Prof. Saleh A. Alhassoun

Department of Civil Engineering

College of Engineering

King Saud University

P.O. Box 800,

Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia

phone:(1) 467-7045,Fax:(1) 467-7008

e-mail:

EDUCATION

Ph.D.(Sept. 1987)Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA

M. Sc.(June 1983)Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA

B.Sc.(July 1978)King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

(with Honor).

Ph.D. Dissertation Title :"SWATCH: A Physically-Based Distributed Hydrologic Simulation Watershed Model".

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

2012 – present Professor , Department of Civil Engineering,King Saud

University, Riyadh, SaudiArabia.

1996– 2012Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering,King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

1987–1996Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

1980–1987 Ph.D candidate in Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA.

1978–1980Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

FIELDS OF INTEREST

  • Surface and Groundwater Modeling,
  • Design of storm water systems and flood controls,
  • Hydrological forecasting studies,
  • Aquifer Recharge Estimation and Modeling,
  • Rainfall-Runoff Simulation,
  • Application of Remote Sensing in Hydrology.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

1987–1991Supervisor of Athletic activities in the College ofEngineering, King Saud University.

1988–1990Chairman of "Exams Committee" in the College of Engineering, King Saud University.

1990 – 1994Coordinator of "Water Resources Group" in theDepartment of Civil Engineering.

1992–1994Supervisor of Social activities in the College of Engineering, King Saud University.

1993–1997Member of the Board of "Desert Studies Center" in King Saud University.

1999–2003Chairman of "Graduate and Teaching Assistant" Committee in the College of Engineering, King Saud University.

2000–2004Supervisor of Cultural & Social activities in the College of Engineering, King Saud University.

2001 – 2002Member of the Committee pointed to study the establishment of Civil Engineering Departmentin Gassim University.

2002 – 2004 Member of College of Engineering Council.

2003 – 2006 Member of "Experts committee" for Prince Sultan International Prize of Water, Riyadh.

2005 – 2008 Coordinator of "Water Resources Group" in theDepartment of Civil Engineering.

2008 – 2009Member of the Committee traveled to India for the "Twinning Program" between KSU and Indian Universities such as :Indian Institute of Technology(IIT),IIM,IIS.

2008 – now Convener of " Graduate and Teaching Assistant" Committee in theDepartment of Civil Engineering.

2009 – nowMember of the "Promotion Committee" at the Department of Civil Engineering, King Saud University.

2009 – nowConvener of "polarity Committee" at the College of Engineering, King Saud University.

2011 - now Supervisor of 'Civil Engineering Students Club' in Civil Eng. Department.

AWARDS

  • Award for ranking the 8th allover the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the General Secondary School Certificate, 1973.
  • Award for Honor in B.Sc. graduation from College of Engineering, King Saud University, 1978.
  • Award for Best Ph. D. paper presented in "Hydrology Days", sponsored by American Geophysical Union, Colorado State University, 1985.
  • Gold Medal from the British Invention Show(BIS) in 2009 for theinvention(Evaporation Reductions using Palm Fronds),London,UK.
  • Silver Medal from International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva ,April 2010 for the invention(Effectiveness of Reduction of Evaporation using Palm Fronds),Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Silver Medal from Ibtikar Exhibition 2010 of Inventtions,Jeddah Saudi Arabia,for the invention (Palm Fronds used to reduce Evaporation),King Abdulaziz &his Comp. Foundation.
  • Bronze Medal from Pameran Reka Cipta, Penyelidikan Dan Inovasi,UPM.July 2010,for the invention (An Innovative Method to reduce Evaporation by using Indigenous Material),Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Patent from 'King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology' for the invention "Mats of palm leaves to reduce evaporation of water in open water reservoirs" Riyadh, Dec. 2010.
  • Prize of KSU Rector for Excellence in Teaching of academic year 2011-2012.
  • Patent from 'United State Patent' for the invention "Buoyed Biomats for Reservoir Fluid Management " U.S. Patent No.: US 8,844,455, Sep. 30, 2014.

MEMBER IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

IWRA International Water Resources Association, USA.

AGU American Geophysical Union, USA.

WSTA Water Science and Technology Association, Bahrain

SCE Saudi Council ofEngineers, Saudi Arabia.

