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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT Department : Civil and Environmental Engineering Date: April 25, 2007 1. Name: George Moussa Ayoub Date of Birth: 26 - 4 - 1934 2. Present Academic Rank: Professor Citizenship: Lebanese 3. Tenure Status : 4. Administrative Title: Past Chairman, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, (1986 – 1998) Past Associate Dean , Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, (1998 – 1999) 5. Degrees Field Institution Date Awarded

BE Architectural Engineering American University of Beirut 25 June 1956 MS (DIC) Public Health Engineering Imperial College (London University) 16 October 1963 PhD Civil Engineering Imperial College (London University) 16 June 1971

6. Academic Positions at A.U.B. and elsewhere (rank, institution, inclusive dates) (show % if you hold multiple appointments)

- Instructor (Part time), Faculty of Engineering & Arch.(AUB) Oct. 1963 - July 1, 1967 - Lecturer (Full time), Faculty of Engineering & Arch. (AUB) Jan. 1970 - July 1971 - Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering & Arch. (AUB) July 1, 1971 - June 30, 1973 - Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering & Arch. (AUB) July 1, 1973 - June 30, 1988 - Professor, Faculty of Engineering & Arch. (AUB) July 1, 1988

7. a. Other Professional Employment (title, organization, location, inclusive dates)

- Engineer, National Reconstruction Office, Lebanon (1956 - 1959). - Design Engineer (Section Leader), Associated Consulting Engineers, Lebanon (1959 - 1963). - Partner and Manager, Engineering & Trading Co., Lebanon, (1963 - 1967). - Partner and General Manager, Gulpha Constructors Ltd., Lebanon, (1977 - 1982).

b. Major Consulting Activities (past five years) (list organization and location) Companies and governmental agencies (1967 -date). Engaged in the design Consultant and Advisor to local and international engineering consulting of major projects located in the Middle East including: Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates.

Consulting Firms - Associated Consulting Engineers - Lebanon

- Arcbuild - Lebanon - Ramzi Sambar and Associates - Lebanon - Engineering Development Office - Lebanon - Jouzy and Partners - Lebanon, Jordan - Khatib and Alami - Lebanon, Saudi Arabia - Suidan and Associates - Lebanon, Abu- Dhabi - Al-Istishariyoun Ltd. - Lebanon , Jordan - Code International - Lebanon, Oman

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- Builders - Lebanon - Metcalf and Eddy - U.S.A. - Gulpha Constructors - U.S.A. - Land and Marine - U.K. - Environmental Resources Management - U.K. - Rafik El Khoury and Partners - Mercy Corps - Alard Consultants - MAN Enterprise Co.

Governmental Institutions - National Reconstruction Office, Lebanon - Ministry of Public Health, Lebanon - National Bank of Industrial and Touristic Development, Lebanon - Council of Development and Reconstruction / Agency for International Development, Lebanon - National Council for Scientific Research, Lebanon

Projects - The Hadath Popular Housing Scheme - public utilities, Lebanon - Duhkan Sewerage Scheme , Qatar - Tabarja Beach Motel - Water supply and sewerage, Lebanon - Wastewater and storm water drainage systems for coast guard facilities at Jeddah and Azizeyeh, Saudi

Arabia - Wastewater systems for two housing projects in Al- Khobar, Saudi Arabia - Water supply and sewerage for housing project, Saudi Arabia - Sewerage schemes for the cities of Zarka, Jarash, and Salt, Jordan - Sewerage system for the Jafar Military Base, Jordan - Water supply and sewerage for the Aqaba Port Facilities, Jordan - Extension works for water supply and sewerage for the cities of Khobar and Dammam - Saudi Arabia - Storm water drainage for the cities of Khobar and Dammam, Saudi Arabia - Sewerage systems for 17 villages at Qatif area in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia - Sewage treatment and disposal for the city of Dahran, Saudi Arabia - Regional sewage collection and disposal for the Dahran Area - Saudi Arabia - Wastewater and storm drainage networks for housing project, Saudi Arabia - Water supply, sewerage, and storm water drainage for the development of Zirku Island, Abu-Dhabi - Wastewater collection and treatment for the Yarmuk University Campus, Jordan - Water supply, irrigation, and storm drainage facilities for 14 hectars public park including water treatment

and recirculation facilities for a 10,000 cubic meters man made lake at Taif, Saudi Arabia - Preliminary design for water supply, sewerage and storm drainage for Wadi El Khabir and Uzaiba housing

development projects, Sultanate of Oman. - Design of five 100,000 cubic meters reservoirs with associated piping, pumping and pressure reducing

stations at Mecca, Saudi Arabia - Preliminary design for water supply and storm water drainage for Sogex Hill housing development,

Sultanate of Oman - Wastewater treatment for the towns of Rabieh and Keyfoun, Lebanon - Sewer trunk for the Ruseifa-Zerka District including sewer networks for the towns of Jebel Faisal and

Musherefieh, Jordan - Design of sewer network for Industrial Area at Baalbek, Lebanon - Design of sewer network for the town of Kufrinja, Jordan - Final design for water supply, sewer networks, and sewage treatment for the town of Uzeiba, Oman - Final design for water supply, sewers, storm water and sewage treatment for the Sogex Hill development,

Oman - Water supply and sewerage networks for Aqaba Port Facilities, Jordan - Design of sewage treatment plant at Sehab Industrial Complex, Jordan

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- Design of Beit Hanina Sewage Pumping Station including screening, grit removal, and pressure pipe, Gaza Strip

- Design of a Septic Tank System and Sea Outfall for a population of 30,000 at Nahr El Barid Camp, Lebanon

- Study of water and wastewater treatment for South Lebanon and the Bekaa regions under the Damage Assessment Studies, Emergency Recovery Program in Lebanon.

- Pre-feasibility study for wastewater management plan for Lebanon. - Feasibility study for wastewater management for the City of Sidon and the surrounding area. - Lebanon - National Environmental Strategy.

- Design of a Wastewater Treatment Plant for the Town of Laboue in the Bekkaa, Lebanon. - Feasibility study for wastewater management for the City of Sidon and the surrounding area. - Design of a Wastewater Treatment plant for the Town of Barouk in the Chouf, Lebanon. - Expert on Wastewater Sector Investment Planning Project – Lebanon - Consultant on operation of Habtourland Wastewater Treatment Plant – Lebanon. - Consultant on training of small treatment plant operators - Lebanon - Consultant to REP-AUB on Hermel Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment - Lebanon

c. Professional Registrations (field, location, date)

- Member American Society of Civil Engineers, U.S.A. 1962 - 1999 - Life Member American Society of Civil Engineers U.S.A 1999 - present - Member Institution of Public Health Engineers, U.K. 1963 - 1975 - Member Lebanese Order of Arch. and Engineers, Lebanon. 1959 - 2000 - Member Lebanese Public Health Association, Lebanon. 1963 - 1975

8. Prestigious Awards after receipt of PhD (fellowships, lectureships, prizes and other merit recognition or honor; year awarded)

- British Council Scholar, 1967 – 1970 - Eisenhower Fellow 1974 - Fulbright Scholar 1985 - Research Award in Engineering, AUB, 1988 – 89. - Distinguished Faculty Service Award, AUB, 2005

- Outstanding FEA Professor Award, 2007

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FACTUAL INFORMATION A. Resident Instruction and Continuing Education (past five years)

1. Resident Instruction During my tenure I taught courses that were in excess of 15 courses, 7undergraduate and 8 graduate courses. - A 354 Environmental Control I - AS 041 Man and His Environment - CE 067 Surveying and Photogrammetry - E 4605 Chemical Laboratory - E 4711 Sanitary Engineering - CVEV 076 Water and Wastewater Networks - CIVE 450 Water and Wastewater Treatment - CIVE 653 Water and Sewage Works Design - CE116 Waste Disposal - CE 662 Advanced Sanitary Engineering - CEH 6065 Marine Pollution - CVEV 586 Water and Wastewater Treatment - CiVE 750 Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse. - ENSC 660 Environmental Technology - CIVE 350 Environmental Engineering - CIVE 753 Processes in Water and Wastewater Treatment - ENSC 620 Water and Wastewater Treatment Technology

2. Continuing Education (credit courses only) Year Course # of Students Delivery method*

N/A 3. Other Instructional Activities (prelim and final exams, course development, short courses, etc.)

