Dr. Mushtaque Ahmed

Address :
Associate Professor
Dept. of Soils, Water & Agricultural Engineering,
Sultan Qaboos University,
PO Box 34 Postal Code 123 Al-Khod, OMAN

Tel : 24415 222, 24415 228 (office),
    : 24414 484 (home),
    : 92171834 (mobile)

Email: ahmedm@squ.edu.om

Date of Birth : 14th March, 1958
Citizenship   : Australian

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

1984-88 Ph.D. in Water Resources (major) and Soil Physics (minor), Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
Thesis: Development of a Two-Dimensional Finite Element Soil Moisture Flow Model

1982-84 M.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
Thesis: Performance Evaluation of an Irrigation Project in Bangladesh

1977-81 B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

AFFILIATIONS:

• Corporate member of the Institution of Engineers, Australia.

• Registered Civil Engineer (Natl. Professional Engineers Register)

• Member International Association of Hydrological Sciences

• Member Asia Oceania Geosciences Society

• Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Applied
  Agricultural Research (IJAAR), ISSN 0973-2683

AWARDS

• 2000 Outstanding Teacher, College of Agriculture, SQU

• 1984 Was inducted into Honor Society ‘Phi Kappa Phi”

• 1982 Received ‘East-West Center” scholarship to pursue graduate
  studies at University of Hawaii, USA

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:

June 02 – Present: Associate Professor, Dept. of Soils, Water & Agricultural Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. I teach/taught graduate and undergraduate courses on hydrology, water quality, water treatment, soil and water conservation, management of salt-affected soil, water resources management and legislation, advanced topics in water resources, agroclimatology, groundwater pollution and clean-up, etc. Working in research projects dealing with greywater reuse, brine characteristics of desalination plants and innovative desalination methods. Head Of the Department from Sept 1, 2003 to Aug 31, 2005.

Jan 96 – June 02: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Soils & Water, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. Completed research projects on soil salinity reclamation in Oman, agricultural impacts on groundwater quality, brine disposal from inland desalination plants and use of treated oily-water for irrigation.

March 95 -Dec 95: Research Officer, Department of Land and Water Conservation, Deniliquin, NSW. Supervised the works of the Hydrogeology, GIS and Field Operations Group. Was involved in the preparation of the land and water management plans for Murray area irrigation districts.

Sept 92- Feb 95: Experimental Scientist, CSIRO Division of Water Resources, Perth Laboratory. Investigated the environmental impact of agricultural practices on water resources of the Kelantan plain of Malaysia. Works also included i) development of water and solute transport models, ii) design of field and laboratory experiments, iii) statistical analysis of data, iv) report preparation.

Dec 91-Sept 92: Scientific Officer, Department of Water Resources, Griffith, New South Wales. Works included investigation, monitoring and reporting of research on land, water and environmental issues of Murrumbidgee region of New South Wales.

May 91- June 91: Hydrology Unit, Department of Water Resources, Parramatta, New South Wales. Performed analysis of floods in northern NSW for the proposed enlargement of Pindari dam on the Severn river using RORB and MIKE11 models.

June 89-Feb 91: Assistant Professor, Institute of Flood Control and Drainage Research (IFCDR), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Conducted research on floods of Bangladesh. Consulted for Water Development Board on improvement of management of water resources projects, mathematical modeling of water systems and on hydrological and statistical analysis of Brahmaputra river flow data. Also organized training courses and supervised research assistants.

Aug 84-Dec 88: Research Assistant, Iowa State Water Resources Research Institute, Iowa State University, USA. Developed a finite element soil moisture flow model. Also conducted research on field determination of saturated and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity.

Aug 82-Aug 84: Degree Participant, Environment and Policy Institute, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. Evaluated an irrigation project in Bangladesh.

June 81-Aug 82: Lecturer, IFCDR, BUET. Analyzed river flow data and evaluated water resources projects. Investigated the legal aspects of international rivers.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journals
• SA Prathapar, A. Jamrah, M Ahmed, S Al Adawi, S Al Sidairi & A Al Harassi. 2005. Overcoming constraints in treated greywater reuse in Oman. Accepted for Publication in Desalination, 186/2:177-186.

