Civil Engineering Dept, 6000 J. St., Sacramento, CA 95819 Work Tel: (916) 278-5349 Mobile: (916)-220-8373 Email: [email protected]Dr. SAAD M. MERAYYAN Associate Professor Improving Students’ Performance • Developing and Enhancing Curriculum Citizenship: United States of America EDUCATION Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA, 2001 Major: Civil Engineering: Water Resources Engineering Minor: Mechanical Engineering: Fluid Mechanics M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, USA, 1995 Major: Hydraulics Engineering B.S. Civil Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan, 1992 Major: Water Resources Engineering HIGHLIGHTED PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE CALIFRONIA STATE UNIVERSITY (CSU), Sacramento, CA, USA Associate Professor and Water Resources Engineering Lead Faculty Sep 2010 – Present Awarded tenure and promotion to Associate Professor. Taught two new graduate classes Development of the Hydraulics Laboratory Obtained $300,000 external funding from the California Department of Water Resources Submitted a paper to the Journal of Hydrology (pending approval) Preparing two journal papers to be submitted one to the Journal of Hydrology and the other one to the American Association of Water Resources. Papers will be submitted in February and March 2012. Assistant Professor and Water Resource Engineering Lead Faculty Aug 2006 – Sep 2010 Six years of SOLID teaching experience as a tenure-track Assistant Professor. Taught five undergraduate classes and three graduate classes since joining CSU, Sacramento. Enhancement of the Water Resources undergraduate and graduate curriculum Developed an online graduate level course ASCE Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) certified Conducting water resources applied research for local Counties, State agencies, and Federal agencies. Director of the hydraulic laboratory Graduate Advisor for water resources graduate students Thesis advisor for eight graduate students
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Civil Engineering Dept, 6000 J. St., Sacramento, CA 95819 Work Tel: (916) 278-5349 Mobile: (916)-220-8373 Email: [email protected]
Dr. SAAD M. MERAYYAN
Associate Professor Improving Students’ Performance • Developing and Enhancing Curriculum
Citizenship: United States of America
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI,
USA, 2001 Major: Civil Engineering: Water Resources Engineering
Minor: Mechanical Engineering: Fluid Mechanics
M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia,
Columbia, MO, USA, 1995
Major: Hydraulics Engineering
B.S. Civil Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid,
Jordan, 1992
Major: Water Resources Engineering
HIGHLIGHTED PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
CALIFRONIA STATE UNIVERSITY (CSU), Sacramento, CA, USA Associate Professor and Water Resources Engineering Lead Faculty Sep 2010 – Present
Awarded tenure and promotion to Associate Professor.
Taught two new graduate classes
Development of the Hydraulics Laboratory
Obtained $300,000 external funding from the California Department of Water Resources
Submitted a paper to the Journal of Hydrology (pending approval)
Preparing two journal papers to be submitted one to the Journal of Hydrology and the other one to the American Association of Water Resources. Papers will be submitted in February and March 2012.
Assistant Professor and Water Resource Engineering Lead Faculty Aug 2006 – Sep 2010
Six years of SOLID teaching experience as a tenure-track Assistant Professor.
Taught five undergraduate classes and three graduate classes since joining CSU, Sacramento.
Enhancement of the Water Resources undergraduate and graduate curriculum
Developed an online graduate level course
ASCE Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) certified
Conducting water resources applied research for local Counties, State agencies, and Federal agencies.
Director of the hydraulic laboratory
Graduate Advisor for water resources graduate students
Thesis advisor for eight graduate students
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Serving on several Dept, College, and University committees
Appointed to the California Regional Water Resources Control Board, Central Valley Region, Groundwater Monitoring Committee
Attended, presented and invited to speak at national and international conferences
Reviewer for several journals and major publishers like: Wiley, and Kaplan
Leading the effort at CSU Sacramento to formulate a master contract with the California Department of Water Resources
Member of the CSU Water Resources and Policy Initiative team
CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIV., San Luis Obispo, CA, USA Aug 2004 – Aug 2006
Assistant Professor of Water Resources Engineering
Taught three undergraduate classes and one graduate class.