- "Water Pollution Control", organized by the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, A.U.B., and the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London University, and sponsored by the British Overseas Development Administration, Nov.23-Dec.4, 1971. Acted as secretary of organizing committee and lecturer.

- "Air and Soil Pollution", organized by the Faculty of Engineering and Arch. A.U.B., and the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London University, and sponsored by the British Overseas Development Administration, Sept.11-23, 1972. Member of the organizing committee.

4. Undergraduate/graduate Advising, current year only - - Advisor to part of part of 1 Year students and part of the 2nd year, part of the 3rd year in the Department of

Civil and Environmental Engineering - Advisor to Graduate Student in EWRE Program. - Advisor to Graduate Students in Env. Tech. Program B. Research, Creative, and Other Scholarly Activities

1. List publications in print or accepted, with authors' names ordered the way they appear on the publications. Provide inclusive page numbers for papers in proceedings and journals. Follow the outline given below for the organization of the list of publications. Within each category place items in chronological order.

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a1. Books Authored or Co-Authored, Original Editions N/A

a2. Books Authored or Co-Authored, Revisions N/A

b1. Books Edited or Co-Edited, Original Editions N/A

b2. Books Edited or Co-Edited, Revisions N/A

c. Chapters in Books

Ayoub, G. M. and H. Kalinian. “Investigating phosphate removal from water in Lebanon”, Chapter in book entitled: “Technological Transformations and Competitveness in the Middle East”, Edited by Allam Ahmed, Inderscience Publishers, U.K., (2007).

d. Monographs [longer than an article, but shorter than a book]

N/A

e1. Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals

Ayoub, G.M., "Test Results on Buoyant Jets Injected Horizontally in a Cross Flowing Stream", Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 2:409, December 1973.

Ayoub, G.M., " Buoyant Jets with Three Dimensional Trajectories", Journal of Hydraulics Division,

American Society of Civil Engineers, HY12/,1833-1835, Dec. 1974. Ayoub, G.M. and Koopman, B., "Algal Separation by the Lime-Seawater Process", Journal of the Water

Pollution Control Federation, 58 ( 9), pp. 924- 931, Sept. 1986. Ayoub, G.M., Lee, S.I. and Koopman,B., "Seawater Induced Algal Flocculation", Water Research, 20 (10),

pp. 1265-1271, 1986. Ayoub, G.M., and Sayigh, B.A., "The Effects and Removal of Chromium in -Chlamydomonas Sp.", Toxicity

Assessment, 2 (3), pp. 253-264, 1987. Ayoub, G.M., and Nazzal, F.F., " Gravel Packed Baffled Channel Flocculator", Journal of the

Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 114 (6), 1448-1463, Dec. 1988. Ayoub, G.M., "Gravel Packed Baffled Channel Flocculator" Correction, Journal of the Environmnetal

Engineering Division, American Society of Civil Engineers, 116 (4), 795-795, July/Aug. 1990. Ayoub, G.M., and Nazzal, F.F., "Gravel Packed Baffled Channel Flocculator" Closure, Journal of the

Environmnetal Engineering Division, American Society of Civil Engineers, 116 (4), 795-795, July/Aug. 1990.

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Ayoub, G.M., Lee, S.-I., Mazidji, C.N., Seo, I.-S., Cho, H.-M. and Koopman, B., "Seawater Flocculation of

Emulsified Oil and Alkalin Wastewaters", Water Research, 26 (6), pp. 817-823, 1992. Ayoub, G.M., Koopman B., Bitton G., and Riedesel K. "Heavy Metal Detoxification by Trimercapto-s-

triazine (TMT) as Evaluated by a Bacterial Enzyme Assay", Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 14, (2), pp. 193-196, Feb. 1995.

Nuwayhid, R.Y., Ayoub G.M., Abi-Said S., Saba E.F. "The Solid Waste Management Scene in Greater

Beirut", Waste Management and Research, 14, pp.171-187, 1996. Ayoub, G.M., " A Model for Flocculation in a Gravel Reactor: Development and Assessment ", Journal of

Water Supply Research and Technology - AQUA, 45 (2), pp.76-83, 1996. Shahalam, A.B., El-Samra R.S., Ayoub G.M., and Acra A., "Parametric Sensitivity of a Comprehensive

Model of Aerobic Fluidized-Bed Biofilm Process", Journal of Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 122 (12), pp 1085-1093, Dec. 1996.

Shahalam, A.B., A. Bouiss, G.M. Ayoub, and A.Acra, "Competitive Adsorption Phenomena of

Petrochemicals - Benzene, Toluene, and Xylene in Hexane in Fixed beds of Sands." Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 95, pp 221-235, 1997.

*Acra, A. and Ayoub G.M. " Experimental Evaluation of a Novel Photodynamic Water Disinfection Technique", Journal Water Supply, Research and Technology, Aqua,46 (4), pp 218-223, August 1997.

Ghannam, J., Ayoub G.M. and Acra A.," A Profile of the Submarine Springs in Lebanon as a Potential Water Resource", Water International, Journal of the International Water Resources Association, 23 (4), pp 278-286, 1998.

Ayoub, G. M., A. Acra, F. Merhebi, R. Abdallah, M. El Fadel, " Coagulation of Alkalized Municipal Wastewater Using Seawater Bittern”. Water Environment Research, 71 (4), pp 443-453, July/August 1999. Ayoub, G. M., F. Merhebi, A.Acra, M. El Fadel, and B. Koopman, " Seawater Bittern for the Treatment of Alkalized Industrial Effluents" Water Research, 34 (2), p.p. 640-656, 2000. Sadek. S, M. El-Fadel, R. Khoury and G. Ayoub, “Settlement in Seawater Saturated Waste Fills” Journal of Environmental Engineering Science, 17 (2), p.p. 81-95, 2000. Shahalam, A.B., Bious A., Ayoub G.M. and Acra A., "Single and Multi-component Adsorption of Toluene, Xylene and Hexane in Agitated Soils", J. Environmental Science: Health, Part A, A35 (9), 1541-1556, 2000. Khoury, R., M. el-Fadel, S. Sadek, and G.Ayoub, “ Temporal Variation of Leachate Quality in Seawater Saturated Fills”, Advances in Environmental Research, 4, 313-323, 2000 Ayoub, G.M., A. Acra, R Abdallah, and M.El-Fadel “Critical density index for the solar production of bittern from seawater”. The International Journal of Environmental Studies, Section A, , 58 (1), 85-97, 2000. Chaaban, F.B., G.M. Ayoub, and M. Oulabi, “A Preliminary Evaluation of Selected Transport-Related Pollutants in the Ambient Atmosphere of the City of Beirut, Lebanon”, Air, Water and Soil Pollution, Vol. 126 (1-2), 55-64, 2001. Ayoub, G.M., L. Semerjian, M. El-Fadel and B. Koopman, “ Removal of heavy metals by coagulation with liquid bittern”. Journal of Environmental Engineering, Am.Soc.Civil Eng, 127 (3), 196-207, 2001 Ayoub, G.M., B. Koopman, and N. Pandya. “ Coated Filter Media for Low-Concentration Phosphorous Removal”. Water Environment Research, 73 : 478-485, 2001.

