Experience

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  Howard University

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Associate Professor

    • Aug 1986 - Present
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    Tenured Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Teach graduate and undergraduate courses in Fluid Mechanics, Water Resources Engineering and Hydrology, Advanced Hydrology, Hydraulic Project Research, Probability and Statistics. Textbook, Fluid Mechanics for Civil and Environmental Engineers, to be published in April 2018 by CRC Press-Taylor and Francis Group, LLC (https://www.crcpress.com/authors/i16615-ahlam-shalaby ). Hydrology consulting for the World Bank in Washington DC, and Dewberry in Fairfax, VA. Associate expert on remote sensing and hydrological models for forecasting for the World Meteorological Organization, United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Conduct and publish research for the World Meteorological Organization, United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, and the US Army Corps of Engineers CRREL in Hanover, NH. Special areas of research interest include: remote sensing, risk analysis, statistical assessment of distributed snow process hydrologic modeling, probable maximum flood, and fluid mechanics and hydraulics.

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  Dewberry

  • Fairfax, VA

  • Disaster Recovery Specialist

    • Jan 2012 - Dec 2013
    • Fairfax, VA

    Statistical assessment, risk analysis, and hydrologic modeling.

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  The World Bank

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Hydrology Consultant

    • Jan 1991 - Dec 1992
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    Provided the World Bank with executive summary results of European consultants to assess the potential of funding the Sub-Saharan African countries for future water resources projects.

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  University of Maryland College Park

  • College Park, MD

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    • Jan 1983 - Dec 1986
    • College Park, MD

    Taught undergraduate courses in Surface Water Hydrology, Fluid Mechanics, and FORTRAN computer language.

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  Dewberry

  • Fairfax, VA

  • Hydrologist

    • May 1982 - Dec 1982
    • Fairfax, VA

    Engineering accuracy of flood insurance studies for FEMA contract. Areas of study included Texas, New York and New Jersey.

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  NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

  • Greenbelt, MD

  • Graduate Research Fellow

    • Jan 1980 - Dec 1982
    • Greenbelt, MD

    Conducted research on process development feasibility for estimating hydraulic length using the digital satellite imagery of the 30-meter resolutions for the Thematic Mapper.

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  University of Maryland College Park

  • College Park, MD

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    • Jan 1979 - Dec 1980
    • College Park, MD

    Conducted research on 1)"Evaluation of Methods for Estimating Time Parameters of Hydrologic Models" (USDA/ARS), 2) "Evaluation of Methods for Determining Urban Runoff Curve Numbers" (USDA/ARS), and 3) “Testing the SCS TR-55 Chart Methods for Coastal Regions” (Tidewater Administration).

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  Bechtel Power

  • Gaithersburg, MD

  • Civil Engineer

    • May 1979 - Aug 1979
    • Gaithersburg, MD

    Conducted analysis and redesign of as-built and original structural configurations of the pipe hangers and seismic restraints throughout the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant, Florida. Also, tested existing structures for validity and conformance with NRC standards in reaction to the Three-Mile Island nuclear incident.

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  Bechtel Power

  • Gaithersburg, MD

  • Civil Engineering Intern

    • May 1978 - Aug 1978
    • Gaithersburg, MD

    Quality assurance for the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Power Plant, Dothan, Alabama.