Developed a new graduate level class in water resources and GIS
Conducted research related to groundwater contamination and transport
Advised more than 200 undergraduate students and 4 graduate students
Developed the Water resources Modules for the Senior Design Project
Thesis advisor for two graduate students WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, Detroit, MI, USA Aug 1996 – May 2001
Adjunct Faculty, and Graduate Teaching Assistant
Taught selected sections in graduate and undergraduate classes
Taught the hydraulics laboratory UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, Columbia, MO, USA Sep 1993-May 1996
Graduate Research Assistant
Conducted research related to hydraulics and pipeline engineering
Utilized MATLAB to automate the extensive and time-consuming data collection process
Courses developed 1. Water Resources Modules for Senior Project – Undergraduate 2. Computer Applications in Water Resources with Geographic Information Sys. (GIS) – Graduate
RESEARCH INTEREST
Watershed Management and Modeling
Hydraulic Analysis and Modeling
Storm Runoff Studies
Climate Change Impacts
Water Efficiency and Conjunctive Use
International (Middle East) Water Resources Issues
RESEARCH
In Progress 1. Delineating the 100- and 500-year Floodplains for the Middle Creek Watershed 2. Feasibility Study of Groundwater Banking in the Central Sacramento County Basin. 3. Predicting Flood Peaks at Ungagged Locations within the Middle Creek Watershed Using
Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC)-Hydrologic Modeling System (HMS). 4. Development of Extended Period Simulation Model for the City of Modesto. 5. Real-time model for monitoring northern California water resources system: A Decision Making
Model. 6. Building, Calibrating, and Verifying Computer Models Using Hydrologic Engineering Center
(HEC)-Hydrologic Modeling System (HMS) for the American River Watershed 7. The Impact of the Length of Rainfall Record on the American River Watershed Management and
Flood and/or Drought Implications 8. Climate Change Impacts on California’s San Francisco Bay Delta Inflow Using Downscaled
Global Circulation Models. 9. Developing a Master Contract with the California Dept of Water Resources to Conduct Applied
Research and Coordinate the Effort among the Cal State University System 23 Campuses.
Completed 1. Comparison of Theoretical Annual Runoff to Measured Runoff for the Black Creek Watershed 2. Statistical Analysis of SR73 Water Quality Data, California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans), via the Office of Water Programs, Sacramento State. Presentation at the Office Of Water Programs, Sacramento State.
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3. Review of a Caltrans draft report on Caltrans Road-side Vegetated Treatment (RVTS), via the
Office Of Water Programs, Sacramento State. Memorandum to Caltrans and its consultants. 4. Evaluation and Peer Review of Detention Basin Modeling, California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans), via the Office of Water Programs, California State University, Sacramento (CSUS).
5. Evolution of alternative methods to determine the design rainfall intensity for CASQA methods, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), via the Office of Water Programs, California State University, Sacramento.
6. Literature review of magnetic flowmeter field Calibration using dye dilution, Caltrans via the Office of Water Program, California State University, Sacramento.
7. Groundwater Contamination from Landfills, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cal Poly State Univ., San Luis Obispo, California.
8. Leakage prediction of landfill clay cover liners using the Hydrologic Evaluation of Landfill Performance (HELP) Model, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
9. Fully automated experimental set-up for simultaneous measurements of the unsaturated soil functions (soil-water characteristic curve and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity) using Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) and Thermocouple Psychrometer (TCP), Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
10. Designed and implemented of a dynamic technique to determine the soil-water characteristic curve using 10,000 kPa pressure plate membrane extractor. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
11. Co-studied the impact of soil compaction conditions on the soil-water characteristic curve using the 1500 kPa traditional pressure plate extractor. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
12. Modeled and optimized the measured soil-water characteristic curve data to existing models using the retention curve (RETC) computer program and Solver subroutine provided with Microsoft Excel. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
13. Preliminary study of the fate and mobility of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in waste containment systems. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
RESEARCH GRANTS 1. Hydraulics Technical Reviewer for the Central Valley Flood Protection Board (CVFPB), California
Central Valley Flood Protection Control Board. Sponsor: CVFPB Via California Department of Water Resources, Requested Fund: $45,000, Status: Funded, July 2011.
2. Applied Research and Training “Umbrella” Contract for the California Department of Water Resources, Sponsor: California Department of Water Resources (DWR), Requested fund: $300,000, Status: Funded. July, 2010.
3. Identification and Evaluation of Potential Groundwater Artificial Recharge Sites in South Sacramento County. Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF), Requested fund: $374,135, Status: Not Funded. June, 2009.