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Acra, A and G. M. Ayoub, “ Indicators of Coastal Groundwater Quality Changes Induced by Seawater Infiltration”. The International Journal of Environmental Studies, Section A ,58, 761-769, 2001 . Ayoub G., R. Khoury, J. Ghannam, A. Acra, and B. Hamdar, “Exploitation of Submarine Springs in Lebanon: Assessment of the Potentials”. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology- AQUA., Vol. 51, 47-64, 2002. Abou Najm, M, M. El-Fadel, M. El-Taha. G. Ayoub, F. Al-Awar, “An Optimization model for Regional Integrated Solid Waste management: I. Model Formulation”. Waste Management and Research, 20, 37-45, 2002. Abou Najm, M, M. El-Fadel, G. Ayoub, M. El-Taha., F. Al-Awar, “An Optimization model for Regional Integrated Solid Waste management: II Model Application and Sensitivity Analysis”. Waste Management and Research, 20, 46-54, 2002. Ayoub, G.M.,and F. Merhebi, “ The characteristics and quantities of sludge produced by coagulating wastewater with seawater bittern, lime, and caustic soda”. Advances in Environmental Research, 6 (3), 277-284, 2002. Semerjian, L., G. M. Ayoub* “High pH-Magnesium Coagulation-Flocculation in Wastewater Treatment”. Advances in Environmental Research, 7 (2), 389 - 403, 2003. Ayoub, G.M., M. El-Fadel, and A. Acra, “Hybrid Biological Reactor Systems: an experimental Study”, The International Journal of Environmental Studies, Section B: Environmental Science and Technology, 60, (4), 411 – 420, 2003. El-Fadel M., Abou Ibrahim A., and Ayoub G. “A parametric sensitivity analysis of a hybrid activated sludge bioreactor system” Lebanese Scientific Journal, 4 (1), 45 – 65, 2003. Saikaly, P., G.M. Ayoub* “Ammonia Nitrogen Removal in Step-Feed Rotating Biological Contactors” Water. Air, and Soil Pollution, 150 (1-4): 177-191, 2003. Ayoub G*., P. Saikaly, M. El Fadel, E. Baydoun “Impact of Step-Feed on COD and BOD5 Removal in Rotating Biological Contactors” Environmental Engineering Science, 21 (5), 558-568, 2004. Ayoub, G.M.* and Saikaly P. “ The combined effect of step feed and recycling on RBC performance” Water Research, 38 (13) : 3009-3016, 2004. Ayoub, G.M.*, N. Azar, M. El Fadel and B. Hamad, “Assessment of Hydrogen Sulfide Corrosion of Cementicious Sewer Pipes: a case study”, Urban Water Journal , 1 (1), 39 – 53, 2004. Ayoub, G.M. and L. Malaeb. “Impact of Intermittent Supply on Water Quality in Lebanon” International Journal of Environment and Pollution , 26 (4), 379 – 397, 2006. Ayoub G. M. and Kalinian H. “ Removal of low concentration phosphorus using a fluidized raw dolomite bed, WaterEnvironment Research, 78 (4), 353-361, 2006. Ayoub, G.M., and D. Chammas. “Potentiality of Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse in the Lebanon” International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 28, (1/2), 16 – 32, 2006. Fatta, A., S Anayiotou, I. Arslan-Alaton, G. Ayoub, M. Muhammad Rusan, K. Hameed and M. Loizidou “ The Water Profile and the Policies that need to be developed for the Promotion of Wastewater Reuse in the Meditewrranean Countries – The case of Cyprus, Jordan and Lebanon. International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 28 (1/2), 45-56, 2006.

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Ayoub, G.M. and Semerjian L. “Low cost processes for the Removal of Phosphates from Water and Wastewater, International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management , 6 (5), 448-465, 2006 Semerjian, L., Dennis, J., and Ayoub, G., “Temporal and Spacial Evolution of Trihalomethanes in Water Distribution Systems in Lebanon”, Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology- AQUA, 56 (4), 263-273, 2007 Ayoub, G. M., and M. Mehawej. “Adsorption of Arsenic on Untreated Dolomite Powder” Journal of Hazardous Materials, Part B Environmental Technologies, 148, 259-266, 2007. Semerjian, L., Dennis,J., and Ayoub, G. "Modeling the Formation of Trihalomethanes in Drinking Waters of Lebanon" accepted for publication in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (2008). (appeared as e-version on journal website).

Ayoub G.M., P. Saikaly, M. El Fadel. “ Applicability of the Saturation Rate Model to Step-Feed RBC Systems” under revision, Water Research, (2005). Ayoub, G.M. and P. Saikaly. “Predicting Organic Removal Rates and Treatment Efficiencies in Step-Feed RBCs Using the Loading Performance Model”. Under revision , Advances in Environmental Research, (2005).. Ayoub, G.M., A. Acra, H. Kalinian, and L. Semerjian, “Solar Water Disinfection: Comparative Assessment of Tube Solar Reactors with Improved UV Radiation Transmittance” , submitted to Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology- AQUA, (2006). Semerjian, L., Dennis, J., and Ayoub, G., “Trihalomethane formation potential in selected drinking waters of Lebanon”, submittd to International Journal of Water, (2006). Articles in Conference Proceedings

Acra, A., Ayoub G., and Ahmad, M.I., "Marine Pollution by Oil and Grease Along the Coast of Lebanon", Symposium on the Eastern Mediterranean, International Biological Program, Malta, Sept. 1973.

Ayoub, G.M., "Buoyant Jets in a Co-flowing Current, an Experimental Investigation", Proc. First Iranian Congress of Chemical Engineering, 675, 1974.

Diab, H., Ayoub, G., Abboud, N., Chaer, W., and Safa, A.,"Simulation in Settling Tanks Using Fractals",

Modelling and Simulation, Proceedings of the 1990 European Simulation Multiconference, Edited by Bernd Schmidt, Nuremberg, Federal Republic of Germany, June 1990.

Diab , H., Ayoub, G., Abboud, N., Chaer, W., and Safa, A., Underground Seepage Simulation", Proceedings

of the 1990 Summer Computer Simulation Conference, Edited By Bill Svrcek and John McRae, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, July 1990.

Ayoub, G., Diab, H., Sadka, A., El-Hajj Shehadeh, F., Al-Moatasem, G., "Fractal Simulation of Flocculation

in Water Treatment", Proceedings of the 1991 Summer Computer Simulation Conference, July 1991, Baltimore, Maryland.

Ayoub, G.M., "The Reconstruction of Lebanon -Priorities and Constrictions- Wastewarter Collection,

Treatment and Disposal", Seminar on the Reconstruction of Lebanon, Council for Development and Reconstruction, 1991.

Ayoub, G.M., "A Novel Method for the Treatment of Wastewater Destined for Marine Disposal",

Proceedings of the First Symposium on Water in Lebanon, Novemeber 1992, UNICEF, Beirut, Lebanon

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Nuwayhid, R.Y., Ayoub G.M., Saba E.F. " Solid Waste Disposal in Lebanon", the Ninth International Conference on Solid Waste Management and Secondary Materials", Philadelphia, PA U.S.A., November 14 -17, 1993.

Ayoub, G.M., "The lime -Seawater Process: A Potential for Chemically Enhanced Treatment of Wastewaters Destined for Marine Disposal", Proceedings of the ASCE-SAS First Regional Conference & Exhibition, Bahrain, September 18-20, 1994, p.p.495-504.

Shahalam, A.B., Bious A, Ayoub G.M. and Acra A.," Adsorption of Petrochemicals unto Premoistioned

Sandy Soils." ASCE Proceedings, Second International Symposium on Artificial Recharge of GROUND WATER II, sponsored by Special Standards and Irrigation and Drainage Division/ASCE, Orlando, Florida, USA. July17-22, 1994, p.p.598-611.