IASTED International Association of Science and Technology for Development,

Calgary, Canada.

SIWI Stockholm International Water Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

IGWMC International Ground Water Modeling Center, Colorado School of Mines,Golden,USA.

CONSULTATION

-Consultant with Riyadh Authority to review Storm Water Systems Design in Riyadh City.

-Consultant with 'Ministry of Higher Education' to review (Potable irrigation water systems and drainage & storm water systems) in the new universities' campuses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

GRANTED RESEARCHS

-Assistant Researcher in the Research granted by KACST # AT-11-53 entitled " Artificial Recharge to Aquifers in Sand Dunes Areas",1991.

-Principal Researcher in the Research granted by Research Center of College of Engineering # 6/414 entitled " Field Tests of Soil Moisture in Sand Dunes",1994.

-Co-Researcher in the Research granted by AlZamil Chair for conserving Water and Electricity # 09-01 entitled " Evaporation Reductions using Palm Fronds",2009.

-Principal Researcher in the Research granted by Research Center of College of Engineering # 431/30 entitled " Derivation of a mathematical model to estimate missing data of precipitation in Riyadh region",2010.

PUBLICATIONS:

(1)Saleh A. Al-Hassoun, "A Multiprocess Watershed Model for Simulation of Surface -Subsurface Flows in a Soil-Aquifer-Stream Hydrologic System", HDROW AR Reports Division, Hydrology Days Publ., Ft. Collins, CO., USA, 1987.

(2)H.J. Morel-Seytoux, and Saleh A. Al-Hassoun, "Unsaturated Components of SWATCH", Proceedings of NATO Advanced Research Workshop, NATO AS! Series, Series C: Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Vol. 275, Arles, France, June 1988, pp. 413-434.

(3)Abdulaziz S. Al-Turbak and Saleh A. Al-Hassoun, "Infiltrometer Tests in Ad-Dahna Sand Dunes", Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Saudi Arabia, Volume 17, No. 2A, April 1992, pp. 119-129.

(4)Abdulaziz S. Al-Turbak, Saleh A. Al-Hassoun and Abdulaziz A. Al-Othman,"Determination of Unconfined Aquifer Properties Using Boulton, Neuman and Streltsova Methods", Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences, Saudi Arabia, Volume 5,No.2, 1993, pp. 155-170.

(5)Saleh A. Al-Hassoun and Abdulaziz S. Al-Turbak, "Infiltration in Two SandDune Areas in Saudi Arabia", Natl. Com. on Hydraulic Engineering and Intl.Symp.on Engineering Hydrology,San Francisco,USA, July 1993,pp. 43-48.

(6)Saleh A. Al-Hassoun and Abdulaziz S. Al-Turbak, "Recharge Dam EfficiencyBased on Subsurface Flow Analysis", Water International, Journal of International Water Resources Association (IWRA), U.S.A., Volume 20, No.1, March 1995, pp. 40-45.

(7)Saleh A. Al-Hassoun, and Abdullah Al-Brahim, "Analytical Approach for Base Flow in Watershed Model", Arab Gulf Journal, Science Research, Volume 13, No.1, 1995, pp. 55-73.

(8)Saleh A. Al-Hassoun, "Prediction of the Effect of Pumping on Al-Wasia WellField", Accepted for Publication in Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences, Volume 9, No.1, Saudi Arabia, 1996.

(9)A. Quraishi, and Saleh A. Al-Hassoun, "Use of Talbot Formula For Estimating Peak Discharge in Saudi Arabia", Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Engineering Sciences, Volume 8, Saudi Arabia, 1996, pp. 73-85.

(10)Saleh A. Al-Hassoun and Abdulaziz S. Al-Turbak, "Development and Verification of a Kinematic Wave Model for Overland Flow", Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Engineering Sciences, V.(10) No.(2), Saudi Arabia, 1997.

(11)Saleh A. Al-Hassoun, and Saud A. Taher, "A Remote Sensing Approach for Monitoring Salt-Affected Soils: A Case Study in Saudi Arabia", Proceedings of the 3rd Gulf Water Conference, Water Scie. & Tech. Associ., Muscat, Oman, March 1997.