4. Software grant from Bentley, Inc. that included several civil engineering disciplines (Water, structural, geotechnical, etc.) and Workstation. Status: Funded for $350,000. January 2008.
5. Travel Grant to participate in “The Environmental World and water Resources Congress 2008”. Sponsor: Office of Water Programs, CE Dept, and Grant from UEI at CSUS. Status: Funded for $3500. May, 2008.
6. Flume Calibration Protocol for Caltrans’ in-situ Flow Measurement Device. Sponsor: Caltrans via Office Of Water Programs, Sacramento State. Status: 2nd version of the proposal in progress for re-submittal. Requested fund $25,000.
7. Modify water quality calculation in the CASQA “Basin Sizer.” Sponsor: CASQA, requested fund: $12,344.43, Status: Not funded.
8. Travel Grant to participate in “The CASQA 3rd Annual Conference”. Sponsor: Office of Water Programs, Sacramento State. Status Funded for $1300. September, 2007.
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9. Travel Grant to participate in “The Still Battling the Inland Sea: Exploring Solutions for
California’s Complex Water Issues,” Conference. Sponsor: Civil Engineering Department, Sacramento State. Status Funded for $560. July, 2007.
10. Physical and Numerical Modeling of Intentionally Released Contaminants into Residential Water Distribution Systems. Sponsor: Office of Navel Research, Award#N00014-05-0855. Status: Not Funded. August, 2005.
11. Assessment of Contaminant Movement into Groundwater from Selected Landfill Sites in the State of California. Sponsor: Office of Navel Research, Award#N00014-05-0855. Status: Funded for $57,302. August, 2005.
12. Using Mulch/Compost in Improving Water Quality and Erosion Control. Office of Navel Research, Award#N00014-05-0855. Status: Not Funded. August, 2005.
13. Assessment of Physical Security Technologies for Water and Wastewater Utilities. Sponsor: American Water Work Association Research Foundation. Status: Not Funded. July, 2005.
14. Hydraulics Laboratory Equipment Update and Upgrade. Sponsor: Cal Poly State University Student Fee Initiative. Status: Funded for $65,000. April, 2005.
15. Software Purchase. Sponsor: Cal Poly State University Student Fee Initiative. Status: Funded for $5425. February, 2005.
16. Assessment of Physical Security Technologies for Water and Wastewater Utilities. Sponsor: American Water Work Association Research Foundation. Status: under consideration. December, 2004.
17. Guidance and Specifications for the Use of Compost and Mulch for Erosion Control and Stromwater Treatment (DC-504). Sponsor: California Department of Transportation. Status: Not Funded. December, 2004.
18. Course Development for Computer Applications in Water and wastewater Systems. Sponsor: Center for teaching and Learning Grant Program, Cal Poly State University. Status: not funded. November, 2004.
19. Travel Grant to participate in the First International Conference on Geotechnical and GeoEnvironmental Engineering and Management in Arid Lands, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates. Sponsor: Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering, Wayne State University. Status: Funded for $900. November, 2000.
20. Travel Grant to participate in the First International Conference on Geotechnical and GeoEnvironmental Engineering and Management in Arid Lands, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates. Sponsor: Graduate School: Graduate Students Council, Wayne State University. Status Funded for $200. October, 2000.
21. Travel Grant to participate in the First International Conference on Geotechnical and GeoEnvironmental Engineering and Management in Arid Lands, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates. Sponsor: College of Engineering, Wayne State University. Status Funded for $100. October, 2000.
22. Equipment and Dissertation Grant. Sponsor: Graduate School, Wayne State University. Status: Funded for $1000. January, 1999.
23. Travel Grant to participate in the Fourth International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Center for Engineering Science and Technology, Boston, Massachusetts. Sponsor: College of Engineering, Wayne State University. Status Funded for $500. May, 1998.
24. Travel Grant to participate in the Fourth International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Center for Engineering Science and Technology, Boston, Massachusetts. Sponsor: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wayne State University. Status Funded for $1000. May, 1998.
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PUBLICATIONS, CONFERENCES, PRESENTATIONS, MODERATOR AND REVIEWS
PUBLICATIONS
1. Safi, S., and Merayyan, M., “Feasibility Study of Groundwater Banking in the Central Sacramento
County Basin.” In Progress, will be submitted in February 2012 to the Journal of Hydrology. 2. Merayyan, S., and Hill, J., “Predicting Flood Peaks at Ungagged Locations within the Middle Creek
Watershed Using HEC-HMS Model.” In Progress, will be submitted in January to the Journal of American Water Resources Association.
