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Dynamic Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering broadly experienced in contaminant transport modelling and pollution control in surface and groundwater. Physico-chemical, biological and electrochemical design of environmental control processes, in addition to hazardous waste management and treatment.
Skills
Experience includes research project management, team management and workshop organization
Experienced in mechanistic/deterministic model development
Strong background in statistical/mathematical methods
Expert in Finite-Difference Method (FDM) and Orthogonal Collocation Method (OCM)
Professional in F77, MS Office, MathCAD and PRO/E, MOCADI, MACSYMA.
Professional in Report writing and Presentations
Personal Summary
D.O.B April 20th 1968
Place of birth Khartoum North, Sudan
Nationality Sudanese
Languages Arabic, English, Level III French
Marital Status Engaged
Punctual, motivated, highly organised and competent individual.
Education
12/2000 Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT),
Chicago, IL, USA.
05/1996 M. Sc. in Civil Engineering, Bradley University, Peoria, IL, USA.
04/1992 B.Sc. (Honors) in Civil Engineering, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
Experience
04/03-date ASSISTANT PROFESSOR of ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Civil Engineering Department, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
Teach(CE 414, Introduction to Environmental Engineering), (CE 420,Computer
Application for Hydraulic Engineers), (CE 422, Hydraulics II), (CE 428,
Hydrology), (CE 528, Introduction to the Principles of Environmental Control of Surface Waters), and for MScE students (CE SE 07, Environmental Chemistry)
(CE SE 04 Numerical Methods for Environmental Systems Modeling) (CE.SE.13
Administration & Management Part I. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (H.
07 Water Quality Management). Plus supervision and managerial load.
5/03-date SENIOR RESEARCHER
Unisco Chair in Water Resources, Khartoum, Sudan.
6/03-date RESEARCH TASK COORDINATOR
Environmental Aspects of River Engineering Node, NBCBN-RE, Uganda. Coordinator for Development of support tools for quantifying Environmental Impacts for
River Engineering Projects.
5/98-2002 RESEARCH ASSISTANT
IIT, Chicago, IL. Chemical and Environmental Eng. Dept. Control of Chromium
Sources by the development of an Ion-Exchange membrane process for the purification of chromic acid using a fuel-cell electrode. Cooperated with
H.T. Chang, S. Parulekar on the 'Ecology of Attached and Suspended Growth in a Hybrid Biological Reactor.'
1/97-5/98 TEACHING ASSISTANT
IIT, Chicago, IL. Chemical and Environmental Eng. Dept.
ENVE585, Groundwater Contamination and Contaminant Transport, ENVE513,
Biological processes, and ENVE580, Hazardous waste Eng, CHE303, Mass Transfer
Operations.
9/95-2/96 IEPA INTREN
Peoria, IL, U.S.A. Control waste leaching from small businesses into the capture zone of the Pleasant valley water district, Peoria, IL. Implementing
Pollution Prevention (P2) program through helping small businesses within the setback zones reduce their waste via informative workshops and onsite visits for the detection and prevention of any wrong practices. Also quantified, classified and prioritised wastes for further modelling.
8/94-9/95 RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Bradley University, Peoria, IL.
Modified Clays for the Removal of Cadmium from Aqueous Media. Recovery and
Reuse of Metals from Contaminated Soils by EDTA and Electrochemical
Deposition. Modified Clay Liners for the containment of Cadmium in GW.
Publications and Presentations
M. I. Ahmed, T. M. Holsen, and J. R. Selman, 'Electrochemical Chromic Acid Regeneration Process: Fitting of Membrane Transport Properties' J. Membr. Sci. 197 (2002) 63-74.
M. I. Ahmed, T. M. Holsen, and J. R. Selman, "Chromic Acid Regeneration Process with Fuel-Cell Electrode Assistance. Part I: Removal of Contaminants", J. App. Electrochem. 31 (2001), 1381-1387.
M. I. Ahmed, T. M. Holsen, and J. R. Selman, "Chromic Acid Regeneration Process with Fuel-Cell Electrode Assistance. Part II: Electrochemical Characterization, Material Compatibility and Energy Consumption", J. App. Electrochem. 31 (2001), 1389-1394.
M. I. Ahmed, N. R. Khalili, V. S. Donepudi, T. M. Holsen, E. S. Smotkin, and J. R. Selman, 'In-Process Contaminant Removal from Hard Chromium Plating Baths Using a Fuel Cell Electrode Ion-Exchange Membrane Process (FCMP)', Proceedings of the 22nd Annual AESF/EPA Conference on Pollution Prevention and Control for the Surface Finishing Industry, Jan 2001.