• H. Al-Azmi, M. Ahmed, H. AbdelRahman, S.A. Al-Rawahy. 2005. Integrated Catchment Management in Arid Countries A case study: Wadi Al-Ayn Catchment, Northern Oman. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 3 (2):249-254, 2005

• Al-Haddabi, M., M. Ahmed, A. Kacimov, S. Rahman and S. Al-Rawahy. 2004. Impact of treated wastewater from Oil Extraction Process on Soil Physical Properties. Communications in soil science and plant analysis, vol 35 (5 & 6), 2004 USA.

• Ahmed, M., A. Arakel, D. Hoey, M.R. Thumarukudy, M.F. Goosen, M.Al-Haddabi and A. Al-Belushi. 2003. Feasibility of Salt Production from Inland Desalination Plant Reject Brine: A Case Study. Desalination, 158:109-117.

• Ahmed, M., Shayya, W.H., Hoey, D. and Al-Handaly, J. 2002. Brine Disposal from Inland Desalination Plants: Research Needs Assessment. Water International, Vol 27 No.2.

• Hoey, D., M. Ahmed, and M. Littleboy. 2002. Landscape salinisation and management: an Australian perspective. Journal for Scientific Research, Agricultural Sciences, Vol 7 no.253-60.

• Ahmed, M., W. Shayya, D. Hoey and J. Al-Handhaly. 2001. Brine Disposal from RO Plants in Oman and the United Arab Emirates. Desalination 133 (2001):135-147.

• Ahmed, M., A. Arakel, D. Hoey and M. Coleman. 2001. Integrated Power, Water and Salt Generation: A Discussion Paper. Desalination 134 (2001) 37-45.

• Ahmed, M., S. A. Al-Rawahy, J. Al-Handhaly, S. Al-Saadi and H. Al-Ajmi. 2001. Management of Nitrate in Groundwater of Agricultural Areas of Northern Oman: A simulation Study. SQU Journal for Scientific Research- Agricultural Sciences, 6 (1-2):59-65

• Ahmed, M., M. L. Sharma, Q. D. Richards and M. S. Al-Kalbani. 2001. Sampling Soil Water in Sandy Soils: Comparative Analysis of Some Common Methods. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, USA. 32 (11 & 12), 1677-1686.

• Ahmed, M, W. Shayya, D. Hoey, A. Mahendran, R. Morris and J. Al-Handhaly. 2000. Use of Evaporation Ponds for Brine Disposal in Desalination Plants. Desalination 130 (2000) 155-168.

• Ahmed, M., S. A. Al-Rawahy, M. S. Al-Kalbani and J. K. Al-Handaly. 1999. Leaching potential of some Omani soils: soil column and drip irrigation studies. Journal for Scientific Research, Agricultural Sciences, 4(2), 65 – 70, Sultan Qaboos University, PO Box 34 Al-Khod 123, Oman.

• Ankeney, M. D., M. Ahmed, T.C. Kasper and R. Horton. 1991. Simple field method for determining unsaturated hydraulic conductivity. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 55:467-470.

• R. S. Kanwar, M. A. Rizvi, M. Ahmed, R. Horton and S. J. 1989. Marley. Measurement of field-saturated hydraulic conductivity using Guelph and Velocity permeameters. Trans. ASAE. v32n6. 1885-1890.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

• Ahmed, M., S. M. Prathapar and Aaman Al-Abri. 2005. Greywater reuse guidelines for Oman: A proposal. Proceedings of the second Oman-Japan joint symposium on preservation of environmental and water resources amid economic development. Feb 6-8, 2005, Muscat, Oman.

• Ahmed, M. Prathapar, S., Al-Jamrah, A., Al-Maskiri, A. and Al-Belushi, A. 2004. Greywater Resue in Arid Countries: Problems and Possibilities. Proceedings of the 2nd APHW Conference in Singapore, July 5-9, 2004, pp 517-525.

• Jamrah, A., Al-Futaisi, A., Prathapar, S., Ahmed, M. and Al-Harrasi, A. 2004. Evaluating Greywater Reuse Potential for Sustainable Water Resources Management in the Sultanate of Oman. Presented in the conference on "International Water Demand Management" held in Jordan during May 30 -June 3, 2004.

• Prathapar, S.A., M. Ahmed, Al Adawi, S., and Al Sidairi. 2004. Variation in quality and quantity of greywater produced at two mosques in Oman. Proceedings of Wastewater Conference, Salalah, Oman, March 2004.

