Curriculum Vitae

 

Prof. Sulieman Tarawneh

Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Faculty of Engineering-Mutah University    Karak -  Jordan.

 

Employment

Oman Dam Expert              2009

Jordan University               2008- 2009       Full Professor

Mutah University               2005- 2008       Full Professor

Jordan University              2004-2005 Associate Professor

Mutah University               2002-2004 Associate Professor

Jordan University               2001-2002 Associate Professor

Mutah University               1986-2000 Assistant Professor

UC- Berkeley                     1984- 1986 TA

University of Wisconsin   1982-1984 TA

 

Specialty: Water Resources Planning, Surface Hydrology, and Hydraulic

                Structures Engineering.

University Education:

B.S in Civil Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1980. (Dean's Honor List).

M.S Water Resources Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1983 (First in Class).

Ph.D Water Resources Engineering, University of California- Berkeley (1986).

M.S. In Arabic Studies, The American University in Cairo, 1990.(First in Class)

 

Courses Taught

A- Undergraduate Courses

Title

No. of times

1- Fluid Mechanics (1)

2

2- Fluid Mechanics (2)

2

3- Fluid Mechanics Lab

2

4- Hydraulics

8

5- Hydraulics Lab

9

6-Engineering Hydrology

12

7- Water Resources Engineering

10

8- Hydraulics Structure

5

9- Design of Dams

4

10- Advanced hydrology

3

11- Irrigation and drainage Engineering

2

12- Engineering Economy

3

13- Probability and statistics for Engineers

4

14- Groundwater Engineering

2

15- Statics Engineering

12

16- Dynamics Engineering

2

17- Strength of Materials

1

18- Strength of Materials Lab

1

19- Descriptive Geometry

3

 

B- Graduate Courses

1- Surface Water Hydrology

6

2- Water Resources Engineering and design

4

3- Hydraulic Structures Design

2

4- Urban Hydrology and Drainage design

2

5-  Hydro - system Engineering and Management

2

6- Stochastic processes for water and environmental engineering 

2

7- Dam and Reservoir design

3

8- Special topics in Hydro systems Design and Analysis

2

 

C- Other courses (not listed above) which I am prepared to teach.

1- Water Resources economy

2- Fluvial Hydraulics 

3- Open channel hydraulics

4- Pipeline distribution systems

5- River Engineering

6- River Improvement

7- Groundwater Hydrology and Hydraulics

8- Conjunctive Use of Groundwater and Surface Water

9- Sediment Transport and Deposition

Recent Academic Research 

Published Research papers.

 

Title

Date

Periodical

1-

Experimental Investigation of Water Harvesting Techniques (Al-Hasa Valley in Jordan)

Nov. 1999

Alexandria Engineering Journal

 

2-

Experimental Analysis of Evaporation Suppression techniques in Ghor Safi-Jordan

Nov. 1999

Alexandria Engineering Journal

3-

Drought Analysis of Desert and Badia of Jordan Precipitation Range (0-200)mm

Dec. 1999

Abhath Al-Yarmouk

4-

Drought Analysis of Selected Rainfall Stations in Jordan

April, 2000

Dirasat-Jordan University

5-

Rainfall Temporal and Spatial Variability in Jordan with the Major Climatic factors and Systems

Jan, 2000

T.B Center for Science & Technology-India

6-

Radon Concentrations in different Types of Water Resources in Hisa Valley-Jordan

Jan,

2000

Alexandria Engineering Journal

7-

Water Harvesting of Urban Storm Runoff (West Side of Karak City as a case-study)

2001

Abhath-Al-Yarmouk

8-

Evaluation of Dew Water Harvesting (Dhabab Mount Area)

2003

Dirasat-Jordan University

9-

Measurement of Radon Concentration in Water and Building Aggregate Samples in Al-Karak

2003

Abhath Al-Yarmouk

10-

Fog Water Harvesting (Five Sites South of Mazar-Karak

July, 2004

Alexandria Engineering Journal

11-

Vegetal dew and Fog Harvesting-West of Mazar-Karak

July, 2005

Alexandria Engineering Journal

12-

Analysis and forecasting of water quality and quantity in King Talal Reservoir

2006

Dirasat-Jordan University

 

Research Papers to be Published

 

1-                 Statistical Analysis of Temporal and spatial change of precipitation and temperature in the Middle East.

2-                 Testing the Effects of Antistripping Agents Applied on hot Mix asphaltic concrete used in hydraulic structures.

3-                 Applying the Decision Support Systems for improving Water Planning and Management in King Abdallah at Canal in Jordan Valley.

4-                 Testing parameters for reservoir lining to prevent water seepage.

5-                 Using several types of modified asphalt facing on Rock fill dams.