3. Merayyan, S., and Del Papa G., “Comparison of Theoretical and Measured Annual Runoff Flows for the Black Creek Watershed.” The Journal of Hydrology, April 2011, under review.
4. Merayyan, S., Mrayyan, S., and Mihyar, M., “Water Resources in Jordan: Challenges and Accomplishments.” The ASCE, Environmental World and Water Resources Congress 2009 Annual Conference, May 17-22, 2009, Kansan City, Missouri.
5. Merayyan, S. and Hope, A., “The Affect of Municipal Landfill Leachate on the Characterization of Fluid Flow Through Clay.” The ASCE Environmental World and Water Resources Congress 2009 Annual Conference, Kansan City, Missouri.
6. Merayyan, S., Ricardo P., and Baldanza, K. “Impact of Climate Change on the American River Watershed Management.” Abstract Accepted at the American Water Resources Association Summer Specialty Conference 2009. Utah, June 29-July 1, 2009.
7. Merayyan, S., Ara, S., “Influence of Precipitation Record Length on Watershed Management in the State of California.” the American Water Resources Association Annual Conference 2008. New Orleans, November 17, 2008.
8. Merayyan, S., and Del Papa, G., “The Efficiency of Shallow Flow Length in the Improvements of Water Quality of Typical Caltrans Highway Embankment.” Accepted in the 2nd International Symposium on Shallow Flows. Hong Kong, October 15, 2008.
9. Currier, B., Merayyan, S. and Meyer, S. “Precise Flow Calculation Method Using CASQA Basin Sizer Principles,” The CASQA 3rd Annual Conference, September 10-12, 2007, Cost Mesa, California. Electronic Publication provides to 600 participant and sponsors, September 2007.
10. Merayyan, S., Miller, C. and Fiegel, G., “Determination of the Soil-Water Characteristic Curve Using the Evaporation Technique,” The Fourth International Conference on Unsaturated 2006, April 2-6, Carefree Arizona.
11. Merayyan, S. and Ohlinger, K., “Flow Meter Dilution Test Literature Review,” Report for the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District. 2006
12. Merayyan, S., Miller, C. J. and Rahim, A., “Prediction of Leachate Movement through Landfill Hydraulic Barriers”, The IV International Symposium on Environmental Hydrology and IV Regional Conference on Civil Engineering Tech, June 7-9, 2005, Cairo, Egypt.
13. Miller, C., N. Yesiller, K. Yaldo, and S. Merayyan., Closure to "Impact of Soil Type and Compaction Conditions on the Soil Water Characteristic", Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmantal Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 128, No. 9, PP 773-743, December, 2003.
14. Miller, C., N. Yesiller, K. Yaldo, and S. Merayyan., "Impact of Soil Type and Compaction Conditions on the Soil Water Characteristic", Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmantal Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 128, No. 9, PP 773-743, September, 2002.
15. Merayyan, S., and Liu, H. “Wear of Coal Logs in Pipe,” The Wear Journal Vol. 249 (10-11), PP 914-923, October 2001.
16. Merayyan, S., and Miller, Carol, J. “Impact of Soil Type and Compaction Conditions on the Leakage Prediction of Landfill Cover Liners,” Abstract Accepted in the 11th Annual West Coast Conference on Contaminated Soils, Sediments, and Water, San Diego, California, March 2001.
17. Merayyan, S. and Miller Carol J., “The Use of Thermocouple Psychrometer in the Retention Curve Determination,” Proceedings of the GEO 2000, the First International Conference on Geotechnical and GeoEnvironmental Engineering and Management in Arid Lands, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates, November 2000.
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18. Miller, C., S. Merayyan, and N. Yesiller, "Unsaturated performance Comparison of Compacted Clay
Landfill Liners", Advances in Unsaturated Geotechnics, eds. Shackelford, Houston, and Chang, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No., pp.555-568, August, 2000.
19. Miller, C. J., Yesiller, N., Demond, A., Merayyan, S., and Yaldo K., “Variability in the Unsaturated Behavior of Clay Landfill Liners and Resulting Performance Implications,” Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Center for Engineering Science and Technology, Boston, Massachusetts, August 1998.
