Abdin Mohamed Ali Salih FAAS FTWAS FIWRA (Arabic: عابدين محمد علي صالح, (born 1944)[1] a Sudanese Civil Engineering Professor at the University of Khartoum and a UNESCO expert in Water Resources.[2][3]
Professor Abdin Mohamed Ali Salih | |
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عابدين محمد علي صالح | |
| Born | 1 January 1944 Wad Madani, Sudan |
| Nationality | Sudan |
| Citizenship | Sudan |
| Education | University of Khartoum (B.Sc) Imperial College London (DIC, Ph.D) University of Padova (Diploma) |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | ISESCO Award for Excellence in Scientific Research |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Civil Engineering Environmental Sciences |
| Institutions | University of Khartoum UNESCO King Saud University |
Early life and education edit
Salih was born in Wad Madani, Sudan in 1944.[1][A] Salih joined the University of Khartoum in 1963 and obtained a Bachelor of Science with a First Class Honors in Civil Engineering in 1969. He then received a Diploma of Imperial College and continued to complete a Doctor of Philosophy in Hydraulics in 1972 from Imperial College London. He later obtained a Diploma in Hydrology from the University of Padua, Italy, in 1974.[2][4][5]
Research and career edit
After his Ph.D., Salih returned to Sudan in 1973 and joined the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Khartoum as a Lecturer before becoming an associate professor in 1977. He became the head of the department of Civil Engineering in 1979, and a full professor in 1982. He became the University of Khartoum's Deputy Vice-Chancellor between 1990 and 1991. As of November 2022, he is a professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Khartoum, and a member of the Governing Councils of the University of Khartoum and Sudan University of Science and Technology. He was also a professor at the College of Engineering, King Saud University, from 1982 until.[5][4][6]
Salih's research and consulting work focuses on water security and water resources management. He served at the UNESCO from 1993 until he became a Director of the Division of Water Sciences in 2011. [7][8][3] He was a member of the Executive Board of UNESCO from 2015 until 2019.[9][10] He was also the alternate Governor of the World Water Council between 1999 and 2003.[2] Salih works as an advisor for the High Commission for the Development of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and is a member of many international water societies. [11] He has been a jury member of many international water prizes.[12]
Awards and honours edit
Salih was elected as a Fellow of the International Water Resources Association (FIWRA) in 1983,[5] a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (FAAS) in 1993,[2][13] and a Fellow of The Word Academy of Sciences (FTWAS) in 2002.[14]
He was awarded Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO)’s Award for Excellence in Scientific Research.[8]
Personal life edit
Salih is married with three children.[1]
Selected publications edit
- Abdin M. A Salih, Uygur Sendil (1984-09-01). Evapotranspiration under Extremely Arid Climates. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. 110 (3): 289–303. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9437(1984)110:3(289). ISSN 0733-9437.
- Solaiman A. Al‐Sha'lan, Abdin M. A. Salih (1987-11-01). Evapotranspiration Estimates in Extremely Arid Areas. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. 113 (4): 565–574. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9437(1987)113:4(565). ISSN 0733-9437.
- Abdin M. A. Salih, Ibrahim, Nagwa (1998-12-15). UNESCO's international hydrological program and sustainable water resources management in the Arab region. Desalination. Selected papers presented at The Third Gulf Water Conference Towards Efficient Utilization of Water Resources in the Gulf Water Science and Technology Association (WSTA). 120 (1): 15–22. doi:10.1016/S0011-9164(98)00197-0. ISSN 0011-9164.
- Abdin M. A. Salih (1980-10-01). Entrained Air in Linearly Accelerated Water Flow. Journal of the Hydraulics Division. 106 (10): 1595–1605. doi:10.1061/JYCEAJ.0005531.
- Abdin M. A. Salih (1985-01-01). The Nile Inside the Sudan—Increasing Demands and Their Consequences. Water International. 10 (2): 73–78. doi:10.1080/02508068508686311. ISSN 0250-8060.
Notes edit
- ^ Although the date of birth is noted as the 1st of January, this might not be true. At the time of his birth, the 1st of January was assigned to those who were born outside of Khartoum, e.g., Abdalla Hamdok and Omar al-Bashir.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Abdin Mohamed Ali Salih | Just another UofK site". Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ a b c d "Salih Abdin Mohamed Ali | The AAS". www.aasciences.africa. Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ a b iAgua, redaccion (2011-10-05). "Abdin Mohamed Ali Salih, nuevo Director para la División de Ciencias del Agua y Secretario del PHI de la UNESCO". iAgua (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ a b "بروفسور عابدين محمد على صالح بقلم بخيتة امين". danagla.ahlamontada.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ a b c "CV" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ "Cssp". www.bibalex.org. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ "Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sector - International portal". www.emwis.org. Archived from the original on 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ a b "Side Event at the ICSU Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation // "Water security" A New Paradigm of Adaptive Management | Nexus - The Water, Energy & Food Security Resource Platform". www.water-energy-food.org. Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ "Advisory and Consulting Contributions | Abdin Mohamed Ali Salih". Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ "Wagner elected as new Chair of UNESCO-IHE". Diplomat magazine. 2015-12-05. Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ "Advisory and Consulting Contributions | Abdin Mohamed Ali Salih". Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ Stephenson, David (2005). Water services management / { Prof. Abdin Mohamed Ali Salih collection }. London: Lightning Source UK Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84339-080-0.
- ^ "Abdin Mohamed Ali Salih's biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story - ZGR.net". www.zgr.net. Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ "Salih, Abdin Mohamed Ali". TWAS. Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
External links edit
- Abdin Mohamed Ali Salih's publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)