a) Supervision of ResearchWork
i) Undergraduate
| Student (s) No. | Thesis Title | Faculty | University | Date |
| 3 | Different graduation projects | Architecture | U. of K. | 2015/16 |
| 4 | Different graduation projects | Architecture | U. of K. | 2014/15 |
| 4 to 5 every year | Different graduation projects | Architecture | U. of K. | 2007 – 2014 |
| 4 | Value Engineering | Engineering | U. of K. | 2009 |
| 3 | Total Quality Management | Engineering | U. of K. | 2008 |
ii) Postgraduate Supervision (Higher ResearchDegrees)
1) Master
(i) (Fulfilment ResearchThesis)
| Student Name | Thesis Title | University | Date |
(ii)(Partial Fulfilment ResearchThesis)
| Student Name | Thesis Title | University | Date |
| Khalid Awad Mirghani | Sustainable Urban Energy Planning for Khartoum City | U. of K. | 2016 |
| Saeida Ahmed Bahloul | Validating Radiance Daylight Simulation Software in Office Buildings in Khartoum Environment | U. of K. | 2015/16 |
| Malaz Elrasheed Yousif | Accuracy ofEcotect Energy Simulation Software Results in Khartoum: Comparative Study of Khartoum Weather File | U. of K. | 2015/16 |
| Malay Mohamed Ali | Usability of Energy Simulation Programs for the Early Stages of Office Buildings | U. of K. | 2014/15 |
| Omsalama Abdelhadi | Effect of Residential Buildings’ Setback at Urban Street Scale: A CFD and Thermal Analysis Coupled with EmpiricalMethods | U. of K. | 2014/15 |
| Wala Hashim Bashari | Gender Variation Effects on Public Space’s Use Patterns | U. of K. | 2013 |
| Reem Mohamed Saif | Solid Waster Management in Assajana Area | U. of K. | 2008 |
| Waleed Ahmed Abdelrahim | Appraisal of Urban Planning Environment with Emphasis on Solid Waste Treatment in Khartoum | U. of K. | 2007 |
2) PhD
| Student Name | Thesis Title | University | Date |
| Rania Obeid – Co- Supervsor | Net Zero Energy Houses in Greater Khartoum. | U. of K. | 2016 |
b) ResearchGrants
| Proposed Title | Granting Body / Country | Amount | Date |
c) Generation ofFunds
| Fund | Body / Country | Amount | Date |
| DeLPHIE – 3 yrs Project
– project admin member |
UK – A joint project between the Faculty of Architecture and School of Building Construction and Management, University of Reading, UK. | £60,000 | 2010 -12013 |
d) Publications
i) Summary
| No of articles, Books and Book chapters | 9 |
| No of articles after Assistant Professor promotion | |
| No of articles after Associate Professor promotion | |
| No of articles in International Journal | |
| No of articles in RegionalJournal | |
| No of articles in LocalJournal | 2 |
| No of articles in conference proceedings | 6 |
| No of articles as First Author | 8 |
| No of articles as Second Author | 1 |
| No of articles as Last Author | |
| No of articles as Original article | 6 |
| No of articles as Review article | |
| No of articles as Short communication | 1 |
| No of articles as Case report/ Letter | 3 |
| No of Books and Book-Chapters | 1 |
ii)PublicationsList
All of your publications in chronological order within each category following one Standard order for bibliographic references.
Example of citation: Light, M. A., & Light, I. H. (2008). The geographic expansion of Mexican immigration in the United States and its implications for local law enforcement. Law Enforcement Executive Forum Journal, 8(1), 73-82. Please provide the journal impact factor.
In addition, in the left-hand margin please star (*) what you consider were especially significant publications and enter a ‘T’ against those related specifically to publications about teaching.
Where there is more than one author, you must indicate as precisely as possible the degree of your contribution, either as a percentage figure or descriptively in terms of your particular input.
