated with Tertiary Effluents.” 1996
[4] Member of a team for a KFUPM/RI project
proposed to the
[5] Member of a team for a KFUPM/RI project
proposed to the Saudi Fisheries Company (Al-Asmak) entitled “Shallow Groundwater
Investigations at the Shrimp Farm Project of Saudi Fisheries Company
(Al-Asmak), at Al-Shuqaiq, Jizan.” 1997
[6] Member of a team for a KFUPM/RI project
proposed to the Saudi ARAMCO entitled “Environmental Fate and Modeling of
Petroleum Products in Soil and Groundwater.” 1998
[7] Member of a team for a project proposed to KFUPM for SABIC Fast
Trach Research Grant entitled “Assessing the Pollution of Coastal Waters in
[8] Member of a team for a project proposed to KACST entitled “Use of
Tertiary Effluents in Irrigation.” 2001
[9] Member of a team for a project proposed to KACST entitled
“Optimizing the Efficiency of Tertiary Effluents in Upgrading the Existing
Treatment Plants.” 2002
[10] Member of a team for a project proposed to KACST entitled
“Environmental Pollution due to Underground Storage Tanks: (a) Assessment; (b)
Guidelines for Prevention .” 2002
[11] Member of a team for a project proposed to KFUPM entitled “Assesing
the Natural Recharge in the Aquifers of the Kingdom.” 2002
[12] Consultant for a project proposed to KFUPM entitled
“Mutinuclear NMR Study of the Interaction of Some Sulfur Containing
Biologically Important Ligands with CD+2 and Hg+2.” 2003
[13] Member of a team for a project proposed to KACST entitled
“Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Studies of Some Potential
Anti-cancer Pt Complexes.” 2004
[14] Member of a team for a project proposed to KACST entitled
“Environmental Effects of Wastewater Treatment Plants: Evaluation &
Guidelines.” 2004.
[15] Member of a team for a project proposed to KFUPM entitled “Use of
Saudi Natural Zeolites for Water and Wastewater Treatment.” 2004
[16] Member of a team for a project proposed to KFUPM for SABIC Fast
Track Research Grant entitled “Treatment of Pretreated Petroleum Refinary
Wastewater Using TiO2 Assisted Advanced Redox Technology.” 2005
[17] Member of a team for a project proposed to KACST entitled
“Environmental Applications of Saudi Natural Zeolites.” 2006
3.2 Funded Research
[1] KACST Project “Recharging Groundwater
Aquifers in
[ 2] KFUPM/RI project for ARAMCO entitled “Transport
Model for the Ras Tanura Groundwater Investigation.” Completed
[3] KACST Project “Environmental Pollution due
to Underground Storage Tanks: (a) Assessment; (b) Guidelines for Prevention .” Completed
[4] KACST project “Environmental Effects of
Wastewater Treatment Plants: Evaluation & Guidelines.” In Progress
[5] KFUPM for SABIC Fast Track Research Grant
entitled “Treatment of Pretreated Petroleum Refinary Wastewater Using TiO2
Assisted Advanced Redox Technology.” Completed
[6] KACST project “Environmental Applications
of Saudi Natural Zeolites.” In Progress
.
3.3 Ph.D. and MS Advising
Curruntly supervising MS and Ph.D. students in the fields of treatment of industrial wastwwater and soil and aquifer contamination by hydrocarbons and member in several MS thesis committees.
[1] Dissertation by Bassam Tawabini,
“Treatment of Water Contaminated with DMP
by Fenton, Photo-fenton and UV/H2O2 Processes,”
February 2002.
[2] Dissertation by Muhammad Saleem,
"Assessment of the Relationship Between the Spilled LNAPL Volume and its
Thickness in Monitoring Wells Considering the Water Table Fluctuation
History," March 2005.
[3] Thesis of Khalid Bashir Dar, “Quantifying
Crude Oil Spill Volume in Homogeneous and Layered Porous Media from Product
Thickness in Monitoring Wells,” September 1997.
