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I am a Full Professor in the Civil and Architectural Engineering Department at Qatar University. I received my Ph.D. and Master degrees in Environmental Engineering from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

My research interests include:

  • Water and wastewater treatment (Desalination, membrane fouling, Forward Osmosis (FO), Membrane Bioreactors (MBRs), biosorption and selective adsorption).
  • Non-destructive leak detection in water and sewer networks.

Education

  • Ph.D. 2004

    Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering

    Dept. of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

  • Master 2000

    Master of Applied Science in Environmental Engineering

    Dept. of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

  • Bachelors 1996

    Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

    Jordan University of Science & Technology, Jordan

Awards

  • 2015
    Dean’s Award on Research Assistant Professor Rank (2014-2015)
    Qatar University, College of Engineering, Doha, Qatar.
  • 2009
    DFG Scholarship for Research Work
    Institute for Environmental Process Engineering (UFT), Bremen University – Bremen - Germany, June
  • 2008
    DFG Scholarship for Research Work
    Institute for Environmental Process Engineering (UFT), Bremen University – Bremen - Germany, June
  • 2002
    The Canadian Clean Air Regulatory Agenda (CARA)
    Graduate Scholarship - Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
  • 2001
    The Canadian Clean Air Regulatory Agenda (CARA)
    Graduate Scholarship - Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.