(12)Saleh A. Al-Hassoun, Uygur Sendil, A.A. Al-Othman, and A.M. Negum, "Stochastic Generation of Annual and Monthly Evaporation in Saudi Arabia", Canadian Water Resources Journal, Vol. (22), No. (2), June 1997, (pp. 33-46).

(13)Morel-Seytoux, S.A. and Saleh A. Al-Hassoun, "SWATCH: A distributed hydrologic watershed model", Proceeding of the 19th Annual American Geoph. Union Hydrology Days, August 16-20, 1999.

(14) Saleh A. Al-Hassoun, "Determination of Rainfall in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia, Using Remote Sensing Techniques", 5th Regional Conference & 5th Int'l Symposium in Civil Eng. Technology, Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 2007.

(15) Saleh A. Alhassoun; Thamer A. Mohammed, and J. Nurdin, "Evaporation Reduction from Impounding Reservoirs in Arid Areas using PalmLeaves",Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Medwell online Journals ,Vol.(4), No.(4), 2009.

(16)Saleh A. Al-Hassoun, "Simulation of Moisture and Recharge in Sand Dune using 'SWIM' Model", Proceedings of Modelling and Simulation Conference (MS2009),International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED),No.(670-057), Banaf,Canada , March 2009.

(17) Saleh A. Alhassoun, " Remote Sensing of Soil Salinity in an Arid Areas in Saudi Arabia", International Journal ofCivil & Environmental Engineering , IJCEE,Vol.10, Issue: 01; 2010.

(18) Saleh A. Alhassoun ; Thamer A.Mohammed,"Prediction of Water TableLevels in an Alluvial Aquifer using MODFLOW", Pertanika Journals of Science &Technology (JST),Vol.19(1):45-56, Jan. 2011, University Putra Malaysia (UPM),KL, Malaysia.

(19) Saleh A. Alhassoun,"Resistance of Rigid Roughness Elements to Surface Flow",ICASTOR, Journal of Engineering, Kolkata, India,Vol. 3, No. 2 , 2010.

(20) Saleh A. Alhassoun, "Developing an Empirical Formula to Estimate Rainfall Intensity in Riyadh Region", Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences(2011) 23, 81-88,Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. ElsevierPublisher.

(21)Thamer A. Mohammed;Saleh A. Alhassoun; and AbdulHalim Ghazali, " Prediction of Flood Levels Along a stretch of the Langat River with Insufficient Hydrological Data", Pertanika Journals of Science & Technology (JST),Vol. 19(2) :237-248 , July 2011,University Putra Malaysia (UPM), KL, Malaysia.

(22)Saleh A. Alhassoun; A. AlShaikh ; A. AlRehaili ; M. Misbahuddin, " Effectiveness of using Palm Fronds in Reducing Water Evaporation", Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering(CJCE),38:(10) 1170-1174, 2011.

(23) Saleh A. Alhassoun;Thamer A. Mohammed;and AbdulHalim Ghazali, " Prediction of water tableof alluvial aquifer using MODFLOW ",Proceedings of conference:MODFLOW and More2011,IGWMC:Int'l GroundWater Modeling Center,Golden,CO,USA,June2011 :459-463.

(24) Thamer A. Mohammed;Saleh A. Alhassoun, "Sizing The Rainwater TanksbySimulationof Daily Behavior Performancefor Non-portableUsage", J.of Applied Sciences Research, American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information,AENSI Public.,8(2):1337-1350,2012.

(25) صالح بن عبدالله الحسون , حسن محمد بيلاني " استنتاج نموذج رقمي لتقدير القيم المفقودة للهطولات المطرية " ، مجلة العلوم الهندسية – كلية الهندسة – جامعة الملك سعود : يونيو 2012.عدد خاص.

(26) Saleh A. Alhassoun,"The Feasibility of using Palm Tree Fronds in Reducing Evaporation asWater Conservation", XIIInternational Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology, Energy andGlobalSustainableDevelopment, Los Angeles, CA, June 27-29, 2012.

(27) Saleh A. Alhassoun, " Estimation of Rainfall using Remote Sensing for Riyadh Climate, KSA", 19th International Conference on Nucleation and Atmospheric Aerosols (19th ICNAA), Fort Collins, CO., June 23-28, 2013.