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Academic

Prof.

Jaber Almedeij

Professor

Office Location:
S03D2071

Education

Degree Discipline Institution Year
Ph.D. Civil Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, VA, USA 2002
M.Sc Civil Engineering University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA 1998
B.Sc. Civil Engineering Kuwait University 1995

Research Interests

Water supply and urban drainage systems, sediment transport, statistical modeling

Selected Publications

  • Almedeij, J., “Long-term periodic modeling in hydrology Role of sunspot cycles”, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, ASCE, 2020, DOI 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0001910
  • Almousawi, D., Almedeij, J., Alsumaiei, A., “Impact of urbanization on desert flash flood generation”, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020, 13(441)
  • Aldosari ,D., Almedeij, J., Alsumaiei, A., “Update of intensity-duration-frequency curves for Kuwait due to extreme flash floods”, Environmental and Ecological Statistics, 2020, https/doi.org/10.1007/s10651-020-00454-4
  • Almedeij, J., and Alotaibi, S., “Periodic and random components of water consumption in Kuwait”, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Water Management, 2017, 170(4), August, pp. 207-216
  • Almedeij, J., “Thornthwaite-Holzman model for a wide range of daily evaporation rates”, International Journal of Water, 2017, 11(4), pp. 315-327

Work Experience

Academic Experience
Institution Designation Year/Period
Kuwait University Professor 2018 - Present
Sabbatical leave Kuwait and United States 2010 - 2011
Kuwait University Associate Professor 2007 - 2018
Sabbatical leave Kuwait and United Kingdom 2005 - 2006
Kuwait University Assistant Professor 2002 - 2007
Industry Experience
Organization Designation Year/Period