Eng. Ziad N. Shatnawi
EMAIL: zshatnwi@kfu.edu.sa OFFICE: Room: 1083 Tel. 5895420	RANK: Lecturer
	DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering
	EDUCATION:
	· M.Sc. : Civil Engineering, Water Resources and Environment at Jordan University of Science and Technology, June 2000.
	· B.Sc. : Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Irrigation and Drainage, at Jordan University of Science and Technology, June 1997.
	RESEARCH INTERESTS: · Irrigation system design, evaluation and management with respect to environmental resources and conditions. · Drainage system design, hydraulic (open and closed) system design, sewerage design, design of water control structures, and waste water treatment plant design. · Investigation of soil physical properties in relation to agriculture, engineering and environment. · Data mining, mathematical modeling, statistical inferencing, temporal and spatial applications of soil physical and environmental aspects.
	Publications : [1] Mohammed I. Al-Qinna, Mohammed A. Salahat, and Ziad N. Shatnawi. 2008. Effect of Carbonates and Gravel Contents on Hydraulic Properties in Gravely-Calcareous Soils. Dirasat, Agricultural Sciences, 35(3):145-158. [2] Mohammed I. Al-Qinna and Ziad N. Shatnawi. Modeling and Dye tracing of Solute Transport in Gravely Calcareous Soils. Submitted to J. of Soil Science. Research Projects : [1] Investigating the Potential of Groundwater Pollution by Nitrate using Contaminant Transport Models. [2] Characterization of Soil Physical Properties within the Hashemite University Landscape.