Shahalam, A.B., El-Samra R.S., Ayoub G.M., and Acra A., "Sensitivity of Fluidized-bed Biofilm Reactor to Process Suspended Biomass and Biofilm Shearing", Proceedings IWQA 17th Biennial International Conference, Budapest, Hungary, July 1994.

Ayoub, G.M., " Solid Waste Management: An Overview", Proceedings of the First National Conference on Environmental Management for Sustainable Development in Lebanon, organized by The Lebanese Council for Scientific Research and the United Nations Environmental Programme, March 31 an April 1, 1995.

Bious, A., G.M. Ayoub, and A. Acra, " Adsorption of Petrochemicals onto Natural Soils", Proceedings of

the 4th International Civil Engineering Conference, Technical University of Sherif, Teheran, Iran, May 4 - 8, 1997.

Sarginson, R.R., J. Ekmekji, B. A. Sayigh, A. Bious, and G. Ayoub, “ A Nationwide Pollution Abatement Program for Lebanon, Using GIS Analysis”, Proceedings of WEFTEC ’98, the 71 st Annual Water Environment Federation (WEF) Conference and Exposition, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A., October. 1998. El-Fadel M., Khoury R., S.Sadek, and G. Ayoub, “Temporal variation of leachate quality in laboratory test cells”, Proceedings Fifteenth International Conference On Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, December 12-15,1999. Ayoub, G.M, R. Khoury, J. Ghannam, A. Acra, and B. Hamdar, “Submarine Springs as an Alternative Water Resource: A Field Investigation”, Proceedings The World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, Orlando, Florida, May 20-24, 2001. El-Fadel M., A. Abou-Ibrahim, and G. Ayoub . Aerobic hybrid growth process modelling: A parametric sensitivity analysis. Proceedings of the Int. Conf. on Economic Growth: The Involvement of Biotechnology and Modern Bioindustries. Sponsored by UNESCO, COMTECH, TWAS, COMSAT and Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon, Beirut, November 10-11, 2001. El-Fadel M., A. Abou-Ibrahim, and G. Ayoub . Aerobic hybrid growth process modeling: A parametric sensitivity analysis. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Mangement, 7-10 January 2002, Tunis (EPCOWM’2002), p 333-348. Fatta, D, G. Ayoub, M. Mountadar, O. Assobhei, A. Papadopoulos, and M. Loizidou, “Assessmwnt of the existing situation rgarding the urban wastewater treatment and reuse in Cyprus, Morocco, and Lebanon”, 5th National Conference of EEDYP for the Integrated Management of Water Resources Based on River Basins, Xanthi, Greece, 6-9 April, 2005 Ayoub, G.M. and Semerjian L. “Low cost processes for the Removal of Phosphates from Water and Wastewater” Proceedings of the conference SUWTR2005, Nicosia, Cyprus, Sept.15-16, 2005.

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Semerjian, L, Dennis, J, Ayoub, G.,. “Occurrence, formation, and speciation of trihalomethanes in drinking waters of Lebanon”, Proceedings of 10th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Kos Island, Greece, 5-7 September , 2007.

Malaeb, L. and Ayoub G.M., “ Application of Planning Tools to Assess Wastewater Reclamation Feasibility: Case Study on South Lebanon. Procedings of the 2nd MEDA WATER Partner Conference, held in Morocco, April 28 and 29 2008.

- f. Bulletins or Research Reports (excluding professional consulting technical reports)

Ayoub, G.M., "Design of Regional Sewerage Schemes", Al-Muhandes, Journal of the Order of

Engineers, Lebanon, 1974. G.M. Ayoub, “Wastewater Treatment and Disposal for Communities Along the Coast of Lebanon”, submitted to the AUB/MIT Collaborative Research program, January 1992. G.M.Ayoub, A.Acra, R. Abdallah, and F. Merhebi, “Fundamental Aspects of Municipal Refuse Generated in Beirut and Tripoli”, submitted to The Lebanese County Panel of the UNDP/UNCHS (Habitat)/World Bank Urban Management Program for the Arab States Region. August 1996 . G.M.Ayoub, A.Acra and H. Kalinian, “Investigation of the Efficiency of New Solar Reactors for Drinking Water Disinfecrtion Under Relevant Sols Irradiation Conditions.”, submitted to Hans-Knoel Institute Fur Naturstoff-Forschung e.v., Jena, Germany. December 1998 F. Chaaban and G. Ayoub, “DataBase of Air and Noise polution in Lebanon” submitted to the lebanese National Council for Scientific Research, February 1999. G.M.Ayoub, J. Ghannam, R.Khoury, A.Acra, B.Hamdar, “The Submarine Springs in the Chekka Bay, Lebnaon: Delineation of Salient Features”, sumitted to International Development Research Center (Canada), February 2000. G.M. Ayoub and Dina Shammas – “Potentiality of wastewater Reclamation and Reuse in Lebanon”, submitted to the University Research Board, AUB, 2003.

G.M.Ayoub, Mutasem El-Fadel, Loai Naamani, Rabih Fayyad and Layal Abi Esber, “Development of Tools and Guidelines for the Promotion of The Sustainable Urban Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in the Agricultural production in the Mediterranean Countries : Determination of Lebanon’s Profile, submitted to the National Technical University of Athens, October 2003.

G.M.Ayoub, Mutasem El-Fadel, Loai Naamani, Rabih Fayyad and Layal Abi Esber, “Development of Tools and Guidelines for the Promotion of The Sustainable Urban Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in the Agricultural production in the Mediterranean Countries : Evaluation of the Existing Situation Related to the Operation of Urban Wastewater Treatment Plants and the Effluent Disposal Practices with Emphasis on the Reuse in the Agricultural Production”, submitted to the National Technical University of Athens, January 2004.

G.M.Ayoub, Mutasem El-Fadel, Loai Naamani, Rabih Fayyad and Layal Abi Esber, “Development of Tools and Guidelines for the Promotion of The Sustainable Urban Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in the Agricultural production in the Mediterranean Countries : Analysis of Best Practices and Success Stories, submitted to CARTIF, Spain, January 2004.

G. M. Ayoub, Technical Evaluation of the Hans Bioshaft Wsatewater Treatment System, Report submitted to Mercy Corps, 2004.

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G. M. Ayoub and L. Malaeb, Methods for Enhanced Drinking Water Quality Surveillance and Control Under Intermittent Conditions in Lebanon, preliminary report submitted to WHO, March 2004. G. M. Ayoub, M. El Fadel, Rabih Fayad and Layal Abi Esber, “Development of Specifications for Innovative Urban Wastewater Treatment Technologies and Systems”, Submitted to the National Technical University of Athens, May, 2004. G. M. Ayoub and L. Malaeb, Methods for Enhanced Drinking Water Quality Surveillance and Control Under Intermittent Conditions in Lebanon, Final report submitted to WHO, November, 2004. G..M. Ayoub, M. El Fadel, Layale Abi Esber, “ Development of Specifications for Urban Wastewater Utilization”, Submitted to the National Technical University of Athens, February, 2005.

g. Publications in above categories which have been submitted for publication but not yet accepted.

- Ayoub, G.M., A. Acra, H. Kalinian, and L. Semerjian, “Solar Water Disinfection: Comparative

Assessment of Tube Solar Reactors with Improved UV Radiation Transmittance” , submitted to Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology- AQUA, 2006.

h. Other (abstracts, patents, designed and marketed software, magazine articles, etc.)

- Treatment", Abstract, Ninth Science Meeting, The Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science, Dec. 1985.

- Nazzal, F.F. and Ayoub G., "Flocculation Through Porous Media", Abstract, Tenth Science Meeting, The Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science, June 1987.

