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College / Department

College of Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering

Teaching areas

Fluid Mechanics, Water Resources Engineering, Coastal Engineering, Advanced Water Resources Engineering, Statics

Research areas

River engineering, catchment flood management plans, Strategic Flood Risk Management, Channel resistance, boundary shear stress distributions, Overbank flow, flood hydraulics, Sediment mechanics, Hydraulic structures at high flow, e.g. bridges and Environmental Hydrology and Modelling.

Education

PhD, Open Channel Hydraulics, Water Resources, The University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, 2001

Professional experience

Professor, Civil Engineering, American University of Sharjah (AUS), Ash Shariqah, 2008 - Present

Senior Engineer, Project Manager, 2006 - 2008

Senior Engineer, 2002 - 2006

Research Assistant, 2001 - 2002

Memberships

The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research, January 2001

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 2998

Professor Serter Atabay

Professor

PhD, The University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

Serter Atabay has more than seven years of professional experience with the UK's leading specialists in flood risk and environmental management. He has taught a variety of courses for undergraduate students, including fluid mechanics, water resources engineering, coastal engineering and statics. His general area of specialization is open channel hydraulics, and his research interests span over a few sub-areas of research including compound channel flow mechanism and boundary shear stress distributions, and hydraulic structures such us bridges and culverts.

Publications

Engy Mikhail, Muhammad Javed, Serter Atabay, Tarig Ali And Cavalcante, Ge\'orgenes H. Understanding the Hydrodynamics of Umm Al Quwain Lagoons Through Numerical Modelling, 2025

Mohamed Singer, Khaled El Kersh, Serter Atabay And Geórgenes Cavalcante. Water Circulation Model of Sharjah’s Coastal Lagoons: A Case Study of Al Khan Lagoon Using Delft 3D Modeling, Proceedings Of The 5th International Civil Engineering And Architecture Conference - Ceac 2025, 28-31 March, Tokyo, Japan

Khaled Elkersh, Al Baraa Tarnini, Serter Atabay, Abdullah Yilmaz,, Md. Mortula, Tarig Ali And Cavalcante. The Effect of Extension of Dubai Creek on Water Circulation, Proceedings Of The 5th International Civil Engineering And Architecture Conference -

Ahmed Ismail, Mohammod Rahman, Md Mortula, Serter Atabay And Tarig Ali. Water Distribution Network Resilience Management Using Global Resilience Analysis-Based Index, Sustainability, 7 March 2025

Khaled Elkersh, Serter Atabay, Tarig Ali, Abdullah Yilmaz, Maruf Mortula And Cavalcante, Ge\'orgenes H. Analyzing Hydrodynamic Changes in Dubai Creek, UAE: A Pre-and Post-Extension Study, Hydrology, 2024

Lara Sabobeh, Rabab Al Hassani, Laila Alomar, Serter Atabay, Md Mortula, Tarig Ali And Aqeel Taher. Life Cycle Assessment of the Tiny House Initiative built in the United Arab Emirates, Frontiers In Sustainable Cities, 2024

Kimia Haji Amou Assar, Serter Atabay, Abdullah Yilmaz And Soroosh Sharifi. Backwater Level Computations Due to Bridge Constrictions: An Assessment of Methods, Hydrology, 23 December 2024

Lara Sabobeh, Rabab Al Hassani, Laila Alomar, Serter Atabay, Md. Mortula, Tarig Ali And Aqeel Ahmed. Life cycle assessment of the tiny house initiative in the United Arab Emirates, Frontiers In Sustainable Cities, 18 December 2024

Md Mortula, Serter Atabay, Mariam Al Janahi, Mariam Elhelw, Rodha Almulla And Reem Alnaqbi. Treatment of Heavy Metals from Petroleum Wastewater Using Date Pits and Seashell, 9th International Technical Conference On Frontiers Of Hydraulic And Civil Engineering Technology, Hcet 2024, 25 - 27 September 2024, 13 December 2024

Khalid Al Suwaidi, Shaikha Aldoukhi, Nour Kashwani, Mohamed Al Marzooqi, Salwa Beheiry And Serter Atabay. Sustainability in Electricity Consumption: A Case Study of Nine University Buildings. Arab Emirates, Sıxth Ieee Internatıonal Conference On Technology Management, Operations And Decisions, Sharjah