[4] Thesis of Abid Maqsood, “ An Equivalent
Dispersion Coefficient for a Complex Contaminant Transport Model,” December
2002.
[5] Thesis of Muazu Nuhu Talat, “Effect of Rate of Water
Table Rise on LNAPL Entrapment in Uniform and Well-Graded Sands,” May 2005.
Ph.D.
Dissertation Member
[1] Dissertation of Niaz Mohammed, “Effect of
Groundwater Velocity and Dissolved Oxygen on Bioremediation of
Gasoline-Contaminated
[2] Dissertation of Rajai Al-Assar, “Unsteady
Hydrodynamic Forces on Spheroidal Bodies,” December 1996.
[3] Dissertation of Iqbal Basha Kalyandurg, “Study
of Reaction Kinetics of a Submerged Membrane Activated Sludge Process,” January
2003.
MS
Thesis Member
[1] Thesis of Shuaib Salman, “Impact of Process
Variables on Nutrient Removal in Slow Sand Filters,” December 1995.
[2] Thesis of Asad Khan, “Removal of Coliphage
and Bacteria Through Slow Sand Filtration,” December 1995.
[3] Thesis of Amir Ali Khan, “Fate of Secondary
Effluent Flow Through Porous Media,” March 1997.
[4] Thesis of Syed Abdul Vakeel Imran, “Removal
of Microorganisms Through Slow Sand Filtration of Chlorinated vs. Nonchlorinated
Secondary Effluents,” June 1997.
[5] Thesis of Abdur-Rauf Mahsood, “Quality
Changes of Secondary Effluent as it Passes Through Amended Sand Column,”
December 1998
[6] Thesis of Khurram Moied, “Locating Optimum
Water Quality Monitoring Stations in Water Distribution Networks, Using Genetic
Algorithm,” September 2001.
[7] Thesis of Juned Laiq Syed, “Risk and
Hydraulic Reliability Analysis of Water Distribution Systems,” November 2003
[8] Thesis of Syed Atif Malik, “Treatment of
the Oil Refinary Wastewater Using Photocatalysis,” May 2005
.
[9] Thesis of Sikder Selimuzzaman, “Treatment
of Petroleum Refinary Wastewater Using TiO2-Mediated Photocatalysis,” November
2006.
[10] Thesis of Mahmood Siddiqui, “Treatment of
Simulated Petrochemical Wastewater by Means of Continuous
Electrocoagulation-Ultrafiltration Process,” November 2006.
[11] Thesis of Mansoor Jehangir, “Treatment of
Simulated Dairy Wastewater by Electrocoagulation,” November 2006.
3.4
Publications
3.4.1 Technical Papers:
[1] Al-Suwaiyan, M.S. and
Al-Gahtani, H.J., “An Alternative to the Method of Images,” Proceedings of the
3rd Regional Conference on Computer Applications in Civil Engineering, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, 2-4 August 1994.
[2] Ishaq, A.M.,
Al-Suwaiyan, M.S. and Al-Sinan, A.A., “Suitability of Wastewater Effluents to
Recharge Groundwater Aquifers in
[3] Al-Suwaiyan, M.S. and Ishaq, A.M., “Use of
Treated Wastewater as an Intrusion Barrier,” Proceedings of the First
International Specialty Conference on Environmental Issues in the Petroleum
& Petrochemical Industries, Manama, Bahrain, December 4-6, 1995.
[4] Al-Suwaiyan, M.S., “Use of Weighted Least-Squares
Method in Evaluation of the Relationship Between Dispersivity and Field Scale,”
by Xu and Eckstein - Discussion Ground Water, V. 34, No. 4, July-August 1996.
[5] Al-Suwaiyan, M.S. and
Bashir, K., “Estimating Under Ground Hydrocarbon Spills in Homogeneous and
Layered Soils,” Proceedings of the Symposium on Civil Engineering and the
Environment, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, May 3-5, 1997.
