CURRICULUM  VITAE

PhD (Dr. Eng.) Degree in Water and Environmental Engineering.

§       Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation (April 1994 - Sep.1994), Birzeit University in cooperation with IHE-Delft.

§       Environmental Management (Sep.1st.1997 - Sep.21st.1997), Galilee College, Israel.

§       Environmental Education (July.13th.1998 - July.20th.1998), MIO-ESCDE, Athens, Greece.

§       Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), 1998, Palestinian Hydrology Group (PHG).

§       Organizing and attending a training course on managing water supply systems and tariffing, PHG office. 

§       Attending a large number of seminars, workshops, symposia, and conferences on water and the environment.

§       Hebrew language (two months in 1998).

§       AutoCad at the Engineers Association, Nablus, 1997.

§       Microsoft office (Word, Excel, Project Management, Power Point, Front Page, Access), (one month), 1999, Orbit Computers, Attil, the West Bank, Palestine.

§       Project management, (two weeks) 2001, Delft, the Netherlands.

§       Conflict resolution, (three days) 2001, Delft, the Netherlands.

§       Strategic planning and use of META plan, (one week) 2002, Delft, the Netherlands.

§       Stakeholders’ participation and role play, (one day) 2003, Delft, the Netherlands.

§       Effective reuse of reclaimed wastewater in irrigated agriculture, (one week) 2003, Delft, the Netherlands.

§       Innovative learning methods and techniques, 1-7 May 2004, Nanjing, China.

§       Computer modelling of water distribution systems: (9 days). Birzeit University, 2005.

§       Computer modelling of water distribution systems: (Online). Birzeit University, 2006.

§       Design and modelling of water distribution systems: (9 days). Water Training Center, Palestinian Hydrology group, Palestine, 20-31 August 2006.

§       Socio-economics of wastewater reuse, Birzeit University, 2004, 2005, and 2006.

§       Economic aspects of IWRM, 2005, 2006.

§       Wastewater Reuse and Effective Use of Irrigation Water, (8 days), Birzeit University, 2004, 2005, and 2006.

§       Wastewater Reuse and Landscaping, (one day) Birzeit University, 2006.

§       Stakeholder Analysis, (2 days) Birzeit University, 2006.

§       Problem and Objective Tree analysis and Logical Framework, (3 days) Birzeit University, 2006.

§       Water pricing: costs and tariffs, (3 days) Birzeit University, 2005, 2006.

§       Cost of wastewater treatment in Jordan and Tunisia, (2 days) Birzeit University, 2004, 2005, and 2006.

§       Engineers Association/Palestine/Jordan.

§       Founder of IHE–BZU Alumni Network.

§       Alumni–Banaras Hindi University/India.

§       MED-REUNET (Mediterranean Network on Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse).

§       IWA (International Water Association).

§       AHWA (Arab Health and Water Association).

§       PEG (Palestinian Environmental Group).

§       AUSR (Arab Union of Scientists and Researchers).

§       PWA Reuse committee (Palestinian Water Authority).

§       Member of MEDA-EMWATER Steering Committee (InWent).

§       Member of the National Committee for formulation of rain water harvesting laws and regulations, Ministry of Agriculture, Palestine.

§       Secretary of the International Team for Training Needs Assessment lead by UNESCO-IHE, The Netherlands.

§       Member of the Technical Committee, PoWER Program of UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education.

§       Initiator and Team Leader of the Joint Research Project (VEP) in 17 partner institutions.

§       Affiliated staff at UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education.

§       Elected Director of Attil Sons Association (ASAS).

§       Financial and economic cost benefit analysis of water and environmental projects,

§       Water tariffs, affordability, and willingness to pay,

§       Financial management of engineering projects,

§       Proposal writing and fund raising,

§       Communication skills and networking,

§       Computer skills (software and hardware), web design,

§       Facilitation and moderation of meetings, workshops, and conferences,

§       Working with META-plan,

§       Wastewater management (treatment and reuse),

§       Rural sustainable development,

§       Costing of MDGs,

§       Socio-cultural perceptions and attitudes on water, wastewater, and the environment,

§       Education and training needs assessment,

§       Teaching Water Quality.

§       Teaching Water Transport and Distribution.

§       Teaching Water and Environmental Economics.

§       Teaching Political Economy for Environmental Planners.

§       Managing an IDRC/WaDImena Research project: Socio-economics of wastewater reuse.

§       Managing a Research project: Wastewater reuse and reclamation.

§       Research on wastewater treatment technologies.

§       Information management and knowledge mapping.