- Ayoub, G.M., N. Azar, M. El-Fadel, and B. Hamad, Abstract “Sewer Corrosion in the Lebanese Environment”, Abstract, the 13th Science Meeting, organized by the National Council for Scientific Research and the Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science; November 1999.

- Ayoub, G.M., F.B. Chaaban, and M. Oulabi, Abstract “Data Base of Air and Noise Pollution in Lebanon”, Abstract, 13th Science Meeting, organized by the National Council for Scientific Research and the Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science; November 1999.

- El-Fadel M., R Khoury, S. Sadek, and G. Ayoub, Abstract “Settlement and Stabilization Processes in Municipal Solid Waste”, Abstract, 13th Science Meeting, organized by the National Councilfor Scientific Research and the Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science; November 1999.

- G.Ayoub, J. Ghannam, R. Khoury, A. Acra, B. Hamdar, “Submarine Springs as an alternative Water Resource: A Field Investigation”, Abstract, 14th Science meeting, Organized by the National Council for Scientific research and theLebanese Association for the Advancement of Science, Beirut, November 2000.

- A. Abou Ibrahim, M. El Fadel and G. Ayoub, “ Coastal Zone in Lebanon: Characterrization, Modeling and Management”, Abstract, 14th Science meeting, Organized by the National Council for Scientific research and theLebanese Association for the Advancement of Science, Beirut, November 2000.

- M. Abou Najm, M. Elfadel, M. El-Taha, G Ayoub and F. Al-Awar, “Regional integrated solid waste management: an optimization model for northern Lebanon”, Abstract, 14th Science meeting, Organized by the National Council for Scientific research and theLebanese Association for the Advancement of Science, Beirut, November 2000.

- Z. Hashisho, M. El-Fadel, G. Ayoub, and H. Baaj, Abstract “ Phase-out of leaded gasoline: A prescription for Lebanon”, 14th Science meeting, Organized by the National Council for Scientific research and theLebanese Association for the Advancement of Science, Beirut, November 2000.

- G. M. Ayoub, P. Saikaly, E. Baydoun and M. El-Fadel, “ The impact of step feeding on rotating biological contactors”, Abstract, 14th Science meeting, Organized by the National Council for Scientific research and theLebanese Association for the Advancement of Science, Beirut, November 2000.

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- G. M. Ayoub, L. Semerjian and M. El –Fadel, “ Seawater Liquid Bittern: A potential Coagulant for Heavy Metals”, Abstract, 14th Science meeting, Organized by the National Council for Scientific research and theLebanese Association for the Advancement of Science, Beirut, November 2000.

- G. M. Ayoub, D. Kharbotli and M. El-Fadel, “Evaluation of Methodologies for filter media coating”, Abstract, 14th Science meeting, Organized by the National Council for Scientific research and the Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science, Beirut, November 2000.

h. Patent Applications

- Patent Application (2008); “Pine Cones and Needles for the production of Activated Carbon” - Patent Application (2008): “A Modified Solar Still with Enhanced Productivity”

2. Grants, contracts and gifts received for your research and teaching (So far this calendar year and the preceding three years, list the contracts, grants or gifts that support your work and that were received during the year.)

a) For Research Year Brief Title or Description Source of Funds Amount 1974 Local Materials and Skills in WHO 3,000.00 US $ Urban Water Spply 1974 – 75 Water supply NCSR 100,000.00 L.L. 1975 Use of Asbestod and pine needles AID / Univ. of Oklahoma 7,500.00 US $ for filter media 1979 Environmental Sanitation AID / CDR 524,480.00 US $ Project suspended due to events 1988 Impact of Sunlight on Chlorine URB / AUB 436,000.00 LL Consumption in Swimming Pools 1,000.00 US $ 1991 Wastewater Treatment and Disposal AUB / MIT 35,000.00 US $ along the the Coast of Lebanon 1992 Pilot treatment Plant for testing Binladen Corp. / U.S. matching 100,000.00 US $ Lime Seawater process 1994 Fundemantal Aspects of Refuse Center for Envir. & Develop 31,300.00 US $ Generated in Beirut & Tripoli International Affairs Bureau 1994 Solar Disinfection of Drinking Water Otto Schott Inst./Freidrich 12,000.00 D.Mark -Ebert - Stiftieng 1994 The Submarine Springs in the Chekka Bay Schlumberger 10,000.00 US $ 1995 Corrosion of Concrete Sewer Pipes in NCSR 6,828,000.00 L.L. Greater Beirut Under Prevailing Environmental Conditions 1995 Data Base for Air and Noise Pollution NCSR 7.700,000.00 L.L. in Lebanon 1995-1996 Fundamental Aspects of Municipal Refuse (Center for Envir. & Develop.) 23,700.00 US $

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Generated in Beirut. International Affairs Bureau 1996- 1999 Investigation of the Efficiency of New (Hans-Knoll Inst) 99,400.00 D.Mark Solar Reactors for Drinking Water Germany Disinfection Under Relevant Irradiation conditions. 1996 – 1999 The submarine springs in the Chekka (IDRC) Canada 190,448.00 Can.$ Bay, Lebanon: deliniation of salent features 1998 New solar reactors for water disunfection (Hans-Knoll Inst) 13,000.00 Ger.M. Germany 1999 The use of MSW incinerator ash (NCSR) Lebanon 8,030,000.00 LL in portland cement concrete. 2001 Potentiality of Wastewater Reclamaition URB (AUB) $ 4,400.00 and Reuse in Lebanon 2003 Assessment of Trihalomethane formation in (NCSR) Lebanon L.L. 7,000,000.00 Selected public drinking Water of lebanon.

2003 The development and establishment of an European Commission Euro 218,000.00 Integrated Management system for the control

and Monitoring of Uraban Wastewater treatment plants and reuse of the treated

Wastewater.

2003 Submiited a proposal to WHO on the “Assessment WHO US$ 13,420.00 of the “Impact of Intermittent Water Supplies on the Water Quality” 2004 Submitted proposal through INCO project (Spain) European Commission “ Wastewater Innovation in Industrial Areas” 2005 Submitted proposal through POSEIDON project European Commission (Greece) “Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plans of Action: European Knowledge Transfer to the Med Countries”. 2005 Submitted proposal through SWAP Project (France) European Commission “Small Wastewater Treatment Plant in Coastal Areas” 2006 Submitted proposal to LIFE Project (Greece) European Commission “Development of an integrated Scheme for the Management of domestic wastewater in Lebanon” 3. Outstanding Achievements (brief description, date)

(a) Teaching N/A

(b) Research - AUB Research Award (1989)

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(c) Public Service

N/A 4. Areas of Research (brief description, key words are adequate) Water and wastewater treatment - Coagulation, flocculation, settling, rotating biological contactors, chemical treatment of wastwater, heavy metal removal, phosphorous removal, coated filter media. 5. Graduate Thesis Research Advising (a) Ph. D. - Co-advisor to Mrs. Lucy Semerjian Abdallah on her Ph.D. thesis at Bradford University, U.K (b) M.S. Degrees Granted: 19 (List names of students and year degree granted)

- Preliminary Design of a Sewerage System for the City of Bassu, Nazir Hussain Afridi, 1967. - Evaluation of Waste Stabilization Ponds at Arec, Muhammad I. Kasa, 1971. - Raw Sewage Characteristics in Greater Beirut, Abdul- Jamil, 1971. - Marine Pollution of Oil and Municipal Wastes Along the Coast of Lebanon, Mian I. Ahmad, 1972. - An Investigation of Water Filtration Through Floating Media, Zafar Ullah Khan, 1973. - A Preliminary Investigation on the Removal of Chromium by Chlamydomonas, Bassim Sayegh, 1974. - An Investigation on the Use of Sodium Bentonite in Water Clarification, Mir-Liaqat Taqi, 1974. - The Zone of Flow Establishment in Jet Flows, Ahmad W. Shairazy, 1974. - An Investigation on Sodium Bentonite as a Clarifying Agent in Continuous Flow Model, B. Gulzad, 1976. - Flocculation Through Porous Media, Faten Nazzal, 1986. - Thermal Short Circuiting in Circular Settling Tanks, Jamal Hourani, 1989.