Khaled Elkersh, Serter Atabay, Abdullah Yilmaz,, Md. Mortula, Tarig Ali And Geórgenes Cavalcante. Analyzing Hydrodynamic Changes in Dubai Creek, Uae: A Pre- and Post-Extension Study, Hydrology, 25 November 2024

Mariam Alali, Serter Atabay And Salwa Beheiry. Strategies for the Design and Construction of Nature-Inspired & Living Laboratory (NILL 1.0)TM Buildings, Biomimetics, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2024

Doha Elshazly, Rahul Gawai , Tarig Ali, Md. Mortula And Serter Atabay. An Automated Geographical Information System-Based Spatial Machine Learning Method for Leak Detection in Water Distribution Networks (WDNs) Using Monitoring Sensors, Applied Science, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2024

Aisha Al Suwaidi, Tarig Ali, Serter Atabay, Mohamed Singer And Ahmed Elaksher. Particulate matter (pm10) monitoring in the United Arab Emirates using a satellite remote sensing-based model, Discover Environment

Eisa Alzarooni, D Sarisen, Serter Atabay, Md. Mortula, Tarig Ali, Raziye Farmani And S Sharifi. Evaluation of water losses in distribution networks with field survey: A Case study in Sharjah, UAE, 4th International Civil Engineering And Architecture Conference (ceac 2024)

Tarig Ali, Md Mortula, Batoul Mohsen, Lara Dronjak, Rahul Gawai, Serter Atabay, Zahid Khan And Kazi Fattah. Evaluating Microplastic Pollution Along the Dubai Coast: An Empirical Model Combining On-Site Sampling and Sentinel-2 Remote Sensing Data, Journal Of Sustainable Development Of Energy, Water And Environment Systems, March 2024

Eisa Alzarooni, Serter Atabay, Md. Mortula And Tarig Ali. Evaluation of Water Leakage Location through Hydraulic Modelling, Proceedings Of The 3rd International Conference On Infrastructure Management, Assessment And Rehabilitation Techniques,

Eisa Alzarooni, Dondu Sarisen, Serter Atabay, Md. Mortula, Tarig Ali, Raziyeh Farmani And Soroosh Sharifi. Evaluation of water losses in distribution networks with field survey: A Case study in Sharjah, UAE., The 4th International Civil Engineering And Architecture Conference

Eisa Alzarooni, Serter Atabay, Md. Mortula And Tarig Ali. Evaluation of Water Leakage Location through Hydraulic Modelling, 3 Rd International Conference On Infrastructure Management, Assessment And Rehabilitation Techniques

Abdullah Yilmaz, Lei Yan, Serter Atabay, Lihua Xiong And Kimia Assar. Non-Stationarity of Annual Minimum Streamflows in Victoria, Australia

Tarig Ali, Md. Mortula, Batoul Mohsen, Lara Dronjak, Rahul Gawai, Serter Atabay, Zahid Khan And Kazi Fattah. Evaluation of microplastic pollution along the Dubai coast using sampling and remote sensing techniques: an empirical modelling using Sentinel-2 imagery, Journal Of Sustainable Development Of Energy, Water And Environment Systems

Abdullah Yilmaz, Monzur Imteaz, Abdallah Shanableh, Rami Al-ruzouq, Serter Atabay And Khaled Haddad. A Non-Stationarity Analysis of Annual Maximum Floods: A Case Study of Campaspe River Basin, Australia, Water, 21 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2023

Mohamed Singer, Georgenes Cavalcante And Serter Atabay. Hydrodynamic modeling of Sharjah lagoons under climate changes, United Arab Emirates (UAE)., Regional Studies In Marine Science, May 2023

Khaled Elkersh, Serter Atabay, Abdullah Yilmaz, Yomna Morad And Nour Nouar. Extending the Design Life of the Palm Jumeirah Revetment Considering Climate Change Effects, Hydrology, 13 May 2023

Eisa Alzarooni, Tarig Ali, Serter Atabay, Gokhan Yilmaz, Md. Mortula, Kazi Fattah And Zahid Khan. GIS-Based Identification of Locations in Water Distribution Networks Vulnerable to Leakage, Applied Sciences, 7 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2023

Serter Atabay, Tarig Ali, Md. Mortula And Soroosh Sharifi. Experimental Assessment of Leakage in Water Distribution Network, Springer Book Series: Lecture Notes In Civil Engineering.

