Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Ali H. Al-Aboodi
Civil Engineering Department, University of Basrah Iraq
Expertise: Hydraulics Geostatistics Hydrogeology Coefficient of Variation Meteorology Water Resources Engineering Water Resources Management Models Hydrological Modeling Artificial Neural Networks Groundwater Statistics Rivers Water Cycle MODFLOW Water Resources Hydrology Algorithms MATLAB Rainfall Model Development Environment Hydrologic and Water Resource Modeling and Simulation Watershed Hydrology Water Balance Water Quality Rainfall Runoff Modelling Water Resources Systems Analysis
ORCID Scholar h-index: 8 Homepage
Ali H. Al Aboodi received the B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering from Dept. of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq in 2000. He received the M.Sc. degree in “Water Resources Engineering” from University of Basrah, in 2003. Also, He received the Ph.D. degree in “Water Resources Engineering” from University of Basrah, in 2012. He is working as professor in the Dept. of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq. His research interest includes; groundwater and river flow modeling, by ANN, ANFIS and Fuzzy Logic Control and optimal management by genetic algorithm.
Deputy Editors in Chief
Assistant Prof. Dr. Dina Ali Yaseen
Civil Engineering Department, University of Basrah Iraq
Expertise: Water Management, Wetlands, Water and wastewater treatment, Water Quality
[email protected]|07721981982
ORCID Scholar h-index: 10 Homepage
Dina Ali Yaseen received the B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering from Dept. of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq in 2002. She received the M.Sc. degree in “Water Resources Engineering” from University of Basrah, in 2009. Also, She received the Ph.D. degree in “Sanitary Engineering” from The School of Computing, Sciences, and Engineering, Salford University, UK in 2018. She is working as Assistant professor in the Dept. of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq. Her research interest includes; Water treatment, Westwater treatment, Water quality, Wetland, rainwater harvesting.
Prof. Miklas Scholz
3Department of Civil Engineering Science, School of Civil Engineering, and the Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, Kingsway Campus, PO Box 524, Aukland Park 2006, Johannesburg, South Africa. E- Germany
Expertise: Civil engineering; environmental engineering; agricultural engineering; environmental science; water resources engineering; agricultural water management; pollution control; wastewater treatment; decision support systems; treatment wetlands; integrated constructed wetlands; hydrology; storm water management; sustainable flood retention basins; sustainable drainage systems; permeable pavement systems; ponds; capillary suction time.
Prof. Miklas Scholz is an internationally recognized researcher in water, wastewater treatment, constructed wetlands, sustainable drainage systems, and nature-based solutions. He has published four books and more than 300 journal articles, with approximately 10,700 citations, an h-index of 51, and an i10-index of 195. A bibliometric analysis places him among the top five globally cited authors in constructed-wetland research.
He has led major international research projects, including the €7 million EU H2020 WATERAGRI project and the €1.52 million JPI Water RAINSOLUTIONS project. His research has contributed significantly to the development of international and national guidelines for integrated constructed wetlands (ICWs), sustainable flood retention basins (SFRBs), and sustainable drainage systems (SuDS).
Prof. Scholz has particularly contributed to the design and implementation of ICW guidelines in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and England, including applications for agricultural runoff. His work has also supported the international adoption of ICWs and hybrid SuDS in Europe, the USA, and China.
A major focus of his research is the sustainable management and reuse of water resources, particularly wastewater treatment and recycling as strategies to address increasing water scarcity, irrigation demand, and environmental challenges.