CONFERENCES 1. The California Water Policy and Initiative 2011 Conference, May 26-27, 2011, Long Beach, California. 2. ARKSTORM Summit: California’s Other “Big One”, January 13-14, 2011, Sacramento, California. 3. The California Water Policy and Initiative 2010 Conference, March 2-3, 2010, Sacramento, California. 4. 2009 California Water Conference: Changing Tides in the Inland Sea – A Confluence of Challenges
and Opportunities, September 26-28, 2009, Sacramento, CA. 5. The California Water Policy and Initiative 2009 Conference, June 10-12, 2009, Long Beach, California. 6. The American Society Of Civil Engineers, Environmental World and Water Resources Congress 2009
Annual Conference, May 17-22, 2009, Kansan City, Missouri 7. The American Water Resources Association 2008 Annual Conference, New Orleans, November 17,
2008. 8. The 2008 California Extreme Precipitation Symposium: Estimating and Forecasting Extreme Floods,
the American River Watershed Institute, June 20, 2008, Davis, California. 9. The U.S. Geological Survey & Sacramento State 2007 Collaboration & Discovery Conference,
September 2007. 10. The CASQA 3rd Annual Conference, September 10-12, 2007, Costa Mesa, California. 11. American River Watershed Conference, April 12-13, 2007, California State University, Sacramento,
California 12. The 2007 Levee Conference; Still Battling the Inland Sea: Exploring Solution for California’s Complex
Water Issues. July 24-26, 2007, Sacramento California 13. The IV International Symposium On Environmental Hydrology And IV Regional Conference On
Civil Engineering Tech, June 7-9, 2005, Cairo, Egypt. 14. The First International Conference on Geotechnical and GeoEnvironmental Engineering and
Management in Arid Lands, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates, November 2000. 15. The Fourth International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable
Development, Center for Engineering Science and Technology, Boston, Massachusetts, August 1998.
PRESENTATION 1. Merayyan, S., “California State University, Sacramento Master Contract with the California
Department of Water Resources.” The California Water Policy and Initiative 2011 Conference, May 26-27, 2011, Long Beach, California.
2. Merayyan, S., Mrayyan, S., and Mihyar, M., “Water Resources in Jordan: Challenges and Accomplishments.” The ASCE, Environmental World and Water Resources Congress 2009 Annual Conference, May 17-22, 2009, Kansan City, Missouri.
3. Merayyan, S. and Hope, A., “The Affect of Municipal Landfill Leachate on the Characterization of Fluid Flow Through Clay.” The ASCE Environmental World and Water Resources Congress 2009 Annual Conference, Kansan City, Missouri.
4. Merayyan, S., and Most, A, “Influence of Precipitation Record Length on Watershed Management in the State of California.” the American Water Resources Association Annual Conference 2008. New Orleans, November 17, 2008.
5. Currier, B., Merayyan, S. and Meyer, S. “Precise Flow Calculation Method Using CASQA Basin Sizer Principles,” The CASQA 3rd Annual Conference, September 10-12, 2007, Cost Mesa, California.
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6. Merayyan, S., Miller, C. J. and Rahim, A., “Prediction of Leachate Movement through Landfill
Hydraulic Barriers”, Presented at The IV International Symposium On Environmental Hydrology And IV Regional Conference On Civil Engineering Tech, June 7-9, 2005, Cairo, Egypt.
7. Merayyan, S. and Miller Carol J., “The Use of Thermocouple Psychrometer in the Retention Curve Determination,” Presented at the GEO 2000, the First International Conference on Geotechnical and GeoEnvironmental Engineering and Management in Arid Lands, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates, November 2000.
8. Miller, C. J., Yesiller, N., Demond, A., Merayyan, S., and Yaldo K., “Variability in the Unsaturated Behavior of Clay Landfill Liners and Resulting Performance Implications,” Co-presented at the Waste Contaminant: Design and Performance II session in the Fourth International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Center for Engineering Science and Technology, Boston, Massachusetts, August 1998
MODERATOR 1. 2009 California Water Conference: Changing Tides in the Inland Sea – A Confluence of Challenges
and Opportunities, September 26-28, 2009, Sacramento, California. A session on Water issues outside California.
