{"id":13,"date":"2014-12-17T07:46:38","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T07:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/elfadil-azrag\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2016-09-21T09:08:19","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T09:08:19","slug":"employment-professional-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/elfadil-azrag\/?page_id=13","title":{"rendered":"Employment &#038; Professional Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Associate Professor <\/em><\/strong><em>(Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Teaching courses in Environmental Engineering modeling, Plumbing for water supply and wastewater, Hydraulics, Hydraulic structures, Water Treatment, Computer Applications in Water Resources, Sanitary Sewer Network Design.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Master of science programs coordinator and Environmental Engineering Laboratories manager.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Researcher and supervisor for four environmental engineering research projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Developed an analysis tool for numerical modeling training for graduate students in water resources and in environmental engineering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As a Private Consultant:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Undertook the investigation of water resources usage and development projects in the Government of Southern Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Predicted dewatering requirements (via use of numerical modeling) for the Management of Water TableRise around Booster Station 140, Burgan Oil Field, Kuwait.<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Evaluation of feasibility design City of Omdurman sewerage system network.<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Evaluation of 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As the principal investigator in the project developed the draft Uniform Potable-Water Plumbing Code for Kuwait (UPPCK)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As a Project Manager; investigated and managed the project of \u201cleakage problem in the freshwater pipe network of the State of Kuwait\u201d to estimate the magnitude of the problem, causes, and recommendations for enhancement of the network<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Built a numerical model for the backbone of the pipe network of the State of Kuwait<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Developed a numerical model for the management and interactions of the fresh water lenses in northern Kuwait (using the international code FeFlow)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Developed a graphical user interface FTCGUI for post-processing and analysis of output numerical models 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Development and verification of codes that include state-of-the-art concepts in ground-water hydrology to facilitate integrated water-resources management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Development and validation of Eulerian-Lagrangian finite-element code to predict contaminant transport.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Development of deforming grid algorithm to simulate excavation of a pit and to facilitate solution time in mine dewatering models.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Development and validation of code to compute pertinent statistical parameters for finite element models.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Development of pre-processing and post-processing codes for finite element models.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Modification of finite element codes to incorporate hydrogeological processes such as evapotranspiration, pit lake infilling, and ephemeral streams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Investigation of design alternatives for removal of volatile organic compounds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Design of subsurface horizontal drainage system to control ground-water seepage into city\u2019s building and parking lots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Design of pumping system to control ground-water contamination plume.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Design of small rubber dam for feasibility study.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Investigation of hydraulics and sediment transport in natural streams and man-made channels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Modification of finite difference solute transport 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Project involved collection of baseline data, identification of basic needs for water supply and sanitation, and design of plan to improve these systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Evaluation of existing water supply, fire fighting, rain-runoff drainage, and sanitary systems for two textile factories. 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