[6] Ishaq, A.M., Khan,
A.A., Al-Suwaiyan, M.S., Farooq, S. and Aiban, S.A., “Contaminant Removals
Using Wastewater Recharge,” Proceedings of the Symposium on Civil Engineering
and the Environment, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, May 3-5, 1997.
[7] Khondaker,
Al-Suwaiyan, Mohammed and Allayla, “Groundwater Modeling in Environmental
Studies,” Proceedings of the Symposium on Civil Engineering and the
Environment, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, May 3-5, 1997.
[8] Khondaker,
Al-Suwaiyan, Mohammed and Allayla, “Tidal Effects on Transport of Contaminants
in a Coastal Shallow Aquifer,” The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering,
22 (1C), June 1997.
[9] Al-Suwaiyan, M.S.,
“Estimation of Dense Nonaqueous Phase Liquid (DNAPL) Volume in Porous
Media,” The Arabian Journal for Science
and Engineering, 23(1B), April 1998.
[10] Al-Suwaiyan,
Khondaker, Mohammed and Allayla, “A Two Dimensional Flow andTransport Model for
Tidally Influenced Aquifers,” Journal of King Saud University, 10 (Engineering
Sciences No. 1), 1998.
[11] A.M. Ishaq and M.S.
Al-Suwaiyan, "Water
Conservation Through Wastewater Recharge", Proceedings
Of Symposium on Water Conservation, YFUPM-RI,
[12] Al-Suwaiyan, M.S.,
“Reducing Evaporative Solute Accumulation in Shallow Water Table
Aquifers,” The Arabian Journal for
Science and Engineering, 23(1C), June
1998.
[13] Al-Suwaiyan, M.S.,
“Non-deterministic Evaluation of Field Scale-Dispersivity Relation,” Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, ASCE,
3(3), July 1998.
[14]
[15] A.M. Ishaq,
M.S. Al-Suwaiyan and A.A. Khan, ‘A Laboratory Study to Investigate the
Use of Treated Effluents to Recharge Aquifers”, Proceedings, 5th Saudi Conference, Makkah, March 1999, pp.
273-286.
[16] A.M. Ishaq,
M.S. Al-Suwaiyan, “Reusing the Treated Effluents by Recharging Aquifers
in
[17] Al-Suwaiyan, M.S.
“Residual Hydrocarbon Contamination in Sandy Soils,” the First International
Congress on Petroleum Contaminated Soils, Sediments & Water, London, UK, August 14-17, 2001.
[18] A. Khan, A. Ishaq and M. Al-Suwaiyan "
Enhancing the Water Supply in Arid Zone with Treated Effluents: A Laboratory
Study "
Proceedings, the International Conference for Water Resources Management in
Arid Regions,
[19]
A. M. Ishaq, M. Al-Suwaiyan and A. A. Khan " Assessing the Anaerobic
Condition during Wastewater Recharge: A Laboratory Study" Proceedings, the
International Conference for Water Resources Management in Arid Regions,
[20] Al-Suwaiyan,
M.S., Bashir, K.,
[21]
Al-Suwaiyan, M. ” Difficulties Associated with Subsurface Remediation After
Leaks from Underground Storage Tanks”, Joint Saudi Japanese Symposium on
Enhancing and Rehabilitation of Desert Environment.
[25] A.K. Azad, I.M.K. Asi, N.A. Al-Shayea, M.S.
Al-Suwaiyan, H.J. Al-Gahtani and A.A. Khathlan and H.I. Abdul Wahab, “ An
Opinion Survey on Certification of Civil Engineers in Saudi Arabia”, Proceedings, Symposeum
on Certification of Practicing Engineers in Saudi Arabia, Dhahran, Saudi
Arabia, April 30, 2002. pp 19-26.
[26]
A. M. Ishaq, M. Al-Suwaiyan ” Remediating the Polluted Groundwater in
[27] A. Maqsood, O. Al-Attas, S. Mohiuddin and M.