• SA Prathapar, A. Jamrah, M Ahmed, S Al Adawi, S Al Sidairi & A Al Harassi. 2004. Overcoming constraints in treated greywater reuse in Oman. International Seminar on Experiences and Practices of Water and Wastewater Technology, Oct 5-7, 2004, Muscat, Oman.

• M. Ahmed, H. Esechie and A. Al-Ajmi. 2004. Biosaline Agriculture: Perspectives from Oman. Presented at a workshop on Biosaline Agriculture, 27-30 June 2004, Wageningen, The Netherlands

• Ahmed, M., S.M. Prathapar, A. Al-Beslushi, M. Al-Haddabi and A. Al-Busiadi. 2003. Greywater reuse potential in Oman. Published in the proceedings of 28th International Hydrology and Water resources Symposium. Wollongong NSW Australia.

• Ahmed, M and Al-Ajmi, H. 2002. Application of Models with Limited Data: A Case Study from Oman. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Calibration and Reliability in Groundwater Modelling. Prague, Czech Republic, 17-20 June 2002. p 624-627.

• Ahmed, M., M. Al-Masehli, A. J. Khan and M. Al-Haddabi. 2001. Impact of Agriculture on Groundwater Quality in Northern Oman and Possible Ways to Reduce Nitrate Leaching to Groundwater. 3rd International Conference on Future Groundwater Resources at Risk. Lisbon, Portugal, June 25-27, 2001.

• Ahmed, M. and Juma Al-Handhaly. 2000. Disposal of Wastewater from Inland Desalination Plants in Oman. Proceedings of Xth World Water Congress, Melbourne, Australia, March 2000.

• Ahmed, M., Ali Al-Bemani, H. Esechie, S. Al-Mazrui, M. Al-haddabi, S. Al-Khanjari and A. Al-Saidi. 2000. Use of Oil Contaminated Water for Irrigation. Published in the proceedings of International Conference on Geoenvironment 2000, Muscat, Oman, March 2000. Pp 133-139.

• Ahmed, M., H. Al-Ajmi, S. Al-Saadi and J. Al-Handhaly. 2000. Nitrate Levels in Groundwater of Rural Areas of Al-Batinah Plain, Sultanate of Oman. Published in the proceedings of International Conference on Geoenvironment 2000, Muscat, Oman, March 2000. Pp 124-131.

• Sharma, M. L., A. R. Ahmad, M. Ahmed, M. Zulfkeli and B. Y. Aminuddin. 1996. Quality of shallow groundwater beneath tobacco agrosystems in Kelantan, Malaysia: nitrate contamination.. In Contaminants and the Soil Environment in the Australasia – Pacific Region; 1996 Feb 18 – Feb 23. Kluwer Publishers. Pp. 223 – 224.

Conference Proceedings

• Ahmed, M. and T. Al Austin. 1990. Development of a two-dimensional finite element soil moisture flow model Proceedings of the 2nd International Groundwater Conference, Malaysia.

• Sharma M. L., M. Ahmed, et al. 1994. Contamination of drinking wells in tobacco areas of Kelantan, Malaysia. 25th IAH Congress, Adelaide, Australia.

• Ahmed, M., M. L. Sharma, Q. D. Richards and A. R. Ahmad. 1996. Field-scale nitrogen leaching - application of model ‘LEACHN’. Agricultural impacts on groundwater quality. ACIAR (Australian Center for International Agricultural Research) Proceedings No. 61.Eds. B. Y. Aminuddin, M. L. Sharma and I. R. Willet.

• Ahmed, M., M. L. Sharma and Q. D. Richards. 1996. Evaluation of Field Sampling Methods for Soil Water quality. Agricultural impacts on groundwater quality. ACIAR (Australian Center for International Agricultural Research) Proceedings No. 61.Eds. B. Y. Aminuddin, M. L. Sharma and I. R. Willet

• Ahmad, A. R., Q M. Zulkefli, M. Ahmed, B. Y. Aminuddin, M. L. Sharma and M. Mohd Zain. 1996. Environmental impact of agricultural inorganic pollution on groundwater resources of the Kelantan plain, Malaysia. Agricultural impacts on groundwater quality. ACIAR (Australian Center for International Agricultural Research) Proceedings No. 61.Eds. B. Y. Aminuddin, M. L. Sharma and I. R. Willet.

