Curriculum Vitae Waleed Khalil Ibrahim Jassim Zubari
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Short Biography Prof. Waleed Khalil Zubari Prof. Zubari currently holds the academic position of Professor of Water Resources Management at the Arabian Gulf University (AGU), and administratively serves as the Coordinator of the Water Resources Management Program, College of Graduate Studies, and of UN Water Learning Center for the Arab Region at the Arabian Gulf University. He served as AGU Vice-President for Academic Affairs (2008-2010), and the Dean of the College of Graduate Studies (2010-2013). He obtained his MSc degree in 1987 in the field of groundwater mathematical modeling from Ohio University and his PhD degree in 1990 in the same field from Colorado State University, and joined AGU in 1990. Since joining AGU, he has taught many courses in Hydrogeology and Water Resources Management and Planning in Arid Regions, and has published more than 90 research papers in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, conferences, and seminars. His research interests include the Water-Energy-food security Nexus (quantifying, modeling, governance, planning and management), water resources governance, planning and management, use of numerical modeling in the assessment, development, and management of groundwater systems. He served as the Editor-in-Chief of the regional Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research (AGJSR) during the period 2006 – 2010. He serves as a consultant for many UN organizations, including UNESCO, UNEP, UNDP, ESCWA, and FAO. He has been active in the Water Science and Technology Association (WSTA), a regional water NGO in the GCC countries, and has made significant contribution to its conferences scientific committee and served as its president. In December 2002, he received the Award of Best Researcher in the Arab World in the field of Water Resources from the Arab League Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (ALECSO). In March 2008, he published his first book on Water Issues and Challenges in the GCC (in Arabic), which received Yousif Bin Ahmad Kanoo Best Authors Prize. For more information: www.waleedzubari.com. Zubari, CV, 2019 Contents Short Biography .................................................................................................................................... 1 I. PERSONAL ......................................................................................................................................... 3 a) Personal Information .................................................................................................................... 3 b) Research Interest .......................................................................................................................... 3 c) Education ...................................................................................................................................... 3 d) Employment and Professional Experience ................................................................................... 3 e) Honors and Awards ...................................................................................................................... 4 f) Committees, Advisory Boards, and Working Groups .................................................................... 4 g) Affiliations ..................................................................................................................................... 5 II. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ...................................................................................................................... 7 a) Refereed Journals/articles ............................................................................................................ 7 b) Books/Chapter and Books/Reports Contribution ........................................................................ 9 c) Conference Papers ...................................................................................................................... 10 d) Workshops and Seminars Papers ............................................................................................... 12 e) Technical Reports and Consultancies ......................................................................................... 14 III. ACADEMIA ..................................................................................................................................... 18 a) Academic Contribution ............................................................................................................... 18 b) Masters and PhD Thesis Supervision .......................................................................................... 19 c) Teaching ...................................................................................................................................... 24 d) Academic Committees & Boards ................................................................................................ 24 e) Contractual Research & Projects ................................................................................................ 25 2 Zubari, CV, 2019 Curriculum Vitae Waleed Khalil Ibrahim Jassim Zubari I. PERSONAL a) Personal Information Date of Birth: 26 January, 1959 Nationality: Bahrain Marital status: Married, 4 children (Khalid, Muneera, Fares, and Al-Zainah) Residential Address: House 1276, Road 322, Hamad Town 1203, Bahrain Working Address: Arabian Gulf University, PO Box 26671, Manama, Bahrain. Telephones: (973) 17 410133 (H), (973) 23917 880/239-601 (O), 39433811 (mobile); Fax #: (973) 272-555 (O) Email: (O) [email protected]; (P) [email protected]; [email protected] Website and blog: www.waleedzubari.com Skype: waleed.zubari1 b) Research Interest Water Resources Management; Use of dynamic modeling in assessing, management and planning water resources management systems (e.g., WEAP). The Water-Energy-Food Nexus: quantifying, modeling (e.g., WEAP-LEAP), and management. Groundwater resources development, management, and planning. Use of numerical modeling in the assessment, development, and management of groundwater systems, with particular interest in: Groundwater flow systems (porous and fractured); Solute transport in groundwater systems; Water flow in Unsaturated systems; and Saltwater-Freshwater systems (density dependent flow). Stochastic modeling of water/groundwater system. Application of Geostatistical mapping methods in groundwater hydrology and pollution. GIS Application in groundwater resources development, management, and planning. c) Education Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Hydrogeology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. GPA 3.9/4.0 (Honor). May 1990. Ph.D. Dissertation Title: Finite Element - Boundary Integral Element Model for Porous and Highly Fractured Media Flow. Master of Science Degree in Hydrogeology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. GPA 3.8/4.00 (Honor). March 1987. M.Sc. Theses Title: A Numerical Three Dimensional Groundwater Flow Model for the Dammam Aquifer System, Bahrain and Eastern Saudi Arabia. Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt. Grade: Very Good. May 1980. d) Employment and Professional Experience 1. Academic positions Professor, Department of Natural Resources and Environment (formerly Desert and Arid Zones Sciences Program), College of Graduate Studies, Arabian Gulf University, December, 2005. Associate Professor, Desert and Arid Zones Sciences Program, College of Graduate Studies, Arabian Gulf University, April, 1997. Assistant Professor, Desert and Arid Zones Sciences Program, College of Graduate Studies, Arabian Gulf University, September, 1990. 3 Zubari, CV, 2019 2. Administrative positions Coordinator, Water Resources Management Program and Hydrogeology Program, 2008-present. Coordinator, Water Virtual Learning Center for the Arab Region, 2007-2014. Dean, College of Graduate Studies, Arabian Gulf University, February 2010 – January 2013. Vice-President, Academic Affairs, Arabian Gulf University, September 2008 - February 2010. Acting Dean, College of Graduate Studies, Arabian Gulf University, September, 2009 – February 2010. Vice-Dean, Technological Studies Affairs, College of Graduate Studies, Arabian Gulf University, February 2003 to August, 2008. Director, Desert and Arid Zones Sciences Program, College of Graduate Studies, Arabian Gulf University, January 1999 to January 2003. 3. Previous (pre-academic career) Petroleum Development Geologist, Bahrain National Oil Company (BANOCO), March 1981 - March 1984. Hydrogeologist, Water Resources Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce (presently Ministry of Works and Agriculture), Government of Bahrain, 1/2/1981 to 1/3/1981. e) Honors and Awards Honors and Awards Awarded Yousif Bin Ahmad Kanoo Best Authors Prize, Bahrain, for the published book “Water Issues and Challenges in the GCC Countries”, March, 2012 Awarded the Arab League's Education, Social, and Cultural Organization (ALECSO), Tunisia award for innovation in the field of Water Resources, December, 2002. Awarded the best paper presented in the field of Water Resources Management in the First Saudi Symposium on Water Conservation and Water Resources Development, Riyadh, 14-17 April, 2000, organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Water, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; paper title: Water Policy Alternatives for the GCC Countries, W.K. Zubari. Awarded the best paper presented in the International Conference on Desert Development in the Arab Gulf Countries, Kuwait, 23-26 March, 1996, organized by the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait; paper title: