Mohamed Mahmoud Ahmed Elfawy

Associate Professor at Irrigation and Hydraulics

Career Information

Academic Information

Brief

Dr. ElFawy holds a PhD in Civil Engineering “Irrigation & Hydraulics” from Faculty of Engineering -Ain Shams University. His experience covers Egypt, Africa, and the Middle East. Through his nearly 27-year career, he gained technical experience in hydrological analysis, water resources planning and management, wet utilities analysis and design, wadi (dry stream) restoration, hydraulic structures, dams, and flood protection.

Dr. ElFawy started his professional career in the Department of Irrigation and Hydraulics at Ain Shams University (Egypt) as Teaching Assistant (1998) then Assistant Professor (2004) and an Associate Professor (since 2009), where his duties comprised teaching graduate and undergraduate courses of open channel hydraulics, fluid mechanics, and irrigation design.

Dr. ElFawy has attended several technical training courses and published conference papers. He is computer literate with a solid background in surface modeling software (Watershed Modelling System), USACE packages (Hydrologic Modeling System, HEC-RAS,, etc.) and EPA SWMM. Furthermore, Dr. ElFawy experience encompasses analysis of Geographical Information System (GIS) and its application in the field of water resources and environment.

Publications

1. An integrated approach for non-revenue water reduction in water distribution networks based on field activities, optimisation, and GIS application.
2. Geographic Information Systems Applications in Water Networks - Alexandria Network Case Study
3. Techniques To Handle Adv Measurements Data
4. Monitoring The Developments of Agriculture Projects Using Remote Sensing: Cases Study White Nile Sugar Agriculture Project in White-Nile Sub-Basin
5. Simulating Flood Urban Drainage Networks through 1D/2D Model Analysis
6. A Model - Based Approach for Leak Detection in Water Distribution Networks Based on Optimisation and GIS Applications.
7. Effect of Elevation Data Accuracy on Storm Drainage Schemes, Lagos, Nigeria
8. Assessment of the Integrated Water Resources Management in Egypt