(A)Articles inJournals
| Authors, title, journal, date, issue no, pages, Journal impact factor |
| Merghani, A. & Malaz M. A. 2015. “The Effect of Non-orthogonal Forms on Energy Consumption in Tall Office Buildings”. Journal of Building and Road Research, U. of Khartoum, ISSN 1858-5019, Vol. 18, July 2015, pp.33-56. |
| Merghani, A. 2013. “Women in Sudanese Construction Industry”. Journal of Building and Road Research, U. of Khartoum, ISSN 1858-5019, Vol. 15, Dec. 2013, pp.33-53. |
(B)Articles in conferenceproceedings
| Authors, title, conference, date, issue no, pages, Journal impact factor |
| Wala, H., Merghani, A. and Zakaria, I. “Spatial impact of gender variation on Khartoum city river side public open space”. Sudanese Institute of Architects 4th Scientific Conference SIA May, 2016. |
| Merghani, A. “Competition Documents Preparation”. Working paper in Sudanese Institute of Architects SIA Workshop on Design Competitions: The Role of SIA. Jan 2015. |
| Merghani, A. “Participation of women in the Sudanese Construction Industry”. In: The 3rd International Conference for Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research. University of Khartoum, Feb 17-20, 2012, Khartoum, Sudan. |
| Merghani, A. “Survey of women in Sudanese Construction Industry”. Working paper presented in “Challenges Facing the Management of Construction Industry and Housing in the Sudan” Workshop organized by the Faculty of Architecture, University of Khartoum and the School of Construction Management and Engineering, Universi- ty of Reading, UK. Khartoum, 12-14 Dec2010. |
| Merghani, A. “Adaptive behaviour and thermal comfort in traditional houses in Khartoum”. In proceedings of: “Living in Deserts: Is a sustainable urban design still possible in arid and hot regions” International conference at Ghardaia, Algeria, 9-12 December 2006, pp. 174-186. |
| Merghani, A. “Control of wind blown sand and dust by town planning and building design. In proceedings of: Physical Development in Arid Zones and the Associated Construction Problems”. Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2-4 November 2002, pp. 721-730 |
C) Textbooks or Book – chapter
| Authors, title, book, author, publisher, date, pages |
| Merghani, A. “Exploring thermal comfort and spatial diversity”. Chapter 12 in Environmental Diversity in Architecture. Eds. Koen Steemers and Mary Ann Steane. Spon Press – Taylor and Francis Group – UK, Sep 2004, pp. 195-213. |
iii)Forthcomingpublication
| Authors, title, journal, date, issue no, pages, journal impact factor |
v) Referee of Textbooks OR Journals
| Journal / Textbook | Date |
| Peer reviewer and assessor for BRRI journal paper. | Feb 2013 |
14) Additional Information & Future plans
| Additional Information
06/04 – Now Founder and main shareholder of Abubakr Engineering Consultants. Designed a variety of buildings including educational, health, office, mixed-use developments, etc. 2011-2012 Prepared, edited, reviewed and coordinated the M.Sc. degree in Architecture, presented, modified and approved it at different levels at the university up to the University Senate on Oct 2012. Work later included academic co-ordinator for the course. The teaching started in Feb2013. Sep 2013 Prepared an illustrated manual for final year students giving them vital information which helps them to develop their work through different design stages (21 weeks duration) – attached as Additional_1. 2007 – Now Prepared, edited and presented all architectural design competitions’ reports listed in section (9 – iv Other Activities). Three sample reports are attached named Professional_ 1 to 3. |
| 2013 – 2014 Master Degree in Architecture course Coordinator. 2011 – 2014 Fifth year Coordinator.
2005 – 2009 Fifth year Coordinator. Follow-up and coordination of final year graduation projectwork. |
| Future Plans
One of main objectives for the coming years is to establish an Environmental Design Research Group at the Faculty of Architecture. Moreover, work is currently underway in preparing a Masters degree in Environmental Design. The course will focus on issues dealing with building science, energy efficiency in buildings, sustainable design and construction, etc. |