Al-Suwaiyan, “ Regulating Underground Storage Tanks(USTs), Benefits and
Challenges”, Proceedings,
6th Saudi Engineering Conference, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, October
21-23, 2002. V. 3, pp 455-470.
[28] B. Tawabini, M. Al-Suwaiyan, R. Allayla, M.
AlMalack, A. Abulikbash and A. Al-Arfaj, “Removal of Phthalates from
Contaminated Water Using Ultraviolet Oxidation Process”, Proceedings, 6th
Saudi Engineering Conference, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, October 21-23, 2002. V. 2,
pp 497-506.
[29] A.K. Azad, I.M.K. Asi, N.A. Al-Shayea, M.S.
Al-Suwaiyan, H.J. Al-Gahtani and A.A. Khathlan, “ Certification of Practicing
Engineers in Saudi Arabia”, Proceedings, the 6th Saudi Engineering
Conference, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, October 21-23, 2002. V. 1, pp 99-110.
[30]
A. M. Ishaq, M. Al-Suwaiyan ” Enhancing Water Supply in Saudi Arabia Through
Wastewater Recharge”, Proceedings, Sixth Gulf Water Conference, Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia, March 8-12, 2003.
[31] M.Al-Suwaiyan, A.M. Ishaq, M. H. Essa and M. Saleem
” Effluent Quality Enhancement Through Tertiary Treatment”, Proceedings,
[32]
A.M. Ishaq and M.S. Al-Suwaiyan, “Reuse of Wastewater
Effluents in Saudi Arabia”, Joint 2002 CSCE/EWRI of ASCE Environmental
Engineering Conference: “An International Perspective on Environmental
Engineering,
[33] B. Tawabini and M.S. Al-Suwaiyan, “Removal of
Dimethyl Phalate from Water by UV/H2O2 Process”, Journal of Environmental Engineering and
Science
[34] B. Tawabini, M. Al-Suwaiyan, A. Abulikbash, M. AlMalack , A. Al-Arfaj and
R. Allayla, “Optimization of UV/H2O2
Process Used to Treat Water Contaminated with Phthalate”, Fourth Speciality
Conference on Environmental Progress in the Petroleum & Petrochemical Industries,
Manama, Bahrain, May 5-7, 2003.
[35] Saleem,
Al-Suwaiyan et al. "Estimation of Spilled Hydrocarbon Volume-The
State-of-the-Art", Environmental Technology, July 2004.
[36] Vohra and Al-Suwaiyan, "Planning, Design,
Operation, Closure and Post-Closure Requirements for the Sanitary
Landfills", Third Saudi Technical Conference, December 2004.
[37] Al-Suwaiyan, "Groundwater Contamination from
USTs: Prevention versus Restoration", The 2nd International
Conference on Water Resources and Environment.
[38] Al-Suwaiyan, Ishaqe, Essa and Saleem
"Assessment of the Status of USTs
at Service Stations in
[39] Vohra, Malik and Al-Suwaiyan, "Treatment of
Synthetic Pretreated Petroleum Refinary Wastewater Using TiO2-Assisted Photo
Catalysis", Fourth Saudi Technical Conference, December 2006.
[40] Vohra, Al-Suwaiyan and Malik, "Treatment of
Mixed Wastewater Using Photocatalysis", The 7th Intrnational
Conference and Exhibition on CHEMISTRY IN INDUSTRY, Bahrin, March 2007.
[41] M.S. Al-Suwaiyan, “Significance of Residual Hydrocarbon in
[42] Vohra, Al-Suwaiyan and Selimuzzaman, "
Competitive Removal of Thiosulfate from Petroleum Refinary Wastewater Using
TiO2-Assisted Photocatalytic Degradation", The 7th Saudi
Engineering Conference, Riyadh 2007.
3.4.2 Reports:
[1]“Recharging Groundwater
Aquifers in
[2]“Recharging Groundwater
Aquifers in
[3]“Contaminant Transport Model for the Ras Tanura Groundwater
Investigation,” Final Report, KFUPM/RI PN-24150, December 1996.