Editorial Board Members
Prof. Dr. Haleem K. Hussain
Civil Engineering Department, University of Basrah Iraq
Expertise: Strengthening of Bridges
ORCID Scholar h-index: 6 Homepage
Dr. Haleem K. Hussain is an Iraqi civil engineering academic and researcher affiliated with the University of Basrah, where he serves as a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering. His academic and research interests focus primarily on structural engineering, reinforced-concrete structures, concrete technology, structural strengthening and rehabilitation, fiber-reinforced concrete, composite materials, and finite-element analysis. His research has addressed the behavior and strengthening of reinforced-concrete beams and slabs, shear and flexural performance, punching shear, torsion, lightweight concrete, and the use of innovative materials such as polyurethane–cement composites for structural rehabilitation. He has also contributed to research involving numerical modeling and the assessment and strengthening of concrete structures and bridges. His scholarly work has appeared in international journals and is indexed in major academic databases, including Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. His research career has also included international academic collaboration, including an affiliation with the Harbin Institute of Technology in China.
Editorial Board Members
Prof.Dr. Ahmed Naseh Ahmed Hamdan
Civil Engineering Department , University of Basrah Iraq
Expertise: Water Resources Engineering
ORCID Scholar h-index: 8 Homepage
Prof. Dr. Ahmed Naseh Ahmed Hamdan Al-Tamimi is an Iraqi civil engineering professor at the University of Basrah, College of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering. He was born in Basrah in 1969 and has specialized in fluid mechanics and water resources engineering. He obtained his B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the University of Basrah in 1991, followed by an M.Sc. in Water Engineering in 1994 and a Ph.D. in Water Engineering in 2013, both from the University of Basrah. His doctoral research focused on the predictive control of activated sludge processes using neural networks, while his master's research addressed numerical modeling of the Shatt Al-Arab River plume. He joined the University of Basrah in May 2002 and has developed extensive research and teaching experience in water resources, hydraulic and hydrological modeling, river systems, water quality, wastewater treatment, and environmental engineering. His research includes studies of the Shatt Al-Arab River, water-quality assessment, HEC-RAS and HEC-HMS modeling, flood and runoff modeling, and hydrological applications of GIS. The University of Basrah profile records 57 published papers, 16 conference papers, 7 workshops, and one book, while his academic profiles are indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and ORCID
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Prof. Dr. Ammar Salman Dawood
Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Basrah Iraq
Expertise: Water resources engineering, Environmental engineering.
ORCID Scholar h-index: 10 Homepage
Prof. Dr. Ammar Salman Dawood is a professor specializing in Civil Engineering – Environmental Engineering, working as a faculty member in the Civil Engineering Department at the College of Engineering, University of Basrah. He received his PhD from China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) in 2013 and has over twenty years of academic and research experience in university teaching and graduate supervision. He has published approximately 88 peer-reviewed papers in local and international journals and conferences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science databases. He currently serves as Director of the Quality Assurance Division at the University of Basrah since 2019, actively contributing to the development of educational and research processes at the university.
Professor Mustafa Alshawi
: Managing Director at Unisearch (UK), focusing on digital transformation, Building Information Modelling (BIM), and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD United Kingdom
Expertise: Professor Mustafa Alshawi’s primary research areas lie at the intersection of construction management, information technology (IT), and digital organizational transformation.
Professor Mustafa Alshawi is an Iraqi-born British professor and specialist in construction management, information technology, and the digital transformation of the construction industry. Born in Basra, Iraq, in 1956, he earned a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the University of Basrah, an M.Sc. from Ohio State University in the United States, and a Ph.D. from the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. He joined the University of Salford in 1989 and became a professor in 1995, specializing in construction management and information systems. He later served as Director of the Research Institute for the Built and Human Environment and as Associate Dean for Research and Innovation at Salford. His research has focused on construction information management, BIM, project management, supply-chain management, business-process improvement, CAD, and IT-based innovation, and he has authored more than 100 publications. He has also served as an international consultant and adviser on construction and development projects and has worked with organizations including the World Bank and UN-Habitat. In addition, he played a significant role in developing academic and professional links between the University of Salford and Iraq, including initiatives supporting construction education, research, and capacity building in Basra
Assistant Prof. Dr. Meyyada Yahya Alabdulhady
Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Basrah Iraq
Expertise: Composite, Structural Analysis, Finite ElementSustainability, Green Concrete
[email protected]|009647804620627
ORCID Scholar h-index: 8 ResearchGate
Assistant Professor Dr. Meyyada Yahya Alabdulhady is a distinguished Iraqi academic in the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Basrah, holding a Ph.D. from the Missouri University of Science and Technology (2018). Her research expertise centers on structural engineering, specifically the retrofitting and strengthening of reinforced concrete structures using advanced composites like CFRP and FRCM, alongside predictive computational modeling. Additionally, she is deeply involved in developing sustainable, eco-friendly Self-Compacting Concrete by integrating recycled and agricultural waste materials. A prolific scholar, Dr. Alabdulhady has published extensively in high-impact international journals such as Engineering Structures and is the author of the textbook Structural Analysis, contributing significantly to the modern advancement of sustainable construction and structural repair.