- Characterization of Municipal Refuse in Greater Beirut, 1995 - Seawater as a Source of Magenesium Salts for the Chemical Treatment of Wastewater, Raja Abdalla, 1996.

- Chemical Claification of Municipal and Industrial Wastewaters with Seawater Bittern, Farouk Merhebi, 1996 - Adsorption Isotherms of a Variety of Chars Prepared from Natural Sources: A Comparative Study, Hana

Othman Al-Rashed, 1996. - Activated Sludge Biofilm in Wastewater Treatment System, Fadi Youssef Jebara, 1998 - The Corrosion of Concrete Pipe Under Local Environmental Conditions, Nizar Azar, 1999 - Heavy metal removal from alkalized wastewaters using seawater bittern. Lucy Semerjian, 2000. - The impact of step-feeding on rotating biological contactors performance. Pascal Saikaly, 2001. - On the Treatment of residual Phosphates with Dolomite. Houry Kalinian, 2001 - Evaluation of methodologies for filter media coating. Dima Khorbotly, 2002.

- Potentiality of Wastewater Reclamaition and Reuse in Lebanon. Dina Shammas, 2003 - Arsenic removal by adsorption using Dolomite, Michel Mehawij, 2003. - Investigation of Treatment Technologies and evaluation of Grey water Treament systems on an individual

unit scale, Therese El Gemayel, 2008 - Preparation of Activated Carbon from Pine Cones and needles by Chemical Activation, Ousam Kobeissi,

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(c) M.S. Thesis Students Supervised at Present: one (List names of students) - Lara Mouallem

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- Mohammad Kanawati - Lilian Malaeb (Ph.D.) - Hana Abdel Nabi (d) Thesis Committee Membership

- Preliminary Design of Sewerage System for Samawa Iraq, Nabeel L. Jossi, 1966. - Nomograms and Design Criteria in Hydraulic Projects, Isam Tabshouri, 1969. - Study of Ground Water Quality in Beirut and Suburbs, Cheikh Abdul Basit, 1971. - Floods on the Western Slopes of Lebanon, Khalil O. Abdulal, 1972. - An Investigation of Possible Sources of Water for the Supply of Beirut and Suburbs, Adel Hamiyeh, 1973. - A Preliminary Study of Tanning and Olive Oil Extraction Wastes in Lebanon, Usama T.Turk, 1975. - Pollution Aspects of Water Resources in Lebanon, M.D. Muniruzzaman Pathan, 1977. - Evaluation of Wastewater Treatment Plants in Lebanon, Radwan Dalu, 1978. - A preliminary Investigation on the Effect of Two-Stage Step Feeding on the Efficiency of Rotating Biodisc

Water Treatment, Costa Maziji, 1986. - Modelling a Biological Fluidized Bed Reactor Treating Dissolved Organics, Renalda El-Samra, 1994.

- Adsorption of Petrochemicals unto Natural Soils, Armen Biouss, 1995. - Seawater and leachate recirculation effects on physico-chemical processes in municipal solid waste,

Richardo Anis Khoury, 1999. - Privatization of the waste management secto in developing countries: the Case of Lebanon. May Afif

Massoud - Modelling leachate generation and transport from waste disposal at a former quarry site. Elie Bou-Zeid. - Economic and environmental optimaization of solid waste management in Lebanon. Majdi Rafic Abou

Najm. - Phase-out of leaded gasoline in Lebanon: Costs and health benefits analysis. Zaher Mohammad Hashisho. - Coastal Zone in Lebanon: Characterization, modeling and management. Assem Abou Ibrahim. - Modeling gas emissions and dispersion at MSW landfills. Josette A. Aouad. - Strategic Environmental Assessment and Treansportation Policy in Lebanon. Michel Zeinati. - Managing Indoor Air Quality: A Characterization and Modelling Assessment. Nisrine El-Houhoujeiri - Environmental Damage Assessment of industrial accidents: The Dora industrial complex. Yasmine Sayegh - Sirine Maaloof : Modeling of Outflaw from a Hilltop - Lilian Malaeb : Constituent Transport in Water Distribution networks. - Nora Faysal: The impact of virtual water trading on the water management policy of Cyprus” 2005 - Fadi Mattar: Treatability of Leachate Released from Zahleh Landfill - Rami Abdullah, Environmental Impacts of the Jiyeh Oil Spill: Fate, Transport, and Management - Marwan Rizkallah, : Membrane Bioreactors for the treatment of High Strenght landfill Leachate - Amal Othmani, - Darine Salamoun - Raja Bou fakhr Aldine

6. a. Membership on Editorial and Advisory Boards for Scientific Journals

- The Open Environmental Engineering Journal- Published by Bentham Science Publications - UK - Lebanese Science Journal – published by the National Council for Scientific Research –Lebanon - Journal for Scientific Research – Science and Technology- published by the Sultan Qaboos University-

Oman b. Reviewer for Journals or Other Learned Publications - International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Published by the Berkeley Electronic Press, USA

- Water Research, refereed International Journal, published in U.K.

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- Water Environment Research, refereed International Journal, published in U.S.A. - Journal of Environmental Engineering. Published by the American Society of Civil Engineers-USA - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, refereed International Journal published in U.S.A - Biotechnology Progress, refereed International Journal published in USA - Journal of Hazardous Materials- , refereed International Journal published by Elsevier- USA - International Journal of Environment and Pollution, refereed International Journal published by

Inderscience, U.K. - Urban Water Journal- refereed International Journal published by Taylor and Francis - UK - Bioresource Technology, refereed International Journal published by Elsevier- USA - Water Quality Research Journal of Canada- Published by the Canadian Association on Water Quality-

Canada - Water Air, and Soil Pollution, refereed International Journal, Published in U.S.A., - Journal of Scientific Research – Science and Technology, refereed scientific journal published by Sultan

Qabous University - Lebanese Science Journal, refereed publisher by the Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research. - “DIRASAT” refereed scientific journal published by the University of Jordan.

7. Post-doctoral Associates and Visiting Scientists

- Carried out a three month research program as a Fulbright Scholar at the Environmental Engineering Sciences Dept., University of Florida, Summer 1985.

- Carried out a three month research program at the Environmental Engineering Sciences Dept., University of Florida, on the Faculty Enhancement Program, Summer 1987.

- Carried out a three month research program at the Environmental Engineering Sciences Dept., University of Florida, U.R.B. sponsored, Summer 1990.

- Three week visit to four wastewater treatment plants in Los Angeles, California and another in Salem Mass. with visit to MIT , Cambridge, Mass. to confer with faculty, Feb. 1991.

- Visiting Professor at the University of Florida, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, to carry out research, Summer 1992, U.R.B.sponsored.

- Visiting Professor at the University of Florida, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, to carry out research, Summer 1995, U.R.B. sponsored.

- Visiting Professor at the University of Florida, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, to carry out research, Summer 1997, U.R.B. sponsored.

- Visiting professor at the University of Florida, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, to carry out research, Summer 1999, U.R.B. sponsord

- Visiting professor at the University of Florida, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, to carry out research, Summer 2001, U.R.B. sponsord

- Visiting professor at the University of Florida, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, to carry out research, Summer 2003, U.R.B. sponsord

8. Other Scholarly Activities (conferences organized or chaired, unpublished presentations, etc.)

- Invited Seminar presentation entitled "Seawater Induced Flocculation" sponsored by the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of Florida, September 14, 1992.