6-                 Seepage monitoring and measurement between lifts in RCC dams.

7-                 Hydropower Harvesting in Several sites of the Arab world.

8-                 The influence of climatic change on water resources environment-South of Jordan.

9-                 Cross- Correlation Analysis of  Rainfall Time series of Several Gages in the Middle East.

10-            Conjunctive Use of Groundwater and Surface Water in Al-Hisa Basin.

11-            Rainfall Generation in Karak Basin Using Stochastic Hydrologic Techniques.

 

Conferences

(Delivered Papers)

 

Title

Date

Place

1- Radon in the water resources of Karak.

1998

Mutah University

2- Usage of Decision support systems in water resources.

1999

Amman

3- Jordan water security.

1999

Amman

4- Hydropower Harvesting in the Arab world

2000

Damascus, Syria

5- Socialization of science and technology in the Arab world.

2000

Sharija, UAE

6- The influence of climate change on water resources.

2001

Tafilah, Jordan

7- Water supply privatization prospects 

2002

Karak

8- Arid and semi-arid lands water problems and solutions

2003

Amman

9- Management of supply and demand in domestic water.

2004

Amman

10- Application of modified asphalt in hydraulic structures.

2006

Amman

11- Water harvesting systems

2006

Mu'tah University

12- Storm water harvesting

2007

Amman

 
Scientific Essays

 

1-     Disi groundwater, the potentials and the suggested projects.

2-     Sharing the water of Jordan River Basin.

3-     Drought and Aridity and its influence on surface and ground water in Jordan.

4-     Water Harvesting of Sael Al-Karak Basin.

5-     Hydropower Harvesting (JFW) in Karak District

6-     Unaccounted-for-water (IFW) in Amman

7-     Water Demand Management in Jordan.

8-     Radon Concentration in Karak springs.

Books under preparation

1-     Engineering Hydrology.

2-     Water Harvesting and Hydropower Harvesting.

3-     Design of Hydraulic Structures.

4-     Hydro politics in the Middle East.

Academic Supervision Activities

A- Supervision of graduating Projects

1.     Water Harvesting of Mu'tah University (1995)

2.     Water Harvesting of Al-Guar Region (1996)

3.     Design of Tanur Dam (1997)

4.     Design of Mujib Dam (1999)

5.     Water shed Management in Mujib valley (2001)

6.     Watershed Management of Wadi Ibn Hamad (2003)

7.     Design of Wihdah Dam (2005)

8.     Karak Watershed Management (2006)

9.     Design Of Meddin Dam ( 2007)

  

B- Supervision of High Diploma.

 

Title of theses

Degree granted for theses

University conferring the degree

Date

Culvert design in Karak valley

High Diploma

Mu’tah University

1993

Project Management in Jordan Valley Authority

High Diploma

Mu’tah University

1996

Using Stochastic hydrology in rainfall generation

High Diploma

Mu’tah University

1997

Wastewater reuse in Karak district

High Diploma

Mu’tah University

1997

 

C- Supervision or Sharing Supervision of Master Theses

1-     Analysis and forecasting of water quality and quantity in king Talal Reservoir 2002.

2-     Analysis and monitoring of water quality in king Abdllah Canal, (2002).

3-     Hydrologic and Hydrogeologic study of Walih Basin (2003).

4-     Time series of water resources and the climate change in Middle East, (2003).

5-     Hydrologic study of Wadi-AlKarak Basin (2004).

6-     Hydrologic study of Wadi Al-Karak Basin (2004).

7-     The Amendment of the general conditions of the Jordanian construction contract in the light of FIDIC 1999. (2005-2006).

8-     Computer modeling of Jordan University water system. (2006)

9-     Watershed Management of Sail - Karak. (2007)

10-    Water Supply and Demand Management of Al-Mazar District. (2007)     

 

D- Sharing Supervision of Ph.D Dissertations

1-     The influence of spatial and temporal rainfall differences on the desertification in Jordan zones with rainfall above 200mm. (2003).

2-     Deterioration of the environment in Shobak and Petra during the last 2000 years, (2004).

3-     Simulation of Aqaba district Water system. (2005).

4-     Application of GIS and Remote sensing in Watershed Management.(2007).

 

COMPUTER USE

 

-         SPSS→     Statistical Analysis of Hydrological Data.

-         ARMA → Time series Analysis and Generation (Runoff)

-         ARIMA → Time series Analysis and Generation. .(Rainfall)

-         HEC HMS     Event rainfall- Runoff Simulation Process.

-         HEC RAS →    Water surface Profile.

-         SSARR →    Stochastic hydrology- synthetic monthly flows.

-         HEC ResSim →    Reservoir Simulation and Operation.

-         HEC-5Q→ Reservoir System Operation Including Water Quality Control.