Assistant Prof. Dr. Ali Adnan Mohamed Ali Al Salman
Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Basrah Iraq
Expertise: Structural Engineering, Ultra-High Performance Concrete, Concrete Materials
[email protected]|00964783406417
ORCID Scholar h-index: 8 ResearchGate
Assistant Professor Dr. Ali Adnan Mohamed Ali Al Salman is an academic in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Basrah. He earned his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Arkansas, USA, in 2018, where his doctoral dissertation focused on developing Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) using locally available materials. His research expertise spans structural engineering, sustainable concrete technology, UHPC mix design optimization, computational modeling for predicting concrete elasticity, and transportation infrastructure. A prolific scholar, Dr. Al Salman has published extensively in top international journals such as Construction and Building Materials, Structures, and Transportation Engineering, advancing modern techniques in sustainable construction materials and structural engineering.
Prof. J. Ramon Gaxiola-Camacho
Civil Engineering at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa Mexico
Expertise: Performance-based design for resilient infrastructure, and Structural health monitoring and information integration.
Scholar h-index: 13 ResearchGate
Prof. Dr. J. Ramon Gaxiola-Camacho is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa in Culiacán, Mexico. After completing his undergraduate studies in civil engineering at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, he earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Arizona. His research focuses on performance-based seismic design, structural reliability, and structural health monitoring, utilizing smart sensing technologies and numerical modeling to advance the safety and resilience of built infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, and dams. Recognized for his academic contributions, Dr. Gaxiola-Camacho is a Level II member of Mexico's National System of Researchers (SNII), a licensed structural engineer in the state of Sinaloa, and affiliated with professional bodies including ASCE, SMIE, and CICSAC.
Dr Vincent Uzomah
Civil Engineering at the School of Computing, Science and Engineering, University of Salford, UK
Expertise: Water & Wastewater Environmental Sustainability Environmental Engineering & Management Pollution Control Sustainable Drainage Systems Flood Control
Dr. Vincent C. Uzomah is a Nigerian-born civil engineering academic and researcher who is currently a Lecturer in Civil Engineering at the University of Salford, United Kingdom. His academic background includes a BSc in Water Resources/Agricultural Engineering from the University of Maiduguri, an MSc in Water Resources/Agricultural Engineering from the University of Ibadan, an MSc in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Leeds, and a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Salford, which he completed in 2015.
His research focuses on water and wastewater management, environmental engineering and sustainability, pollution control, sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS), flood control, and water-resource management. He also supervises research in areas including wastewater treatment and reuse, pollution control, and sustainable drainage. At the University of Salford, he teaches subjects related to water and wastewater systems, highway drainage, environmental engineering, and civil engineering mathematics. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Chartered professional with the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM).
His research has included work on sustainable water-resource management, wastewater reuse, environmental sustainability, and the impacts of climate change and population growth on water resources, including research concerning the Iraqi part of the Tigris River Basin.
