Amr Reda Refaiy
Teacher Assistant at Irrigation and Hydraulics
Career Information
Academic Information
Brief
EDUCATION:
• Ph.D. Candidate, Water Resources Management and Environmental Engineering, Ain Shams University. (2021-Pesent)
Pre-courses: Finished with Cumulative Grade Point Average of 4.0 (CGPA = 4.0).
Concentrations: Earth dam, Gravity dam, Dam breach, Dams breach modeling, Experimental models, Experimental flume, HEC-RAS, Numerical Models, Hydraulic structures, Flood wave propagation.
Thesis: Modeling Dam Failures and Flood Wave Propagation.
• M.Sc., Water Resources Management and Environmental Engineering, Ain Shams University. (2018-2021)
Pre-courses: Finished both semesters with Cumulative Grade Point Average of 4.0 (CGPA = 4.0).
Concentrations: Earth dam, Downstream Drain, Experimental Permeability Tank, GMS - SEEP2D, Numerical Models, Hydraulic structures.
Thesis: Modeling the effect of downstream drain geometry on seepage through earth dams.
• B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Irrigation & Hydraulics Dept., Ain Shams University. (2011-2016)
Overall Grade: Very good with Honor degree (82.33%) and ranked 1st for last specific year discipline.
Graduation Project: Flood Protection and Storm Drainage of Ras Abo El-Darag resort.
Project Grade: Distinction, ranked 1st.
EXPERIENCE
• Teaching assistant, Ain Shams University. (November 2018 - Present)
Delivering a range of teaching and assessment activities, including tutorials directed towards the delivery of the intended learning objectives (ILOs) of each course. This is basically accomplished through solving problems and analyzing results obtained, to assess the understanding of scientific knowledge acquired from lectures for the following courses:
➢ Civil Drawing.
➢ Fluid Mechanics (Including laboratory work).
➢ Networks Hydraulic Analysis (Including laboratory work).
➢ Open Channel Hydraulics (Including laboratory work).
➢ Irrigation and Drainage Engineering.
➢ Design of Irrigation Structures.
➢ Fundamentals of Engineering.
➢ Technical Report Writing.
➢ Hydrology.
➢ Groundwater Engineering.
➢ Dams Engineering.
➢ Graduation Projects (Flood protection, Storm Drainage, and Subsurface Drainage projects).
• Senior Water Engineer - Industry field. (July 2016 - Present)
Awards
- Best Master of Science thesis from Faculty of Engineering – Ain Shams University (2021).
- Awarded with 3rd place at The Three-Minute (3MT) ® Competition (which was created by the University of Queensland, 2008) held within the agenda of Cairo Water Week, 2021.
Articles
Refaiy, A. R., AboulAtta, N. M., Saad, N. Y., & El-Molla, D. A. (2021). Modeling the effect of downstream drain geometry on seepage through earth dams. Ain Shams Engineering Journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asej.2021.02.011
Publications
- Refaiy, A.R., AboulAtta, N.M., Saad, N.Y., El-Molla, D.A., " Modeling the effect of downstream drain geometry on seepage through earth dams ", Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2021
- Refaiy, A.R., AboulAtta, N.M., Gad, M.A., El-Molla, D.A., " Modeling the successive failure of complex dams systems: A necessity in the light of climatic shifts in extreme storms ", Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2024