Al-Ahliyya Amman University
Dr. Nidhal Saada
Associate Professor
Major: Civil Engineering - Hydrological Science and Engineering
Departemnt: Civil Engineering Department
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Email:
Extention: 4057
Profiles:
COURSES TAUGHT
- Fluid Mechanics
- Engineering Hydraulics
- Engineering Hydrology
- Water Resources Engineering
- Research Methodology
- Engineering Statistics
- Engineering Drawing
- Statics (Engineering Mechanics I)
ACADEMIC RANKS
| Rank | University | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor | AAU | Jordan | 2020 |
| Assistant Professor | AAU | Jordan | 2008 |
QUALIFICATION
| Degree | Institute | Specialization | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phd | Colorado State University, USA | Hydrological Science and Engineering | March / 1998 | |
| Masters Degree | University of Petroleum And Minerals, Saudi Arabia | Water Resources and Environmental Engineering | January / 1991 | |
| Bachelors Degree | University of Petroleum And Minerals, Saudi Arabia | Civil Engineering | July / 1989 |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Job Title | Institute | Time Period |
|---|---|---|
| Civil Engineering Department Head | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | September / 2021 - January / Present |
| Dean of Engineering | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | September / 2015 - September / 2016 |
| Environmental Engineering Department Head | Om Al Qura University, Saudi Arabia | July / 2012 - July / 2014 |
| Associate / Assistant Professor | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | September / 2008 - December / Present |
| Project Manager | Meta Software Corp, Boston, USA | January / 2000 - July / 2000 |
| Vice President | Meta Software Corp, Boston, USA | July / 2000 - November / 2011 |
| Modeling and Simulation Senior Engineer | Meta Software Corp, Boston, USA | June / 1996 - January / 2000 |
RESEARCHES AND PUBLICATIONS
- Hadi, M.A. Khliefat, I., Abdelhadi, N.,Saada,N. (2021) Characterization of the High Swelling Green Clay in the Vicinity of Amman Area Open Civil Engineering Journal, 15(1), 2021, pp. 360–369
- Nidhal Saada, Mustafa Abdullah, Arwa Hamaideh, Ali Abu-Romman (2019) Application of Stochastic Analysis, Modeling and Simulation (SAMS) to Selected Hydrologic Data in the Middle East Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research Journal, Vol. 9, No. 3, 4261-4264
- Mustafa Abdullah and Nidhal Saada (2019) Free Convection MHD Couette Flow with Periodic Temperature and Constant Heat Flux on Walls Vol.9, No.2, 3707-3711, Vol.9, No.2, 3707-3711
- Nidhal Saada and Ali Abu-Romman (2017) Multi-site Modeling and Simulation of the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) in Jordan Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, Volume 14, PP. 83-91
- Nidhal Saada (2015) Simulation of Long Term Characteristics of Annual Rainfall in Selected Areas in Saudi Arabia Computational Water, Energy, and Environmental Engineering, 4 (2), 18-24.
- Nidhal Saada (2014) TIME SERIES MODELING OF MONTHLY RAINFALL IN ARID AREAS: CASE STUDY FOR SAUDI ARABIA American Journal of Environmental Sciences, 10 (3), 277-282, 2014
- (2009) Sams, Stochastic Modeling and Simulation Software Amman Ahliyaa Univerity/ Science Day,
- Ishaq, A, and Saada, N (1997) Estimating Flood Quantiles of Southwestern Part of Saudi Arabia The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Volume 22, Number 18
- (1996) SAMS: Software Package for Streamflow Simulation ASCE Conference on North American Water and Environment,
- (1992) Estimating Flood Quantiles of Southwestern Part of Saudi Arabia First Gulf Conference on water resources,
Published Books:
- (2000) Stochastic analysis, modeling, and simulation (SAMS) version 2000 user's manual Environmental Research Center, Colorado.
- (1996) Stochastic Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation (SAMS) Version 96.1. User's Manual U.S.Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado
- (1995) Modeling and Simulation of Multivariate Time series Using CMPARMA and TCMPARMA Models", User's Guide Colorado State University
- (1995) Stochastic modeling and generation of the great lakes net basin supplies, lake levels and outflows".Technical Report, submitted to the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, Michigan Colorado State University
- (1995) Stochastic modeling and simulation of the Nile River System monthly flows". Submitted to the U.S Agency for International Development (AID), Technical Report 5 Colorado State University
CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
| Conference Title | Type of Participation | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amman Ahliyaa Univerity/ Science Day | Paper/Poster | Amman | Month / 2009 |
| ASCE Conference on North American Water and Environment | Paper/Poster | Anaheim, California | June / 1996 |
| First Gulf Conference on water resources | Paper/Poster | UAE | Month / 1992 |
THESIS SUPERVISION
| Title | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| None | 2021 |
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIP
| Title | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| None | 2021 |