[4]“General Report on
Water Utilization for Desert Greening Along the Gulf Coastal Belt of
[5]“Recharging Groundwater
Aquifers in
[6]“Recharging Groundwater
Aquifers in
[7]“Recharging Groundwater
Aquifers in
[8]“Recharging Groundwater
Aquifers in
[9]"Environmental
Pollution Due to Underground Storage Tanks", Progress reprt 1, KACST
Project AT-22-91, April 2004.
[10]"Environmental
Pollution Due to Underground Storage Tanks", Second Detailes Progress
reprt, KACST Project AT-22-91, October 2004.
[11]"Environmental
Pollution Due to Underground Storage Tanks", Final Revised reprt, KACST
Project AT-22-91, September 2006.
[12]"Treatment of Pretreated Petroleum Refinary
Wastewater Using TiO2 Assisted Advanced Redox Technology ", Final
reprt, SABIC FTRC Project, April 2007.
4. COMMUNITY SERVICES
4.1 University
Committees
- Staff Affairs Committee (standing) 1994-95,
2002-03.
-
Committee on Alterations to KFUPM Houses
(standing) 1995-96.
-
Admission and academic standing committee
(standing) 1998-99, 2000-01, 2003-04
-
Academic textbook committee (standing) 2005-06
-
University receiving committee (ad-hoc) several
times
-
University projects receiving committee (ad-hoc)
several times
-
RI-Staff evaluation committee (standing) 2004-05
-
Ram and Entrance exam committee (ad-hoc) several
times
-
Faculty promotion committee (ad-hoc) several
times
-
Faculty affairs committee (standing) 2004-05,
2006-07, 2007-08
-
Graduate Assistants and Lecturers at KFUPM
committee (standing) 2007.
4.2
Departmental Committees
- Planning
Committee (standing) 1994-95.
- Planning
Committee (standing) 1995-96.
- Laboratory
Committee (standing) 1995-96.
- Graduate
Admission Committee (standing) 1995-96.
- Change
of Sections Committee (ad hoc) first & second semesters 1994-95, 1995-96,
1996-97.
- Committee
on Best Teacher and Advisor (ad hoc) 1995-96 & 1996-97.
- Graduate
Committee (standing) 1996-97.
- Planning
Committee (standing) 1996-97.
- Committee
in charge of developing a program in Environmental Engineering and changing the
name of the CE Department (ad hoc) 1996-97.
- Civil
Engineering Open Day Committee (ad hoc) 1996-97.
- Committee
in charge of classifying periodicals in the area of Environmental and Water
Resources Engineering (ad hoc) 1996-97.
- Committee
in charge of improving short courses offered by the Civil Engineering
Department (ad hoc
subcommittee) 1996-97.
- Graduate
Committee (standing) 1997-98.
- Textbook
Committee (standing) 1997-98.
-
Computer Use in Civil Engineering Committee (ad
hoc) 1997-98.
-
Graduate committee.
-
Civil Engineering Promotion Committee.
-
Civil Engineering Faculty Promotion Committee.
4.3 Other
Committees
- Committee
on Best Teacher and Advisor (ad hoc college committee) 1995-96 & 1996-97.
-
Several KFUPM and KFUPM/RI Faculty Promotion
Committees, (ad hoc)
-
Committee evaluating the performance of Aziziyah
Wastewater Treatment Plant. Formed by the Governer of the Eastern Province.
2002.
-
Committee evaluating candidated for Prince
Sultan International Prize for Water 2006.
-
Committee
studying the Recent Sesmic activities in Al-Hasa Region. Formed by the
Governer of the Eastern Province. 2006.
4.4 Other
Community Services
Currently
the academic advisor for Civil Engineering undergraduate students as well as
the graduate advisor to graduate students in environmental engineering.
Convener
for the water resources and environmental engineering group at the civil
engineering department
Coordinator
for the civil engineering co-op work.(001&002)
Acted as a
reviewer for technical papers for local technical journals and conferences on
issues related to groundwater and contaminant transport.