§       Webmaster for the institute’s website: http://home.birzeit.edu/iws

§       Proposal writing and fund raising.

§       Supervision of MSc theses.

§       Supervision of Civil Engineering Graduation Projects.

§       Stimulating collaborative research between the 18 partner Universities and Institutes. Through this position I am managing many collaborative research projects. I developed the call for funding and administered the selection of winning proposals and followed the whole process.

§       Contribution to management of the partnership.

§       Supervision of a water harvesting projects (cisterns) in rural areas of the northern part of the West Bank. (1996).

§       Implementation of water distribution systems in Beit Eba – Nablus, Deir Sharaf – Nablus, Iktaba – Tulkarm, Alnazlah Alwustah – Tulkarm. This covered design, bid preparation, site supervision, and the financial management. (1996 - 1999)

§       Technical support and participation in preparing bills of quantities and bids for many water projects (Alnaqurah, Beit Imrin, Ramin, Alnazlah Alsharqeyah, Albadan and Alfara’a) (1996, 1997, 1998).

§       Technical study about dumping sites for solid waste in Tulkarm area (1997).

§       Organizing a training program for the village councils for operation and maintenance of water projects (1997).

§       A member of the technical committee of Bani Zaid municipality wastewater project (1998).

§       Planning and designing a computer program for managing water supply projects (Hydrosoft). This model is meant for billing and tariff calculation for all projects. Programming was done by Nour Soft Company in Ramallah (1998).

§       Training 11 municipal councils on water economics and effective management of water projects.

§       Preparing a study on the alternatives for water and sanitation in the Mediterranean region. June – August, 1996, IRC, Netherlands.

§       Participation in the evaluation of the septic tanks and (SDTs) project implemented by the Save the Children Federation (SCF) in the West Bank. A report was submitted in due (1998).

§       Assessment of public affordability and willingness to pay for water supply in 12 Palestinian communities, 2000, Palestinian Hydrology Group.

S      Abu-Madi, M. (1996). Computer modelling of water distribution systems with intermittent supply (case study: Tulkarm, Palestine). MSc thesis, EE 217, April 1996, International Institute for Infrastructural Hydraulic Environmental Engineering (IHE), Delft, the Netherlands.

S      Daoud, S., Mir'i, M., Abu-Madi, M., and Suwadeh, K. (1999). A study on waste management systems in Al-Sha'rawia Arae, Tulkarm Governorate, The West Bank. Assessment of selected solid waste dumping sites in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Report by the Palestinian Hydrology Group. pp.10-16. 

S      Trifunovic, N. and Abu-Madi, M. (1999). Demand modelling of water distribution networks with individual storage. A paper presented in Water-99 conference, Arizona.

S      Abu-Madi, M., Al-Sa`ed, R., Braadbart, O., and Alaerts, G. (2000). Selection criteria for appropriate sanitation in the Palestinian rural and semi-urban communities. In: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Water Sector Capacity Building and Research in Palestine, Birzeit University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Birzeit, West Bank, Palestine.

S      M. Abu Madi, O. Braadbaart, R. Al-Sa’ed, and G. Alaerts. “Acceptance and willingness of farmers to pay for irrigation with reclaimed wastewater in the Middle East and North Africa Region”. Presented at the Regional Symposium on Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse, Crete- Heraklion 25-30 Sep 2002, Greece.

S      Abu-Madi, M., Braadbaart, O., Al-Sa’ed, R., and Alaerts, G. (2003). Willingness of farmers to pay for reclaimed wastewater in Jordan and Tunisia. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, Vol 4, Issue 3, pp. 115-122.

S      Abu-Madi, M. (2003). The effect of reliance on donor funds in the water and sanitation sector in Palestine. An article published in Al-Baidar Newspaper, No. 34, March, 2003 (Arabic), pp. 7.

S      Abu-Madi, M. (2003). The limit is 40 cubic meters. The Book of Water Stories. International Research Center (IRC), the Netherlands.

S      Abu-Madi, M., Braadbaart, O., Al-Sa’ed, R., and Alaerts, G. (2004). Incentive systems for wastewater treatment and reuse in irrigated agriculture in Jordan and Tunisia. Presented at the International Water Demand Management Conference, 30 May-3 June 2004, the Dead Sea, Jordan.

S      Abu-Madi, M. (2004). Incentive systems for wastewater treatment and reuse in irrigated agriculture in the MENA Region: Evidence from Jordan and Tunisia. PhD thesis, Delft University of Technology and UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, the Netherlands.