- Invited Presentation at the Seminar on Water Supply in Lebanon sponsored by the Ministry of Hydraulic and Electrical Resources, the Ministry of Health an Social Affairs, the National Council for Scientific Research, A.U.B., and UNICEF.dated November 1992. Presentation entitled " A Novel Method for the Treatment of Wastewater Destined for Marine Disposal".

- Three week visit wiith A.U.B. Environmental Team to U.S. Institutions (Johns Hopkins Univ., Univ. of Arizona, Harvard Univ., M.I.T., A.I.D., World Bank, E.P.A., and U.N. related Agencies).September, 1993.

- Invited to present a Keynote Address entitled: "Natural Resources and The Environment: Challenges for the Next Decade ", at the 1st AUB Engineering Conference in Jordan, May 9 to May 11, 1996, Amman Jordan.

- Invited to present a paper entitled " Environmentally Sound Management of Solid Wastes: The Lebanon Case" at the international symposium on "Environmental Management in the Development and

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Reconstruction of Lebanon" held in Beirut on 21-23 May 1997, in conjunction with the activities of Project Lebanon 1997.

- Invited Speaker, presented a Keynote Address entitled: "Natural Resources and The Environment: Challenges for the Next Decade ", at the 1st AUB Engineering Conference in Jordan, May 9 to May 11, 1996, Amman Jordan.

- Invited Speaker, presented a paper entitled " Environmentally Sound Management of Solid Wastes: The Lebanon Case" at the international symposium on "Environmental Management in the Development and Reconstruction of Lebanon" held in Beirut on 21-23 May 1997, in conjunction with the activities of Project Lebanon 1997.

- Invited guest speaker to the International Conference on Geoenvironment (ICG 2000), Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, March 4-7, 2000.

- Invited keynote speaker at an international conference in civil and environmental engineering to be held at the University of Jordan in May 2001.

- Session chair in International conference on Economic Growth: The Involvement of Biotechnology and Modern Bioindustries. Sponsored by UNESCO, COMTECH, TWAS, COMSAT and Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon, Beirut, November 10-11, 2001

- Participated in seminar sponsored by the Embassy of the Netherlands, the Environment and Developmant Magazine and the Ministry of the Environment on the “Work and Structure of Environmnetal Institutions”, April 24, 2002.

- Invited to make a presentation on “Water and Wastewater Management” in a Regional workshop for the Training of Municipal Employees, sponsored by Middle East Center for Sustainable Technology and the Journal of Environmenta and Development. Beirut, 15-19 April 2002.

- Invited to make presentation on “Application of Water Treatment basics in Lebanon” at the “WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT FORUM” sponsored by the American University of Beirut, School of Business, August 27 and 28, 2002.

- Invited organizer and lecturer at the National seminar on “Strategies for protecting the quality of Intermittent Water Supplies: Stronger Surveillance, Sound operation and House Hold Systems” Sponsored by AGFUND/ WHO-CEHA, 19-21 February 2003, Beirut, Lebanon.

- Invited to WHO/EMRP/CEHA Consultants Meeting on “Minimum Houshold Water Security Requirements and Health” Amman, Jordan, 1-3 De3cember 2003.

- Invited Speaker at the Conference on “ management of Ground Water Pollution in Greater Beirut”, held on decenber, 2003 at the Golden Plaza Hotel under the auspices of the Minister of Environment and sponsored by the Association Jihad Albina Alinmaieh. Presented paper entitled “Some Indicators to Ground Water Pollution and methods of its Control”.

- Attended MEDWARE meeting in Spain in July 12 17, 2004 - Assisted in organizing Symposium on Challenges Facing Water Resources Management in Arid and Semi-

Arid Regions – held at FAFS, October, 2004 - Organized and lectured in a Workshop on Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in the Mediterranean Countries

held at FEA, June, 2005. - Assisted in organization and lectured at the Environmental Training Workshop on Wastewater Treatment

Plant Opereation and Maintenance, June 2005. - Attended “the Fourth International Water Conference in the Arab Countries” held at the Habtour Grand

Hotel on June 27-30, 2005. - Attended a workshop on “Wastewater Sector in Lebanon” held at Rachid Karami Educational Center Tripoli,

Lebanon, July 7, 2005. - Assited in Organizing Conference on Sustainable Urban Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, to be held in

Cyprus on 15/16 September 2005. - Attended and presented a paper at the Conference on Sustainable Urban Wastewater Treatment and Reuse,

to be held at the Nicocia Hilton Hotel, in Nicocia, Cyprus on 15/16, September 2005 . Paper entitled “ Lowe cost processes for the removal pf phosphates from water and wastewater”.

- Invited speaker at the Information Seminar “ Le SEMIDE et le secteur de l’Eau au Liban” Held in November 10 2005. Presntation entitled: “Development of Tools and Guidelines for the promotion of Sustainable Urban Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Agriculktural production in the Mediterranean Countries”

- Invited lecturer at Training Short Course held by EMWATER at the Lebanese American University on Efficient Management of Wastewater treatment and reuse in the Mediterranean Countries, June 12-16, 2006.

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- Invited lecturer at Training Short Course held by EMWATER at the Balamand University on Efficient Management of Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in the Mediterranean Countries, June19-23, 2006.

1. Professional Society (list membership; office held, with dates; major committees or boards) - Life Member American Society of Civil Engineers, U.S.A. (1999 – present) - Member Institution of Public Health Engineers, U.K. (1963 – 1975) - Member American Society of Civil Engineers, U.S.A. (1962 – 1999) - Member Lebanese Order of Arch. and Engineers, Lebanon. (1959 – 2000) - Member Lebanese Public Health Association, Lebanon.(1963 – 1975) - President, A.S.C.E. Lebanon International Group.(2000-2002)

2. University (department, college and campus committees, administration, etc.)

- Faculty representative at the International Reference Center on Community Water Supply, 1971 to1980. - Faculty representative at the International Reference Center on Waste Disposal, 1971 to1980. - Member Student Affairs Committee, 70 to 73 Chairman and 82 to 86 Chairman. - Member Research Committee, 74 to 79 and 84-87. - Member Student Aid Committee, 74 to 79. - Member Academic Committee, 81 to 82, 83 to 85, 86 to 95. - Member Graduate Program Admissions Committee, 83 to 85. - Faculty Administrative Committee, 1986 to 95. - In charge of the Development of Graduate Program in Environmental Engineering including course

development. - Advisor 2nd year students, 1983 to 1984. - Advisor Engineering and Architecture Student Club, 84 to 88. - Advisor Engineering Materials and Equipment Exhibition , 82 to 86. Acquired for the University the sum of

L.L. 530,000.- for student aid from the 1983 EMEE. - Faculty Marshal. - Member of the Senate, 80 to 81, 85 to 98. - Member of the Health and Hazard Committee, 1971 to 76. - Member of the Environmental Science Committee, 1972 to 74. - Member of the Pollution Control Committee, 1972 to 74. - Faculty Representative for Press relation, 1970 to 73. - University Student Faculty Committee, 81 to 82. - University Committee on Student Affairs, 82 to 92. - University Disciplinary Committee, 83 to 89. - University Commencement Committee, 84 to 86, 1998 to present. - Advisor A.U.B Automobile Club, 83 to 88. - Executive Committee Member A.U.B Faculty Association, 85 to 95. - Senate Committee on Faculty Affairs , 85 to 2000, Chairman 89-92 - University Council, 87 to 90. - University Research Board, 88 to 92. - University Long Range Academic Planning Committee.1997