Mhamd Oyounalsoud, Mohamed Abdallah, Abdullah Yilmaz, Mohsin Siddique And Serter Atabay. A new meteorological drought index based on fuzzy logic: Development and comparative assessment with conventional drought indices, Journal Of Hydrology, 26 February 2023

Ahmed Ismail, Md. Mortula And Serter Atabay. Improving Resilience in Water Distribution System, 4th Euro-mediterranean Conference For Environmental Integration

Mohammad Attourah, Kazi Fattah, Zahraa Al-dawood, Dania Ramadan, Mohammad Asskoul, Yara Jbarah, Mehmet Orhan And Serter Atabay. Water Production Using Solar Desalination Unit, Roceedings Of 4th Euro-mediterranean Conference For Environmental Integration, November 2022

Khaled Elkersh, Serter Atabay And Abdullah Yilmaz. Extreme Wave Analysis for the Dubai Coast, Hydrology, 12 August 2022

Kazi Fattah, Sarah Sinno, Serter Atabay, Zahid Khan, Zahraa Al-dawood, Alaa Yasser And Riyad Temam. Impact of Magnesium Sources for Phosphate Recovery and/or Removal from Waste, Energies, 23 June 2022

Abdullah Yilmaz, Serter Atabay, Kimia Kimia Assar And Monzur Imteaz. Climate Change Impacts on Inflows into Lake Eppalock Reservoir from Upper Campaspe Catchment, Hydrology, 24 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2021

Md. Mortula, Serter Atabay, Kazi Fattah And Ahmad Madbuly. Leachability of Microplastic from Different Plastic Materials, Journal Of Environmental Management, June 2021

Georgenes Cavalcante Segundo, Filipe Vieira, Edmo Dias Campos, Serter Atabay, Mohamed Abouleish And Rita Bento. Environmental aspects of semi-closed lagoons in the Sharjah coastline during spring/neap tides, southern Arabian/Persian Gulf coast, Regional Studies In Marine Science, 21 June 2021

Mohammed Yamin, Mousa Attom, Serter Atabay And Ramesh Vandanapu. The effect of compaction effort on shear strength parameters of low/high plasticity clay soils, Geotechnical Engineering Journal Of The Seags & Agssea

Md. Mortula, Serter Atabay, Haifa Ismail And Nour Aljafari. Assessment of Factors Affecting Bromate Formation in Drinking Water Bottles, International Journal Of Hydrology Science And Technology, March 2021

Haifa Ismail, Nour Aljafari, Serter Atabay And Maruf Mortula. Assessment of Factors Affecting Bromate Formation in Drinking Water Bottles, International Journal Of Hydrology Science And Technology, 2020

Kimia Assar, Serter Atabay And Abdullah Yilmaz. Backwater Calculation Due to Arc Bridges with Skewed Crossing, 8 November 2020

Kimia Assar, Serter Atabay, Abdullah Yilmaz And Kazi Fattah. Empirical analysis of backwater level due to skewed bridge constriction, Proceedings Of The Institution Of Civil Engineers - Water Management, 14 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2020

Mayada Farah, Esraa , Md. Mortula And Serter Atabay. Evaluation of Microplastic and Other Contaminants in the Leachates of Plastic Waste, 1st Asia Pacific Conference On Sustainable Development Of Energy, Water And Environmental Systems, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2020

Abdullah Yilmaz, Arwa Najah, Aysha Hussein, Athra Khamis, Naseraldin Kayemah And Serter Atabay. Climate Change Effects on Drought in Sharjah, UAE, International Journal Of Environmental Science And Development, March 2020

Mahsa Hashemi, Serter Atabay, Abdullah Yilmaz And Md. Mortula. Prediction of stage-discharge relationship in two-stage channels, International Journal Of Hydrology Science And Technology

Georgenes Cavalcante Segundo, Filipe Vieira, Edmo Dias Campos, Mohamed Abouleish And Serter Atabay. Climate oscillation factors controlling hydrodynamic variability in urban lagoons under extreme environmental conditions in the southern Arabian Gulf, United Arab Emirates, November 2019

