Dr. Ahmed Abdel-Wahab

Senior Associate Professor/PC 

Office Number: 336A
Office Phone: +974 423-0103
Fax Number: 4230011
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Interest Areas
Dr. Ahmed Abdel-Wahab has more than 17 years of experience in water and environmental engineering teaching, research, and fieldwork. His research area covers a variety of physical and chemical treatment methods in the areas of water, wastewater, hazardous wastes, contaminated soils and sludges. Additionally, his research interests include developing new technologies for water and wastewater systems and optimized hybrid desalination systems. He developed a new technology for multi-component removal from recycled cooling water called the Ultra-High Lime with Aluminum Process (UHLA). His research interests also extend to environmental impact assessment of industrial cooling water discharge and optimization of industrial cooling water systems.

Current research of Dr. Abdel-Wahab:

• Environmental impact assessment of industrial cooling water discharge
• Inland desalination of brackish groundwater with zero liquid discharge
• Hybrid desalination systems
• Industrial wastewater recycling and reuse and brine treatment
• Utilization of byproduct sulfur for hazardous wastes treatment
• Behavior of residual chlorine byproducts in seawater

EDUCATION

• Doctor of Philosophy, Texas A&M University,2003
• Master of Science, Al-Minia University,1995
• Bachelor of Science, Al-Minia University,1990

EXPERIENCE

• Program Coordinator, Chemical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar, 2007 - present
• Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar, 2006 - present
• Lecturer, Chemical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar, 2003-2006
• Research Associate, Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2003
• Research and Teaching Assistant, Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2000-2003
• Lecturer, Environmental Engineering, Al-Minia University, Egypt, 1995-1998
• Assistant Lecturer, Environmental Engineering, Al-Minia University, Egypt, 1991-1995
• Technical Advisor for drinking water quality improvement, Save the Children United Nations, Egypt, 1991-1992
• Reviewer, Water Environment Research (WER), Journal of Environmental Management (JEMA), and International Journal of Environmental and Waste Management (IJEWM).
• Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE), American Chemical Society (ACS), American Water Works Association (AWWA), Water Environment Federation (WER)

RECENT PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Abdel-Wahab, A.; Batchelor, B., "Interactions Between Chloride and Sulfate or Silica Removals from Wastewater Using an Advanced Lime-Aluminum Softening Process: Equilibrium Modeling", Water Environment. Research, Vol. 79 (5), 528-535, 2007.

Bin Mahfouz, A.S., El-Halwagi, M.M., Abdel-Wahab, A., "Process Integration Techniques for Optimizing Seawater Cooling Systems and Biocide Discharge", Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, ISSN: 1618-954X, 2006.

Abdel-Wahab, A; Batchelor, B., "Effects of Water Quality, pH, and Temperature on Chloride Precipitation with Ultra-High Lime with aluminum Process", Water Environment. Research, Vol. 78 (6), 930-937, 2006.