• Sharma, M. L., C. H.Mohammud, M. Mohd Zain, M. Ahmed and Q. D. Richards. 1996. Piezometer grid studies to assess pollution sources at tobacco and paddy farms, Kelantan, Malaysia. Agricultural impacts on groundwater quality. ACIAR Proceedings No. 61.Eds. B. Y. Aminuddin, M. L. Sharma and I. R. Willet.

• Sharma, M. L., M. Ahmed, Q. D.Richards 1996. Reliability of suction cups for measuring soil water quality.. Australia and New Zealand National Soil Conference. Volume 1 Plenary Papers, p 299.

• Hirayama, A., M. Maegaito, M. Kawaguchi, A. Ishikawa, A. Al-Bemani, S. Mazrui, M. Ahmed, H. Esechie, M. AL-Haddabi, S. Al-Khanjari and A. Al-Saidi. 2000. Treatment and Utilization of Oilfield Water in Oman. Published in the proceedings of the First Oman-Japan Joint Symposium on Water Resources and Greening in Desert. February 2000, Muscat, Oman. Pp 4.1 – 4.10.

Book Chapters

• Somaratne, N. M., J. F. Punthakey, D. Hoey, M. Ahmed. 1999. Integrated catchment management in arid climates. In Water Management, Purification and Conservation in Arid Climates. Technomic Publishing Co. Inc. Pennsylvania U.S.A. pp 165 – 186 (ISBN 1-56676-759-8).

• Somaratne, N. M. and M. Ahmed. 1999. Opportunities and problems of wastewater re-use. 1999. In Water Management, Purification and Conservation in Arid Climates. Technomic Publishing Co. Inc. Pennsylvania U.S.A (ISBN 1-56676-771-7).

• Somaratne, N. M., J. F. Punthakey, R. M. Williams, M. Ahmed. 1999. Sustainable groundwater allocation through simulation optimization techniques. In Water Management, Purification and Conservation in Arid Climates. Technomic Publishing Co. Inc. Pennsylvania U.S.A. A (ISBN 1-56676-771-7).

• Ahmed, M., D. Hoey, W. Shayya, and M.F.A. Goosen. 2004. Brine Dispsoal from Inland Desalination Plants: Current Status, Problems, and Opportunities. Published in Volume II of Environmental Sciences and Environmental Computing (Electronic Book Series). EnviroComp Consulting, Inc. CA 94539, USA.

Reports

• Ahmed, M., Abdullah Al-Belushi, Ahmed Al-Maskiri, Malik AL-Wardy. 2005. Greywater Reuse Potential in Oman. Project IG/AGR/SOIL/02/01. CAMS, SQU

• A. Al-Futaisi, A.Al-Jamrah, M. Ahmed. 2004. Final report. Evaluation of clay content and investigation of Boron adsorption to clays in Nimar fields formation-Phase I. Submitted to PDO, Oman.

• M. S. Rahman, M. Ahmed and X. Chen. 2004. Final Report. Assessment of the innovative freezing-melting process for desalination of seawater. MEDRC, Muscat, Oman.

• Gaafar, O., Ahmed, M., Al-Handhaly, J., et al. 2004. Final Report. Assessment of water, soil and rhodegrass quality in Rahab farm. Submitted to PDO, Muscat, Oman, April 2004.

• Ahmed, M., Goosen, M.F.A., Khan, A.J., Sablani, S.S., Al-Haddabi, M.H., Al-Belushi, A.S., Arakel, A., and Hoey, D. 2002. Assessment of Brine Disposal Methods in PDO-Operated Desalination Plants, Phase I. Final Report of the Project CR/AGR/SOIl/01/03. May 2002

• Ahmed, M., A.J. Khan and M. Al-Masehli. 2002. Final report (AGR/99/14). Investigation on the groundwater quality in selected agricultural areas of Oman. CAMS, SQU, Oman

• Ahmed, M. W. Shayya, Juma Al-Handhaly, D. Hoey and A. Mahendran. 2002. Investigation on the use of evaporation ponds for brine disposal in inland desalination plants. The Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC). Pp 74. Muscat, Oman.

• Ahmed, M. 1992. Preliminary report on salinity disposal investigations using agroforestry. Technical report 92/12. Department of Water Resources, Resource Assessment Group, Griffith, N.S.W., Australia.