Khalid Kaddoura, Tarek Zayed, Zhi Chen, Altayeb Qasem And Serter Atabay. Optimized Maintenance Model for Wastewater Treatment Plants, Canadian Journal Of Civil Engineering

Khalid Kaddoura, Tarek Zayed, Serter Atabay And Alaa Hawari. Automated Detection Tool for Deformed Buried Conduits, 5 March 2019

Abdullah Yilmaz, Abdallah Shanableh, Tarek Merabtene, Serter Atabay And Naseraldin Kayemah. Rainfall Trends and Intensity-Frequency-Duration Relationships in Sharjah City, UAE, The International Journal Of Hydrology Science And Technology

Heba Hussein, Serter Atabay, Md. Mortula And Tarig Ali. Investigation of Water Quality Parameters for Coastal Lagoon, Pollution Research, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2018

A. Osman Akan And Serter Atabay. Suspended Sediment Trap Efficiency of Vegetative Filter Strips, Journal Of Hydrologic Engineering, March 2017

Tarig Ali, Md. Mortula And Serter Atabay. Monitoring and assessment of water quality of a coastal lake using high resolution imagery and GIS, Pollution Research, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2017

Tarig Ali, Md. Mortula, Serter Atabay And Ehsan Navadeh. A GIS-based spatiotemporal study of the variability of water quality in the Dubai creek, UAE, Water Quality Research Journal Of Canada, 1 August 2016

Tarig Ali, Md. Mortula And Serter Atabay. GIS-based study on the susceptibility of dubai creek (UAE) to eutrophication, Polish Journal Of Environmental Studies, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2016

Tarig Ali, Serter Atabay, Md. Mortula And Ruijin Ma. Semiautomatic extraction of the shoreline from high-resolution satellite imagery and coastal terrain model, Surveying And Land Information Science, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015

Serter Atabay, Jamal Abdalla, Kutsi Erduran, Maruf Mortula And Galip Seckin. Prediction of backwater level of bridge constriction using an artificial neural network, Proceedings Of The Institution Of Civil Engineers - Water Management, November 2013

Kutsi Erduran, Galip Seckin, Selahattin Kocaman And Serter Atabay. 3D Numerical Modelling of Flow Around Skewed Bridge Crossing, Engineering Applications Of Computational Fluid Mechanics, 1 September 2012

Engin Pinar, Galip Seckin, Besir Sahin, Huseyin Akilli, Murat Cobaner, Cetin Canpolat, Serter Atabay And Selahattin Kocaman. ANN approaches for the prediction of bridge backwater using both field and experimental data, International Journal Of River Basin Management, 1 June 2011

Serter Atabay, Jamal Abdalla, Galip Seckin And Maruf Mortula. Prediction of afflux of bridge constriction with piers using Artificial Neural Network, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2011

Galip Seckin And Serter Atabay. Experimental backwater analysis around bridge waterways, Canadian Journal Of Civil Engineering, 1 December 2005

Conference Presentations

Evaluation of Water Leakage Location through Hydraulic Modelling, The 3rd International Conference On Infrastructure Management, Assessment And Rehabilitation Techniques, Icimart’24, March 2024

Evaluation of water losses in distribution networks with field survey: A Case study in Sharjah, UAE, The 4th International Civil Engineering And Architecture Conference (ceac 2024), March 2024

Experimental Assessment of Leakage in Water Distribution Network, 2023 7th International Conference On Civil Engineering, March 2023

Backwater calculation due to Arc Bridges with skewed crossing, The International Conference On Decision Aid Sciences And Applications (dasa’20), 8 November 2020

Climate oscillation factors controlling hydrodynamic variability in urban lagoons under extreme environmental conditions in the southern Arabian Gulf, United Arab Emirates, Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020, February 2020

Grants and sponsorships

Grant, Coastal Zone Management with Numerical Models and GIS in the UAE, American University of Sharjah (AUS), June 2024 - May 2026

Grant, Understanding Potential Brine Disposal Impacts of a Desalination Plant on Coastal Waters, American University of Sharjah (AUS), June 2023 - 31 May 2025

Grant, Understanding Potential Climate Change Impacts on the Stability of Coastal Lagoons, American University of Sharjah, 1 July 2022 - 31 May 2024