M. I. Ahmed, 'Electrochemical Chromic Acid Regeneration Process: Feasibility Study and Mathematical Modeling', Ph.D thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, Dec 2000.
M. I. Ahmed, H. T. Chang, T. M. Holsen, and J. R. Selman, 'In Process Contaminant Removal from Chromium Electroplating Baths', Presented at the Illinois Water Environment Association 20th Annual Conference, Peoria, IL Mar 1999.
M. I. Ahmed, 'In-process Contaminant Removal from Hard Chromium Plating Baths Using a Fuel Cell Electrode-Ion Exchange Membrane Process (FCMP)', AESF Summer Project # S-66, Oct 1998.
M. I. Ahmed, E. S. Smotkin, T. M. Holsen, and J. R. Selman, 'In Process Contaminant Removal from Chromium Electroplating Baths', Poster presented at the AIChe, Chicago, IL 1998.
M. I. Ahmed, 'Modified Clays for the Removal of Cadmium from Aqueous Media, Modeling of Cadmium Transport in Groundwater,' MSCE thesis, Bradley Universiy, Peoria, IL, USA 1996.
A. Jamrah, M. Ahmed, 'Remediation of Metal Contaminated Soil by EDTA', presented at the 1995 Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Annual Conference, Ottawa, Canada, June 1995.
Workshops
-NBCBN-RE 2004, The Way Forward, Cairo, Egypt June 2004. (Presentation)
-Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Irrigation and Drainage Projects. Organized by (MWRI) and the Dutch Advisory Panel Project for Water Resources (APP), Cairo, Egypt June 2003. (Presentation)
-Environmental Aspects of River Engineering, Organized by the Makerrere University and the Nile Basin Capacity Building Network for River Engineering (NBCBN-RE), Kampala, Uganda June 2003. (Presentation)
-Pollution Prevention for Small Businesses in the Pleasant Valley Water District, Organized By the Illinois Environmental Protection Administration (IEPA), Peoria, IL, USA Jan 1996. (Presentation)
On the WEB
http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncer_abstracts/index.cfm/fuseaction/display.publications/abstract/352
http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncer_abstracts/index.cfm/fuseaction/display.abstractDetail/abstract/352/report/1999
http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncer_abstracts/index.cfm/fuseaction/display.abstractDetail/abstract/352/report/2000
http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncer_abstracts/index.cfm/fuseaction/display.abstractDetail/abstract/352/report/0
Research
Funded
-1998 Summer Grant (AESF), IIT, USA
-1998 participated in submitting EPA Star grant proposal (funded)
Submitted/Pending Proposals
-Environmental Impact Assessment 'EIA' Guidelines and Best Practices in Sudan, IIWE, France.
-Women Role in the Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Rural Areas of the Sudan, IIWE, France.
-Regional Scale Impact of the Oil industry Contaminants on The GW and Surface Water, GNPOC, Sudan.
Reports
Best EIA Practices and Guidelines: EIA Guidelines and Support Tools in the Nile Basin, Environmental Aspects Node, Uganda, NBCBN-RE annual report 2004, funded by Unesco-IHE.
IPP Phase-I Environmental Site Assessment, Block 58-Almasfa, Portsudan, Sudan, done for National Electricity Corporation (NEC) July 2004.
Concrete Batching Plant a Preliminary Economic Feasibility Study, done for KATYO Construction Co., Khartoum, Sudan, January 2003.
Sample Supervised Undergraduate and Graduate Students Research
Undergraduate
Design of a Hybrid Reactor Process for Oil Produced Water Treatment 03/04.
Environmental Assessment of the Khartoum North Drinking Water Treatment Station 03/04.
Diagnostic Modeling of Soba Wastewater Treatment Plant 04/05.
Groundwater Needs Assessment for the Riyadh Area 04/05.
Graduate
Ph.D.
Assessment and Mathematical Modeling of the Current Heglig Oil Produced Water Treatment facility.
MScE
Evaluation of the Portsudan Water Problem: A Design Approach.
Ecological Modeling of an Attached-Suspended Growth Biological Process.
Contribution of Consumer Energy Consumption Habits to the Atmospheric Pollution and Green House gases in the Khartoum State.
Memberships and Awards
Member Water Environment Federation (WEF) USA.
Member Sudan Engineering Society (Permanent member).
Member Sudan Engineering Council (Specialist).
Who's Who Among American Colleges and Universities, IIT 97/98.
Academic Excellence Scholarship, Bradley University, 94/95.
CE Award for best performance in fourth year, 89/90.
CE Award for best performance in final year, 90/91.
Sudan Eng. Society Award for best graduation project, 91.
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