2. The ASCE, Environmental World and Water Resources Congress 2009 Annual Conference, May 17-22, 2009, Kansan City, Missouri. A session on Climate Change
3. The American Water Resources Association Annual Conference 2008. New Orleans, November 17, 2008. A session on Hydrologic Modeling
REVIEWS 1. Reviewed a draft technical memorandum “Hydraulic Performance Evaluation of Permeable Pavement
Under Heavy Load and Heavy Traffics.” California Transportation Department (Caltrans), CA 2010. 2. Reviewing Kaplan’s civil engineering books. The books under review are used to prepare civil
engineers for the California Professional Engineering License Examination. 3. Reviewed a draft technical memorandum “Develop Methods for Verifying the Accuracy of Flow
Measurement System in Field Conditions.” California Transportation Department, CA 2009. 4. Reviewer for the John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Reviewed the Engineering Fluid Mechanics Book, 9th edition, Crowe et al.
Reviewed the Water Resources Engineering, 2008 edition, Mays 5. Reviewer for the Vadose Zone Journal 6. Reviewer for the Journal of American Water resources Association 7. Reviewer, Journal of Environmental Informatics (JEI) 8. Reviewed the proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Environmental Geo-technology
and Global Sustainable Development., Boston, MA 1998.
TRAINAING AND ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE TEACHING
1. Attended the Teaching and Learning Center’s Hybrid Needs for Online Courses, California State University, Sacramento, 8/25/2009, Sacramento, CA.
2. Planed and Hosted the Bentley Inc., Training Bash for the university staff and faculty, and professionals from around the Sacramento area. California State University, Sacramento 8/13/2009, Sacramento, CA.
3. Attended the ASCE Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) Training. Northern Arizona University, 7/12-17, 2009, Flagstaff, Arizona.
4. Attended the Teaching and Learning Center’s Summer Institute Hybrid (Face-to-face and online) Classes Development Training. 5/26-29, 2009.
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5. Performed online training sessions on the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Tetra Tech MPS,
Detroit, MI, 01/2004 6. Performed online training sessions on the E-mail and Internet Use, Tetra Tech MPS, Detroit, MI,
01/2004 7. Performed online training sessions on the Ergonomics in the Office, Tetra Tech MPS, Detroit, MI,
01/2004. 8. Attended two days training in the Vulnerability assessment of small and medium size water distribution
systems conducted by American Water Works Association with corporation with the Sandia Laboratory, Illinois, 8/2003.
9. Attended three days of training in PC-SWMM at the Computational Hydraulic Institute, Toronto, Canada, 2/2002.
10. Attended a workshop on utilizing computers as visual aid and communications tool, Office of Teaching and Learning, Wayne State University, 1/2000.
11. Attended three days of seminars that covered various topics for new graduate teaching assistants, Wayne State University, 9/1999.
12. Effective College Teaching: A Demonstration
The Skilled Lecturer
Ethical Issues in Teaching
Promoting Effective Classroom Discussions
Managing the Classroom: Problems and Opportunities
Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum
Syllabus Design
Gender Issues in the Classroom
HIGHLIGHTED PROFESSIONAL INDUSTRIAL EXPEREINCE
TETRA TECH INC, Detroit, MI May 2001 – Aug 2004 Homeland Security Planner
Risk Assessment Methodology (RAM) for Small-Medium Water Drinking System certified (RAM-W) by the Sandia Laboratories, Livermore, CA
Conducted few vulnerability assessment studies for potential intentional contamination and mitigation scenarios
Prepared several proposals for vulnerability assessment studies through the State of Michigan.
Submitted a proposal to the National Science Foundation to study intentional field contamination of drinking water systems and compare that with model generated outcomes
1. Ypsilanti Community Utility Authority Security Enhancement Plan (SEP) Study, Ypsilanti,
MI: Performed a comprehensive SEP study of all the utility critical infrastructure assets and recommended modifications to harden their assets against malevolent acts.
2. City of Dearborn Water Distribution System Vulnerability Assessment Proposal and Project: Dearborn, MI: Prepared a proposal and perform vulnerability assessment study of the city’s water system using the RAM-W methodology.
3. City of Wixom Water Distribution System Vulnerability Assessment Proposal: Wixom, MI: Prepared a proposal to perform vulnerability assessment study of the city’s water system using the RAM-W methodology.
4. Security Enhancement Planner: Southfield, MI: Developed security enhancements standards to be used in physical security enhancement of water systems studies.