Grant, Design and Manufacturing of a Novel Solar Desalination Pilot Unit for Families and Small Communities in Remote Areas, American University of Sharjah, 1 June 2021 - 31 May 2023

Grant, Microplastic Research Group Fund, June 2022

Grant, FRG19-Medium : Lagoon Dynamics and Vulnerability Assessment on the Sharjah coast—Impacts of Climate Change., American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE., May 2019 - May 2021

Grant, Assessment of coastal processes in the nearshore areas of Sharjah: : Lagoon Dynamics and Vulnerability Assessment on the Sharjah coast—Impacts of Climate Change, Sharjah Research Academy, 1 January 2020 - 31 December 2020

Grant, Lagoon Dynamics and Vulnerability Assessment on the Sharjah coast—Impacts of Climate Change., 1 September 2019

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

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

Awards and Honors

Sharjah Islamic Bank Award for Scientific Research Academic Year 2023/2024, University of Sharjah & Sharjah Islamic Bank, The University of Sharjah (UoS) and Sharjah Islamic Bank organized an event to recognize the distinguished efforts in scientific research, teaching, and university and community service for the Academic Year 2023/2024., 20 May 2024

FRG24-C-E78_Faculty Research Grant (FRG), AUS, This research employs a holistic approach, addressing the multifaceted aspects and intricate complexities of the UAE coastal zone. The primary objective is to develop a comprehensive and well-informed assessment of the current state, which will serve as the foundation for the development of an insightful coastal management strategy, ensuring the long-term sustainability of the coastal zone., March 2024

Best presentation award, The 4th International Civil Engineering and Architecture Conference (CEAC 2024), Best presentation award by the 4th International Civil Engineering and Architecture Conference (CEAC 2024), 17 March 2024

Best presentation Award, 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering. ICOCE 2023, Received as the best paper award by 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering. ICOCE 2023., 24 March 2023

BEST PRESENTATION AWARD, ICOCE_2023 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering, 24 March 2023

FRG23-C-E30_Faculty Research Grant (FRG), AUS, Understanding Potential Brine Disposal Impacts of a Desalination Plant on Coastal Waters, 439,290 AED, 20 February 2023

Sabbatical Leave, AUS, The purpose of sabbatical leave was to enhance my professional development in teaching and research by participating actively with Dr. Soroosh Sharifi and his research group at the University of Birmingham, UK. The sabbatical leave has also resulted in collaboration with another well-known professors, Prof. Nigel Wright from University of Birmingham, and Prof. Farmani Raziyeh from Exeter University, UK., 1 September 2022

FRG22-C-E32_Faculty Research Grant (FRG), AUS, Understanding Potential Climate Change Impacts on the Stability of Coastal Lagoons 372500 AED inc. GRA, 1 June 2022

FRG21-M-E89_Faculty Research Grant (FRG), AUS, As Co-PI; Design and Manufacturing of a Novel Solar Desalination Pilot Unit for Families and Small Communities in Remote Areas (146500), May 2021

Faculty Development Funds, 20000 AED, AUS, I received this Faculty Development Funds for successfully completing the total of 3 master students' supervision., 3 March 2020

AUS Faculty Research Grant (FRG19-Medium), AUS, Segundo, G. (Principal), Abouleish, M. Y. (Co-Principal), Atabay, S. (Co-Principal): Lagoon Dynamics and Vulnerability Assessment on the Sharjah coast—Impacts of Climate Change.," Sponsored by American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE., American University of Sharjah, AED149,000.00. (May 2019 - May 2021)., May 2019

Featured Researcher of the month, AUS library in a newly launched library series, 1 May 2018

Best technical note of 2018, The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Technical note was published in the Journal of Hydrologic Engineering by ASCE, 6 February 2018

Best Paper Award, 18th International Conference on Agricultural, Environmental, Ecological and Ecosystems Sciences which was held in Rome, September 15~16, 2016, Then the conference paper was published as the journal paper as Aljafari, Nour, Mariam S. Maani, Serter Atabay, Tarig Ali, Said Daher, Lara Daher, Hamad Bukhammas, and Mohammed Abou Shakra. Investigation of Steady State Infiltration Rate for Differ, 5 October 2016

Analysing of experimental data from SERC flood Channel facility (Skew flow experiments, CEN-Seed Research Grant, 12 October 2008