S      Al-Sa`ed, R., Mahmoud, N., and Abu-Madi, M. (2004). Hygienic Assessment of Al-Bireh Reclaimed Wastewater for Processed Crops Irrigation: Guidelines Development.  Final Report submitted to Med-Reunet Program, Agbar Foundation, Spain.

S      Abu-Madi, M. and Al-Sa`ed, R. (2005). Cost comparison of wastewater treatment technologies in Jordan and Tunisia. Proceedings of the International Conference on Water Values and Rights, 2-7 May 2005, Ramallah.

S      Abu-Madi, M., Al-Sa`ed, R., and Mimi, Z. (2005). Impact of virtual water trade on Palestinian water security. Accepted by DERASAT Journal, University of Jordan, Amman.

S      Abu-Madi, M., Jetze, H., and Sorrentino, M. (2005). International Training Needs Assessment of the Water Sector. UNESCO-IHE, The Netherlands.

MSc. Thesis:

S      Derar Al-Saed (2006). Feasibility of sustainable housing in Palestine: Attira-Birzeit Housing as a case study.

S      Ateyeh Ramahi (2007). Assessing the costs of achieving the water and sanitation target of the Millennium Development Goals in Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate, Palestine.

S      Bessan Shonar (2007). Households’ affordability and willingness to pay for water and wastewater services in Ramallah and Al-Bierh District, Palestine.

S      Taghreed Abed-Rabbow (2007). Needs assessment of the water sector in the Jerusalem District, Palestine.

MSc. Non-Thesis:

S      Firas Yacine (2005). Technical assessment for reuse of treated effluent from Al-Bireh WWTP in irrigated agriculture of Deir Debwan, Burqa, and Betein.

S      Falsteen Abu Baker (2005). Participatory integrated water resources management (PIWRM): EMPOWERS as a case study.

S      Manal Butmeh (2005). Development of criteria for selection of industrial zones.

S      Dina Al-Sayed (2005). Problems of existing laws, by-laws and regulations of land use in the West Bank: Ramallah–Al Bireh cities as case study.

S      Samer Assaf (2005). PPP in Palestinian water and sanitation sectors.

S      Amjad Assi (2005). Leak detection in water supply sector.

S      Moayad Abu Shalbak (2005). EIA for concrete industries.

S      Qaher Adi (2005). Economic cost benefit analysis of wastewater reuse. 

S      Mohammed Abdullatif (2005). Tolerance of Palestinian major agricultural crops for irrigation with reclaimed wastewater.

S      Wisam Yasin (2005). Impact of individual storage tanks on hydraulics of water distribution networks.

S      Hashem Al-Ja’s (2005). Quality standards and guidelines. 

S      Carol Awad (2006). Comparison of water supply systems in Ein Qinia village and socio-economic impacts of using water harvesting techniques.

S      Rawan Isseed (2006). Socio- economic impact of treated water in Dura: Willingness to use and to pay for recycled water and products irrigated by recycled water.

S      Abdelmunem Shehab (2006). Health impact of groundwater pollution: Northeastern Aquifer, Jenin-Governorate.

S      Ala’ Adwan (2006). Development of wastewater management strategies for Hebron District.

S      Fadi Khalil Hasan (2006). Pesticides used by Palestinian farmers and the health impacts.

S      Firas Yacine (2006). Feasibility of wastewater reuse for fodders irrigation in Deir Debwan.

S      Kholoud Adi (2006). The Biological Aspects of the harvested rainwater by means of wells in Palestine.

S      Mohammed Abdullatif (2006). Health aspects of wastewater reuse in irrigated agriculture.

S      Raeda Ibrahim (2006). Conceptual framework for conducting CBA on wastewater reuse: Case study for Al-Bireh wastewater treatment plant.

S      Raghid Sabri (2006). Conceptual model of Al-Malih.

S      Wisam Yasin (2006). Inverse problems in hydraulic network parameter identification (pipe roughness).

S      Zuhair Deek (2006). Public perceptions towards wastewater reuse in Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate.

S      Wajeh Joudeh (2006). Evaluation of continuous flow solar disinfection connected with house solar collector system treating drinking water.

Civil Engineering Undergraduate Projects:

S      Nisreen Mar’I and Madiha Armoush (2005). Assessment of wastewater treatment and reuse project in Bani Zeid Municipality.

S      Lama Qasrawi and Layali Mufreg (2005). Assessment of gray wastewater treatment systems in Ramallah District.

S      Ola Ashi, Abeer Butmeh, and Mariam Heeh (2006). Planning and design for rehabilitation of water transport and distribution system: case of Dura Al-Qrea.