Brief Resume about Eng. Atta M.E. Abboushi

Personal Information• Name: Atta M. E. Abboushi• Birth Date: 1987 (28 years). • Nationality: Jordanian.• Marital Status: Single.• Currently living in Dubai through a Visit Visa

(Due to 21, August). • A member in: Jordanian Engineers

Association, and Palestinian Environmental Club.

Academic Qualifications• 2010-2013: Masters degree in Water and

Environmental Engineering. It was a scholarship granted by the UNESCO-IHE (Institute for water education) in the Netherlands. I got an accumulative average of 3.63/4. I concentrated on water resources management, and environmental management, pollution and engineering.

Academic Qualifications• 2005-2010: Bachelor degree in Civil

Engineering.

The Civil Engineering Department at ANU was certified by ABET. I got an accumulative average of 83.2%. I was one of the 5% best students in the department.

Master Thesis• Entitled: “A Preliminary Investigation of Wadi-

Aquifer Interaction in the Semi-Arid Regions, the case of Faria Catchment, Palestine”. This project was conducted under the Palestinian-Dutch cooperation (UWIRA Project). This research is the first attempt of its kind in Palestine and the region. It was classified by a Specialized French Website as one of the masters which contributes to the development of arid and semi-arid regions all over the word.

Skills• Language:

English Language: excellent capabilities in speaking, writing, reading, and listening. • Computer skills: Lingo: Optimization modeling software. Hydraulic Analysis and Design: EPANET,

and principal knowledge about WaterCad and SewerCad.

GIS: very professional to conduct the spatial analysis within the GIS environment.

Skills• Computer skills: HEC-HMS: Hydrologic Modeling System. Some water and environmental softwares:

CROPWAT. MODFLOW. Pipe Flow. WAWTTAR: water and wastewater treatment technologies appropriate for reuse. OTIS: Fate and transport of contaminants. QUAL2K: River and stream water quality model.

Interests• My interest areas are in the field of: water supply, treatment and desalination; wastewater treatment and reuse; water resources management; environmental auditing and management; environmental impact assessment; environmental pollution and engineering; fate and transport of contaminants; climate change; water and wastewater quality analysis; solid waste engineering and management; hydraulic analysis and design; groundwater hydrology; hydrogeology; hydrologic modeling; socio-economic-environmental analysis; and energy management systems.

Honors• 2015: I was chosen as an international scientific

reviewer in two scientific refereed journals; the Arabian Journal of Geosciences/KSA, and the Environmental Earth Sciences Journal/Germany. My role is to evaluate and judge on the quality and appropriateness of the submitted articles to be published. • 2011: Got the shield of excellence.

Working Experience• 2014-2015: Researcher Engineer in the Water

and Environmental Studies Institute (WESI) at An-Najah National University. The project was conducted under the PADUCO cooperation. Entitled: “Development of Agricultural Best Management Practices to Preserve the Groundwater Quality in the Faria Catchment, Palestine”.

Working Experience• The Conducted activities:

Formulation of the overall project methodology. Conducting a comprehensive field survey. Developing a GIS-Based groundwater vulnerability map for the region. Developing a groundwater quality monitoring strategy. Conducting groundwater quality analysis. Developing a GIS-Based agricultural suitability map. Development of BMPs and upgraded them to guidelines. Formulation of policy briefs.

The Developed Agricultural Vulnerability Map

The Developed Agricultural Landuse Suitability Map

Some Selected Photos From the Study Area: During the Field Survey

Some Selected Photos From the Lab: Testing of Groundwater Samples

Working Experience• 2014: Storm water designer engineer.

AJP and Black & Veatch. Conducting hydrologic modeling and analyses of Tulkarem catchment in Northern of West Bank/Palestine. The objective of this modeling is computing the design flowrates to be used in the hydraulic design of culverts. Those design flowrates were computed through using the U.S. Army Crops of Engineers HEC-HMS Model, and with the help of the GIS.

Working Experience• 2014: Hydrologist.

CEC and Black & Veatch. Conducting hydrologic modeling and analyses of Al-Badan, Qabatia, and Hebron catchments in Northern and Southern of West Bank/Palestine. The objective of this modeling is computing the design flowrates to be used in the hydraulic design of culverts. Those design flowrates were computed through using the U.S. Army Crops of Engineers HEC-HMS Model, and with the help of the GIS.

Al-Badan Sub-catchments

Landuse Map

Soil Type Map

Developing the Hydrologic HEC-HMS Model for Al-Badan-Al-Nassariah Road

Developing the Hydrologic HEC-HMS Model for Al-Badan-Al-Nassariah Road

Year # of Rainy days Ann MAD Rank (m) P(x) Tr1975 66 583.5 115 1 0.03225806 31.01976 69 593.9 111 2 0.06451613 15.5

1977 72 753.1 98.8 3 0.09677419 10.31978 53 360.6 87.8 4 0.12903226 7.81979 57 654.4 86.2 5 0.16129032 6.21980 70 683.5 80.2 6 0.19354839 5.21981 63 563.2 79.3 7 0.22580645 4.41982 59 528.8 77 8 0.25806452 3.9

1983 61 922.2 76.2 9 0.29032258 3.41984 30 350.1 75.3 10 0.32258065 3.11985 45 419.8 73.8 11 0.35483871 2.81986 59 793.6 72.9 12 0.38709677 2.61987 72 608.9 70 13 0.41935484 2.41988 72 835.2 68.9 14 0.4516129 2.2