-         HEC6 →     River and Reservoir Scour and deposition.

-         SWM-IV → Watershed Rainfall- Runoff Simulation Process.

-         SWMM→  Storm Water Management Model, Simulation of urban Runoff.

OTHER UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES

 (academic enterprise, committee membership, student supervision or advising, etc.)

Activity

Date

Place

Cultural committee

1986-1989

Mu’tah University

Cultural committee

1993- Now

Mu’tah University

Construction Technical committee

1992-1996

Mu’tah University

Graduating projects supervision

1994-Now

Mu’tah University

Students advising

1990-Now

Mu’tah University

Water Harvesting in Mu’tah University Campus

1998

Mu’tah University

 

COMMUNITY SERVICES

A) Consultations and services:

Name of Institution Receiving Consultation

Nature of consultation or services

Date

Agricultural department

Designing some water harvesting techniques for Zarqa Valley

1988

Agricultural department

Designing a scheme of watershed Management in Hisa Valley

1990

Agricultural department

Designing and operating evaporation suppression techniques

1991

Jordan valley Authority

Designing and operating evaporation suppression techniques

1991

Water Authority

Reservoir design and Operation systems in Karak district

1993

Jordan Valley Authority

Preparing feasibility studies for Hydropower harvesting for several small streams in Jordan

1995

Agricultural department

Designing and implementing some wadis' retaining walls and Bed development

1996

Agricultural department

Designing and implementing Gabion Wiers and small Gabion check dams

1997

Construction companies

Technical advisor for several construction companies in water related projects in Jordan

1999- Now

 

Other community services: Other contributions such as training courses, lectures, seminars, articles of general interest, etc.

Name of service or activity

Place

Date

Water Conservation measures promotions

Amman

1992

Environmental Conservation measures

Amman, Karak

1990-2000

Technical Writing Seminars

Mu'tah University

1993

Water Conservation measures promotions

Karak

1994

Technical Writing Workshop

Mu'tah University

1996

Water Conservation measures promotions

Mazar

1998

Scientific research techniques workshop

Mu'tah University

1999

Water Conservation measures promotions

Mo'ab

2000

Water in the Holy Koran

Mu'tah University

2002

Modified asphalt in hydraulic structures

Mu'tah University

2004

Storm Water Harvesting

Amman

2006

 

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

 

Name of organization or society

From

To

Nature of membership

Jordanian Engineers Association

1981

Now

Active

Jordanian Environmental Association

1990

Now

Active

Jordanian writers Association

1992

Now

Active

Arab writers Association

1992

Now

Active

Karak Cultural Club

1992

Now

Active

Scientific Research Association

1997

Now

Active

 

INTERESTS AND HOBBIES

 

Reading scientific and cultural books

Writing literature

Designing cultural seminars

Cultural Meetings

*The names and addresses of three references.

Name

Position

Present Address

Phone

Fax

1)

Prof. Taha M. Alkhamis

 

Dean of faculty of Engineering

 

Mu'tah University

 

00962-6-4617860

 

00962-6-465461

Email: edean@mutah.edu.jo

2) Dr. Husam Hamaideh

 

Chairman of civil Engineering

 

Mu'tah University

 

00962-6-4617860

 

00962-6-465461

Email: husamh@mutah.edu.jo

3) Dr. Abull

-Rahman Al-Zoubidi

 

Manager of Computer

 

Mu'tah University

 

00962-6-4617860

 

00962-6-465461

Email: zoubidy@mutah.edu.jo 

 

Design of Practical Water Projects in Jordan

1-     Retain walls for Wadi Projection works, Wadi Al-Haza 1991.

2-     Gabion Walls for Wadi Al-Karak 1992.

3-     Gabion Walls for Wadi Haditheh 1992.

4-     Weis, Wadi Khnizierh, 1992.

5-     Protection Works in Al-Mastabah Wadi 1996.

6-     Small dam in Wadi Al-Haza 1997.

7-     Irrigation Systems in Wadi  Al-Haza 1998-2000.

8-     Projection Works for highway drainage in Jordan Valley, 2003-2004.

9-     Usage of elastomers in the prevention of seepage in small dams (2005)

10-        Usage of Plastomers in the prevention of seepage in reservoirs (2005)

11-        Usage of Asphalt in Water harvesting systems (2006)

12-        Usage of modified Asphalt in Water harvesting Systems (2006)

13-        Usage of chemicals in water harvesting systems (2007).

14-        Usage of clearing and compacting techniques in water harvesting systems. (2007) 

 

 

 

Prof. Sulieman Tarawneh

Water Resources Engineering

Civil and Environmental Engineering Department

Mu'tah University

Email: sdmt@mutah.edu.jo

             Sulieman1956@yahoo.com