Faculty

College / Department

Teaching areas

Environmental Engineering, Computational Methods and Urban Water Infrastructure Management

Research areas

Water Distribution systems, Water Treatment, Recycling of Solid Waste Management, Water Quality Management in Coastal Water, and Water Infrastructure Management

Education

PhD, Civil Engineering/ Environmental Engineering, Dalhousie University, Canada

MS, Civil Engineering/ Hydraulic Modeling, Dalhousie University, Canada

BS, Civil Engineering/Environmental Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh

Professional experience

Professor at American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates(2018 - Present)

Associate Professor at American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates(2012 - 2018)

Assistant Professor at American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates(2008 - 2012)

Researcher at National Research Council of Canada, Canada(2006 - 2008)

Sessional Lecturer III at University of Regina, Canada(2007 - 2007)

Memberships

International Water Association, 2011 - present

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 2648

Dr. Md. Mortula

Professor

PhD in Civil Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

Md. Maruf Mortula has taught environmental engineering courses in civil engineering and environmental systems engineering departments for many years at AUS and the University of Regina, Canada. His areas of research and teaching interest are water distribution systems, water treatment, water infrastructure management, and water quality management in coastal areas and computational methods in environmental engineering applications. Prior to his academic career, he worked as a visiting researcher for the National Research Council of Canada.

Publications

Huda Aslam, Tarig Ali, Md Mortula, Atta Attaelmanan, Evaluation of microplastics in beach sediments along the coast of Dubai, UAE, Published, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 150, 2020

Md. Mortula, Kazi Fattah, Tarig Ali, Alaeldine Idris, Mayada Albardan, Spatiotemporal Assessment of Water Quality in the Distribution Network of City of Sharjah, UAE, Published, International Journal of Information and Decision System, 2019

Md. Mortula, Tarig Ali, Ahmed Elasksher, Municipal Wastewater Treatment using Different Coagulants, Accepted, Desalination and Water Treatment, 2019

Md. Mortula, Serter Atabay, Haifa Ismail, Nour Aljafari, Assessment of Factors Affecting Bromate Formation in Drinking Water Bottles, Accepted, International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology, 2019

Huda Aslam, Md. Mortula, Sherif Ahmed, Tarig Ali, Manreet Kaur, Evaluation of the Factors Impacting the Water Pipe Leak Detection Ability of NonDestructive Techniques, Submitted, Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 2019

Amina Hammodat, Md. Mortula, Evaluation of Water Quality in PPR Pipes, Published, 6th International Conference on Water, Energy and Environment, Sharjah, UAE, 2019

Md. Mortula, Tarig Ali, Rehan Sadiq, Ala Idris, Asam Al Mulla, Impacts of Water Quality on the Spatiotemporal Susceptibility of Water Distribution Systems, Published, Clean - Soil, Air, Water, 2019

Kazi Fattah, Md. Mortula, Leaching of Organic Material in Polymeric Pipes Distributing Desalinated Water, Accepted, International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology, 2018

H. Aslam, M. Kaur, S. Sasi, Md. Mortula, Sherif Ahmed, Tarig Ali, Detection of Leaks in Water Distribution System using Non-Destructive Techniques, Published, 150, 1, 2018

Huda Aslam, Manreet Kaur, Sneha Sasi, Md. Mortula, Sherif Ahmed, Tarig Ali, Detection of Leaks in Water Distribution System using Non-Destructive Techniques, Published, 2018

Heba Hussein, Serter Atabay, Md. Mortula, Tarig Ali, Investigation of Water Quality Parameters for Coastal Lagoon, Published, Pollution Research, 37, 1, pp. 25-31, 2018

Mousa Attom, Md. Mortula, Munjed Alsharif, Shear strength stabilization using burned sludge ash, Published, 2017

Tarig Ali, Md. Mortula, Serter Atabay, Monitoring and assessment of water quality of a coastal lake using high resolution imagery and GIS, Published, Pollution Research, 36, 1, pp. 8-17, 2017

Md. Mortula, Kazi Fattah, Tarig Ali, Study the Variability of Water Quality in a Large Water Distribution Network, Published, 2016

Tarig Ali, Md. Mortula, Serter Atabay, Ehsan Navadeh, A GIS-based spatiotemporal study of the variability of water quality in the Dubai creek, UAE, Published, Water Quality Research Journal of Canada, 51, 3, pp. 219-232, 2016

Tarig Ali, Md. Mortula, Serter Atabay, GIS-based study on the susceptibility of dubai creek (UAE) to eutrophication, Published, Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 25, 6, pp. 2275-2282, 2016

Tarig Ali, Serter Atabay, Md. Mortula, Ruijin Ma, Semiautomatic extraction of the shoreline from high-resolution satellite imagery and coastal terrain model, Published, Surveying and Land Information Science, 74, 1, pp. 15-21, 2015

Salwa Beheiry, Ghassan Abu-Lebdeh, Md. Mortula, Adil Al-Tamimi, Integrating Sustainability Education in a Classical Civil Engineering Program: The Case of Transportation and Construction Courses, Published, Advanced Materials Research, 347, 353, pp. 2921-2932, 2011

Adil Al-Tamimi, Md. Mortula, Ghassan Abu-Lebdeh, Salwa Beheiry, Evaluations of Sustainable Concepts in Civil Engineering Program., Published, The Built and Human Environment Review, 4, 1, pp. 1, 2011

Md. Mortula, Saifur Rahaman, A Computer Based Design of RWHS, Published, 2002

Conference Presentations

Md. Mortula, Issues related to water bottle, 1st Engineering Sustainability Competition for High School Students, April, 2019

Md Mortula, Evaluation of Water Quality in PPR Pipes, 6th International Conference on Energy, Water and Environment, Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, March, 2019

Grants and sponsorships

Improving Sustainability and Resilience in Water Distribution Systems; A Lifecycle Thinking Approach, American University of Sharjah

mm-Wave Vector Network Analyzer On Wafer System, American University of Sharjah

Study of Microplastics Contamination in Beach Sediment and Surface Water , American University of Sharjah

Development of Smart Leak Detection Technologies for Water Distribution, American University of Sharjah

Experimental Assessment of Leakage in Water Distribution Network, Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority

Assessment of Chemical and Biological Stability of Water within Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority Distribution Network, American University of Sharjah

Awards and Honors

Gulf Environment Research Grant (Beeah) 2015

Smart City Research Institute, American University of Sharjah, 2018

Faculty Research Grant, American University of Sharjah, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015

Canadian Government Laboratory Visiting Fellowship, administered by NSERC, 2006-2008

Natural Science and Engineering Research Council Grant, PGSD-2, 2004-2006

Other creative/research

Mortula, M. 2008. Phosphorus Treatment Using Alum Residual. Published by VDM Publishing, ISBN 978-3-639-06818-4

Mortula, M., Salam, A., and Gagnon, G.A. 2009. Surface Characterization of Oven-Dried Alum Residuals for Understanding the Adsorption Behavior of Orthophosphate. Poster presented at 5th Pacific Basin Conference on Adsorption Science and Technology.