- Chairman, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineeering, 1986 – 1998 - Director of the Environmental Engineering Research Center – 1987 – to present. - Associate Dean, FEA, 1998 – 1999 - Member FEA Advisory Committee, 1986 - 92, 93-95, 2000-2004. - Member of the Steering Committee for the Raymond S. Ghosn Memorial Fund 1998 - Faculty representative on the University Committee on Job Fairs, 1998 - Faculty representative on the University Commencement Committee, 1999- present - Faculty representative to the Engineering Chapter of the AUB Alumni, 1998-2004 - University Long Range Academic Planning Committee.1997 - Member on adhoc Committee for Compulsory Freshman.1997 - Member of the Ad-Hoc Task Force on Uniform Bylaws.1998

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- Member of the Ad-hoc Committee for the opening of Raymond Ghosn Building- 2001 - Member of the Ad-hoc Committee for the 50th Anniversary of FEA- 2001-2002 - Member of the Accreditation task team on Institutional Resources. – 2002-2003 - Member of the FEA Master Plan Adhoc Committee, 2003 -2007. - Menber University Reunion Committee, 2004 – present

- Member FEA Space Committeee- 2004 - present - Member of the Advisory Committee at FAFS for promotion evaluation. - Member AREEN Award Selection Committee member. 2000 and 2007

- Chair and member of the Due Process Monitor Committee, 2007 - Member of the Promotion Evaluation Committee in Architecture, 2007

Other Universities - Serve as referee on faculty promotions at Jordan University, - Serve as referee on faculty promotions at Sultan Qaboos University, - Serve as referee on faculty promotions at Mu’tah University.

3. Public (government commissions or panels, community, industrial extension, etc.) - Member of a 4 man panel discussion on "Pollution in Lebanon ", organized and sponsored by the Alumni

Association, Nov. 24, 1971. - Member of the 3 man panel discussion on "Pollution", organized by the AlumniAssociation of the French

Faculty of Medicine and the American University Medical School, Jan. 1973. - Member of a 4 man panel discussion on the "Urban Environment " organized and sponsored by the JF

Kennedy American Center, Jan. 1973. - Member of a 9-man panel invited by the Al-Nahar Establishment to discuss the water resources in Lebanon. - Member of the "A.U.B. Alumni Environmental and Planning Group", formed by the A.U.B. Alumni

Association to follow up environmental problems in Lebanon, 1973. - Member of a 3-man panel discussion on "Research and Environmental Engineering", organized by the

Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science at its 10th Annual Science Meeting 1988. - Member of the Organizing Committee for the ceremony for the laying of the corner stone of the Raymond S.

Ghosn building. May 4, 1998. - Invited panel member at the conference held at the Lebanese American University, 1998. - Invited keynote speaker at seminar organized by Mount Lebanon AUB Alumni and Green Aley on the

occasion of Environment Day “ The Status of the Environment in Lebanon” June 5, 1999. - Invited panel member at the conference on “Environment and Water Technology” organized by the

Lebanese American University and Techniche Universitat Hamburg-Harburg, Germany on December 9, 1999.

- Organized and contributed in a one-day workshop on “ Submarine Springs in the Chekka Bay, Lebanon: Delineation of Salient Features, held at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, AUB, on March 9, 2000.

- Invited member of the Scientific Committee for the Friends of Ibrahim Abdulal. Association, 2000. - Invited speaker and member of organizing committee for one-day symposium to be held in March 2001 on

water issues in Lebanon and sponsored by the Goethe Institute. - Invited to serve as Chairman and Moderator for the Seminar on Wastewater- The UK Experience sposored

by the British Embassy and the Trade Partners UK, Beirut, 26-27 March 2002. - Invited to make presentation entitled “ Fundamental aspects of MSU and the prospects of recycling in

Lebanon” at the “National Workshop on RECYCLING IN LEBANON”, sposored by the Recycling project Committee at the American University of Beirut- under the patronage of president Emile Lahoud, April 9, 2002.

- Invited to make a presentation on “Water and Wastewater Management” in a Regional workshop for the Training of Municipal Employees, sponsored by Middle East Center for Sustainable Technology and the Journal of Environmenta and Development. Beirut, 15-19 April 2002.

- Invited to make presentation on “Application of Water Treatment basics in Lebanon” at the “WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT FORUM” sponsored by the American University of Beirut, School of Business, August 27 and 28, 2002.

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- Invited organizer and lecturer at the National Seminar on ‘Strategies for Protecting the Quality of intermittent Water Supplies” Sponsored by AGFUND/WHO-CEHA, 10-21 February 2003< Beirut Lebanon.

- Invited lecturer at the Al-Ahliah School to 6th graders on “Water Preservation”, January, 2003. - Invited Speaker at the Conference on “ Management of Ground Water Pollution in Greater Beirut”, held on

decenber, 2003 at the Golden Plaza Hotel under the auspices of the Minister of Environment and sponsored by the Association Jihad Albina Alinmaieh. Presented paper entitled “Some Indicators to Ground Water Pollution and methods of its Control”.

D. Other Service - T.V. appearance in interview to discuss "Pollution problems in Lebanon" Nov. 25, 1971. - T.V. appearance in interview to discuss "Water Pollution in Lebanon", Dec.9, 1972. - T.V. appearance (Tele Liban) in interview on the topic of Solid Waste management in Lebanon, October 13, 1998. - TV appearance on Tele Liban) to present prospects in Civil Engineering education in Lebanon, 1999. - TV appearance on Tele-Liban on June 21, 2000, to discuss the topic of Pollution in Lebanon. - TV appearance on Almanar Television August 2004 to discuss the topic of Water Desalination. - Interview by Orient-Le Jour paper to discuss the “Impact of Global Warming on Water Resources in Mid

East” Article appeared on December 17,2007. - Interview with the Albalad paper to discuss “the impact of explosions on the environment and health”

Article published on February 24, 2008 - Interview with Al Mustakbal television to discuss “ importance and Available methods for water

treatment at the point of use” August 2008.

E. Improvement Activities (List any specific programs in which you have participated to improve teaching and professional competence)

- Three week visit wiith A.U.B. Environmental Team to U.S. Institutions (Johns Hopkins Univ., Univ. of

Arizona, Harvard Univ., M.I.T., A.I.D., World Bank, E.P.A., and U.N. related Agencies).September, 1993.

- Visiting Professor at the University of Florida, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, to carry out research, Summer 1995, U.R.B. sponsored.

- Visiting Professor at the University of Florida, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, to carry out research, Summer 1997, U.R.B. sponsored.

- Visiting professor at the University of Florida, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, to carry out research, Summer 1999, U.R.B. sponsord.

- Visiting professor at the University of Florida, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, to carry out research, Summer 2001, U.R.B. sponsord.

- Visiting professor at the University of Florida, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, to carry out research, Summer 2003, U.R.B. sponsord.

- Attended a workshop on “SEI’s Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP)”, Stockholme Sweden, 16-19 August, 2005.

- Attended a workshop on “Water for Agriculture in the Middle East”, Stockholm, Sweeden, 20-21 August, 2005.

- Attended .Water Week Conference”, Stockholm, Sweden, 21-25 August 2005. - Attended conference on “Sustainable Urban Wastewater Treatment and Reuse”, held in Cyprus on 15/16

September 2005 a) Professorial goals in research, teaching, and professional service. Please state succinctly your specific

goals. Research. To continue my research in water and waste water treatment with the objective of introducing novel treatment methods.

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Teaching To develop my teaching techniques so as to comply with ABIT requirements by intoducing into my courses more practical applications, group work, training in self learning for life long learning, and use of novel teaching tools. Professional Services Engage in professional practice so as to improve my field applied teaching capabilities. b) Specific accomplishments in the context of (a) in the past year. Have been working on a novel process for the removal of low levels of phosphorous and arsenic from water and wastewater. Introduced some applied and self learning concepte to courses. c) Specific goals in the coming year relevant to (a) Enhance the activities I have started towards my objectives.