5. City of Mt. Pleasant Water Distribution System Vulnerability Assessment: Mt. Pleasant, MI: Performed vulnerability assessment of the city’s water system using the Risk Analysis Methodology for Water system (RAM-W) created by Sandia Laboratory.
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6. Wayne County Homeland Security Proposal: Wayne County, MI: Helped in preparing a
comprehensive Homeland Security Proposal to address the County’s Assets including: Infrastructures and Transportation systems, Telecommunication, Health Systems, Water and Wastewater Systems and Financial and Banking Systems.
7. City of Wyandotte Water Distribution System Vulnerability Assessment: Wyandotte, MI.: Helped in preparing a proposal for the City of Wyandotte to perform vulnerability assessment study of their drinking water system.
Water Resources Engineer
Worked on more than thirty projects of various scopes and budgets that range from $10,000 to few million US Dollars. 1. Wayne County, Detroit, MI. Prepared Request for Proposals for the county and helped the County
in searching, identifying, and soliciting proposals for creating a physical model of their Wastewater Treatment Plant wet well study.
2. City of Inkster Stormwater Management Program: Inkster, MI: Prepared Request for Proposals on behalf of the city for several Projects. Helped the city in preparing and submitting for grants through the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project for many outstanding projects ranging from best management practice projects to selecting and purchasing backup power generators.
3. Detroit Water and Sewage Department SSES I/I Flows: Detroit, MI.: Performed wastewater flow data analysis, estimated water consumption based on population estimates, commercial use and significant industrial users (SIU). Compared the estimated flow to the metered flow in order to identify and isolate Inflow/infiltration flows for future enhancements.
4. Detroit Water and Sewage Department SSES I/I Flows: Detroit, MI: Helped in preparing a work plan for the groundwater assessment study. Conducted groundwater field sampling, data analysis, and prepared interim report.
5. Kalamazoo (Pharmacia) Utilities Master Plan: Kalamazoo, MI.: Prepared a master plan on the existing Portage sanitary sewer system. Provided the client with system information, catalog existing operation assets, document past physical and financial performance data, and project system capabilities and deficiencies to provide the client with the information to make business decisions on what if scenarios.
6. Grosse Ile SSO Basin and Pump Station Improvements: Grosse Ile, MI.: Evaluated the Pump Station capacity and ability to provide the necessary head based on the suggested improvements and upgrades.
7. Wyandotte Water Treatment Plant Study: Wyandotte, MI.: Performed Hydraulic analysis of the treatment plant to identify bottlenecks and s suggested improvements and modifications.
8. Port Huron Combined Sewer Over Flow Control: Port Huron, MI.: Utilized the flow and rain data collected from pre-selected locations in the city to be used in the Project Performance Certification (PPC) report submitted to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). Estimated a capture coefficient for the city, which can be used in the hydraulic model.
9. Mount Clemens Combined Sewer Separation and CSO Elimination: Mount Clemens, MI.: Performed post-construction hydraulic and hydrology analysis of the city’s sewer system using the SWMM model. Data collected from strategic locations in the city was used in the rain dependent inflow infiltration (RDII) analysis and modeling of the city’s sewer system performance during design storm. Documented the results of flow and rain modeling in a PPC report to be submitted to the city and MDEQ.
10. FrenchTown Township Raw Water Intake Capacity Analysis: FrenchTown TWP, MI.: Conducted capacity analysis of the town’s water system and the ability of the system to handle future growth. The town obtains its needs from Lake Erie. The capacity analysis was performed under the lake’s all-time high and low levels.
11. Cranbrook Education Community Water System Distribution Study: Bloomfield Hills, MI.: Created a hydraulic model for the community’s drinking water distribution system using H2ONet software. Evaluated the system fire-flow demands and the ability of the system to provide the required pressure and flow to install fire protection sprinklers in the Performing Arts Center.
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12. Wayne County Downriver Wastewater Improvements Program: Wayne County, MI.: Helped
the client to performed Rain-dependent Inflow/Infiltration (RDII) analysis for the Downriver 13 community sewer system by creating Excel workbooks with impeded macros. These Excel workbooks allowed the client to automate the analysis of DWF, WWF, RDII, and rain for 30 meters and 12 rain gauges. The only inputs the client now needs to perform the analysis are the collected flow, rain and to specify the dates and times to perform the analysis. Internally and automatically a global DWF days for all the communities are selected based on the client’s input. The Excel workbooks are used to analyze and store 10 weeks of hourly data for all the communities.