1989 51 487.4 68.9 15 0.48387097 2.1

1990 49 395.7 67.9 16 0.51612903 1.91991 76 1098.6 65 17 0.5483871 1.8

1992 70 1205.4 65 18 0.58064516 1.71993 51 417.5 60.4 19 0.61290323 1.61994 78 903.21 59.9 20 0.64516129 1.61995 48 416.1 59.7 21 0.67741935 1.51996 62 599.3 58 22 0.70967742 1.41997 59 822.2 53.3 23 0.74193548 1.31998 75 787.3 52.9 24 0.77419355 1.31999 45 324.9 51.4 25 0.80645161 1.22000 55 697.4 46.2 26 0.83870968 1.22001 47 484.4 45.9 27 0.87096774 1.12002 53 758.7 39.5 28 0.90322581 1.12003 53 758.7 37.7 29 0.93548387 1.12004 58 639.5 37.1 30 0.96774194 1.0

count 30

Weibull probability distribution:

• P(x) = m/n+1m = Rankn = # of data = 30 (in the example) • Tr = 1/P(x)

• Gumbel:• P(x) = (m – 0.44)/(n + 0.12)

Developing the Hydrologic HEC-HMS Model for Al-Badan-Al-Nassariah Road

Working Experience• 2014: Lecturer.

European Union and the Austrian Government/ The Palestinian Agricultural Relief Society.

Raising Awareness Campaign and Public Participation. Two villages in West Bank. Farmers and the local community. Lectures:

Introduction to WW and its characteristics. The different socio-economic-environmental impacts

associated with reuse of treated WW. Different topics in WW treatment and reuse./ Sludge treatment

and reuse. Water pollution.

Working Experience• 2013: Advisor for Tulkarem Municipality.

Performed some water and environmental consultation issues, such as: EIA for the Western Tulkarem WWTP. And Re-design of the main trunk line.

• 2012-2013: Lecturer in the CED/ Environmental Engineering 2 and Water Drainage.

• 2010-2013: I was appointed by the PWA as the Palestinian Young Water Ambassador in the Basin Countries of the Mediterranean.

Working Experience• 2010-2013: Researcher Engineer in WESI.

Palestinian-Dutch Cooperation. Entitled: “Impact of Untreated Wastewater on Natural Water bodies: Integrated Risk Assessment”. Basic Responsibilities:

Surface water and groundwater sampling and analysis. Streamflow quantification using tracer-based methodology.

Projects Conducted During My Master Study

• Design of water treatment plant for Jenin City. • Design of wastewater treatment plant for Anabta Town. • Water Quality Modeling for Wadi Al-Zeimar. • Rainfall-Runoff Modeling for Wadi Al-Qilt Catchment. • EIA study for a regional WWTP in Tulkarem

Governorate. • Design of Sanitary Landfill and Developing solid waste

management strategy in Tulkarem Governorate. • Public health and sanitation project with risk assessment

study in the Faria Catchment. • Groundwater Flow Modeling.

Training Courses, Conferences, and Workshops

• 24 - 26/2/2015: Participated in the Annual Conference of the Palestinian-Dutch Academic Cooperation Program on Water (PADUCO). Held at Birzeit University, Birzeit-Palestine.

• 23 - 24/11/2014: Participated in the Czech-Palestinian Workshop on

"Groundwater exploitation and management". Held at An-Najah National University, Nablus-Palestine.

• 9 - 10/10/2013: Participated in the Third International Conference on Energy and Environmental Protection in Sustainable Development (ICEEP 3). Held at the Palestinian Polytechnic University, Hebron-Palestine.

• 12 - 17/3/2012: The head of the Palestinian delegation in the Sixth World Water Forum. Held in Marseille/France.

Training Courses, Conferences, and Workshops

• 14/2/2012: Organized the workshop entitled: Plastic Bags in Palestine: Problems and Solutions. Held at An-Najah National University.

• 4/5/2011: Participated in the International Graduate Conference on Science, Humanities and Engineering. Held at An-Najah National University, Nablus-Palestine.

• 2009/ Training Course in AutoCAD: Korean-Palestinian Information Technology Institute of Excellence, An-Najah National University, Nablus-Palestine.

• 2009/ Training Course in Project Management Essentials: Korean-Palestinian Information Technology Institute of Excellence, An-Najah National University, Nablus-Palestine.

Publications• 2014/2015: Journal Scientific Paper has been

published in the Environmental Earth Sciences Journal (IF = 1.77) via Springer. It is entitled: “A preliminary Investigation of Wadi-Aquifer Interaction in the Semi-Arid Watershed of Faria, Palestine Using Tracer-Based Methodology”.

Publications

• 2015: A Conference Proceeding was published in the First Annual Conference of the Palestinian-Dutch Academic Cooperation Program on Water/PADUCO/ Palestine. It is entitled: “Development of Agricultural Best Management Practices to Preserve Groundwater Quality in Faria Catchment, Palestine”.

Publications

• 2014: A Conference Proceeding was published in the Third International Conference on Energy and Environmental Protection in Sustainable Development/ICEEP 3. It is entitled: “Developing Quantitative and Qualitative Relationships of Wadi-Aquifer Interaction in the Semi-Arid Watershed of Faria, Palestine”.

Publications

• 2011: A Conference Proceeding was published in the International Graduate Conference on Science, Humanities and Engineering. It is entitled: “Overview of Quantity and Quality of Water Resources in the Faria Catchment, Palestine”.

Planned Publications• 2015: Two Conference Proceedings are

planned to be submitted to the Second Annual Conference of the Palestinian-Dutch Academic Cooperation Program on Water/PADUCO/ The Netherlands. They are entitled: “Micro-Scale Best Management Practices to Protect Vulnerable Groundwater Bodies Based on DRASTIC Classifications in an Agricultural Semi-Arid Catchment: Faria Catchment, Palestine ”.

Planned Publications

“Developing a GIS-Based Agro-land Suitability Map for the Faria Agricultural Catchment, Palestine”.

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