• Ahmed, M. 1992. Soil salinity sampling strategy in Murrumbidgee irrigation area. Technical report 92/11. Department of Water Resources, Resource Assessment Group, Griffith, N.S.W., Australia.

• Ahmed, S. M. U., M. Hoque, and M . Ahmed. 1991. Floods in Bangladesh: A hydrological analysis. Interim report R03/91. Institute of Flood Control and Drainage Research, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.

• Impact of agricultural practices on groundwater quality in Kelantan plain, Malaysia: survey results. Report no. 93/9. CSIRO Division of Water Resources, Perth, Australia. 1993.

• Impact of agricultural practices on water resources of the Kelantan plain, Malaysia. Report no. 94/16. CSIRO Division of Water Resources, Perth, Australia. 1994.

Abstracts

• Ahmed, M. 2005. Nitrate levels in groundwater of Batinah. Conference on Environmental Research at SQU, Center for Environmental research, SQU, 30-31 January, 2005.

• Al-Haddabi, M. and Ahmed, M. 2005. Impact of oily-treated water on soil properties. Conference on Environmental Research at SQU, Center for Environmental research, SQU, 30-31 January, 2005.

• Al-Haddabi, M., M. Ahmed, and S. Rahman. 2003. Potential for Using Produced Water in Oil Industry for Irrigation Purposes:Likely Impacts on Soil Properties. Proceedings of International Conference on Soil and Groundwater Contamination and Clean-up in Arid Countries. P6. 20-23 Jan 2003.

• Esechie, H. A., A. S. Al_Bemani, M. Ahmed, et al. 2000. Oilfield Water in Oman: Any Potential in Agriculture. Annual Meetings Abstracts. American Society of Agronomy. Minneapolis, Nov 5-9, 2000. Pp 139

• Ahmed, M. and Khandaker, N. 1987. Sedimentation Problem in the Ganges-Kobadak Irrigation Project in Bangladesh: A Field and Laboratory Approach. EOS, Transactions American Geophysical Union; Vol 68, No 44, p1267.

• Ankeny, M. D., M. Ahmed, T. C. Kaspar, and R. Horton. 1989. A Simple Method for Determining Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity. Annual Meetings Abstracts. American Society of Agronomy.

Extension Articles

• Ahmed, M. 2001. Investigation on the use of evaporation ponds for brine disposal in inland desalination plants. Page 5. Published in Watermark, Issue 14, November 2001. The newsletter of the Middle East Desalination Research Center.

• Ahmed, M. 2004. Brine Disposal: Problems & Opportunities (Cover story). Horizon, Issue 24. SQU Publication, Oman.

• Ahmed, M. 2004. Water Quality Investigation in Jebel Akhdar. Al-Hasad, CAMS outreach Magazine.

• Prathapar, S.A., Ahmed, M., Jamrah, A. 2005. Is Greywater Reuse a Realistic Option in Oman? Arab Water World, pp 12-23, April 2005.

• Ahmed, M., Prathapar, S.A., and Aamna Al-Abri. 2005. Greywater reuse guidelines should be different to Wastewater reuse guidelines. Arab Water World

• Mansour M H and Ahmed, M. 2005. Laboratory Quality Assurance Programme at CAMS. SQU Magazine Horizon, Issue 62.

Submitted Articles

• Rahman, M.S., Ahmed, M. and Chen, X.D. 2005. Freezing-Melting (FM) Process and Desalination: I. State of the Art Review.

• Rahman, M.S., Ahmed, M. and Chen, X.D. 2005. Freezing-Melting (FM) Process and Desalination: Review on Present Status and future Prospect. Submitted to Desalination and Water Reuse.

• Al-Haddabi M. and Ahmed, M. 2005. Land Dispsoal of Treated Saline Oil Production Water: Impacts on Soil Properties. Submitted to Desalination.

• Al-Buloshi, A. and Ahmed, M. 2005. Household Greywater Treatment & Reuse Potential in Oman. SAWEA 2005 Workshop on Innovative water and Wastewater technologies, Saudi Arabian Water Environment Association.

• Al-Haddabi M. and Ahmed, M. 2005. The Use of Treated Oily water for Irrigation- Impacts on Soil. SAWEA 2005 Workshop on Innovative water and Wastewater technologies, Saudi Arabian Water Environment Association.