Prof. Dr Ruqayah K. Mohammed
Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Babylon Iraq
Expertise: Water Resources
Prof. Dr. Ruqayah K. Mohammed is an Iraqi academic and researcher in Civil Engineering at the University of Babylon, Iraq. She is affiliated with the Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, and her research is particularly concerned with water resources, hydrology, climate change, environmental engineering, and the application of modeling and geospatial techniques to water-related problems. Her recent research includes studies of climate-change impacts on hydropower generation in arid regions and investigations of land-use and land-cover changes and their effects on land-surface temperature in the Little Zab River Basin.
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She has also served as an academic reviewer and editorial-board member for international engineering journals, where she has been identified as an Assistant Professor and faculty member in the Civil Engineering Department at Babylon University.
Her scholarly work contributes to the understanding of water and environmental challenges in Iraq, particularly those associated with climate variability, river basins, hydrological processes, and sustainable water-resource management.
Prof. Dr. Aymen Abdel-Salam Awad
Dean of Engineering & Design Faculty at Middle East University Amman, Jordan
Expertise: Water and Environmental Engineering Subjects. Researches on Water , Wastewater, Industrial Wastewater Treatments, Solid Waste , Air Pollutions and EIA studies and Consultations.
[email protected]|00962797980703
Editorial Board Members
Prof. Rafid Al Khaddar
Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, 31 Aug 1998 United Kingdom
Expertise: Civil engineering Environmental engineering Chemical engineering Hydrology Environmental management Resources engineering and extractive metallurgy
Prof. Dr. Rafid Mustafa Al-Khaddar is an Iraqi-born civil and environmental engineering academic with extensive international experience in water and environmental engineering, particularly wastewater treatment and sustainable water-resource management. He graduated in Civil Engineering from the University of Basrah, Iraq, and subsequently obtained an MSc and PhD in Civil Engineering (Hydraulics) from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, UK. He spent much of his academic career at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), where he served as Professor of Water and Environmental Engineering, Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, and later Director of the School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment. He is currently listed as Emeritus Professor at LJMU and, since 2024, has served as Provost/Pro Vice Chancellor at Amity University Dubai.
Professor Al-Khaddar has made significant contributions to water and wastewater treatment, environmental engineering, water quality, pollution control, sustainable water management, and civil engineering education. His research has included wastewater treatment technologies, water purification, heavy-metal pollution, electrochemical treatment processes, municipal solid-waste management, and environmental sustainability. He has authored or co-authored more than 170 publications in refereed journals and international conferences and has contributed to several edited academic books.
He also served as the 29th President of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) in 2015–2016, and is a Fellow and Honorary Vice President of the institution. He has maintained strong academic and professional links with universities and engineering institutions internationally, including in Iraq, Turkey, and Egypt.
Ahmed Makki Jabbar Al-Sulaiman
University of Al-Qadisiyah, College of Engineering Iraq
Expertise: The fields are civil engineering, sanitary engineering, and environmental engineering.
Dr. Ahmed Makki Jabbar Al-Sulaiman is an Iraqi academic and researcher in Civil Engineering, specializing in Sanitary and Environmental Engineering. He holds a PhD and serves as a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Al-Qadisiyah, Iraq. His academic work focuses on environmental and sanitary engineering, particularly the treatment and removal of pollutants from water and wastewater. His publications include research on innovative treatment methods and pollutant removal,
Dr. Rawaa Hussein Kadhim Al-Isawi
lecturer and researcher in environmental engineering at the University of Babylon in Hilla, Iraq
Expertise: Environmental Engineering, Wastewater Treatment, Wetlands
ORCID Scholar h-index: 7 ResearchGate
Dr. Rawaa Hussein Kadhim Al-Isawi is an Iraqi academic and researcher in the field of environmental engineering, working in the Department of Environmental Engineering at the College of Engineering, University of Babylon. She holds a PhD in Civil Environmental Engineering, which she earned from the University of Salford in the UK in 2016. Her academic specialization is in environmental engineering at the College of Engineering, University of Babylon, and she has many published research papers in peer-reviewed fields as well as participation in numerous scientific activities.