13. YCUA Willow Run Replacement Interceptor: Ypsilanti, MI.: Reviewed the hydraulic design of the interceptor.
14. Traverse City West Side Wastewater Collection: Traverse City, MI.: Evaluated the hydraulic performance of the interceptor using flow monitoring data, performed inflow/infiltration analysis and provided the city with a detailed report and required improvements.
15. Traverse City Water System, Traverse City, MI.: Used CyberNet Software to evaluate the hydraulic performance of the city’s water system.
16. Baby Creek CSO Facility: Detroit, MI.: Performed Quality Control and Quality Analysis by evaluating the hydraulic performance of the treatment facility system both before and after construction.
17. Adrian City Bridges Scour Analysis: Adrian, MI.: Performed scour analysis of several city bridges. Prepared internal report on the conditions and stability of the bridges.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION, TECHNICAL COUNCILS, ACTIVITIES, AND
CERTIFICATIONS
Professional Affiliation 1. Member, American Water Resources Association, (AWRA), 2006 2. Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 2005 3. Associate Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 1998. 4. Associate Member, Michigan Society of Civil Engineers (MSCE), 1998. 5. Associate Member, Environmental & Water Resources Institute of ASCE, 1999
Technical Councils (Tetra Tech, Inc.) 1. Homeland Security Tech Council (1/03-9/04) 2. Security Enhancement Planner (8/03-9/04) 3. Hydraulics and Hydrology Tech Council (5/01-9/04) 4. Wastewater Process Equipment Tech Council (5/01-9/04) 5. Wastewater Treatment Process Tech Council (5/01-9/04) 6. Water Distribution Systems Design Tech Council (5/01-9/04) 7. Wastewater systems Tech Council (5/01-9/04)
Activities 1. Faculty Advisor, ASCE Annual Water Competition 2009-present 2. Faculty Advisor, Engineers Without Border, 2005-present 3. Vice-President, Chi-Epsilon, Wayne State University Chapter, 2001-2002 4. Co-founder, Engineering Graduate Council, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO, 1996. 5. Member, Engineering Graduate Council, Representative of Dept. of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO, 1995-5/1996. 6. President - elected, Dept. of Civil Engineering Student Association, Jordan University of Science and
Technology, Irbid, Jordan, 1991-1992.
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Certifications
1. Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) Certification 2. Risk Assessment Methodology (RAM-W) Certification for Small-Medium size Drinking Water
Systems, Sandia Laboratory, 8/2003.
COMMITTEES AND SERVICE
COMMITTIES
Cal State Univ., Sacramento Committees 1. Department level committees
o CE Dept Retention, Promotion and Tenure (RPT) committee o CE Dept Faculty Search Committee o CE Dept Curriculum Committee o CE Dept Industrial Advisory Committee (IAC) o CE Dept Environmental-Water Resources Industrial Advisory Committee (E-W IAC)
2. College Level o College of Engineering Associate Dean Search Committee o College of Engineering Scholarship Committee o College of Engineering Grade Appeals Committee o College of Engineering Outstanding Award Committee, Chair o College of Engineering Academic Council: substitute for Professor Mikael Anderson for one
meeting. 3. University Level
o University Level Research and Creative Activity Subcommittee (RCA) o University Level Academic Information Technology Committee (AITC) o University Level Curriculum Policy Subcommittee
4. Associated Student Inc., Children’s Center Faculty Parent’s Advisory Committee
Service 1. California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region, Groundwater Monitoring
Advisory Group. 2. State of California Mitigation Assessment Response Team (SMART)
PROFICIENT IN THESE WATER RESOURCES COMPUTER MODELS
1. Who's Who in America, 2009 2. Who’s who Among America’s Teachers and Educators, 2007. 3. Who’s who in Engineering Higher Education, 2007. 4. Who's Who in Engineering Education, 2005. 5. Who’s Who International for Professionals, 1999. 6. Thomas Rumble Fellowship for outstanding Ph.D. students, Wayne State University, Detroit. MI,
1996-1997. 7. Certificate of Appreciation for Excellent Research and Services, Capsule Pipeline Research Center,
University of Missouri-Columbia, MO, 1995. 8. Dean’s List for Top Ranking, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology,
Irbid, Jordan, 1989. 9. Ministry of Higher Education Scholarship, Dept. of Statistics, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan,