Dr. Ayman Ahmed Mahmoud Mostafa
Associate Professor at Structural Engineering Egypt
Expertise: A structural researcher with extensive experience in experimental and finite element analysis. Research specialty is related to: • Seismic resistant segmental columns • Energy dissipation mechanisms and devices • Seismic and dynamic analysis of high-rise buildings and bridges • Rubberized concrete with recycled rubber aggregates • Shaking table experimental investigation and numerical simulation • Performance-based design • Non-linear Finite Element Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Structures using Abaqus and LS Dyna • Sustainable building materials
ORCID Scholar h-index: 12 ResearchGate
Ayman Ahmed Mahmoud Mostafa is a structural researcher with extensive experience in experimental and finite element analysis. His research specialty is related to structural engineering and has contributed significantly to the field
Abdulkader Ismail Abdulwahab Al-hadithi
Full Professor in Construction Materials Engineering _Civil Engineering Department_at University of Anbar Iraq
Expertise: Developments in concrete materials and design. Special concrete. Sustainable Concrete. Waste plastic fibers reinforced concrete. Fiber reinforced concrete. Polymer modified concrete.
ORCID Scholar h-index: 18 ResearchGate Homepage
Summary Biography – Prof. Dr. Abdulkader Al-Hadithi
Prof. Dr. Abdulkader Ismail Abdulwahab Al-Hadithi is an Iraqi Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Anbar, specializing in concrete technology and construction materials. He has an established research record with more than 80 scientific publications in journals and international conferences, in addition to patents and contributions to innovative construction materials.
His research interests focus on sustainable and advanced concrete, including self-compacting concrete, polymer-modified concrete, fiber-reinforced concrete, recycled aggregate concrete, foamed concrete, and the incorporation of waste materials such as plastic, PET, and paper waste into concrete. He has also conducted research on CFRP strengthening of reinforced-concrete structures, impact-resistant concrete, mechanical properties, durability, and structural rehabilitation.
A major theme of his research is developing environmentally friendly and high-performance construction materials by recycling waste and improving the mechanical and structural performance of concrete. His scholarly work is indexed through major international research platforms, including Scopus, Web of Science, ORCID, Google Scholar, and ResearchGate.
Prof. Dr. Waleed M S Alabdraba
University Of Tikrit, Environmental Engineering, Faculty Member Iraq
Expertise: Water and Wastewater Treatment, Industrial Wastewater, Water Quality, Solid Waste Managements
[email protected]|+9647703337700
ORCID Scholar h-index: 7 ResearchGate Homepage
Dr Waleed M S Alabdraba is a professor in Environmental Engineering at the Department of Environmental Engineering / University of Tikrit / Iraq specializes in water pollution and treatment and has more than 40 research published in international, Arab and local magazines supervised many of the master's thesis in different branches of environmental engineering, life sciences and earth sciences and discussed dozens of master's and doctoral dissertations I have participated in several international scientific conferences and research interests in various branches of environmental engineering with a focus on wastewater treatment
Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Mandor
Quebec, CA, Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil and Water Engineering Canada
Expertise: Structural Engineering & Rehabilitation, Advanced Materials, Seismic Analysis & Earthquakes, Analytical Modeling
Dr. Ahmed Mandor is a structural engineering researcher and Lecturer in the Department of Civil and Water Engineering at Université Laval in Québec, Canada. After completing his early academic training in Egypt, he earned his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Université Laval in 2022, where his doctoral research focused on strengthening multi-span reinforced concrete structures using Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) composites. His primary expertise centers on structural rehabilitation, sustainable building materials like Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC), and improving structural resilience under seismic and environmental stress. By combining large-scale laboratory testing with advanced finite element modeling and machine learning, Dr. Mandor has published widely in top-tier journals such as Engineering Structures and Composite Structures, developing predictive tools and repair frameworks for modern civil infrastructure.